Criminal justice

A natural gas leak in the basement of a home in south Baltimore Saturday caused an explosion, fire officials said.

The revitalization of rec centers and public spaces for city youth are a favorite issue of Scott’s and he's chosen to launch his reelection campaign at Leakin Park's Cahill Recreation Center.

Three people were shot Friday while their van was leaving a Maryland funeral, police said as they searched for possible suspects.

County police said Jaward Hannah, 81, was found unresponsive at his longtime home in the 3400 block of Kelox Road on Nov. 10. He suffered trauma to the upper body.

Four Baltimore police officers fired 36 shots at a man with a gun fleeing from them in the western part of the city earlier this month, Police Commissioner Richard Worley said Friday.

A foundation named for Baltimore native Yeardley Love is returning to her hometown. The One Love Foundation, named for the former University of Virginia lacrosse player, is moving from New York, WJZ reported.

Cejus Watson pleaded guilty on Thursday to theft for leaving work, selling the cannabis at his tattoo shop in Baltimore County and going home before his shift ended on Sept. 29, 2022.

Amid a nationwide rash of vehicle theft, Prince George’s has one of the highest car theft rates in Maryland.

Between July 2022 and June 2023, 208 Baltimore teens were charged with auto theft, according to juvenile services data. What happened to them?

The former Baltimore state’s attorney is accused of making false statements on mortgage applications to buy Florida vacation properties.

Jose Tapia is charged in two new cases with 53 counts including obstruction of justice, forgery and identity theft scheme.

The legislative package would increase penalties for gun theft and violent firearms offenses, authorize law enforcement to search vehicles based on the smell of cannabis alone and limit eligibility for bail or reduced sentences for those charged with or convicted of violent crimes.

“These cost-cutting measures employed by Hyundai and Kia at the expense of public safety are unacceptable,” Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said in a statement. “They have left our residents vulnerable to crime and are significantly burdening our police resources.”

An autopsy later found 4-year-old Amir James had skull injuries and died from bleeding in his brain.

Prosecutors once said Ethan Newberg, a more than 28-year veteran, engaged in a “pattern and practice of harassment and intimidation.”

Private attorneys working for the state of Maryland aimed their fire at the independent medical monitor overseeing a 2016 settlement agreement on health care delivery in the state-run city jail system.

Salifou Savadogo towed a dozen stolen cars a week this summer, all of them Kias and Hyundais.

Auto thefts aren't the only factor that influences your insurance rate — but they're having an impact.

Each time a recovered stolen Kia or Hyundai arrives to Rosedale Auto Services for repairs, shop owner Greg Ey tapes a plastic sheet over the shattered window and disables the vehicle so it can’t be pilfered from his lot.

People whose cars are stolen aren't the only ones affected by this spike in auto thefts. The industries that tow, repair and sell cars have had to handle the surges, too.