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 […]
PARSONSBURG, MD—An 11-year-old boy died in a house fire early Friday morning in Parsonsburg, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal. Firefighters were called to a home at 31615 Zion Road at about 4:20 a.m. Responding to heavy flames, crews were told by three adults who escaped the house that a child was still inside. Despite rescue […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland State Police are stepping up enforcement efforts over the Labor Day weekend, urging motorists to drive safely and avoid impaired, distracted and aggressive driving. According to a press release, troopers from all 23 barracks across the state will conduct high-visibility patrols from Friday, Aug. 29, through Sunday, Aug. 31. The State Police Impaired Driving Reduction Effort (SPIDRE) […]
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 […]
UPDATE 5: The suspect in this vehicle pursuit and assault on a deputy has been identified as Juan Yahir Quiroz Manzueta of Yonkers, New York. UPDATE 4: Police say the suspect who was initially detained has been released. The investigation into the identity of the person who was driving the truck is ongoing at this hour. UPDATE 3: All lanes […]