Rash of recent, local burglaries continues

Police continue to investigate a rash of burglaries that have been reported within the past week.  In addition to the burglaries listed here, police listed the burglaries below on Tuesday. Sometime between 5 a.m. on May 5 and 8 a.m. on May 8, an individual entered Orbit Technologies’ construction site, located in the 5200 Block of King Avenue, 21237, and […]

Illegal street racer arrested in Essex

An Abingdon man was arrested after a Maryland State Police broke up an illegal street race on Sunday. At just before 6 p.m., a State Trooper was on routine patrol in the area of Kelso Drive at Rossville Boulevard, in Essex, when he saw several heavily-modified, high-performance vehicles, traveling westbound on Kelso Drive, a known hot spot for illegal street […]

Police investigating 3 robberies in Essex

Police are investigating three robberies that took place in the Essex area within the past week. At 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 27, a man walking in the area of Compass Road and Luke Road, 21220, was assaulted by four suspects, who hit him on the head and stole his headphones. At 9 p.m. on Friday, April 28, a man […]

Police search for missing woman in Essex

Police are searching for a woman who went missing from the Essex area on Sunday night. Shelia Renee Hunt, 44, is a white female, 5’4″ and approximately 215 pounds. When last seen around 7:30 p.m. in the 11000 block of Eastern Avenue, Shelia Hunt was wearing a grey t-shirt and black leggings. Shelia has black shoulder length hair, brown eyes, […]