Criminal justice

Moorehead, 48, was known as a community activist for spray-painting “No Shoot Zone” hundreds of times across Baltimore.

Rodney Milstreed, 56, of Finksburg, “prepared himself for battle” on Jan. 6 by injecting steroids and arming himself with a four-foot wooden club disguised as a flagpole, prosecutors said.

6-0 vote culminates a smooth nomination process for the homegrown pick, who Scott announced as his nominee immediately after former Commissioner Michael Harrison’s abrupt departure.

Dozens of Baltimore City and Baltimore County residents who spoke to greater Baltimore’s state's attorneys, police chiefs and councilmen want to undo General Assembly changes that eased statutes surrounding juvenile court action and limited probationary terms for kids who commit certain offenses.

Johns Hopkins University has released a long-awaited draft of policies and procedures for its private police for that, once finalized, would serve as guidelines for officers’ interactions with the public.

In each case, the burglar gained entry by breaking a window of the business, police said.

Department leaders point to signs of improvement, particularly around restoring the depleted vehicle fleet and the ongoing challenge of long wait times that medics routinely face.

Even after being cleared of a murder and an assault he did not commit, Demetrius Smith of Baltimore faced legal hurdles in getting compensation from the state. He was vindicated on Wednesday with a payment and an apology from the governor.

Syed, 42, who served more than 20 years in prison in the killing of Hae Min Lee, convened reporters at his parents’ home in Baltimore County on the one-year anniversary of his release from prison to make the case for his innocence.

There have been nine homicides in Annapolis this year and many more shootings and reports of evening gunfire. It’s easy to overlook that some people are trying to help those hurt by it all.

“We must be the guardians, ever vigilant, to ensure a fair and just system for all,” Bates told reporters at a news conference.

Baltimore County police said 57-year-old Mary Beth Green was struck in a crosswalk by a pickup truck, taken to a hospital and pronounced dead shortly afterward. Crash unit detectives were investigating.

For some, the decision to bring the hearing to a close reflected sensitivity and humanity. For others, it exposed a blind spot of local government.

Full testimony of Krystal Gonzalez, the mother of Aaliyah Gonzalez, one of two young people killed at the annual Brooklyn Day cookout that erupted into an exchange of gunfire after hours of growing tensions at a party where several people flashed weapons but police chose not to intervene. Her powerful testimony ground the hearing to a halt.

Defense attorneys for former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby telegraphed their trial strategy in the clearest terms yet.

Next week the Board of Estimates will be asked to approve a three-year contract for Acting Police Commissioner Richard Worley, who is scheduled to have a confirmation hearing before the City Council the following day.

Chris Bendann, 39, could not agree to the stringent conditions of release that U.S. District Chief Judge James K. Bredar set in the case.

John Willie Kennedy has pleaded guilty to charges related to the 2017 fatal shooting of Meiko Locksley.

Baltimore Circuit Judge Barry G. Williams had convicted April Gaskins, 55, of Southwest Baltimore, of reckless endangerment and firearm access by a minor, after a bench trial.

Lawmakers, public defenders, police, prosecutors and state officials faced gathered in a marathon video meeting on Wednesday to confront Maryland’s problems with juvenile crime head-on.