Criminal justice

The Baltimore Police Department is switching to encrypted radio systems and devices, delaying public access to live audio streams of police activity.

Acting Commissioner Richard Worley said a suspect wanted on a warrant fired an automatic weapon at officers.

Attorneys for the families of the fallen firefighters said investigators have kept them informed about the investigation and that they were told of the burglary charges.

The county has grappled in recent months with an increase in thefts, vandalism and burglaries targeting several places of worship.

Texas recently banned juvenile curfews, while cities like Baltimore and Memphis have doubled-down on them

Annapolis hosted a ceremony Wednesday at the Guardians of the First Amendment memorial to remember victims of the 2018 Annapolis Capital shooting.

The Appellate Court of Maryland earlier this year ruled 2-1 to reinstate Syed’s conviction in the killing of Hae Min Lee, his ex-girlfriend and classmate at Woodlawn High School.

Baltimore police union says the state should order police agencies to stop barring recruits with a history of cannabis use and discontinue “random” drug screenings for officers.

Mayor Brandon Scott officially named Stefanie Mavronis as the new director of the office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement. She formerly served as the office’s chief of staff.

Maryland may be later than many other states in legalizing cannabis, but those who wrote the state’s laws hope they’ve avoided the problems that have plagued other states: Lack of product, lack of diversity in the industry, and taxes so high that people kept buying on the black market.

Neil Adleberg, 75, of Reisterstown, testified in his own defense on Tuesday in Baltimore County Circuit Court and denied allegations that he groomed and sexually assaulted a young man.

Chris Bendann, 38, maintained his innocent in the statement.

A Howard County jury in March convicted 71-year-old David Crawford, of Ellicott City, on eight counts of attempted first-degree murder and two counts of arson.

Flannery and Liam Gallagher, the children of Frank X. Gallagher Jr., say that after the abuse their father “experienced extreme emotional distress” and began experimenting with drugs and engaging in compulsive and risky sexual encounters.

The June 28, 2018 mass shooting at The Capital and the staff’s dedication to publishing an edition the next day became a symbol of enduring press freedom.

One in three shooting deaths involve heavy drinking, but alcohol use is not widely addressed in public policy or violence prevention programs, Johns Hopkins researchers found.

Gail D'Anthony told first responders her husband, John, was in cardiac arrest. But an autopsy revealed he had suffered extensive injuries, including lacerations, broken bones and black eyes, inconsistent with a natural death.

The ‘e’ in the hand-carved, wooden sign situated at the corner of Charles Street and St. Albans Way was taped over and replaced with a spray-painted ‘o’.

Mass shootings remain an insidiously American plague, but they are only the most highly visible expression of the ongoing willingness of many to settle a dispute by pulling a trigger.

Baltimore County Police have received at least eight reports related to antisemitic propaganda. On Wednesday, Baltimore Police were called to Cedarcroft, where anti-LGBTQ+ flyers had been distributed.