ESSEX, MD—Police in Baltimore County are searching for a missing teen. Joseph Rapski, 14, is 5’09” tall and weighs 210 pounds. He was last seen in the Essex area wearing a gray Under Armour t-shirt and gray/blue sweatpants. Anyone with information on Joseph Rapski’s whereabouts is asked to dial 9-1-1 or call police at 410-887-0220.
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Police Officers conducted high visibility traffic enforcement across the state on St. Patrick’s Day. Officers focused on the leading causes of crashes including impaired and aggressive driving. MDTA Police Officers conducted 294 traffic stops and removed multiple impaired drivers from Maryland roadways. Officers from MDTA Police detachments at Maryland toll facilities, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, […]
TOWSON, MD—Detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department have arrested a juvenile and adult in connection with a series of robberies that occurred in Towson earlier this month. In both cases, the suspects approached their victims, held them at gunpoint, and demanded their valuables. Both victims attend school in the area. One attends college, the other is in high school. […]
TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Police Department will bring back its “Every Hour, Every Day” 5K in Towson this spring to support local community heroes. The event, which debuted last year to celebrate the department’s 150th anniversary, will be held on May 10, 2025, and will also feature a 1K fun walk this year. To register, visit https://www.baltcopolicerun.com or https://runsignup.com/Race/MD/Towson/Towson5. Highlights […]
TOWSON, MD—A vehicle overturned in a Monday afternoon crash in southeast Towson. At around 3:30 p.m. on March 17, 2025, a vehicle crashed and overturned in the 1200-block of Regester Avenue (21239). The collision also took out a utility pole and Regester Avenue has been shut down near Overbrook Road in Idlewylde. The driver was transported to a nearby hospital […]
CATONSVILLE, MD—The suspect who shot and injured a police officer in Baltimore County last week has been charged. Homicide detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department have charged 27-year-old Andrew Britt in connection to the shooting that occurred on March 13, 2025, at the Wilkens Precinct, which resulted in a Baltimore County police officer being injured. At approximately 2:30 p.m. […]
TOWSON, MD—Maryland State Police have arrested a woman for suspected impaired driving after striking a State Trooper’s vehicle on Interstate 695 on Friday. The trooper, assigned to the Maryland State Police Golden Ring Barrack, was transported by ambulance to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, where she has since been released. The accused is identified as Harriet […]
UPDATE: Lucinda Shoemaker has been located. Original story below… ESSEX, MD—Police in Baltimore County are searching for a missing woman. Lucinda Shoemaker, 55, is 5’07” tall, weighs 300 pounds, and uses a wheelchair. She was last seen at around noon on Monday, March 10, 2025 in the Essex area. Anyone with information on Lucinda Shoemaker’s whereabouts is asked to dial […]