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Paul L. Ensor, a retired Baltimore County police officer, died Thursday from colon cancer at Sunflower Assisted-Living in Westminster. He was 95. The son of farmers, Paul LeRoy Ensor was born and raised in Sparks. He attended Baltimore County public schools. Mr. Ensor was working at Bendix Corp. when he joined the Baltimore County Police Department in 1952. He was assigned to the Garrison Precinct, where he drove the patrol wagon, family members said. He retired in 1975. The longtime Owings Mills resident, who had lived in Upperco for the last 22 years, enjoyed fishing, crabbing and gardening.

Paul L. Ensor, a retired Baltimore County police officer, died Thursday from colon cancer at Sunflower Assisted-Living in Westminster. He was 95. The son of farmers, Paul LeRoy Ensor was born and raised in Sparks. He attended Baltimore County public schools. Mr. Ensor was working at Bendix Corp. when he joined the Baltimore County Police Department in 1952. He was assigned to the Garrison Precinct, where he drove the patrol wagon, family members said. He retired in 1975. The longtime Owings Mills resident, who had lived in Upperco for the last 22 years, enjoyed fishing, crabbing and gardening.

TOWSON, Md. (AP) — A total of 31 officers are getting promoted and assuming new ranks within the Baltimore County Police Department. The officers will take the oath of office during a ceremony on Wednesday. A total of 14 officers are becoming corporals, 12 corporals are becoming sergeants, and five sergeants are becoming lieutenants. Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz will take part in the ceremony.

Baltimore County police reported 23 homicides in 2012 with all but three cases solved. The county's average homicide clearance rate was 89.8 percent from 2007 through 2011, above the national average of about 65 percent, according to a statement from the department. In 2012, 12 victims were killed in domestic-related incidents, while three were killed by acquaintances, three were killed in non-random, drug-related incidents, the statement said. In five cases, police had not found a clear relationship between the victim and the suspect.

Baltimore County police are asking for the public's help in finding a 23-year-old woman who has been missing since last week. Jerryell Myesha Foster has not been seen since she left her home on Hazy Morn Court in Timonium at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Relatives told police that Foster did not attend a family Thanksgiving dinner and they are concerned about her. They said it was out of character for Foster to miss a holiday with family members and to not be in touch with them. Foster was described as black, 5 feet, 2 inches tall and weighing about 125 pounds.

A woman was found dead in a wooded area along Frederick Road in Oella on Sunday morning, Baltimore County police said. An autopsy by the medical examiner identified the woman as Janell Earlita Balogun, 33, of Middle River, and her death has been ruled a homicide, though she displayed no visible signs of trauma, police said. Police have no suspects yet but are asking anyone who may have observed suspicious behavior in the area Saturday night or early Sunday morning to contact the Baltimore County Police Department at 410-307-2020 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-756-2587.

Baltimore County police are seeking the public's assistance in locating a dementia patient who they say went missing Friday in the Towson area. Police say William Crews, 81, was last seen at the Heritage Adult Day Care, at 8240 Loch Raven Blvd., shortly before 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14. Police describe Crews as a black male, 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing 150 pounds. He has gray hair and wears glasses, and was wearing a red flannel shirt, dark brown jacket, khaki pants or jeans and dark brown shoes, according to police.

For the second time in a week, federal authorities are praising Baltimore County police for providing information that spawned a broader indictment against a violent criminal organization operating in Maryland and other states. The latest case, unsealed Monday in U.S. District Court, charges six people — none of them from Maryland — with taking part in a large-scale racketeering conspiracy to distribute more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana from Jamaica to New Jersey. Authorities say the organization was also responsible for the kidnapping and killing of a 50-year-old Woodlawn man in late 2009.

A Catonsville man, 92, who suffers from dementia, will not be charged in the death of his wife, according to the State's Attorney's office. The woman, 86, died March 15 at St. Agnes Hospital due to complications of a hip injury suffered when she tried to stop her husband from going for a walk on March 12, according to a release from the Baltimore County Police Department. The state's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has ruled the case a homicide. The couple had been married 65 years, according to the release, and there was no history of domestic abuse.

A 58-year-old man was killed when his motorcycle collided with a Toyota 4Runner in Baltimore County Saturday morning, according to the Baltimore County Police Department. Police on Tuesday identified the motorcyclist who died as John William Moschetto of the 700 block of Hollen Road in Baltimore. The accident occurred on Shawan Road near Beaver Dam Road. According to county police, police and fire officers responded to a call about the accident at 7:57 a.m. When they arrived at the scene, they determined that a motorcycle had a head-on collision with a Toyota 4Runner.

A 58-year-old man was killed when his motorcycle collided with a Toyota 4Runner in Baltimore County Saturday morning, according to the Baltimore County Police Department. Police on Tuesday identified the motorcyclist who died as John William Moschetto of the 700 block of Hollen Road in Baltimore. The accident occurred on Shawan Road near Beaver Dam Road. According to county police, police and fire officers responded to a call about the accident at 7:57 a.m. When they arrived at the scene, they determined that a motorcycle had a head-on collision with a Toyota 4Runner.

TOWSON, Md. (AP) — A total of 31 officers are getting promoted and assuming new ranks within the Baltimore County Police Department. The officers will take the oath of office during a ceremony on Wednesday. A total of 14 officers are becoming corporals, 12 corporals are becoming sergeants, and five sergeants are becoming lieutenants. Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz will take part in the ceremony.

A woman was found dead in a wooded area along Frederick Road in Oella on Sunday morning, Baltimore County police said. An autopsy by the medical examiner identified the woman as Janell Earlita Balogun, 33, of Middle River, and her death has been ruled a homicide, though she displayed no visible signs of trauma, police said. Police have no suspects yet but are asking anyone who may have observed suspicious behavior in the area Saturday night or early Sunday morning to contact the Baltimore County Police Department at 410-307-2020 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-756-2587.

Three weeks before Alexander Kinyua was charged with dismembering a family friend and eating some of the body parts, police at Morgan State University investigated a report that the suspect had a machete in his dorm room, school officials confirmed Monday. Officers went through his campus apartment on May 4 and Kinyua "volunteered to drop his pants" to be searched, a university spokesman said, but police found nothing. That same day, police responded to a complaint that someone threw a rock at a window at the housing complex, and a report says Kinyua was later identified as the culprit.

A Catonsville man, 92, who suffers from dementia, will not be charged in the death of his wife, according to the State's Attorney's office. The woman, 86, died March 15 at St. Agnes Hospital due to complications of a hip injury suffered when she tried to stop her husband from going for a walk on March 12, according to a release from the Baltimore County Police Department. The state's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has ruled the case a homicide. The couple had been married 65 years, according to the release, and there was no history of domestic abuse.

Lawrence R. "Larry" Sibley, a retired Baltimore County police officer who had a second career in security and as an office manager, died Thursday from heart disease at his home in Shrewsbury, Pa. He was 64. The son of an Old Bay Line seaman and a homemaker, Mr. Sibley was born in Baltimore and raised on Frankford Avenue in Gardenville. After graduating in 1965 from City College, Mr. Sibley entered the police academy, from which he graduated the next year. He joined the Baltimore County Police Department in 1967 and had worked as a detective.

Lawrence R. "Larry" Sibley, a retired Baltimore County police officer who had a second career in security and as an office manager, died Thursday from heart disease at his home in Shrewsbury, Pa. He was 64. The son of an Old Bay Line seaman and a homemaker, Mr. Sibley was born in Baltimore and raised on Frankford Avenue in Gardenville. After graduating in 1965 from City College, Mr. Sibley entered the police academy, from which he graduated the next year. He joined the Baltimore County Police Department in 1967 and had worked as a detective.

Baltimore County police reported 23 homicides in 2012 with all but three cases solved. The county's average homicide clearance rate was 89.8 percent from 2007 through 2011, above the national average of about 65 percent, according to a statement from the department. In 2012, 12 victims were killed in domestic-related incidents, while three were killed by acquaintances, three were killed in non-random, drug-related incidents, the statement said. In five cases, police had not found a clear relationship between the victim and the suspect.

For the second time in a week, federal authorities are praising Baltimore County police for providing information that spawned a broader indictment against a violent criminal organization operating in Maryland and other states. The latest case, unsealed Monday in U.S. District Court, charges six people — none of them from Maryland — with taking part in a large-scale racketeering conspiracy to distribute more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana from Jamaica to New Jersey. Authorities say the organization was also responsible for the kidnapping and killing of a 50-year-old Woodlawn man in late 2009.

Baltimore County police are seeking the public's assistance in locating a dementia patient who they say went missing Friday in the Towson area. Police say William Crews, 81, was last seen at the Heritage Adult Day Care, at 8240 Loch Raven Blvd., shortly before 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14. Police describe Crews as a black male, 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing 150 pounds. He has gray hair and wears glasses, and was wearing a red flannel shirt, dark brown jacket, khaki pants or jeans and dark brown shoes, according to police.