Criminal Justice

Three Baltimore County Police officers have been indicted in connection with an alleged assault that took place in the city last fall, electronic court records show.

Baltimore Circuit Judge Dennis M. Robinson Jr. wrote in a one-page order dated on Tuesday that there was “not a sufficient legal or factual basis” for him to reconsider his previous decision to hold David Linthicum, 25, of Cockeysville, without bail.

U.S. District Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby issued her ruling following a hearing on a motion for judgment of acquittal.

A restraining order was issued against the top official at Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center.

Brian Delen, who was delivering food the night Meghan Lewis died, faces charges of first- and second-degree murder, first-degree assault and use of a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence. He is being held without bond.

A reward of up to $32,000 is available for information leading to felony charges and an arrest in the case of an attempted carjacking that left a 77-year-old man seriously injured in the Bolton Hill neighborhood.

Fire department leadership confirmed the death of Shaney Warehime but offered few details about the circumstances surrounding it.

Mark Ryals, 35, assembled 3D printed handguns and sold them, along with a silencer, to undercover agents on multiple occasions.

The Harford County Sheriff’s Office says it has changed medical providers since a spate of suicides in its detention center.

A Baltimore Banner investigation revealed disturbing patterns and policy failures underlying a series of deaths by hanging at the detention center

Closing a gap in Maryland’s rules for criminal record expungement eligibility would help remove obstacles to housing and employment, two attorneys say.

The Baltimore City Council Public Safety and Government Operations Committee on Wednesday held an oversight hearing about crime reduction and violence prevention and asked for an update about the citation docket.

Baltimore Police are investigating after a 32-year-old woman and a 1-year-old baby were found dead in a home in the 1800 block of McCulloh Street Tuesday morning.

One person was critically injured, while the other three are in stable condition, police said.

The Johns Hopkins University is nominating seven people to fill vacancies for students, faculty and staff seats on its police accountability board.

In a separate motion, Deborah Katz Levi and James Dills, David Linthicum’s attorneys, allege that the Baltimore County State’s Attorney’s Office misrepresented information about a use of force report in court.

The first leader of the state’s Independent Investigations Division is out at the attorney general’s office after 2.5 years. Police found her biased, her former boss called her a “rock star.”

Harford County sheriff releases a sketch of the suspect and new details in the killing of Rachel Morin, a Bel Air mother of five who was slain along the Ma & Pa Trail in August.

Police say a man killed a woman in his home and was then struck and killed by a car in Laurel.

TurnAround Inc., a rape crisis center for Baltimore City and Baltimore County, has partnered with the YWCA of Annapolis & Anne Arundel County to open a safe house for children who are victims of human trafficking. The safe house will be based in Anne Arundel County and will serve kids from across the state.