Towson, MD
News
Bomb Threat Targeting Baltimore JCC Deemed Unfounded: Report Bomb Threat Targeting Baltimore JCC Deemed Unfounded: Report
Bomb Threat Targeting Baltimore JCC Deemed Unfounded: Report A bomb threat targeting the Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore over the weekend turned out to be unfounded, CBS reports. A full sweep of the Owings Mills and Park Heights campus was conducted by police, who determined there was no evidence of a bomb in the buildings, and deemed the threat non-credible, the outlet said. Targeted threats toward Jewish communities have been on the rise in recent years. In 2018, a man was convicted of making over 2000 bomb threats to the Jewish community, according to NPR. In March of 2022, there were at least 18 reported bomb threats against th…

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by Annie DeVoe
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
'Lock Me Up': Man Assaults Deputies Escorting Him Out Of Baltimore Court, Report Says 'Lock Me Up': Man Assaults Deputies Escorting Him Out Of Baltimore Court, Report Says
'Lock Me Up': Man Assaults Deputies Escorting Him Out Of Baltimore Court, Report Says "Lock me up," is what Leo Byrd said while assaulting a pair of Baltimore County Sheriff's Deputies trying to get him to leave the Mitchell Courthouse last week, WBALTV reports. The Owings Mills man was asked to leave after refusing to put his phone away several times, the outlet said citing the sheriff's office. When a female deputy asked him to "step out," he apparently hit her, according to footage from inside the court room. Byrd then shoved her head into a marble wall, and pushed her to the floor outside the courtroom, WBALTV says. Byrd continued to fight other deputies who came ov…

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by Cecilia Levine
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
Non-Verbal Child Found By Baltimore County Police (UPDATES) Non-Verbal Child Found By Baltimore County Police (UPDATES)
Non-Verbal Child Found By Baltimore County Police (Updates) UPDATE: Police said the child's family was found around 3:00 p.m. on Friday, March 25 A non-verbal child was found by Baltimore County Police in the Owings Mills area around 1 p.m. on Friday, March 25, the department said on Twitter. Found #Child!!! Officers from the Franklin Precinct found this child in the Owings Mills area around 1:00 p.m. this afternoon. She is non verbal. If you have any information about this child's family - please call 911 or 410-307-2020. #BCoPD pic.twitter.com/mOLIrS8NxX — Baltimore County Police Department (@BaltCoPolice) March 25, 2022 Police are asking th…

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by David Cifarelli
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
Baltimore DPW Worker Arrested For Trying To Steal ATM: Police Baltimore DPW Worker Arrested For Trying To Steal ATM: Police
Baltimore DPW Worker Arrested For Trying To Steal ATM: Police Police arrested a Baltimore Department of Public Works employee after he tried to steal an ATM machine, CBS Baltimore confirms. On Dec. 29, at approximately 3:30 a.m., Baltimore County police officers responded to a burglary call in the 9300 block of Lakeside Blvd., in Owings Mills. Upon arrival, officers observed a white truck backed up to an ATM machine that had chains wrapped around it. When the suspect saw police arriving he attempted to get away on foot. Officers gave chase and arrested 36-year-old Kirk Parker Jr. in a wooded area near Embassy Circle, 21117. Parker Jr. had used a Cit…

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by Joe Gomez
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
Man Stabbed Dead In Baltimore County 1 Week Shy Of Mother's Death Anniversary Man Stabbed Dead In Baltimore County 1 Week Shy Of Mother's Death Anniversary
Man Stabbed Dead In Baltimore County 1 Week Shy Of Mother's Death Anniversary Happy. Loyal. Upbeat. This is how Austin Knee was being remembered. The 19-year-old man was stabbed dead on Trolod Court in Owings Mills on Dec. 21 around 1:10 p.m., Baltimore County police said. Despite the efforts of police officers and medics, Knee was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives were continuing to investigate. Meanwhile, a GoFundMe for Knee's family had raised $740 as of Thursday morning. "Austin was a happy person with an amazing sense of humor, he knew how to make the bad days good and was one of the best brother’s anyone could have asked for," the page reads.&nb…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
News
Maryland Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash In Pennsylvania Identified Maryland Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash In Pennsylvania Identified
Maryland Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash In Pennsylvania Identified A Maryland man has been identified as the victim of a motorcycle crash in Carlisle, according to police. North Middleton Township police were called to the crash in the 1100 block of North Middleton Road on Saturday around 2:45 p.m. Frank Montalbo, 54, of Owings Mills died at the scene. Montalbo lost control of his bike on a slight curve, leaving the roadway, striking a utility pole. He was pronounced dead at the scene. His friends are remembering him on social media, although they admit he was a lovable conspiracy theorists so no images of him are publicly available. He enjoyed a go…

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by Jillian Pikora
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Suspect From Out Of State Nabbed For 2016 MS-13 Long Island Murder Suspect From Out Of State Nabbed For 2016 MS-13 Long Island Murder
Suspect From Out Of State Nabbed For 2016 MS-13 Long Island Murder Police nabbed an out-of-state-wanted man wanted for the 2016 MS-13 murder of a Long Island man found in a park. Carlos A. Lopez-Campos was arrested on Monday, Oct. 19, for the murder of Estiven Abrego Gomez, who was killed on August 20, 2016, in Greenlawn Park when he was 18 years old. Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives, with the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Service, Homeland Security Investigations, United States Immigration, and Customs Enforcement agents from the New York and Maryland offices, took Lopez-Campos into custody in Owings Mills, Maryland on Monday, Oct. 19. G…

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by Kathy Reakes