On December 4, in Parkville, Baltimore County Police took into custody Cameron Keelan, 19, for allegedly attempting to kidnap three children, as reported by WMAR2 News. Keelan allegedly drew near the children in the 8300 block of Edgedale Road, trying to convince them to go away with him. Law enforcement officials are currently investigating whether Keelan may have been involved in other similar cases.
Keelan is now facing charges related to the attempted kidnapping, and officers have responded to the scene after reports of a suspicious individual in the vicinity, confirmed CBS News Baltimore. He remains in custody at the Baltimore County Detention Center, sadly there are indications that this kind of crime might not be an isolated incident, furthermore, the community has been asked to contribute any relevant information by calling 410-887-2361.
Within the context of Maryland, kidnapping cases appear to be disturbingly persistent, though not ubiquitously on the rise. Data from Baltimore County Police indicates that, to date, in 2025, there have been 31 kidnappings, compared with 34 in 2024 and 22 reported in 2023; across the state, the figures stand at 111 for 2025, down from 163 in 2024 and 198 in the previous year, as per State Police records.
Past incidents mirror the gravity of the situation, like the chilling 2024 event where a Baltimore County man was taken from his house, the crime chillingly captured on security cameras. Despite police silence on the motive, a source informed WJZ that the victim's penchant for gambling and holding large amounts of money might have made him a target. Adding to the horrors, back in September, Anne Arundel County police spotlighted two Marylanders as suspects in a 2023 case involving kidnapping and carjacking, where a woman was forcibly thrown over a bridge only to survive by swimming to safety, and even now, police continue their hunt for suspects Crystal Humphries and David Jiles.
