Officer Amy Caprio Awarded Posthumous Departmental Honor

PERRY HALL, MD — Officer Amy Caprio was given the Officer of the Month Award for May, police reported this week. The honor is given to an officer within the Parkville precinct who demonstrates outstanding work.

Caprio, 29, had been responding to a call about a suspicious condition on Linwen Way at 1:58 p.m. on May 21 when she died in the line of duty. As she responded to the call, authorities said she learned a black Jeep was the suspect vehicle and four suspects may be in the area committing a burglary.

Police said Caprio recognized a possibly dangerous situation and called for clearance of radio transmissions as she approached the stolen Jeep. When the driver refused to get out after she ordered him to do so, police said Dawnta Anthony Harris, 16, instead drove toward Caprio, who was standing in front of her patrol car.

Before Harris hit her, authorities said Caprio fired a single round into the windshield of the Jeep.

Police said that Caprio's work led to charges in her own murder and helped investigators close six burglaries:

• 1st Degree Burglary on Linwen Way on May 21
• 1st Degree Burglary on Northwind Road on May 21
• 4th Degree Burglary on Ardmore Avenue on May 21
• 1st Degree Burglary on Hevesy Court on May 18
• 1st Degree Burglary on Graveswood Court on May 18
• 1st Degree Burglary on Old Oak Road on May 15

"Well done, Officer Caprio," police said. "You were an asset to this department and a shining example of the core values of the Baltimore County Police Department - Integrity, Fairness, Service."

Caprio had transferred to Parkville from the Essex precinct eight months earlier and was described by police and her supervisors as "highly motivated, professional and compassionate, with an ability to communicate and connect." She was commended for maintaining a visible presence in the communities she covered, while balancing the patrol and investigative components of the job.

"Officer Caprio possessed a strong work ethic and consistently conducted quality investigations, routinely resulting in a high number of case clearances," police said in a statement Friday, June 29. "Officer Caprio carried these exceptional qualities through to her last call on May 21st."

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Image courtesy of the Baltimore County Police Department.