Criminal Justice

Larry Lyons says he believes his son should turn himself in for his own safety and for the well-being of his loved ones, including his children.

Members of the state’s Board of Public Works signed off on spending the money at a Wednesday meeting with no discussion of the details.

Centurion of Maryland will take over providing medical and mental health care to an estimated 20,000 people who are incarcerated in state-run prisons and jails. The officials who signed off on the deal expressed frustration with the process.

Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley was ambushed and gunned down while sitting in her patrol car in the middle of the night. Nearly 2 1/2 years and two convictions later, the critical question remains. Why?

So stark is the continued decrease in homicides — Baltimore is down nearly 50% compared to the same period two years ago — that even the White House has taken notice.

Erica Griswold, the Anne Arundel County register of wills, pleaded guilty to misconduct in office stemming from her cashing of a $6,645 cashier’s check intended for her office. Sentencing was set for July 18.

In a statement, Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates said the sentence “conveys an unequivocal message that acts of violence, which have afflicted our communities, will not be tolerated.”

Baltimore County police have charged three unnamed teens in connection to a stabbing in Towson on May 29.

An elementary school principal in Montgomery County is accused of stomping on a student’s foot and is facing a related second-degree assault charge, according to court records.

Bel Air Police said Wesley Larry Lyons Jr., 35, shot three times at the Harford Bounce Party Place after a fight. There is a $2,000 reward for any information leading officers to him.

The Maryland medical examiner's office has confirmed two fetuses found on a public bus in East Baltimore Saturday afternoon were stillborn.

Allegations of sex tapes, Snapchat, burner phones and a wide-ranging sex scandal underlie a citizen complaint that led to several officer suspensions at the Ocean City Police Department.

Kenika D. Leach is accused of coercing at least 11 women into sex work over two years in an operation she called “The Pussy Kat Klub.”

In a federal lawsuit, a woman says one of her coworkers “consistently rubbed and pressed his crotch against Plaintiff’s behind when he walked behind her,” several times per shift.

A man was injured in the shooting and was taken to the hospital, where he remains in stable condition, according to police.

For almost seven years, Willie Billinger, now 47, of Baltimore, pursued, and eventually won, his freedom. The Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office, though, emphasized that it did not drop the charges against him because prosecutors believed that he was innocent of the killings of Earline “Smiley” Thomas and Howard “Mike” Martin.

The victim was taken to the hospital, where he is stable, according to police.

Authorities say Emanuel Edward Sewell was arrested in West Virginia.

The driver made the discovery around 12:39 p.m. in the 2500 block of Kirk Avenue, and Maryland Transit Administration Police and Baltimore Police responded.

An inmate’s death at the Eastern Correctional Institute in Princess Anne is being investigated as a homicide and another inmate is the target of the probe, Maryland State Police said Saturday.