Crime, Police/Fire

Shots fired in Cockeysville, suspect barricaded in home

UPDATE 2: Police are actively searching for the armed-and-dangerous suspect involved in this incident. UPDATE: Police are asking nearby residents to shelter-in-place. Original story below… ——— COCKEYSVILLE, MD—Police are responding to a Wednesday afternoon shooting in Cockeysville. Initial reports indicate that shots were fired at just before 3 p.m. on February 8 in the area of Powers Avenue at Sherwood …


Crime, Police/Fire

8-year-old girl killed in Towson shooting

TOWSON, MD—Authorities are investigating a Wednesday night shooting near Towson that left an 8-year-old girl dead. At just before 9:30 p.m. on August 3, officers responded to the 6300-block of Sherwood Road in Idlewylde (21239) for a reported shooting. When officers arrived, they discovered an 8-year-old shooting victim in the basement of the home who had been critically injured. Medics …


Storage facility, pizza shop burglarized

Police are investigating three burglaries that were reported over the weekend. Sometime between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Friday, February 23, an individual entered a barn in the 11500 block of Sherwood Road in Upper Falls (21156) and stole eight bales of hay. Sometime between 5 p.m. on Sunday, February 25, and 7 a.m. on Monday, February 26, an …

Nottingham man sentenced to prison for food stamp fraud

Baltimore, Maryland – On Monday, a U.S. District Judge sentenced Muhammad Sarmad, 41, of Nottingham, to 18 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to commit food stamp fraud and wire fraud in connection with a scheme to illegally redeem food stamp benefits in exchange for cash. At the sentencing, the judge also ordered that …