UPDATE: Police are now investigating this incident as a suicide. Original story below… COCKEYVILLE, MD—The Baltimore County Police Department is investigating after a man’s body was found on a county trail on Sunday. At just before 4 p.m. on March 17, officers were called to the Oregon Ridge Trail (21030) for a report of a dead body found off the […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Cockeysville man has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting in northeast Baltimore. Detectives have arrested 27-year-old Michael Armstrong of Cockeysville. Police say he shot the 42-year-old female victim on Monday, February 19 while in the 4500-block of Powell Avenue. The victim then drove to the 4500-block of Parkmont Avenue, where she crashed her vehicle. Detectives […]
TOWSON, MD—A partnership between the Baltimore County Public Schools Office of Health and Physical Education and the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center will launch an injury prevention education initiative for BCPS health teachers and students. Staff from the BCPS offices of health education and health services and the Shock Trauma Center have developed a skills-based lesson plan that integrates […]
UPDATE: A public information meeting date has been set. Original story below… WHITE MARSH, MD—Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski on Monday announced plans to explore potential vertical expansion of the Eastern Sanitary Landfill in White Marsh — which fulfills a key recommendation of the Baltimore County Solid Waste Work Group and is anticipated to extend the longevity of the site […]
UPDATE 3: As of 9:15 p.m., police say the standoff in Cockeysville has come to an end. UPDATE 2: As of 8:30 p.m., police are still on the scene of this barricade situation. UPDATE: Police say that, as of 7:30 p.m., this barricade situation is still ongoing. A previous Baltimore County Police Department tweet had stated that a different barricade […]
UPDATE: Police say Mrs. Highsmith has been located. Original story below… ——— TIMONIUM, MD—The Baltimore County Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating 63-year-old Barbette Highsmith. Highsmith was last seen in the 500-block of Brightfield Road in Timonium (21093) at around 11 a.m. on Thursday, January 4, wearing a black t-shirt, gray sweatpants, and black shoes. Barbette […]
UPDATE: Because the Central Area Elementary School Capacity Relief Boundary Study Committee has reached a recommendation, its final scheduled meeting, slated for Thursday, January 25, is no longer needed and has been cancelled. Original story below… TOWSON, MD—The committee charged with examining central area elementary school attendance areas convenes for its next meeting this week. The meeting is the fourth […]
COCKEYSVILLE, MD—Shop with a Cop will return this weekend. Saturday, December 16, will mark the 22nd annual Shop with a Cop in Baltimore County. This event provides young people with the opportunity to shop for their loved ones while teaming up with a member of the Baltimore County Police Department. Last year, more than one hundred children participated in this […]