Criminal justice

Christopher Michael Alberts, 35, of Pylesville, Maryland, isn’t accused of brandishing his concealed gun during the riot on Jan. 6, 2021. But he used a wooden pallet as a makeshift battering ram against police officers.

The Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office continued presenting its case on Wednesday against a 16-year-old who’s charged with first-degree murder and related offenses in the deadly shooting of Timothy Reynolds, 48, of Hampden, on July 7, 2022.

FBI Director Christopher Wray said he gets briefed when an investigation is close to wrapping up, and had not been given such a briefing.

As questions arise about the actions of Safe Streets on the day of the mass shooting in Brooklyn, the violence interrupters keep working to make Baltimore neighborhoods safer, says Kevin Keegan, director of family services at Catholic Charities of Baltimore.

A Glen Burnie man was charged with one count of manslaughter, three counts of second-degree assault, one count of disorderly conduct, and one count of affray.

Tuesday was the first day of testimony in the murder trial of a 16-year-old charged with fatally shooting a driver carrying a baseball bat in broad daylight at a busy downtown intersection.

April Gaskins will be sentenced on Sept. 14 after she was convicted on charges of reckless endangerment and firearm access by a minor, prosecutors said.

Defense lawyers argued the school and student records have information relevant to the case, but a Baltimore County prosecutor called the request a “fishing expedition.”

Shakur, who spent some of his teenage years in Baltimore and became one of the most prolific figures in hip-hop, was killed on the night of Sept. 7, 1996, in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas.

A 16-year-old is standing trial this week on charges including first-degree murder in the deadly shooting of Timothy Reynolds, 48, of Hampden on July 7, 2022.

A proposed federal ban on menthol cigarettes has raised concerns among some law enforcement officials and civil rights advocates that it could lead to problematic police encounters, particularly with Black smokers, says Diane Goldstein, a retired police lieutenant who is executive director of the Law Enforcement Action Partnership.

The shooting near Inner Harbor on July 7, 2022, reverberated throughout the city — and beyond — and sparked policy changes surrounding squeegee workers.

Baltimore Circuit Judge Althea M. Handy had revoked Davis’ home detention sentence in a 2020 hit-and-run after learning that he’d been staying without court permission at a Four Seasons Hotel and a $3.4 million penthouse condo in Silo Point.

Prominent attorney Kenneth Ravenell will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court after an appellate court declined to take up his money laundering conviction

The Baltimore City Council seized its first opportunity to grill acting Police Commissioner Richard Worley at a marathon hearing, demanding change from the official who needs its approval to permanently enter the office.

Officers found the girl with her blood coming out of her nose in November.

The nearly four-hour-long hearing included emotional testimony from attendees and calls for more resources in South Baltimore.

Levi Feldman Sr., 53, of Baltimore, is charged with first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence in the deadly shooting of Lakisha Wheeler.

The meme was posted to Instagram by Harrison’s wife, just days after his abrupt exit from the Baltimore Police Department.

City Council members will have a chance for answers during a public hearing today to examine the failures of communication and action around the mass shooting in South Baltimore.