UPDATE: CCBC will hold a candlelight vigil for Andrea Rodriguez Avila in September. Original story below… NOTTINGHAM, MD—A former Perry Hall High School student has been killed in an apparent murder-suicide at Rice University, officials say. At around 4 p.m. on Monday, August 26, Houston authorities responded to a welfare check call in a campus dormitory room. Officers entered the […]
CATONSVILLE, MD—Homicide detectives have charged a suspect with first-degree murder following a stabbing that occurred in Baltimore County over the weekend. Brianna Jarrells, 29, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 31-year-old woman. The stabbing happened in the 5600-block of Wilkens Avenue (21228) at around 1:35 a.m. on Sunday, August 25, police said. When officers arrived, […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Baltimore has surpassed Detroit as the deadliest city in America, according to a report from SafeHome.org. As a whole, Americans believe crime is getting worse, and the issue is sure to rank among the most important in the 2024 elections. Despite the widespread concern, crime is not equal across the nation. Each year, SafeHome analysts dig into the latest […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—Detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department have arrested and charged a suspect in connection with a double homicide that occurred in Middle River last month. At just after 9:45 a.m. on July 7, 2024, officers responded to the unit block of Taos Circle (21220) for a check location call. When officers arrived on the scene, they located […]
GWYNN OAK, MD—Homicide detectives have arrested and charged a Baltimore County woman following a vulnerable adult abuse investigation. Officers responded to the 1400-block of Kirkwood Road (21207) at the request of medics. When officers arrived, they located 56-year-old Antoinette Gray in deplorable conditions. Detectives later determined the victim was in the care of 34-year-old Brittany Brooks due to her multiple […]
HILLENDALE, MD—Monday marks three years since the murder of 25-year-old Malcome Miller, a young man who had recently become a father and looked forward to raising his daughter. That dream died on the morning of August 19, 2021. At approximately 3:10 a.m., officers with the Baltimore County Police Department were dispatched to the 6600-block of Wycombe Way in Hillendale (21234) […]
JOPPA, MD—An Edgewood man has been sentenced to prison in connection with a homicide that occurred in the Joppa area in December 2021. On August 8, 2024, Alton William Cumbo Jr., 30, of Edgewood was sentenced following his February 2024 convictions for murder and firearms charges. During sentencing, the state argued for, and the judge imposed, the maximum possible sentence of […]
DUNDALK, MD—A man has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection with a fatal shooting that took place in Dundalk last month, Baltimore County police say. Detectives say 27-year-old Deandre Stokes was also charged with other firearms-related charges for the July 1 shooting in the 7700 block of Gough Street (21224). Officers from the Dundalk Precinct responded to […]