Essex stabbing victim identified by police

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 […]

Fatal stabbing reported in Essex

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 […]

COLD CASE: Police in Baltimore County search for clues in 1989 Dundalk stabbing death

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 […]

Baltimore County detectives continue to search for suspects in 1970s homicide

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 […]

Two men sentenced to life in prison in connection with murder, carjacking, home invasion of Rosedale father and son

ROSEDALE, MD—Two men have been sentenced to life in prison in connection with a 2021 murder, carjacking, and home invasion involving a Rosedale father and son. Ameer Gittens, 26, and Derrick Jamison, 27, were both sentenced on Thursday in Baltimore County to consecutive terms of life, without the possibility of parole, for a crime spree in October of 2021, including […]

Police: Joppa quadruple shooting suspect shot mother, cousins before killing himself; victims identified

JOPPA, MD—Detectives are investigating after multiple people were found dead of gunshot wounds in an apparent murder–suicide in Joppa. At just after 11:15 a.m. on Saturday, August 26, 2023, deputies with the Harford County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the 300-block of Trimble Road for a report of an active shooter situation. Within minutes, deputies arrived on the scene and […]

Quadruple shooting leaves 4 dead in Joppa

UPDATE: Police now say the suspect shot his mother and two cousins before killing himself. Original story below… JOPPA, MD—Four people are dead following a quadruple shooting in Joppa on Saturday. At just after 11:15 a.m. on August 26, deputies with the Harford County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 300-block of Trimble Road for a report of an active shooter […]