BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 14-year-old girl, Andrea Pickett, was reported missing Wednesday, the Baltimore County Police Department said. She was last seen in the Catonsville/Arbutus area wearing a black hoodie and gray sweatpants, police said. Pickett is listed as 5-foot-6 and 100 pounds. Anyone with information is asked to call 410-307-2020 or 911. #MISSING 14-year-old Andrea Pickett – last seen in the Catonsville/Arbutus area – Andrea is 5’6” – 100lbs – she was last seen wearing a black hoodie & gray sweatpants. If located – please contact 410-307-2020 or 911. #BCoPD #Today pic.twitter.com/Vo ..read more

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s footprint could soon be much larger. The Maryland Board of Public Works will vote Wednesday on transferring the Spring Grove Hospital Center campus, including 175 acres and 77 buildings, to the neighboring university in Catonsville. Lisa Akchin, an associate vice president for engagement for UMBC, said the school has no immediate plans for the site. “The transfer of the property from state agency to state agency at this time would support both MDH and UMBC in long-range facilities development,” she said. “UMBC will engage with St ..read more

CATONSVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — An armed person briefly barricaded themselves in a Catonsville home Tuesday afternoon after Baltimore County officers responded to a report of shots fired, police said. Officers responded around 3 p.m. to the 600 block of Orpington Road for the shots fired call. Police said the person is now safely out of their residence. It is unclear if they have been detained. This is a developing story and will be updated.  ..read more

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 25-year-old Middle River man has been convicted by a jury of murder in the fatal shooting of a man in Catonsville in 2020, the Baltimore County State’s Attorney’s office said Friday. Jaekwan Jacob Stephens was convicted of first-degree murder and using a firearm in the commission of a felony/violent crime. Police said Stephens shot and killed Charles Anthony Green, Jr., 27, during an argument in the 200 block of Garden Ridge Road just after midnight on August 18, 2020. An autopsy found Green had been shot fourteen times in his torso, head and legs. Investigators found that ..read more

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore County Police are looking for two people who assaulted an autistic grocery store employee in Catonsville earlier this month, according to authorities. The autistic male was assaulted in the parking lot of the Shoppers Food & Pharmacy in the 5400 block of Baltimore National Pike around 11:15 a.m. on Feb. 6, Baltimore County Police Department Detective John Connor said. Investigators believe two individuals assaulted the male and fled the area before police could arrive, Connor said. The injured male was taken to a local hospital for treatment and later released ..read more

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two students are under arrest in Tuesday’s shooting outside Catonsville High School that sent a 16-year-old student to the hospital, authorities said Thursday. Baltimore County Police announced the arrests of 18-year-old Sean Potter Jr., and a second student whose name was not released because he is a minor. Both teens are being held without bond at the Baltimore County Detention Center. Potter is charged with attempted first-degree murder and first-degree assault, both felonies, along with misdemeanor charges of use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence and l ..read more

CATONSVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County police confirmed Wednesday they had taken “several individuals” into custody for a shooting in a parking lot at Catonsville High School the day before. Police did not immediately provide more information on the number of arrests or the identities of those in custody. Breaking: Catonsville High shooting yesterday was targeted and stemmed from off campus argument; several people taken into custody @wjz pic.twitter.com/uN8vGeCZql — Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) February 9, 2022 That shooting rattled parents and students  Tuesday afternoon. It ..read more

CATONSVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — There was a beefed up police presence on Wednesday at Catonsville High School, a day after a student was shot in the school’s parking lot. Additional patrol units were deployed to the school’s campus and the surrounding area, and crisis support teams were on hand as detectives continue to investigate the circumstances of Tuesday’s shooting, Baltimore County Police said. Investigators have yet to make an arrest in the case, though witnesses say they saw a white car pull up in the parking lot before a passenger hopped out armed with a gun. “Detectives have spent the over ..read more

CATONSVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — A 16-year-old student was shot Tuesday in the parking lot of Catonsville High School, police said. Sources told WJZ the student was shot in the shoulder. That student was transported in to a local trauma center with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. The shooting was initially reported by a school resource officer at about 3 p.m. in the rear parking lot of the high school’s campus on Bloomsbury Avenue in Catonsville, police said. The incident happened around 45 minutes after school let out. Officers confirmed there was no threat inside the school building, Bal ..read more

CATONSVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — A man was shot Thursday night in Catonsville, Baltimore County Police said. Officers responded at 11 p.m. to the 300 block of Whitfield Road for reported gunshots. There, they found the 19-year-old man shot at least once. He was transported to an area hospital, police said. The victim’s condition is unknown. Detectives are asking anyone with information about the case to contact them at 410-307-2020 ..read more