Criminal Justice

Troy Spencer, 49, of Allendale in Southwest Baltimore, pleaded guilty on Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore to possession of a firearm and ammunition by a prohibited person and possession of a firearm in a school zone.

The families and loved ones of Mario Mireles Ruiz, his father Nicolas Mireles, and their friend Christian Segovia Jr., gathered to honor them on June 11, one year after they were killed in a mass shooting in Annapolis.

The 17-year-old victim was shot multiple times and was declared dead at the scene.

Jewel Crowder, 41, of Baltimore, is charged in Baltimore Circuit Court with first-degree murder, use of a handgun during the commission of a crime of violence and reckless endangerment in the deadly shooting of Ryan Demby, which happened on South Charles Street near East Cross Street in Federal Hill on Sept. 29, 2023.

Police say the school resource officer at Franklin High School responded to a call about a suspicious person on campus at 1:50 p.m. Tuesday.

According to a press release from the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office, Rodley Balthazar, 30, a Haitian citizen residing in Maryland, worked with others to rent and steal cars from companies such as Avis, Hertz, and others.

Jasmine M. Jackson was appointed as the new register of wills Tuesday morning after former register of wills Erica Griswold resigned amid pleading guilty to misconduct in the office.

A man recovered Sunday evening from the water in Patapsco Valley State Park has died, according to Maryland Natural Resources Police.

According to a new report from the Center for American Progress, Baltimore’s drop in gun violence through the first half of May this year ranks second among the 50 largest U.S. cities when compared to the same period in 2023.

Frank Stronach, 91, the founder and longtime owner of The Stronach Group was arrested and charged with rape, indecent assault on a female, sexual assault and forcible confinement in Canada.

The leadership shake-up follows the killing of parole agent Davis Martinez and subsequent calls from the union representing him demanding the resignation of Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services Secretary Carolyn Scruggs, accusing her of ignoring health and safety concerns raised by union officials.

Baltimore is in the middle of one of its least violent years in recent memory. It's not just that homicides are down — all shootings, including ShotSpotter gunshot alerts, have dropped significantly.

Latrell Sanders, 29, of Windsor Mill, pleaded guilty on Friday in Baltimore Circuit Court to involuntary vehicular manslaughter in exchange for a sentence of 15 years in prison, with seven years suspended, plus five years’ probation, in the death of Robert Horne Jr. on Aug. 13, 2023.

Three weeks after 83 dogs and one cat were seized from a rowhome in Northwest Baltimore, just two of the animals are still searching for a more permanent home.

Joseph Black, 38, of Rosedale, was acquitted in Baltimore Circuit Court of first-degree assault and illegal possession of regulated firearm.

Gianni Tumminello, 49, of Nottingham, pleaded guilty on Thursday in Baltimore County Circuit Court to theft for stealing between $25,000 and $100,000 while he worked as the general manager for the Baltimore Blast.

The continuing “civilianization” of the Police Department — converting roles, many of them administrative in nature, that officers used to do and having civilians do them instead — was a recurring theme in the budget presentation by city officials.

The kidnappings, where the men wore vests with “police” written on them, took place in May of 2021.

The nonprofit works with vulnerable youths in Baltimore. Authorities have charged a former coach in the organization with sexually abusing one of the students.

An Owings Mills man is facing 68 charges related to allegations he recorded 11 women at various locations around Howard County and illegally accessed private media from 37 other women, according to police.