Criminal Justice

    Baltimore judge tosses climate change case brought by city against oil companies
    Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Videtta A. Brown said in a ruling the gas emissions that damaged Baltimore fall under the federal Clean Air Act.
    Passersby and neighbors look where a large tree crushed a car on Aug. 28, 2011, in Baltimore. Activists say climate change is producing larger, stronger storms.
    Donald Trump invites some of Rachel Morin’s family to the Republican National Convention
    Former President Donald J. Trump has invited some members of Rachel Morin’s family to join him at the Republican National Convention next week.
    Michael Morin, the brother of Rachel Morin, is scheduled to speak at the convention in Milwaukee, according to an RNC source familiar with the planning. He and other family members are attending as guests of Trump and the convention, the source said.
    18-year-old charged in stabbing of another teen on MTA bus in Baltimore
    Baltimore Police arrested Brandon Lee Adams Jr. of Baltimore and said he stabbed 14-year-old Cortez Lemon after an argument on the bus Wednesday afternoon in the 4200 block of Frankford Avenue.
    A Baltimore Police vehicle is seen in Fells Point on April 14, 2024.
    Escapee who caused Anne Arundel schools to go on lockdown recaptured
    William Raynard Herold, 22, escaped near Route 50 and Bestgate Road in the Annapolis Exchange area.
    An Anne Arundel County Police vehicle.
    Survivor of Key Bridge collapse: ‘I looked at the bridge and it was no longer there’
    In an exclusive Wednesday interview with NBC News’ Tom Llamas, Julio Cervantes said he saw family members disappear to his left and right into the water beneath them.
    A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat approached the Dali cargo ship, which toppled the Francis Scott Key bridge in March, on April 25, 2024.
    Visit Paris on probation? Judge scoffs at Gervonta Davis’ request for Olympics jaunt.
    A USA Boxing official says the Baltimore boxing champion would be a “key asset” at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
    Baltimore boxing champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis arrives for his sentencing at the Elijah E. Cummings Courthouse on Friday, May 5. Davis pleaded guilty to four traffic offenses in connection to a hit-and-run in 2020 that injured four people.
    Prosecutors say Uber rides, stores targeted in separate carjacking, robbery sprees
    The robberies in the first case happened between November 2023 and January. Five people between the ages of 17 to 20 are charged with armed robberies and motor vehicle thefts in Baltimore, Baltimore County and Howard County.
    Driver at the wheel of a car.
    A year of stolen cars stopped at Baltimore region ports, by the numbers
    The agency recovered 1,316 vehicles nationwide, meaning about 26% of them were stopped in this region, which covers the ports of Baltimore; Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia; Philadelphia; and Wilmington, Delaware.
    Officials recovered 141 stolen cars from the Port of Baltimore — the third-most in the nation.
    Baltimore County to flip switch on 5 new speed cameras in school zones
    The Baltimore County Police Department plans to activate speed cameras at five new locations in school zones on Thursday, July 11, 2024.
    Weekend commuters zip past on of Baltimore City's speed camera on the Jones Falls Expressway on Sunday, October 1
    W. Va. troopers tackled, stunned a Maryland man. A judge approved a settlement over his death.
    Kanawha County Circuit Judge Kenneth Ballard approved the settlement for the estate of Edmond Exline. The lawsuit said he died at a hospital after three troopers tackled and handcuffed him and used a Taser to immobilize him Feb. 12, 2023, along Interstate 81 near Martinsburg.
    Kanawha County Circuit Judge Kenneth Ballard approved the settlement for the estate of Edmond Exline. The lawsuit said he died at a hospital after three troopers tackled and handcuffed him and used a Taser to immobilize him Feb. 12, 2023, along Interstate 81 near Martinsburg.
    Baltimore rapper YGG Tay sentenced for conspiracy including murder-for-hire plot tied to BGF
    The rapper, whose real name is Davante Harrison, pleaded guilty on Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore to one count of racketeering conspiracy.
    Baltimore rapper YGG Tay pleaded guilty on Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore to one count of racketeering conspiracy and was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison.
    Ex-Baltimore Police officer sentenced to probation, community service for overtime theft
    Darius Gaines, 33, of Joppa, pleaded guilty on Tuesday in Baltimore Circuit Court to theft, theft scheme, making false entries in public records and misconduct in office.
    A Baltimore Police detective’s uniform patch is seen on his shoulder while he observes the crowd in between innings during a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics held at Camden Yards on Wednesday, April 12. The Orioles beat the Athletics, 8-7, to win the series.
    Police recover 31 stolen airbags, a recurring problem for car owners in Howard County
    Overnight, Howard County Police recovered 31 stolen airbags and arrested the two suspects.
    A Howard County Police vehicle seen on Jan. 25, 2024.
    ‘Bitcoin Rodney’ wanted out of jail pending trial. A federal judge had other ideas.
    Rodney Burton was ordered held pending trial by U.S. District Judge Richard Bennett in U.S. District Court in Baltimore.
    Bitcoin Rodney attends the Official Celebrity Boxing Press Conference at Luxe Media Studios on March 5, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images)
    Nevada judge dismisses assault charges against boxing trainer Calvin Ford
    Gervonta Davis’ trainer had assault charges dismissed after witnesses failed to appear Tuesday in a Las Vegas court.
    WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis, left, speaks to his head trainer, Calvin Ford, in the ring during a workout at Barry's Boxing Gym on April 6 in Las Vegas.
    After years of criticizing Annapolis Police, civil rights group to honor department
    In what they are calling a “historic” event, the Annapolis Police Department, as well as the ACLU of Maryland, is being recognized by the Caucus of African American Leaders.
    An Annapolis Police cruiser is seen on West St. during the Annapolis Pride Parade and Festival on June 1, 2024.
    Baltimore Colts star Bruce Laird apologizes after woman accuses him of drunken groping
    Former Baltimore Colts star safety Bruce Allan Laird appeared in court Monday and offered a terse apology to a woman who accused him of drunkenly groping her.
    Woman, grandmother identified as victims in Baltimore County double homicide
    Baltimore County Police continue to investigate the killings of a young woman and her grandmother in their Middle River home over the weekend. They were found to have “apparent trauma to the upper body.”
    6/16/22—A Baltimore County police car sits outside of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.
    Man arrested in deadly Fourth of July road rage shooting in Taneytown
    A 20-year-old man was arrested in connection to his alleged involvement in a Fourth of July road rage incident that left one dead and multiple injured in Taneytown.
    Baltimore Police crime scene tape sits unused on a police vehicle at the scene after a vehicle exploded inside a five-story parking garage in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood on 7/27/22.  Two people are being treated for injuries, fire officials said Wednesday afternoon.
    Baltimore Police commissioner, living in a downtown hotel, says he sees crime declines firsthand
    Richard Worley said his knowledge of the department as a 26-year veteran allowed him to make tweaks to the organizational structure and supervisors that he believes have been paying dividends.
    Police Commissioner Richard Worley, pictured during a community walk last December, says he’s been experiencing the city’s declines in violent crimes firsthand, living in a downtown hotel since the fall.
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