Criminal justice

Officer Alexander Rodriguez pleaded guilty in Howard County Circuit Court to one count of failing to remain at the scene of an accident resulting in death, according to court records.

Theodore Johnson Jr., 44, of McElderry Park, later voluntarily showed up to a bail review hearing.

Montgomery County Police are investigating a homicide in Darnestown.

The Baltimore Fire Department was understaffed while relying on aging equipment and outdated training standards when two firefighters died in a blaze 2 1/2 years ago, according to an investigative report obtained by The Banner.

Toward the end of an almost four-hour sentencing hearing, U.S. District Judge Brendan A. Hurson told William Rich, “There’s a lot more to your life than what you did.”

Judith Boivin and Dolores Miller lost thousands of dollars to faud scams and are now advocates, sharing their stories with other Montgomery County seniors.

Maryland’s bill would not require current Glock owners to get rid of their guns or modify them.

Brady Ebert, 33, of Silver Spring, is accused of intentionally hitting William Yates, the father of Turnstile frontman Brendan Yates, with a car.

A driver died on Monday after crashing his vehicle into a tree in Derwood on Sunday, according to Montgomery County Police.

A motorcycle and another vehicle collided on Tuesday in Chevy Chase, killing the motorcyclist, Montgomery County Police said.

COLUMN | Baltimore County violated the state constitution last year when it awarded $30,000 raises to its three orphans’ court judges. It should have known better. But when it comes to the orphans’ court, getting the law wrong is a common outcome.

The Youth Charging Reform Act heads to Gov. Moore, shifting most teen assault and gun cases to juvenile court under new Maryland law.

The shooting shut down a stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue last week, with over a dozen police vehicles flooding the area.

Karen Elsa Carstens died in a Chevy Chase house fire trying to save her cats, Montgomery County Police said on Monday.

The new owner of Shanteari Young’s former child care center lets parents watch classroom livestreams.

Lt. Kelsey Sadler, Lt. Paul Butrim and EMT/firefighter Kenny Lacayo died after a home on South Stricker Street near West Pratt Street in Mount Clare partially collapsed on Jan. 24, 2022.

A woman was killed and a man was treated for smoke inhalation in a house fire in Chevy Chase on Friday.

Brady Ebert, 33, of Silver Spring, is charged with attempted second-degree murder and first-degree assault.

Perry Hall High School teacher Sean Brooks pleaded guilty in Baltimore County Circuit Court to sexual abuse of a minor, fourth-degree sex offense and second-degree assault.

Jackie Conway, a retired captain in the Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office, originally filed her lawsuit in 2025 in Baltimore County Circuit Court against Officer Jasmine Jeffry and Sgt. Bryan McDowell.