BALTIMORE, MD—A former Gilman teacher will be spending more than three decades behind bars. This week, U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Christopher Kenji Bendann, 40, of Baltimore, to 35 years in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release. After a three-day trial, on August 28, 2024, a federal jury found the defendant guilty of five counts of sexual […]
ESSEX, MD—Police in Baltimore County have arrested two adult suspects following a shooting that occurred overnight in the Essex area. At around 1:30 a.m. on Monday, January 20, officers responded to the area of Bayner Road and Sandalwood Road after reports of shots fired. When officers arrived on scene, they located a 15-year-old with a gunshot wound to his lower extremity. […]
UPDATE: Authorities say the fire has reignited at the plant. Original story below… DUNDALK, MD—A three-alarm fire tore through a Dundalk recycling plant on Saturday evening. The blaze broke out at around 6 p.m. on January 18, 2025 in the 1900-block of Rettman Lane. Crews are battling the fire at Owl Metals Recycling Plant from the exterior only as a […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Regional Auto Theft Task Force (RATT) was honored for its work in keeping communities safe at the third annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Friday. The event, themed “Praying for Peace in the Community, Remembering the Dream,” was hosted by Operation P.U.L.S.E. (People United to Live in a Safe Environment) in partnership with Johns Hopkins Public Safety […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Police are seeking tips after a body was found in Baltimore County this week. On Sunday, January 12, 2025, officers were called to the 4700-block of Aldgate Green in Halethorpe (21227) in reference to an unidentified male subject who had been found. Upon arrival, officers discovered the victim, who was later determined to be deceased. On Thursday, January 16, […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT), Maryland State Police, and Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) have received a $13.2 million grant to improve the state’s crash reporting system. The five-year grant, from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) State Electronic Data Collection (SEDC) program, will standardize interagency crash data and streamline its exchange across local, […]
PARKVILLE, MD—Crews are on the scene of a Thursday night crash on I-695 in the Parkville area. The crash was reported at just before 10:30 p.m. on January 16, 2025 along the inner loop at Harford Road (Exit 31). Three vehicles were involved in the collision and multiple inner loop lanes have been shut down. There has been no word […]
BELCAMP, MD—The Harford County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying two attempted carjacking suspects. On January 1, 2025, the pictured individuals and vehicle were believed to be involved in an attempted carjacking at the Royal Farms located at 2692 Tobin Crossing, near the intersection of Route 543 and I-95. The male suspects, between the ages of 16-20, […]