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    Baltimore County judge denies bail for paramedic accused of masturbation, urination at work
    During Thurday’s hearing, Lauren Stone, assistant state’s attorney for Baltimore County, told the judge that Baltimore County Police reviewed over two dozen videos Carroll filmed of himself committing additional lewd sex acts at work, home, inside an ambulance and in his doctor’s office.
    A Baltimore County Fire Department paramedic was denied bail on Thursday.
    Man charged after accidental shooting at Glen Burnie elementary school leaves child wounded
    A 34-year-old Pasadena man was charged with allowing a minor access to firearms after an accidental shooting in a Glen Burnie elementary school.
    FEBRUARY 4, 2026 -Anne Arundel County police car seen outside of Freetown Elementary School in Glen Burnie.
    Baltimore Police officer pleads guilty to misconduct after making false arrest
    Officer Mamoudou Diallo, who has been on the force for almost five years, pleaded guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court to misconduct in office.
    Baltimore Police Officer Mamoudou Diallo pleaded guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court to misconduct in office and could receive probation before judgment, which is not a conviction.
    Judge overturns firing of Gunpowder Falls State Park assistant manager
    An appeals judge overturned the firing of Gunpowder Falls State Park Assistant Manager Dean Hughes due to a technicality. Hughes was fired in November 2022 as part of a park service shakeup following the arrest of Michael Browning.
    Dean Hughes, shown at a 2016 event, began working in the park system in 2009 and became assistant park manager at Gunpowder Falls State Park in 2015. He recently left the agency amid questions about his conduct.
    Baltimore County paramedic arrested, charged with masturbating on items used by coworkers
    Christopher M. Carroll, a Baltimore County Fire Department paramedic under investigation for masturbating at work, was arrested and charged with 23 misdemeanors related to ejaculating on, urinating on and defacing coworkers’ personal property.
    A Baltimore County Fire Department paramedic under investigation for masturbating at work was arrested and charged on Wednesday with 23 misdemeanors.
    Former Poly high school coach denied bond in felony drug distribution case
    Jamar Briscoe, a former high school basketball coach at Poly, was denied bond after being arrested on felony drug distribution and possession charges.
    A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
    Maryland lawmakers debate changing system that lets anyone file for criminal charges
    A Democrat from Baltimore introduced the bill, which would limit the ability of district court commissioners to issue arrest warrants to people other than police officers and state's attorneys.
    Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates speaks during a hearing on Tuesday in Annapolis on House Bill 336.
    Two dead in shooting near North Baltimore park
    Baltimore Police are investigating a shooting early Wednesday that left two people dead in North Baltimore.
    A Baltimore Police vehicle is seen in Fells Point on April 14, 2024.
    Baltimore County Police hired a former registered sex offender. How did this happen, and why?
    Baltimore County follows Maryland regulations when hiring police officers, which stipulate that departments can disqualify applicants with criminal histories from becoming police officers. But Maryland law does not allow police departments to make employment decisions about applicants based on expunged records.
    Judge opts for no jail time for Baltimore lead inspector who falsified reports
    A Baltimore judge has opted not to sentence a local man to prison for illegally certifying that hundreds of homes in Maryland were free of lead paint.
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    Baltimore judge issues arrest warrant for boxer Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis
    Davis, 31, now of Parkland, Florida, is on probation for a hit-and-run in 2020 in Baltimore that injured four people, including a pregnant woman.
    A circuit judge has issued an arrest warrant for Gervonta “Tank” Davis on claims of probation violation.
    Baltimore Police’s new traffic unit sets sights on Virginia plates, dangerous driving
    The Baltimore Police Department is rolling out a new “citywide traffic team” focused on reducing fatal crashes and dangerous driving behaviors across the city.
    Baltimore Police announced the formation of a new "citywide traffic team" on  Tuesday.
    Maryland law change is making it harder to get compensation for wrongful convictions
    A provision included in one of the budget bills in 2025 requires counties to now pay half of any compensation — even though state’s attorneys are independent elected officials.
    Douglass Haynie was released from prison in 2025 after serving about 32 years for a killing he maintains he did not commit.
    Hutzell: Baltimore to El Salvador, one man’s trip through the deportation grinder
    Column: José Serrano Maldonado is an almost anonymous victim of the industrial deportation complex, a cruel machine that spits people out without compassion or discretion. Here’s his story.
    A partial screengrab from a video posted to social media purporting to show the inside of a holding room for undocumented immigrants in downtown Baltimore.
    Annapolis mayor removes police chief from command
    Edward Jackson was removed from his job as chief of the Annapolis Police Department on Monday, city officials said.
    Annapolis Chief of Police Edward Jackson pays attention as audience members take turns delivering feedback to public officials during a listening session at First Baptist Church in Annapolis, Md. on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.
    ‘They took it all from me’: Maryland residents lost at least $6 million in call center schemes
    Nearly two dozen Maryland residents were scammed out of funds, cryptocurrency and gold bars, said Montgomery County officials and agents from the FBI Baltimore field office.
    Lisa, an 82-year-old Rockville resident, said at a news conference with Montgomery County officials and FBI Baltimore field office agents that she gave her life savings to scammers who impersonated as federal authorities.
    Porsche driver arrested after striking cop car, Anne Arundel police say
    The driver of a blue Porsche that allegedly struck a police vehicle was arrested and charged over the weekend, Anne Arundel County Police said.
    The driver of a blue Porsche that allegedly struck a police vehicle was arrested and charged over the weekend, Anne Arundel County Police said.
    No basis for Bates’ concerns about mayor’s safety office, legal opinion finds
    A former assistant state’s attorney disagreed that the operations of the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement was putting prosecutions at risk.
    Mayor Brandon Scott, left, speaks to the press as Baltimore City State's Attorney Ivan Bates listens during a community walk through the Four by Four neighborhood on May 7, 2024.
    One man injured in Baltimore County police-involved shooting
    Baltimore County detectives are investigating a police-involved shooting this weekend in Towson.
    Aerial view of the Baltimore County Public Safety Building, the Baltimore County Police Department Headquarters, in Towson, Md., on Thursday, January 8, 2026.
    Howard County judge convicts 19-year-old in double shooting near Columbia mall
    Emmetson Zeah, 19, was convicted of murder in the shooting deaths of two teenagers near The Mall in Columbia in February 2025.
    The Mall in Columbia shopping mall on Thursday, February 27, 2025.
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