Police Beat: Shocking Cold Case Development, Murder-Suicide, Missing Man's Body Found

The weather is cooling off in Maryland. But police, fire and rescue personnel are still feeling the heat. From a murder-suicide, another body pulled from a reservoir and the arrest of a man charged with killing his twin brother, police and crime stories continued to unfold in Maryland this week. Keep your finger on the pulse of all that’s happening in and around your community with Patch’s fire and police beat.

A 23-year-old man was taken into custody in Georgia on charges he murdered his twin brother--a case that has baffled police for four years. Howard County police were involved in the arrest and say the suspect will be extradited. More on this story on Columbia Patch.

Police identify a D.C. man who shot a woman in the parking lot of her apartment complex as her 10-year-old child stood next to her, then turned the gun on himself in Prince George’s County. Find out more on Laurel Patch.

The body of a Baltimore man reported missing by his family was spotted by a motorist, then removed by Carroll County Sheriff’s Deputies and Rescue Dive Teams. Check in for updates on Eldersburg Patch.

A telephone pole fell on a CSX rail worker, causing serious injuries, Howard County Fire and Rescue services say. CSX workers had climbed an embankment near the railroad tracks when the pole fell. Savage-Guilford Patch has the story.

Authorities were busy responding to wrecks on the roads, including a crash they say was caused by a car that veered in front of an ambulance on an emergency call in Owings Mills. Get the full story on  Owings Mills Patch. And in Howard County, a crash at the intersection of Old Waterloo and Waterloo Roads caused an SUV to overturn, snarling traffic. See on Elkridge Patch.

This story has been updated to reflect the date that a Columbia man was found dead. His twin brother was charged in the slaying this week.