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Criminal justice

    Judge: Teen accused of flashing gun before Brooklyn Day mass shooting to face trial as adult
    Two people were killed and 28 others were wounded on July 2 in the mass shooting, which happened after 12:30 a.m. at the Brooklyn Homes housing project in Baltimore.
    Two people were killed and 28 others were wounded in a mass shooting on July 2 at the Brooklyn Homes housing project in Baltimore.
    Police: Pennsylvania teen killed in Baltimore after deciding not to buy car from Facebook seller
    What started as a road trip to Baltimore to possibly purchase a car ended in tragedy for a Lancaster teen.
    7/8/22—A Baltimore Police officer’s car is parked on the corner of E Lombard St. & President St.
    Maryland AG asks full appeals court to rehear handgun license case
    Maryland should be allowed to enact “common-sense gun laws,” Attorney General Anthony Brown said.
    Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is seen in this photo at an election event at Bowie State University on Nov. 7, 2022.
    A Harford Co. Proud Boy went to the Capitol on Jan. 6. He’s now facing a federal felony charge.
    Federal authorities have identified Harford County resident Brandon Heffner, 38, among a group of rioters on the U.S. Capitol’s lower West Terrace in video footage from Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.
    Brandon Keith Heffner of Harford County, Maryland, was charged Dec. 5, 2023, with impeding a law enforcement officer, remaining in a restricted area, interfering with an official government function and making threats to Congress. The charges stem from the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
    ‘Annappolis’? Police say there’s a good reason for misspelling on cruiser
    An Annapolis police department vehicle has the misspelling “Annappolis” on one side.
    Annapolis Police Department misspelled the name of the city on the APD's car.
    Mother charged with murder in death of 3-year-old son in Bel Air
    Gloria Hughes, 37, is charged with first-degree murder and child abuse resulting in death.
    Baltimore Police crime scene tape remains on 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.
    Judge chides prosecution for delays in Linthicum case, tells them to turn over evidence
    The rulings settle parts of a monthslong dispute in the case, though the judge did not hold the state’s attorneys office in contempt of court following delays and excuses for not sharing evidence that the defense requested.
    The exterior of the Baltimore County Courts Building in Towson is pictured in this photo from June 16, 2022.
    FBI slated to exhume body of Joyce Malecki, whose killing was explored in ‘The Keepers,’ next week
    Family has been searching for answers since Malecki disappeared on Nov. 11, 1969. “We’re hoping for some closure.”
    Promotional image for The Keepers on Netflix
    Baltimore Police investigate report of gunfire at Harbor East movie theater
    Baltimore Police investigated a report of gunfire inside Harbor East Cinemas on Saturday night, according to authorities.
    Harbor East Cinemas in Baltimore.
    2 men shot, killed in North Baltimore
    Detectives are investigating a shooting that killed two men in North Baltimore on Sunday morning. Officers responded to the 3600 block of Greenmount Avenue for reports of a shooting around 3 a.m., a news release said.
    7/8/22—A Baltimore Police officer’s car is parked on the corner of E Lombard St. & President St.
    Fatal shooting claims lives of young couple in West Baltimore
    Charles Johnson, 21, and Eniyah Smith, 20, left behind a 3-year-old daughter.
    A folding table on the sidewalk was covered in a green tablecloth, with spent candles and trails of wax.
    Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, has died at age 93
    Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism and the first woman to serve on the nation’s highest court, died Friday. She was 93.
    The front of the US Supreme Court building in Washington, DC.
    Baltimore Police tactical unit responds to report of an armed student at Kenwood High School
    Baltimore County Police took a student into custody Friday after a report of an armed individual sent Kenwood High School into a brief lockdown.
    6/16/22—A Baltimore County police car sits outside of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.
    Kentucky-based charity tied to museum ordered to stop fundraising in Maryland
    A Kentucky-based charity purporting to raise money for veterans has been ordered to stop doing business in Maryland because it hasn't filed the requisite paperwork or mandatory disclosures.
    A Kentucky-based charity tied to a naval museum was ordered to stop fundraising in Maryland after the state's Attorney General found that it failed to file the necessary paperwork. The group worked in the Chesapeake Bay aboard the F-520 crash boat.
    Baltimore man pleads guilty to robbing three banks while serving sentence for bank robbery
    The man was serving out the remainder of a federal sentence for a 2004 conviction of robbing a bank in a residential re-entry program when he committed the new robberies, according to the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office.
    Police tape seen at the intersection of Pennsylvania Ave and Lauren Street.
    Maryland waited until the last minute to seek alternatives to its troubled prison health care provider
    A deadline is looming at the end of the year for Maryland to decide whether to keep or replace the troubled, for-profit company that provides medical care in state prisons and the Baltimore City jail complex.
    Photo collage showing, in top half, fence topped with barbed wire, and in bottom half, spotlight on a man’s arm as he lays in bed and receives blood transfusion through an IV.
    Harford County installing cameras on trail near where Rachel Morin’s body was found
    The installation of a video camera system has begun on the Harford County hiking trail where Rachel Morin’s body was found in August.
    Friends and loved ones gathered to remember Rachel Morin, a 37-year-old mother of five, on the Ma & Pa Heritage Trail in Harford County on Aug. 19, 2023. Morin’s body was found on the trail on Aug. 6 after disappearing on Aug. 5 while hiking.
    Probable cause? Baltimore Police are making fewer improper arrests, monitoring team finds
    The rate of improper arrests dropped from 10.4% to 4% in two random samplings of 200 cases in 2019 and 2021.
    From left, State's Attorney for Baltimore City Ivan J. Bates, Baltimore Police Commissioner Rich Worley and Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott hold a press conference about the killing of Pava LaPere at BPD headquarters on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023.
    With search warrant still under seal, judge postpones trial of supervisor at Safe Streets site
    David Caldwell, a supervisor at the Safe Streets outpost in Belair-Edison, is charged with illegally possessing ammunition.
    The Safe Streets outpost in Belair-Edison in Northeast Baltimore is seen in this photo from Oct. 26, 2023.
    AG names Baltimore Co. officers who shot at Parkville man after police say he killed his wife
    The Maryland Office of the Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division released the names of three Baltimore County Police officers who responded to a reported domestic disturbance Friday night and exchanged gunfire with a Parkville man who police say fatally shot his wife inside their home.
    6/16/22—A Baltimore County police car sits outside of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.
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