UPDATE: This Amber Alert has been cancelled. Original story below… ——— UPPER MARLBORO, MD—An Amber Alert has been issued for a missing Maryland child. Shannon Collins, 36 (pictured below), and 1-year-old Day-Rene Collins (pictured below) were last at 10:15 a.m. on Saturday, August 30 in the 4200-block of Captain Perry Court in Upper Marlboro (20772). Shannon Collins is 6’1” tall […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland State Police officials are urging the public to prioritize online safety for all ages following the conclusion of “Operation Safe Online Summer” (SOS), a month-long initiative to combat online child exploitation. The Maryland Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force participated alongside 61 other task forces nationwide in Operation SOS, which focused on identifying and apprehending individuals involved […]
PARKVILLE, MD—The Baltimore County Police Department is seeking on a missing Parkville woman who disappeared in 1984. March 3, 1984, was the last time that Shannon Lee Potter was seen by her family at her home in the 2300-block of Foster Avenue (21234). It is believed that on that evening she left her home through a bedroom window, with the […]
PIKESVILLE, MD—A reward of up to $14,000 is being offered to anyone who can identify a woman with critical knowledge in a sexual child exploitation investigation. Maryland State Police are asking for assistance in identifying the woman captured in video screenshots from 2020. The photos above show an adult woman with distinctive tattoos including a chest tattoo and multiple arm/hand […]
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 […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Cecil County man has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for sex trafficking of a child. On January 17, 2023, U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Xavier Lee, a/k/a “X,” 44, of Elkton, to 150 months in federal prison, followed by 25 years of supervised release, for sex trafficking of a minor. Judge Hollander […]
PIKESVILLE, MD—With January being Human Trafficking Prevention Month, Maryland State Police are urging the public to recognize potential warning signs to reduce the chances of others becoming victims in the future. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, a child is trafficked for the purpose of sexual exploitation every two minutes in the United States. There are also an estimated […]
PARKVILLE, MD—Police in Baltimore County are searching for a missing Parkville girl. Olivia Watson, 13, was last seen on September 6, 2022 in the Parkville area. Authorities say she is 5’6″ tall and weighs 125 pounds. She has brown eyes and brown hair. Olivia may stay in the local area or travel to Baltimore or Dundalk. She may change her […]