Police searching for missing Essex teen

ESSEX, MD—Police are searching for a teen who has been reported missing from the Essex area. Gavin Austin Brown, 15, is 4’6” tall and weighs 136 pounds. He was last seen at 9 p.m. on Monday, January 30 in the Essex area wearing a black Rick and Morty sweatshirt. Anyone with information on Gavin Brown’s whereabouts is asked to dial […]

Crews respond to fire at vacant Essex home

ESSEX, MD—Crews are on the scene of a Tuesday afternoon house fire in the Essex area. The fire was reported at around 1 p.m. in the 400-block of John Avenue (21221). The Baltimore County Fire Department reports that the home was vacant and that the blaze has been extinguished. No injuries were reported. Photo via Baltimore County Fire Department

Driver rammed police car prior to officer-involved shooting, suspect in critical condition

UPDATE 2: The suspect’s identity has been released. UPDATE: The suspect who was shot by police has died. Original story below… ——— WHITE MARSH, MD—Police have released an update on Tuesday morning’s officer-involved shooting in White Marsh. At just after 6 a.m. on January 31, 2023, detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department were attempting to arrest two wanted suspects […]

Essex shooting leaves one injured

ESSEX, MD—Police in Baltimore County are investigating an Essex shooting that left one person injured on Tuesday evening. At just after 7:45 p.m. on January 24, officers responded to the 900-block of Holgate Drive (21221) following reports of a shooting. At the scene, police found an adult male victim suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was taken to an […]

Suspicious death in Essex ruled a homicide

ESSEX, MD—Detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department are investigating the circumstances surrounding a homicide in Essex. At approximately 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, January 15, officers were called to the 900-block of Sun Circle Way (21221) regarding a body that had been located. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner conducted an autopsy on Monday, January 16 and ruled the […]

Detectives seek help locating Baltimore County homicide suspect

ESSEX, MD—The Baltimore County Police Department and Metro Crime Stoppers are seeking the public’s help in locating a homicide suspect. Daquana J. Thompson, 25, is wanted in connection with a homicide that occurred on September 22, 2022 in the 1000-block of Old Eastern Avenue in Essex (21221). Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to contact Metro Crime Stoppers […]