Category: Rosedale

Funding Approved for New Northeast Elementary School


Julie Henn, Vice Chair of the BCPS Board of Education, announced that the Board has approved the funding for the New Northeast Elementary at Ridge Road at its meeting on Tuesday night. The school will be built in the Rossville area and is expected to open in August 2022.

“This evening, Board approval will be requested for $48.3 million in construction contracts for the new Northeast Elementary School at Ridge Road.
Construction is expected to start this summer with an anticipated opening in August, 2022,” Henn said in a statement.

This school is expected to take away some of the students from the overcrowded Joppaview and Perry Hall elementary schools.

A new middle school was also set to be build on King Avenue and Henn expects that funding for that school to be approved shortly.

“It is the next priority in the capital improvement program after the elementary school and construction is imminent. All projects were delayed pending state funding,” Henn explained about the northeast middle school.

Councilman David Marks said the county now has the green light to build many of its proposed schools as state funding has been approved by the Maryland General Assembly.

“With the activation of the Built to Learn Act, money should advance over the next few years for high school projects,” Marks said.

Arrests Made in Rosedale Carjacking Crash


Two suspects connected to a carjacking face serious charges after they crashed into a trash truck along I-695 last week.

Daryl Maurice Brown (19) of the 9700 block of Luguna Road in Middle river and Robert Louis Davis (18) of the 5900 block of Clayton Avenue in Overlea were both in the vehicle, a Honda Crosstour, when they attempted to exit I-695 onto Pulaski Highway and collided with the trash truck. The crash caused the inner loop of I-695 to be closed for several hours.

Both Brown and Davis were transported to area hospitals, treated and released. The two are accused of stealing the Honda after assaulting a woman.

The victim was treated and released from an area hospital for injuries she sustained.

Brown faces charges of carjacking, robbery, theft and assault; Davis faces charges of assault, theft, and robbery.

Both men are being held without bail at the Baltimore County Detention Center following bail review

Carjacking Leads to Accident in Rosedale


The inner loop of I-695 was closed on Wednesday night after a carjacking suspect collided with a trash truck.

Two suspects and the driver of the trash truck have been transported to area hospitals for injuries after the vehicle the suspects were driving struck the trash truck on I-695 near Pulaski Highway.

The vehicle was taken during a carjacking in the 2000 block of Kelbourne Road in Rosedale around 6:42 p.m. The conditions of the injured are unknown at this time.

Red House Run Student Honored for Fire Safety Contest


Multiple fire trucks pulling up in front of your home usually signals that urgent help was needed. But the three hook-and-ladder trucks and three fire chiefs that arrived at the home of Braden Bassinger, a student at Red House Run Elementary School, were there with nothing but good news.

Braden and his family were participating in a Jan. 12 virtual recognition ceremony for Baltimore County Fire Department’s annual fire safety poster contest when the caravan arrived to surprise him with the grand prize for his entry.

The contest, open only to Grade 3 Baltimore County Public Schools students, had the theme “Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen.”

For his award-winning poster, Braden received a basket full of prizes, including a T-shirt customized with his poster design.

This year’s contest honorees are:

1st Place – Braden Bassinger, Red House Run Elementary

2nd Place – Olivia Faint, Sparks Elementary

3rd Place – Gavin Edelson, Jacksonville Elementary

4th Place – Jaiden Cox, Red House Run Elementary

5th Place – Olivia Drysdale, Glenmar Elementary

Honorable Mention:
Alisonclare Arcipe, Glenmar Elementary
Elliana Cunnington, Sparks Elementary

Jane Dudderar, Fifth District Elementary

Rory Fox, Summit Park Elementary

Khloe Funes-Nievves, Red House Run Elementary

Grace Hallengren, Fifth District Elementary

Anna Harris, Fifth District Elementary

Durga Hebbar, Lutherville Laboratory

Guy Hurley, Jacksonville Elementary

Amirah Jones, Orems Elementary

Elizabeth Leber, Jacksonville Elementary

James Manigault, Glenmar Elementary
Giada Mentzer, Fifth District Elementary

Daniel Njiri, Orems Elementary
Sophie Razumovsky, Summit Park Elementary
Samantha Schneyer, Summit Park Elementary
Scarlett VanBuskirk, Orems Elementary
Sama Zaki, Lutherville Laboratory

Both County Executive John Olszewski and Baltimore County Fire Chief Joanne R. Rund participated in the virtual event. Among those on hand for Braden’s surprise were staff from the BCPS Office of Visual Arts and Parkville High School Assistant Principal Willis Spencer, a member of the Rosedale Volunteer Fire Department.

“It was quite the parade,” said Sherri Fisher, BCPS visual arts coordinator. “It was one of the best things I have ever been a part of. The pure joy of the celebration was just perfect.”

Prizes for the contest winners were sponsored by the Baltimore County Professional Fire Fighters Association, Local 1311, and Baltimore County Volunteer Firefighters Association.

Sumter Ave Stabbing Victim in Rosedale Dies


Cody Mulligan, a 21-year-old man who suffered life-threatening wounds after being stabbed outside of his home on Sumter Avenue in Rosedale last Saturday afternoon, has died.

The investigation determined that Mulligan was exiting his home at the same time the suspect, identified as James John Marchsteiner III, was walking down the sidewalk. Unprovoked, Marchsteiner ran toward Mulligan and stabbed him multiple times in the upper body.

Mulligan died on Jan. 7 at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.

Marchsteiner was arrested at the scene and remains held on no bail status, previously charged with attempted first degree murder, and first and second degree assault. Investigators will consult with the Baltimore County State’s Attorney’s Office on seeking the additional charge of first degree murder.

Rosedale Man Arrested in Sumter Ave Stabbing


Baltimore County Police made a quick arrest of the suspect responsible for stabbing a man on Jan. 2 in Rosedale.

Just after 4:30 p.m., officers responded to the 1000 block of Sumter Avenue in Rosedale for a stabbing.

The investigation determined that the victim, a 21-year old man, walked out his home as the suspect walked near the victim’s home. 

The suspect, who held a knife, began yelling at the victim before running to him and stabbing him multiple times in the upper body.

The victim was transported by medics to a local hospital where he remains in critical condition.

The suspect, James John Marchsteiner III (47) of the 1000 block of Sumter Avenue, in Rosedale remained at the scene and was arrested. 

Marchsteiner was charged with attempted first-degree murder. He is held at the Baltimore County Detention Center on a no bail status pending a bail review hearing. 

Officers continue the investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding this stabbing.

Arrest Made in Police Car Crash


The woman who crashed into a Baltimore County Police patrol car early Saturday morning on Pulaski Highway in Rosedale is identified as Jumana Abdel-Hamid Alhamarneh (33) of no fixed address.

Further investigation revealed that Alhamarneh was briefly staying with someone in Pennsylvania before stealing their Lincoln Town Car Friday night.

Officers from the Pennsylvania State Police were in the process of conducting a stolen vehicle investigation at the time that Alhamarneh crashed the Lincoln into the patrol car on Pulaski Highway just after midnight Saturday morning.

A warrant was issued by the Pennsylvania State Police for the vehicle theft. Alhamarneh is additionally charged in Baltimore County with “Fugitive from Justice – PA” and is held on no bail status pending a bail review hearing.

Officer Injured in Pulaski Highway Crash


Officers arrested a suspect after she crashed into a Baltimore County Police patrol car this morning.

Just after 12 a.m. on December 26, Officers from the White Marsh precinct responded to the 8400 block of Pulaski Highway in Rosedale after a patrol officer was struck by a stolen 2007 Lincoln Town Car.

The investigation revealed that the officer was stationary inside of his marked patrol car working DUI enforcement when the suspect lost control of the Lincoln and struck the patrol car on the driver side. The officer was transported to R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center with non-life threatening injuries and has since been released.

The suspect was apprehended and also transported to an area hospital. She is expected to survive her injuries.

The identity of the suspect, an adult woman, is withheld pending formal charges.

Man Shot on Breslin Court in Rossville


On December 19 at 4 a.m., police responded to the unit block of Breslin Court in Rossville for a shooting.

Responding officers found the victim, an adult male, inside suffering a gunshot wound to his upper body. He was transported to a local hospital and is expected to survive his injury. 

Detectives from the Baltimore County Police Violent Crimes Unit are continuing to investigate this incident. Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to call 410-307-2020.

Man Fatally Shot at Golden Ring Shopping Center


Police are investigating a shooting in the parking lot of the Golden Ring Shopping Center that killed a man Sunday night.

Officers responded to the call for a shooting in the parking lot near the Walmart and Sam’s Club in the 6400 block of Petrie Way, in Rosedale at 5:23 p.m. There they located an adult man suffering from a life-threatening gunshot wound to the upper body. The man, identified as Kumar Jumar Burney (20) of the 5300 block of King Arthur Circle, 21237, was transported to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased.

Detectives from the Baltimore County Police Homicide Unit responded to the scene and determined that the victim had met at least one other person on the parking lot prior to the shooting. They are continuing the investigation into the circumstances precipitating the shooting tonight and ask anyone who may have information to contact police by calling 410-307-2020. Callers may remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward when submitting tips through Metro Crime Stoppers.