Crime & Safety

Carroll County Police Roundup

Here's your roundup of Carroll County crime, police and fire stories the week of Nov. 28 through Dec. 3.

A man and woman were charged in the robbery of the Farmers and Merchants Bank in Westminster. Police later linked the two to an earlier bank robbery attempt in Reisterstown.

 

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A homeless man was killed on railroad tracks off Rt. 27 right near the Rt. 140 overpass. Police believe the man committed suicide.

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An 80-year-old man was killed in the fire that is still under investigation. Two adults and three children were able to escape the fire without injury.

 

Thursday, Police searched for a suspect who robbed a person at gunpoint in Eldersburg before fleeing on foot behind .

 

Army Bomb Squad Causes a 'Boom' in Manchester

The Carroll County Times reported that on Monday night around 10 p.m. an Army bomb squad safely detonated an old military ordnance in Manchester. The eplosive was discovered by an auction company cleaning out the house after the owner passed away.


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