Parkville homicide leaves one dead

UPDATE 2: Police are now investigating this incident as a domestic–related murder suicide. UPDATE: Once on scene, officers located an adult female suffering from apparent trauma; she was pronounced dead at the scene. An adult male, who sustained an apparent gunshot wound to the upper body, was also located at the scene. He was transported to an area hospital in […]

Police searching for missing teen last seen in Towson area

UPDATE: Police say Destiney has been located. Original story below… TOWSON, MD—Police in Baltimore County are searching for a missing teen. Destiney Crouch, 14, is 5’05” tall and weighs 120 pounds. She was last seen at approximately 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 30 in the Towson area wearing a red hooded sweatshirt, a black shirt, and sweatpants. Anyone with information […]

Catonsville homicide victims identified

CATONSVILLE, MD—Police have identified the victims in Thursday’s double murder suicide in Catonsville. At approximately 3:30 p.m. on August 28, officers responded to the 700-block of Wilton Farm Drive (21228) for a check-on-subject call. Once on scene, officers located 42-year-old Chantel Sharieff, suffering from apparent trauma, along with her 6-year-old child, Kimana Sharieff, who sustained an apparent gunshot wound. Both […]

Three deaths in Catonsville being investigated as double murder suicide

UPDATE: Police have identified the victims in this incident. Original story below… ——— CATONSVILLE, MD—Police are investigating Thursday’s triple-shooting in Catonsville as a double murder suicide. At approximately 3:30 p.m. on August 28, officers responded to the 700-block of Wilton Farm Drive (21228) for a check-on-subject call. Once on scene, officers located an adult female suffering from apparent trauma along […]

Baltimore County Public Safety Day to be held in Towson in September

TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Police Department and Baltimore County Fire Department are teaming up for 2025 Public Safety Day. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 700 E. Joppa Road in Towson (21286). There will be public safety related displays, demonstrations, a car show, and community resource information. A $20 […]

Triple shooting leaves three dead in Baltimore County

UPDATE 2: Police have identified the victims in this incident. UPDATE: Police are now investigating this incident as a double murder suicide. Original story below… CATONSVILLE, MD—Police are investigating after three people were found dead following a shooting in Baltimore County. At approximately 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 28, officers responded to a “check on subject” call in the 700-block […]

Registered Baltimore County sex offender sentenced to 10 years for child pornography

BALTIMORE, MD—A registered sex offender from Baltimore County has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possession of child sexual abuse material, federal authorities announced this week. Steven Christopher Kelban, 50, of Catonsville, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett to a decade in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release. This is Kelban’s third conviction related […]

AUGUST 27 POLICE BLOTTER: Assault, burglary incidents under investigation in northeast Baltimore County

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating a series of first-degree assault and burglary incidents that occurred in northeast Baltimore County over a five-day period, according to a department crime blotter. The incidents, spanning from Aug. 20 to Aug. 24, resulted in at least two arrests. On Aug. 24, an unknown suspect burglarized a residence in the 9900 block of Berliner Place in […]