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Man Charged With Murder, Arson After Wife’s Death In Westminster Fire
A man faces murder and arson charges after police say he set several fires in the home where his wife became trapped and died November 13.
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Carroll County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Info On Missing Woman
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Kristin Marie Spurrier was reported missing almost a week ago, and the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office is now asking for the public’s help in finding her. Spurrier, 25, is 5-foot-5...
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Reward Offered, Sketch Released Of Person Of Interest In Assault Case
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Authorities have released a sketch of a person of interest in an assault case, and are offering a reward for information leading to an arrest in the case. The man in the sketch is a...
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2 Men Arrested For Possessing Skimming Device, $6K In Cash
BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Carroll County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a 39-year-old man and a 26-year-old man during a traffic stop after locating a suspected skimming device, two small baggies of...
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9-Year-Old Boy With Autism Tased By Carroll Co. Sheriff’s Deputies For...
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 9-year-old boy with autism was reportedly tased by Carroll County Sheriff’s deputies on Wednesday, following an incident where deputies say the boy was “out of control” and was...
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Police Find Missing Westminster Woman Dead
BALTIMORE (WJZ) – Carroll County Police found a missing woman from Westminster dead Thursday. Police say 62-year-old Diane Louise Bollinger was reported missing Tuesday after she left her assisted...
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Man Charged With Assaulting Group Home Employees With Fire Extinguisher
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Carroll County man faces arson-related charges after attempting to ignite a fire in the group home where he lived, as well as maliciously discharging a fire extinguisher, the Office...
View ArticleCarroll County Sheriff’s Office To Host Critical Incident Preparedness...
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office will be heading a training seminar on Critical Incident Preparedness for local church leaders. Wednesday’s event comes after a mass shooting took...
View ArticleCarroll County Schools Increasing Police Presence
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Carroll County Public Schools have announced an increased police presence on campuses throughout the county beginning Wednesday. The school system announced the move in a statement...
View ArticleCarroll County Putting Deputies At Schools Following Shootings
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Students in Carroll County will see members of the sheriff’s department at school in an effort to help keep them safe. The sheriff’s office says they cannot be in every school for...
View ArticlePolice Investigating Death Of Suspect Held At Carroll County Detention Center
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Authorities say a suspect has died after being arrested and held at a detention center in Carroll County. Maryland State State police said they were contacted by investigators from...
View ArticleVIDEO: Md. Deputy Shoots Groundhog As It Crosses Road
SYKESVILLE (WJZ) — A video posted to social media shows a Maryland deputy shoot a groundhog as it was trying to cross a road. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office deputy was on Old Liberty Rd., near...
View ArticleSheriff’s Office Searching For Driver Who Hit Deputy’s Car, Then Fled
CARROLL CO., Md. (WJZ) — The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help to find the driver of a mini-van who fled the scene after hitting a deputy’s vehicle Thursday night. The...
View Article43-Year-Old Woman Killed in Auto-Pedestrian Crash
CARROLL CO., Md. (WJZ) — A 43-year-old woman is dead after being struck by a vehicle Friday night. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office reports the crash happened just before 8 p.m., on Route 140 near...
View ArticleSheriff: Arrest Made After Fight At Party Leads To Man’s Death
CARROLL, CO., Md. (WJZ) — An altercation at a party a few days before Christmas reportedly contributed to a man’s death, leading authorities to arrest a 49-year-old man. Todd Michael Dauses has been...
View ArticleResidents Fend Off Homeless Home Invaders Armed With Shotgun
CARROLL CO., Md. (WJZ) — Authorities arrested two homeless people who they say were armed with a shotgun when they forced their way into a Carroll County home, before the residents were able to fend...
View ArticleMan Accused Of Dragging Carroll County Sheriff’s Deputy The Length Of...
ELDERSBURG, Md. (WJZ) — A Catonsville man is under arrest Thursday, accused of dragging a Carroll County Sheriff’s Deputy with his car the length of a football field. Stanley Ray Junior is now facing...
View Article18-Year-Old In Critical Condition Following Single-Vehicle Collision In...
HAMPSTEAD, Md. (WJZ) — The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a single-vehicle crash on Gross Mill Road that left an 18-year-old hospitalized on Thursday. The Carroll County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleStudent Hospitalized After 4 Girls Caught Vaping, ‘Dabbing’ At Westminster...
WESTMINSTER, Md. (WJZ) — One student was hospitalized after having adverse effects to drugs ingested at Westminster High School Thursday. Carroll County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating at the...
View ArticleEmployee Found Murdered In Sykesville Office, Sheriff’s Deputies Say
SYKESVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — Carroll County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a possible murder in a business office in Sykesville, Md., on Saturday. Deputies responded at around 2:22 p.m. Saturday...
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Razor Blade Found In Stuffed Animal Won At Local Fire Company Carnival
WESTMINSTER, Md. (WJZ) — A razor blade was found inside a stuffed animal won at a local carnival in Westminster. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a woman who reported that she...
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Carroll County Sheriff’s Office Welcomes New K9 ‘Officer’ Lazar
WESTMINSTER, Md. (WJZ) — The newest member of the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office is ready to start sniffing out crime! One-and-a-half-year-old German Shepherd Lazar began his first day on the job...
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Carroll County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Robbery Of Sykesville Walmart
SYKESVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after an alleged armed robbery of a Walmart in Sykesville. Police were called to the Walmart Super Center on Ridge Road...
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Suspect Robs 7-Eleven With Semi-Automatic Style Rifle
NEW WINDSOR, Md. (WJZ) — Police in Carroll County are searching for a suspect they said robbed a 7-Eleven store. Officials said the incident happened Monday around 3:08 a.m. at 2899 New Windsor Road....
View ArticleCommunity Complaints Of Drug Activity In Westminster Leads To 2 Arrests
WESTMINSTER, Md. (WJZ) — After receiving complaints about drug dealing in the community, Westminster Police arrested two suspects on drug charges. Thursday afternoon, officers arrested 58-year-old...
View ArticleSuspect In Sykesville Walmart Robbery Seen In Same Store, Wearing Same Style...
SYKESVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect involved in a robbery at a Sykesville Walmart back in August. Police say that on...
View ArticleCarroll County Sheriff K9 Zsundi Dies After Sudden Illness
WESTMINSTER, Md. (WJZ) — The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of an active K9. K9 Zsundi passed due to a sudden illness. Zsundi was born Feb. 8, 2009. He became a member of the...
View Article87-Year-Old Ray Angell Copenhaver Struck, Killed In Taneytown
TANEYTOWN, Md. (WJZ) — An 87-year-old man was struck and killed along a Carroll County roadway Tuesday evening. According to the Carroll County Sheriff’s office, Ray Angell Copenhaver was struck and...
View ArticlePolice Arrest Suspect Accused Of Firing Gun At Occupied Car In Westminster
TANEYTOWN, Md. (WJZ) — Members of the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, along with Westminster Police, arrested a suspect wanted for opening fire on a car. Justin Carter, 34, was arrested Thursday in...
View ArticleSheriff’s Office Investigating Death Of Carroll County Inmate
WESTMINSTER, Md. (WJZ) — A 37-year-old Delaware man died at the Carroll County Detention Center Wednesday night. The sheriff’s office is investigating the death of inmate Nicholas Cirillo. According to...
View ArticleSilver Alert Canceled For Missing 84-Year-Old Woman
HAMPSTEAD, Md. (WJZ) — The Silver Alert for a missing 84-year-old woman last seen in Carroll County has been canceled. Officials said that Gertrude Thompson was located safe and unharmed.
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Police Searching For Man Who Allegedly Withdrew Money From Another Person’s...
WESTMINSTER, Md. — The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance to identify a man who allegedly used someone else’s information to withdraw money at a Bank of America in...
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2 Good Samaritans Help Carroll County Deputy Arrest Driver Who Reportedly...
KEYMAR, Md. (WJZ) — Two Good Samaritans are being praised for helping a Carroll County Sheriff’s deputy arrest a man who allegedly assaulted the deputy during an arrest. According to the sheriff’s...
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28-Year-Old Man Injured After Reported Explosion In Lineboro, Carroll County...
LINEBORO, Md. (WJZ) — A 28-year-old man was injured after a reported explosion in Lineboro Friday night, according to the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office. The reported explosion happened at View Ridge...
View ArticleSon Charged With Murder In Fatal Shooting Of Father In Westminster
WESTMINSTER, Md. (WJZ) — Police are investigating after a son allegedly killed his father in a shooting in Westminster on Saturday. Carroll County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called around 12:45...
View Article2 Assaulted In Westminster Early Friday, Sheriff’s Office Investigating
WESTMINSTER, Md. (WJZ) — The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after two people were assaulted early Friday morning in Westminster. Deputies, along with Maryland State Police and EMS,...
View ArticlePolice Investigating Suspicious Death Near Mount Airy
MOUNT AIRY, Md. (WJZ) — The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a suspicious death near Mount Airy. On Saturday around 10:02 a.m., deputies and emergency medical personnel were sent to the...
View ArticleDeputies ID Man Accused Of Stealing Ambulance And Crashing Into Police Vehicles
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Authorities have identified the man accused of commandeering an ambulance from a Carroll County hospital and crashing into two police vehicles on Thursday. Steven David Gary, 55, is...
View ArticleSecond Arrest Made In Mt. Airy Fatal Shooting From Last Year
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office has made a second arrest in a fatal shooting in Mt. Airy from last year. Prince George’s County man Marlon Yony Hernandez Rivera, 31, was arrested...
View ArticleCarroll County Public Schools To Hold Meeting On Former Volleyball Coach...
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Carroll County Public Schools will host a public meeting next week on a volleyball coach and long-term substitute teacher at Westminster High School who now faces four counts child...
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