UPDATE: Shanell West has pleaded guilty to the charges. Original story below… BALTIMORE, MD—Attorney General Anthony G. Brown on Wednesday announced the indictment of Shanell Angelia West, 45, of Essex, in two separate cases involving theft and insurance fraud. In the first case, West was allegedly involved in a theft scheme related to her former employment at the Maryland Department […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—Attention, all animal lovers! The Baltimore County Animal Services Adoption Express will be making “pit stops” in Essex and Middle River on Monday, June 24, 2024. From 3:00 to 4:15 p.m., the Adoption Express will visit the Essex branch of the Baltimore County Public Library. Then, from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. the Adoption Express will stop at Icy […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A U.S. District Judge has sentenced a 46-year-old man from Baltimore to serve time in prison for his part in three armed cell phone store robberies. Gary Leon Holloway will now serve 14 years in prison and four years of supervised release, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Maryland. Holloway and his co-conspirators […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued an Air Quality Alert for Saturday in the Baltimore area. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert will be in effect for June 22, 2024. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children, people suffering from […]
DUNDALK, MD—The missing 6-year-old child who was found in the water in Baltimore County on Friday has died. At just after 9 a.m. on June 21, crews responded to the 2000-block of Inverton Road in Dundalk for a report of a missing child near a boat ramp. Members from the Baltimore County Fire Department and the Baltimore County Volunteer Firefighter’s […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Transportation has announced major lane closures for the coming weekend and week in Baltimore County. Officials say the closures could impact travel for those driving in the area. The planned closures include the following: Baltimore County I-95/I-695 Southwest Interchange – 10 Bridges Rehabilitation – Expect the following single double and triple lane overnight closures between […]
UPDATE: Officials say Marcel has died from his injuries. Original story below… DUNDALK, MD—Police say a missing six-year-old has been found, but is critically injured. The Baltimore County Fire Department located Marcel Traore in the waters of Lynch Cove in Dundalk. Marcel is non-verbal and was reported missing at around 4:45 a.m. on Friday morning. He was found at around […]
ESSEX, MD—The Baltimore County Police Department is asking for help from the community in solving the murder of 9-year-old Alva Parris. The killing happened sixty-four years ago. Alva disappeared on June 10, 1960. The child left home and was on her way to a relative’s house a few blocks away. Five days later, her body was found in a shallow grave […]