Amber Alert issued for missing Maryland 1-year-old

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 […]

Catonsville homicide victims identified

CATONSVILLE, MD—Police have identified the victims in Thursday’s double murder suicide in Catonsville. 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 42-year-old Chantel Sharieff, suffering from apparent trauma, along with her 6-year-old child, Kimana Sharieff, who sustained an apparent gunshot wound. Both […]

Maryland State Police celebrate graduation of 159th Academy Class

REISTERSTOWN, MD—Governor Wes Moore and Maryland State Police Superintendent Colonel Roland L. Butler, Jr. welcomed the largest Maryland State Police Academy graduating class in five years during a ceremony Friday. The 159th Academy Class completed 27 weeks of rigorous training before being sworn in at LifePoint Church. In his remarks, Moore thanked the graduates and their families, noting the new […]

Three deaths in Catonsville being investigated as double murder suicide

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 […]

Baltimore County Public Safety Day to be held in Towson in September

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 […]

Triple shooting leaves three dead in Baltimore County

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 […]

Registered Baltimore County sex offender sentenced to 10 years for child pornography

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 […]