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Alert Issued For 12-Year-Old Boy Reported Missing In Maryland For Days Alert Issued For 12-Year-Old Boy Reported Missing In Maryland For Days
Alert Issued For 12-Year-Old Boy Reported Missing In Maryland For Days Concerns are mounting in Baltimore County for a missing 12-year-old boy who has been missing for days. An alert was issued by the Baltimore County Police Department on Friday, Aug. 26 regarding Kden Weddington, who was last seen on Wednesday, Aug. 24, in the Lochearn/Gwynn Oak area.  Police described Weddington as being 4-foot-9, weighing approximately 70 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black jacket and blue jeans.  No other information was provided by investigators. Anyone with information regarding Weddington or his whereabouts has been asked to contact the Baltimore County…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Officials Release Video Of Implosion Of Iconic Baltimore County Landmark Officials Release Video Of Implosion Of Iconic Baltimore County Landmark
Officials Release Video Of Implosion Of Iconic Baltimore County Landmark Police have released a video of the implosion of an iconic Baltimore County landmark. The former C.P. Crane Power Station in Bowleys Quarters has been imploded on the morning of Friday, Aug. 19, according to Baltimore County Police. The Baltimore County Fire Department, Baltimore County Police Department, and Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police began to secure the area at 6:30 a.m. to prepare for the implosion. Here's a look at this morning's #implosion that took place in #Baltimore County at Bowleys Quarters. #today pic.twitter.com/m0cvSrPWdo — Baltimore County Police Depa…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Implosion Scheduled For Maryland Power Station Dubbed 'Prominent Landmark' Implosion Scheduled For Maryland Power Station Dubbed 'Prominent Landmark'
Implosion Scheduled For Maryland Power Station Dubbed 'Prominent Landmark' A landmark in Baltimore County will soon be no more as officials announce its scheduled implosion. The former C.P. Crane Power Station in Bowleys Quarters has been scheduled to be imploded around 8 a.m. Friday, Aug. 19, according to Baltimore County Police. #BCoPD #Alert: #Friday, August 19 - beginning at 6:30 a.m., the area around the former C.P. Crane Power Station will be secured for a scheduled #implosion. Carroll Island Rd at Seneca Park Rd will be closed. The implosion is scheduled to occur at 9 a.m. (weather permitting). pic.twitter.com/g83BuRiiMw — Baltimore County Police Depart…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Victims ID'd In Fatal Baltimore County Crash Victims ID'd In Fatal Baltimore County Crash
Victims ID'd In Fatal Baltimore County Crash Baltimore County Police are continuing to investigate a fatal crash that ejected two people from the vehicle, authorities say. Elvis Espinoza, 20, and Salvador Melara, 21, were killed in the crash that occurred along Cranbrook Road just east of Greenside Drive shortly before 2 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 14, according to Baltimore County police. Investigation revealed that the driver was traveling eastbound on Cranbrook Road when the vehicle went off the road, striking a fire hydrant and several trees before overturning. The driver and rear passenger were ejected from the vehicle, police said, whil…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Separate Alerts Issued For 11-Year-Old Boy, Girl Reported Missing In Maryland Separate Alerts Issued For 11-Year-Old Boy, Girl Reported Missing In Maryland
Separate Alerts Issued For 11-Year-Old Boy, Girl Reported Missing In Maryland Separate alerts have been issued for a pair of 11-year-olds who were reported missing by friends and family on the same day in Maryland. The Baltimore Police Department issued an alert at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 14 for Darren Cole, which was followed by the Baltimore County Police Department at 1:30 p.m. as the agency looks to locate Greidy Hernandez-Portillo. Neither child has been seen since Saturday, Aug. 13, according to police. Cole was described as being 4-foot-11 weighing approximately 100 pounds. He was last seen in the 3300 block of Piedmont Avenue wearing a gray…

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by Zak Failla
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Juvenile Charged In Shooting Death Of 8-Year-Old Girl In Maryland: Police (UPDATED) Juvenile Charged In Shooting Death Of 8-Year-Old Girl In Maryland: Police (UPDATED)
Juvenile Charged In Shooting Death Of 8-Year-Old Girl In Maryland: Police (Updated) A juvenile has been charged for his role in the fatal shooting of an 8-year-old girl who was found with life-threatening injuries in a Baltimore basement, police announced. Shortly before 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 3, officers from the Baltimore County Towson Precinct responded to the 6300 block of Sherwood Road, where there was a reported shooting involving a minor.  HILLENDLE | BALTIMORE CO | MAJOR TRAUMA | 6300 BLK SHERWOOD RD | 8 YR OLD LITTLE SIS PLAYING WITH HANDGUN, DISCHARGED CHEST WOUND PRI 1 TRAUMA ARREST TO HOSPITAL #BCOPD #BCOFD — Baltimore Metro News (@BaltMetroNews) Augu…

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by Zak Failla
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Girl, 8, Dies After Being Found In Baltimore Basement With Gunshot Wound To Chest Girl, 8, Dies After Being Found In Baltimore Basement With Gunshot Wound To Chest
Girl, 8, Dies After Being Found In Baltimore Basement With Gunshot Wound To Chest An 8-year-old girl who was found in the basement of a Towson home in Baltimore County with critical injuries died after being shot, authorities announced. Officers from the Baltimore County Towson Precinct responded to the 6300 block of Sherwood Road shortly before 9: 30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 3, where there was a reported shooting. Upon arrival, officers found an 8-year-old shooting victim in the basement of the home. She was rushed to an area hospital for treatment and evaluation, where she was later pronounced dead, police said. According to a report, the child was playing with a hand…

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by Zak Failla
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Police Seek To ID Body Found On Side Of Baltimore County Road Police Seek To ID Body Found On Side Of Baltimore County Road
Police Seek To ID Body Found On Side Of Baltimore County Road An investigation has begun after a decomposing man's body was found on the side of a Baltimore County road, authorities say. The body was found around 11 a.m., Sunday, July 31 on the side of the 1400 block of Diffendall Road, according to Baltimore County police. The body was taken to a medical examiner's office where an autopsy will be performed to determine a cause of death. The identity of the man is currently unknown.  As detectives continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding this incident, anyone with information pertaining to the case is being asked to call 410-307-20…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Twenty-One Wheels Of Soul Motorcycle Club Members Indicted For Quadruple Maryland Shooting Twenty-One Wheels Of Soul Motorcycle Club Members Indicted For Quadruple Maryland Shooting
Twenty-One Wheels Of Soul Motorcycle Club Members Indicted For Quadruple Maryland Shooting Nearly two dozen members of the Wheels of Soul Motorcycle Club have been indicted on multiple charges related to a quadruple shooting that took place in Maryland in October 2020. The Charles County Sheriff's Office announced on Friday, July 22, that 21 members of the club have been identified and apprehended for their roles in a shooting at Room 301 on Crain Highway in Waldorf. Those charged, and their affiliation to the gang: Eric Gerard Davis, 32, of Fort Washington (Unseen Kingz); Kentrel Jerome Dorsey, 33, of Front Royal (Virginia Chapter); Shawn Everett Fleming, 32, of Centerville …

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by Zak Failla
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Investigation Into Outlaw Motorcycle Gang In Baltimore Leads To Arrests, Drug, Weapon Seizures Investigation Into Outlaw Motorcycle Gang In Baltimore Leads To Arrests, Drug, Weapon Seizures
Investigation Into Outlaw Motorcycle Gang In Baltimore Leads To Arrests, Drug, Weapon Seizures A months-long investigation into a leader of a violent Outlaw Motorcycle Gang operating in Baltimore led to more than a dozen arrests for drug and weapons charges tied to a homicide in North Carolina. The Baltimore County Police Department’s Vice Narcotics Section announced the completion of an investigation into trafficked cocaine and prescription pills in Maryland, which led to a host of new information regarding a triple homicide involving a purported rival gang. While investigating the gang leader, police said that they uncovered new information in reference to the triple homicide, whi…

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by Zak Failla
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Arsonist Apprehended After Setting Four Maryland Fires In Eight Hours: Officials Arsonist Apprehended After Setting Four Maryland Fires In Eight Hours: Officials
Arsonist Apprehended After Setting Four Maryland Fires In Eight Hours: Officials A serial arsonist is in custody after admitting to setting multiple fires over the course of just a few hours in Maryland, authorities said. In Carroll County, Wesley England, 33, was arrested and faces multiple charges after admitting to setting four fires in less than eight hours in Hampstead on Wednesday, June 29, the sheriff’s office announced. The investigation into the fires led members of the Hampstead Police and investigators with the Deputy State Fire Marshal to identify Wesley as a suspect, and he was arrested minutes after he was found walking from the last of the fires he allege…

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IDs Released Of Officers, Gunman Involved In Deadly Towson Shooting IDs Released Of Officers, Gunman Involved In Deadly Towson Shooting
IDs Released Of Officers, Gunman Involved In Deadly Towson Shooting The Baltimore County officers and a gunman involved in a Towson shootout over the weekend have been identified, authorities say. Officer S. Johnson, Officer C. Klapha, and Officer R. Fitzgerald were the officials involved in the shooting of Joseph Robert Henry Thompson, 66, who was killed, according to the Maryland Attorney General's Office. Thompson was shot by officers after firing his gun at them outside of an apartment on the 500 block of Virginia Avenue shortly before 9 p.m., Saturday, June 4. During the gunfire exchange, one officer was shot resulting in non-life-threatening injuries…

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by Annie DeVoe