Criminal Justice

    Baltimore County police investigating alleged double homicide in Middle River
    Two women were found dead in Baltimore County in what police are describing as a suspected double homicide.
    A Baltimore City Police car sits parked on North Calvert St.
    Malls, the last refuge of teen freedom, are tightening their grip
    As the virtual realm of teens expands unfettered and unsupervised, the physical realm of teens — already limited by barriers of driver’s licenses, drinking ages, parental consent and finances — is shrinking in the Baltimore area.
    Hugo Kugiya
    Police investigating death of 3-year-old found in Montgomery County pool
    Although no foul play is suspected, police are investigating the death, which happened Friday night.
    A Montgomery County Police vehicle is seen in Silver Spring, Maryland on Saturday, March 2, 2024.
    NFL rookie, 2 former high school teammates killed in crash in Prince George’s County
    Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal crash in Prince George’s County on Saturday morning that left three people dead, including Khyree Jackson, who was recently drafted by the Minnesota Vikings.
    Khyree Jackson, a former Maryland high school football star who was recently drafted by the Minnesota Vikings. died alongside two former teammates from Dr. Henry Wise Jr. High School, Anthony Lytton Jr., 24, and Isaiah Hazel, 23, both from Upper Marlboro, in a July 6, 2024, car wreck.
    Marilyn Mosby can keep her law license while she appeals, Maryland Supreme Court rules
    U.S. District Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby sentenced Mosby, 44, who served as the city's top prosecutor from 2015-23, on charges of perjury and mortgage fraud to three years’ supervised release, with one year of home detention, and ordered her to perform 100 hours of community service.
    Former Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby stands outside the federal courthouse in Greenbelt after being sentenced to three years of probation, which includes a year of house arrest, May 23, 2024. She was convicted earlier this year of perjury and fraud.
    Sheriff: 1 dead, 3 people hurt in Taneytown shooting that began as road rage incident
    A road rage incident ended in Taneytown with a fatal shooting that left a 36-year-old Westminster man dead and left three others injured.
    Police lights
    Policing Baltimore’s Federal Hill when you’re not the police
    Federal Hill turned to private security after high-profile crimes in the neighborhood left people feeling unsafe.
    Brian Askew overlooks Key Highway and Rash Field Park in Baltimore.
    Fewer people want to become police officers. What can be done about it?
    Distrust in police and increased scrutiny on the profession are among the reasons many are turning away from the job. Departments around the state are trying to come up with creative ways to reverse the trend.
    Robbie Wright, Baltimore County Police corporal, speaks with students attending a criminal justice fair at Community College of Baltimore County.
    Woman dies while in custody at Baltimore Central Booking & Intake Center
    Helen Williams, 43, of Baltimore, is at least the fourth person to die in 2024 in the custody of the city’s jail system.
    The exterior of the Baltimore City Central Booking and Intake Center on February 6, 2024.
    Three teens face charges in an alleged BB gun shooting spree through Ocean City
    Dundalk resident Anthony Edward Connolly, 19, and Westminster residents Evan Michael Barnette, 19, and Jonathan Daniel Colon, 19, are facing misdemeanor charges for second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and other counts related to property destruction and possession of a replica gun.
    An aerial shot shows Ocean City, Maryland, with the beach on the right, the city in the middle and Isle of Wight Bay in the background.
    The Bible that caught a bullet in Brooklyn Day shooting
    Charlene Bowie’s Bible has a bullet lodged in Jeremiah, right between chapters 29 and 30.
    A bullet fired in the Brooklyn Day shooting went through Charlene Bowie’s upstairs window and grazed her granddaughter’s back. She later found it in her Bible.
    A professor got $16 million to work on an Alzheimer’s drug. Prosecutors say he faked data.
    Hoau-Yan Wang is accused of fabricating aspects of his research on a drug treatment for Alzheimer’s disease when applying for federal grants, including making false or misleading statements to “enrich himself.”
    National Institutes of Health
    Man cleared after 3 trials in teen’s 2010 slaying now accused of raping, strangling different teen
    The alleged victim told police that Johnson, 40, overheard her on the phone talking about a boy and became enraged, assaulting her throughout the night, including punching her, strangling her until she lost consciousness and raping her.
    Michael Maurice Johnson was ultimately cleared in the 2010 slaying of 16-year-old Phylicia Barnes after three trials. Prosecutors in Baltimore County accuse Johnson of raping and strangling a 19-year-old this year.
    2 dead, 1 in custody after chase starts in Anne Arundel County, ends with fiery crash in D.C.
    Anne Arundel County Police chief Amal Awad and U.S. Park Police Chief Jessica Taylor said during a press conference that the chase started at about 12:15 p.m. in southern Anne Arundel County when officers spotted a white BMW suspected of being involved in more than 40 armed robberies in the region this year.
    An Anne Arundel County Police vehicle.
    More companies in Maryland hiring private security guards to ward off crime
    The state is requiring new training as companies increasingly turn to use of private security guards to fight crime as fewer people become police officers.
    Alex Godfrey stands in front of Ross Dress For Less, looking out into the Laurel Lakes Centre parking lot on a sunny afternoon.
    Judge denies bail for teacher and law student accused of sexually assaulting 12-year-old
    Maryland District Court Judge Marsha Russell declined to release Laury, who will await trial in the Baltimore County Detention Center. Russell deemed Laury a threat to the public based on the charges and the alleged sexual contact with a minor.
    6/16/22—A Baltimore County Police Officer’s polo patch.
    Harford County grand jury indicts man in killing of Rachel Morin on Ma & Pa Heritage Trail
    Victor Martinez-Hernandez, 23, is charged with first- and second-degree murder, first- and second-degree rape, third-degree sex offense and kidnapping. He’s being held without bail in the Harford County Detention Center.
    A Harford County grand jury on Tuesday indicted Victor Martinez-Hernandez, 23, on charges of first- and second-degree murder, first- and second-degree rape, third-degree sex offense and kidnapping in the killing of Rachel Morin, a 37-year-old mother of five, which happened in 2023.
    3-year-old fatally shot in Howard County
    Police said they believe the shooting was accidental, and they do not believe that anyone outside of the home was involved nor did they find “any indications of foul play.”
    Baltimore Police lights flicker at night.
    Hagerstown MVA employee charged with saying he’d ‘blow up’ a kiosk is released on bond
    Anthony Jacob Fritz, 38, was arrested on Friday, June 28. He was released that same day on a $10,000 bond, according to court records.
    Man arrested in Harford Mall birthday party shooting, authorities say
    Wesley Lyons, 35, was taken into custody after he was located hiding out in an Anne Arundel County hotel room.
    Police respond to a shooting at Harford Mall in Bel Air.
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