Baltimore County detective who was shot by wanted suspect released from hospital

UPDATE: David Linthicum has been sentenced to consecutive life sentences. Original story below… TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Police Department reports that a detective who was shot by a wanted suspect earlier this month has been released from the hospital. After a 10-day stay at the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore County […]

Attorney General’s office releases report on fatal 2022 police-involved shooting in Towson

BALTIMORE, MD—The Independent Investigations Division of the Office of the Attorney General on Tuesday released its investigative report on a 2022, fatal officer-involved shooting in Baltimore County. On June 4, 2022, officers with the Baltimore County Police Department responded to an apartment complex in the 500-block of Virginia Avenue in Towson for a report of an unknown disturbance. When officers […]

Towson shooting victim charged after weapon found in vehicle

TOWSON, MD—Police have filed criminal charges against a man who was shot, then crashed in Towson on Sunday evening. At just before 7:30 p.m. on February 12, 2023, a Baltimore County police officer who was in the area Towsontown Boulevard and Washington Avenue (21204) heard multiple gunshots and saw a vehicle drive by before crashing. Officers approached the vehicle and […]

Shooting reported in Towson

UPDATE 3: The victim in this shooting is now facing weapons-related charges. UPDATE 2: This appears to have been a targeted shooting and the victim was shot in the leg, per Councilman Mike Ertel. UPDATE: Police say that this shooting occurred at Washington Avenue & Chesapeake Avenue. Original story below… ——— TOWSON, MD—Police are responding to a reported shooting in […]

Officer shot several times with rifle, carjacked prior to wanted suspect’s arrest in Fallston

UPDATE: David Linthicum has been sentenced to consecutive life sentences. Original story below… TOWSON, MD—Police in Baltimore County have provided additional details on the overnight manhunt that led to the arrest of a wanted suspect in Fallston early Friday morning. At around 5:45 a.m. on February 10, David Linthicum, 24, was taken into police custody in Harford County. Linthicum was […]

ARRESTED: Suspect taken into custody following hours-long standoff in Fallston

UPDATE 2: David Linthicum has been sentenced to consecutive life sentences. UPDATE: Police say the injured officer was carjacked, shot multiple times with a rifle, and is recovering at Shock Trauma. Original story below… FALLSTON, MD—The suspect who shot and injured two police officers has been taken into police custody. David Linthicum allegedly shot and injured one police officer in […]

Officer seriously injured after being shot by wanted suspect, roads in Fallston being shut down due to pursuit

UPDATE 3: David Linthicum has been sentenced to consecutive life sentences. UPDATE 2: David Linthicum is now in police custody. UPDATE: Warren Road between Poplar Mill Road & Bosley Road in Cockeysville will also be shut down for an extended period of time. Original story below… ——— FALLSTON, MD—A police officer sustained serious injuries after being shot by a wanted […]