Criminal Justice

    Federal prosecutors allege Baltimore City Council President Nick Mosby ‘repeatedly committed perjury’ on taxes
    Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron Zelinsky brought up the assertions during a discussion about Nick Mosby’s cross-examination.
    Nick Mosby leaves the Federal courthouse building in Greenbelt.  Mosby testified at the trial of Former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, Wednesday Jan. 24, 2024.
    Police say firefighter started Carroll Co. fires — and 911 call is key
    Carroll County volunteer firefighter Allison Nicole Creutzer is facing charges after authorities say she set a series of small fires near Liberty Reservoir.
    A volunteer firefighter allegedly set a series of small fires last year in the area around Liberty Reservoir near Eldersburg.
    How a small team in the Baltimore mayor’s office hopes to better serve crime victims
    After years of poor treatment, one small team in the mayor's office is trying to better help crime victims in Baltimore.
    Tierra Morales, Social Services Coordination Supervisor, and Mark Mason, Associate Director of Victim Services, go down a checklist of people on January 24, 2024.
    Baltimore woman charged in stabbings, hit-and-runs in Prince George’s County
    The woman suspected of striking people with her car and randomly stabbing others in the Maryland suburbs of Washington was charged Friday with attempted murder.
    Anne Arundel County’s register of wills charged with theft, misconduct stemming from cashed $6K check
    The Maryland state prosecutor, Charlton T. Howard III, alleges that Anne Arundel County Register of Wills Erica Griswold cashed a $6,645 check intended for her office and hasn't repaid the state. She could not be reached for comment.
    Erica Griswold, the Anne Arundel County register of wills, was indicted by a county grand jury on Jan. 26, 2024 on multiple charges, according to the Maryland state prosecutor.
    Man pleads guilty in fatal beating of Brooklyn Park father in family’s front yard
    Christopher Michael Wright, a 43-year-old father of three, was fatally beaten after refusing a request to produce his teenaged son to continue a school fight earlier in the day, according to police. The uncle of the other boy involved in the school fight pleaded guilty to manslaughter and fighting in public in Wright’s death.
    Family and friends gather at a vigil for Christopher Wright, 43, on May 26, 2023.
    School employee in Howard County charged with sex abuse faced similar allegations in 2021
    A Howard County private school employee who was charged with sexual abuse of a minor now faces similar charges in Baltimore County related to incidents that were first investigated in 2021, court records show.
    6/16/22—A Baltimore County police car sits outside of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.
    Baltimore City Council President Nick Mosby takes blame for tax debt at ex-wife’s fraud trial
    Marilyn Mosby, who served two terms as Baltimore state’s attorney from 2015-2023, is standing trial in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt on two counts of making a false statement on a loan application.
    Nick Mosby leaves the Federal Courthouse in Greenbelt at the trial of his ex-wife Marilyn Mosby, Jan. 24, 2024.
    Crowd fills courtroom in case of man accused of killing trans woman in Bel Air
    Brian Delen is accused of shooting Meghan Lewis in December.
    Signs honoring Meghan Lewis' 'sparkle' are held during a memorial in Bel Air, MD on Jan 2, 2024.
    Man arrested, charged in fatal stabbing at McCormick & Co. logistics center
    Homicide detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department arrested the man accused of fatally stabbing a logistics center employee last week.
    Police tape seen at the intersection of Pennsylvania Ave and Lauren Street.
    Suspect in fatal stabbing of 6-year-old involved in car crash same day he was arrested
    Alan Geslicki, 32, has been charged with first-degree murder.
    7/8/22—A Baltimore Police officer’s car is parked on the corner of E Lombard St. & President St.
    Prosecutors rest case against Marilyn Mosby as judge abruptly adjourns mortgage fraud trial
    Mosby’s now ex-husband, Baltimore City Council President Nick Mosby, a Democrat who’s running for reelection this year, had arrived earlier on Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt. He’s on the list of potential witnesses.
    Federal prosecutors on Wednesday rested their case against former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby. But U.S. District Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby later abruptly adjourned the mortgage fraud trial until Thursday for reasons that are unclear.
    Police arrest man in fatal stabbing of girlfriend’s 6-year-old son
    Police said the boy was stabbed by his mother’s boyfriend.
    Southern district officers responded around 9:20 p.m. to a report of a domestic-related stabbing in the Morrell Park neighborhood.
    Baltimore Police: 6-year-old boy dies after being stabbed by mother’s boyfriend
    Mayor Brandon Scott said he was “devastated” by the killing.
    Baltimore Police crime scene tape remains on the scene after a vehicle exploded inside a five-story parking garage in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood on 7/27/22.  Two people are being treated for injuries, fire officials said Wednesday afternoon.
    Mortgage fraud trial of Marilyn Mosby light on drama, heavy on paperwork minutiae
    Assistant U.S Attorney Sean Delaney said the government could soon rest its case against Mosby, 44, a Democrat who served as Baltimore state’s attorney from 2015-2023.
    Former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, a Democrat who served two terms as the city’s top prosecutor from 2015-2023, is standing trial in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt on two counts of making a false statement on a loan application.
    Appeals court upholds Anne Arundel’s gun safety literature bill
    A three-judge panel of the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals found Anne Arundel County could require gun dealers to distribute suicide prevention and conflict resolution literature. A gun rights group intends to appeal.
    A federal judge has ruled a pamphlet developed by Anne Arundel County, along with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the National Shooting Sports Foundation, can be required at businesses that sell guns or ammunition.
    Lack of supervisor oversight cost Baltimore $66M in police overtime, audit says
    Supervisors at all levels failed to enforce overtime policies, according to a state audit.
    A Baltimore Police detective’s uniform patch is seen on his shoulder while he observes the crowd in between innings during a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics held at Camden Yards on Wednesday, April 12. The Orioles beat the Athletics, 8-7, to win the series.
    Prosecutors, defense lay out vastly different accounts in Marilyn Mosby’s mortgage fraud trial
    In her opening statement, Assistant Federal Public Defender Sedira Banan, one of Mosby’s attorneys, said her client relied upon loved ones and professionals, acted in good faith and committed no crime.
    Former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby walks with one of her attorneys, Federal Public Defender James Wyda, to the U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Md. for the first day of jury selection on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. Mosby is standing trial on two counts of making a false statement on a loan application.
    First responders resuscitate woman pulled from Inner Harbor water near Pier IV
    Emergency responders were on scene Monday morning to pull a person out of the water near Pier IV.
    Baltimore police pull a body from the Harbor near the 600 block of E Pratt street.
    Glenelg community grapples with loss of siblings known for their warmth, kindness
    Members of the Glenelg High School community in Western Howard County are remembering the warmth and kindness of Braiden and Hailey Zanski, who police say were fatally shot on Jan. 14 by their father, who killed himself.
    Megan Zanski (center) lost her son, 17 year-old Braden Zanski, and daughter, 15-year-old Hailey Zanski, after police say their father killed shot and killed them before killing himself.
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