Crime & Safety

LOG: Timonium Woman Threatened at Gunpoint in Essex

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By now Patch readers would've certainly heard about the man shot while waiting for a train at the Lutherville light rail stop. 

The incident remains the most notable crime reported last week. 

In other news, a Timonium woman was threatened at gunpoint while pumping gas in Essex. The suspects were trying to intimidate her so she would not testify in court, police said. 

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Read last week's crime log here. 

Violent crimes aside, there were two attempted burglaries—one of which was thwarted by an alarm. 

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Crime Log

West Ridgely Road, 100 block, 4:10 p.m., Jan. 25. A man was shot in the face while standing on the Lutherville light rail platform. More details here. Police are asking anyone with information to aid their investigation. Find out how you can help here. 

Thornhill Road, unit block, between 5:30 p.m., Jan. 22 and 4 a.m., Jan. 23. A burglar smashed a Timonium home’s rear window. Once inside, the burglar triggered the home’s alarm and fled without stealing anything.

Charmuth Road, 1100 block, between 1:30 and 7:10 p.m., Jan. 22. A burglar pried the rear door of a Lutherville home in an attempted break-in. The individual did not get inside.

Back River Neck Road (Essex), 100 block, between 6:25 p.m., Jan. 21 and 6:30 p.m., Jan. 22. Two men brandishing handguns threatened a Timonium woman at an Essex gas station. The woman who plans to going to testify against her boyfriend in court, according to the police report. The woman was pumping gas when a black car pulled up directly behind her. Two men pointed handguns at her and said, “If you testify, you are dead. If you call the police about this incident, you are dead.” No further information is known at this time. 

If you have questions about the weekly crime log, or police activity in your neighborhood contact editor Nick DiMarco at nickd@patch.com or by phone at 443-621-2174.

Recent Police Headlines:

  • Crime Log: Multiple Burglaries Reported
  • First Phase of Long-Term Schools Safety Plan To Be Announced
  • Police Seeking Information Regarding Lutherville Light Rail Shooting
  • Baltimore Metro Crime: Week of Jan. 25
  • Baltimore Metro Rogues Gallery: Jan. 19-25

CORRECTION: The name Back River Neck Road was spelled incorrectly. Patch regrets this error. 


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