Baltimore County Police Department to promote 23 officers on Monday evening

TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Police Department will hold a promotion ceremony for 23 officers on Monday evening, October 28, 2019. The ceremony will take place at 7 p.m. at Oregon Ridge in Cockeysville. Family and friends will join Baltimore County Executive John Olszewski, Jr., Chief Melissa R. Hyatt, and other dignitaries for the event. County Executive Olszewski and Chief Hyatt […]

Silver Alert issued for missing Baltimore woman

UPDATE: Betty Silver-Laney has been located safe and unharmed. Original story below… —— BALTIMORE, MD – Police are searching for a woman who has gone missing in the Baltimore area. Betty Silver-Laney, 63, is described as a black female, approximately 5’6″ tall, and weighs about 134 pounds. She was last seen at the WalMart in Cockeysville at about 7:30 p.m. […]

Unlicensed Parkville man driving stolen vehicle charged in fatal Cockeysville crash

The driver struck by an unlicensed suspect fleeing troopers in a stolen truck has died and the suspect has been charged with more than two dozen criminal and traffic offenses in Baltimore County. The victim has been identified as Leon M. Jones, 58, of Hunt Valley. He died late Tuesday afternoon despite efforts to save his life. The suspect has been  […]

Essex construction worker dies in accident at planned McCormick & Co. headquarters

A 31-year-old construction worker from Essex was killed in an industrial accident on Friday morning along Schilling Road in Cockeysville at the planned future headquarters of McCormick & Co. Michael David Zeller, of the 800 block of Creek Road, 21221, was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics from the Baltimore County Fire Department. At approximately 8:30 a.m., a medic […]

Baltimore County to hold spring hazardous waste collection event in White Marsh

On Sunday, April 22, 2018, Baltimore County residents may bring household hazardous waste items to a one-day collection event scheduled from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Eastern Sanitary Landfill, located at 6259 Days Cove Road in White Marsh. The event is hosted by the Baltimore County Bureau of Solid Waste Management in cooperation with the Baltimore County Police […]

Leader of BCPS Education Foundation named an Influential Marylander

Deborah S. Phelps, executive director of The Education Foundation of Baltimore County Public Schools, Inc., has been named an Influential Marylander by The Daily Record. The newspaper named 57 individuals to its 2018 list, divided into categories of civic leadership, communication, education, finance, freestyle, general business, healthcare, law, philanthropy, real estate, and technology. Phelps was among four individuals honored for […]

‘Best-dressed’ burglary suspect arrested

On August 22, 2017, Police in Baltimore County released surveillance photos of a suspect connected to several burglaries throughout the Baltimore County area, mainly within the White Marsh and Cockeysville precincts, including a nursing home, a construction company, medical offices, insurance company offices, and one elementary school. Media coverage resulted in detectives receiving information leading to the identification and arrest […]

Police seek to identify commercial burglary suspect

UPDATE: The suspect has been identified and arrested – details here. Original story below… —— Police in Baltimore County are asking for the public’s help in identifying a commercial burglary suspect. Since June this suspect has burglarized several businesses throughout Baltimore County, mainly within the White Marsh and Cockeysville precincts, including a nursing home, a construction company, medical offices, insurance […]