PARKVILLE, MD—Police are investigating after a teen was killed in a Monday night shooting in the Parkville/Hillendale area. At just before 10:30 p.m. on October 30, 2023, officers responded to the 7300-block of McClean Boulevard (21234), in reference to reports of a shooting. Shortly after officers arrived, they located a teenage male suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. The teen […]
UPDATE: Ashley Pearl Zentz has received a life sentence in this case. Original story below… EDGEWOOD, MD—An Edgewood woman has been convicted on murder charges. Last week, Ashley Pearl Zentz, 34, of Edgewood, was found guilty of first-degree murder and motor vehicle theft following a six-day jury trial in the Harford County Circuit Court. During the trial, evidence was presented […]
ESSEX, MD—A suspect has been arrested in connection with a fatal stabbing that occurred in Essex earlier this week. Homicide detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department arrested 55-year-old Gregory Hare in the fatal assault that occurred at just after 10 p.m. on Monday, October 16 in the unit block of Eastern Blvd. (21221). When officers arrived at the location, […]
BALTIMORE, MD—With the homicide rate having decreased by an average of roughly 5% in 40 of the biggest U.S. cities between Q3 2021 and Q3 2023, WalletHub this week released its report on the Cities With the Biggest Homicide Rate Problems. Baltimore came in at No. 6 on the list. At No. 1 was Washington, D.C., followed by Memphis, TN. […]
UPDATE: A suspect has been arrested in connection with this incident. Original story below… ESSEX, MD—Police have identified the victim in Monday night’s fatal stabbing in Essex. Homicide detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal stabbing that occurred on October 16th. At just after 10 p.m., officers responded to the unit block […]
UPDATE 3: A suspect has been arrested in connection with this incident. UPDATE 2: Police have identified the victim here. UPDATE: Police say the victim was a 63-year-old male who sustained multiple stab wounds. As detectives continue to investigate, they ask anyone with information pertinent to the case to contact 410-307-2020. Information may also be provided anonymously by contacting Metro […]
DUNDALK, MD—Police in Baltimore County are searching for clues in connection with a 1989 cold case. On Saturday, September 23, 1989, Teresa (Terry) Schmansky was found fatally stabbed in her residence located in the 6700 block of Holabird Avenue in Dundalk (21222). Mrs. Schmansky lived at the location with her three children, who were not home at the time of […]
TOWSON, MD—The search continues for the person responsible for the homicide of Margaret Fetterolf, who for forty-five years was known as “Woodlawn Jane Doe.” On September 12, 1976, Baltimore County detectives located the body of a young woman in the 5600-block of Dogwood Road, near the Lorraine Park Cemetery in Woodlawn. The woman had been strangled and sexually assaulted. Additional […]