Criminal Justice

The nonprofit organization represents thousands of women in court each year and advocates for laws that protect and promote women’s rights. “I thought it would be a perfect blend of the experience I’ve had as a prosecutor and a jurist,” O'Malley said of her new role.

One of the men charged in the murder of Baltimore Police Officer Keona Holley has been found competent to stand trial, a judge ruled on Wednesday.

Garry Artman also faced murder charges in the 2006 slaying of Dusty Shuck, 24, in Maryland. Shuck was from Silver City, New Mexico. Her body was found near a truck stop along an interstate outside New Market, Maryland.

The FBI on Oct. 26 raided the Safe Streets outpost in Belair-Edison. The full extent of the investigation, and how much it involves the city’s flagship anti-gun violence program, remains unclear.

Critics of a law that requires minors in custody to talk with a lawyer say it hurts police investigations. Defenders say it’s critical to ensuring that youths understand their constitutional rights before they potentially waive them.

Six days after Meghan Riley Lewis was shot dead, South Main Street in her hometown of Bel Air remained decorated in holiday lights. Diners filled the Tower Italian restaurant, the Buontempo Brothers pizza parlor, and Sean Bolan’s Irish Pub.

Baltimore County Circuit Judge Judith C. Ensor said Quantze Davis, 29, of Baltimore, “forever changed the course of the lives” of the three young women on Feb. 2, 2023.

Officers found the victim dead with obvious signs of trauma, police said.

The violence capped off a year that saw fewer deaths and gunshot victims overall but still recorded one of the highest homicide rates in the nation.

A 36-year-old man was hospitalized Saturday after being shot by Baltimore Police, who said the naked man charged at them with a sword or machete.

A 50-year-old man who was delivering packages near Mondawmin Mall was struck by a stray bullet on Friday.

Maryland’s underfunding of its Office of the Public Defender has left hundreds of positions unfilled, making it harder for the office to provide clients with the services they need, says Marci Tarrant Johnson, president of the Maryland Defenders Union.

YesCare will keep providing medical care to incarcerated people while the state reviews bids for a new contract.

A West Baltimore priest on Monday led a group of Baltimore residents on a prayer walk to remember the 258 people who have died by homicide in the city in 2023. The walk included a reading of the names of victims, who ranged from 2 to 80.

Through fashion shows, sip-and-paints and slumber parties, the women remind themselves that hobbies are healing.

Instead of trying to fill the void, some bereaved moms search for other women who have one, too.

Baltimore typically sees a small increase in homicides at the end of the year, but not this year.

The Maryland bar counsel on Friday filed a petition to suspend the law license of former Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, who was convicted of federal perjury charges last month.

My friends from Birmingham, Alabama, wonder how I will deal with all the crime when I move to Baltimore. Crime rates are generally higher in my hometown.

Anthony Barksdale, a former deputy police commissioner, returned to the city in 2022 as the deputy mayor overseeing public safety.