Parkville’s FOP Lodge 4 accuses Police Chief Hyatt of ending due process for police officers following HB 670 vote

PARKVILLE, MD—Baltimore County Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #4, located in Parkville, released a statement on Thursday accusing Baltimore County Police Chief Melissa Hyatt of ending due process for police officers who make an error while on the job. The statement was issued in response to a vote on HB670 by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission, which included […]

Police seek to identify Overlea burglary suspects

OVERLEA, MD—Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying two burglary suspects. The two pictured suspects broke into a business located in the 6800-block of Belair Road (21206). Authorities say the burglary occurred on February 16, 2022. Anyone with information on either suspect is asked to call the Baltimore County Police Department Burglary Unit at 410-887-6296 or 410-307-2020.

Police searching for missing Essex 13-year-old

ESSEX, MD—Police are searching for a 13-year-old girl who has gone missing from the Essex area. Mariah Rothenhoefer is 5’6” tall and weighs 180 pounds. She has been reported missing from the 900-block of Arncliffe Road (21221) and was last seen on March 2 wearing a hoodie, gray sweat pants, and black shoes. Anyone with information on Mariah Rothenhoefer‘s whereabouts […]

Officer Amy Caprio’s Unity Playground receives donation check at Wawa grand opening

PERRY HALL, MD—The ribbon has been cut and Wawa is open for business. The new Perry Hall Wawa held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting on Thursday morning. Community member Kirsten Roller was recognized as a Community Day Brightener for raising funds for the Unity Playground, in memory of Baltimore County Police Officer Amy Caprio.  The playground is located at Gunpowder […]

Police responding to barricade situation in Parkville

UPDATE: All roads have been reopened. Original story below… ——— PARKVILLE, MD—Police are on the scene of a Thursday morning barricade situation in the Parkville area. At just before 11 a.m., officers responded to a call on Taylor Avenue (21234). Additional details have not yet been provided, but Taylor Avenue has been shut down between Perring Parkway and Old Harford […]

Maryland man sentenced to 15 years in prison for distribution of fentanyl, cocaine, marijuana shipped by mail from California

BALTIMORE, MD—A Maryland man has been sentenced to prison after dealing drugs that were shipped via U.S. Mail. U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher has sentenced Dwight Antonio Pitts, 47, of Hanover, to 15 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for his participation in a drug distribution conspiracy involving large amounts of fentanyl, cocaine, and […]

Police respond to fight at Parkville High School

PARKVILLE, MD—Police responded to a fight at Parkville High School on Tuesday. On March 1, additional officers responded to the 2600-block of Putty Hill Avenue (21234) to assist a School Resource Officer with a physical altercation. A police spokesperson tells NottinghamMD.com that a weapon was mentioned but not confirmed. The school was briefly placed on lockdown, but dismissed on time.

Police identify remains found at landfill

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police have identified the human remains that were found at a Perry Hall landfill last week. On February 28, latent fingerprints identified 71-year-old Gary Fickling as the individual found on Friday at the Honeygo Run Landfill on Philadelphia Road (21128). At just before 1:30 p.m. on February 25, officers responded to the landfill and confirmed that human remains were […]