29 YEARS LATER: Baltimore County Police Department identifies remains as missing 20-year-old mother

TOWSON, MD—Human remains found in a Baltimore County wooded area in 1996 have been identified as those of a 20-year-old mother who disappeared 12 years earlier, the Baltimore County Police Department announced on Thursday. The woman, whose identity had been unknown for more than 29 years and was only known as “Falls Road Jane Doe,” was identified as Leoria Smith, […]

Police searching for missing teen last seen in Rosedale area

UPDATE: Shyairah Dixon has been located. Original story below… ——— ROSEDALE, MD—Police in Baltimore County are searching for a missing teen. Shyairah Dixon, 14, is 5’03” tall and weighs 130 pounds. She was last seen at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 26, 2025  in the Rosedale area wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, black pants, a purple backpack, and gray sneakers. […]

Registered Baltimore County sex offender pleads guilty to possession of child sexual abuse material

BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County man who is a registered sex offender has pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual abuse material. Steven Christopher Kelban, 50, of Catonsville, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography. Kelban was identified as a suspect in the trafficking of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), also called child pornography, during Baltimore County Police Department’s online investigation of […]

18-year-old arrested in connection with Baltimore County double homicide

TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County police have arrested and charged an 18-year-old man with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with a double homicide that occurred in January. Markie Cole, 18, was arrested by homicide detectives and is currently being held without bond at the Baltimore County Detention Center. The double homicide occurred on January 11, 2025, in the 3400-block of […]

Police searching for missing teen last seen in Essex area

UPDATE: Alicianna Vazquez has been located. Original story below… ——— ESSEX, MD—Police in Baltimore County are searching for a missing teen. Alicianna Vazquez, 14, is 5’04” tall and weighs 125 pounds. She was last seen in the Essex area wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, leggings, and tennis shoes. Anyone with information on Alicianna Vazquez’s whereabouts is asked to dial 9-1-1 […]

Former Baltimore-area priest charged with child sex abuse

BALTIMORE, MD—A former Baltimore-area priest has been charged with child sex abuse that occurred in the 1990s. In October 2023, detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department’s Crimes Against Children Unit were alerted of past sexual abuse by a former priest. During their investigation, the survivor provided information regarding sexual abuse by 62-year-old William “Father Bill” Mannion that occurred from […]