Criminal justice

Teens ages 18, 16, and 14 were shot in separate incidents.

John Merzbacher, a former teacher at Catholic Community School of Baltimore who was convicted of sexual abuse and the repeated rape of a student in the ’70s, has died.

Gov. Wes Moore and Paul Monteiro, the newly appointed secretary of service and civic innovation, cite examples of how service to one another can improve the lives of Marylanders.

Before the shooting, the officer sat beside 17-year-old Mekhi Franklin on a stoop in Shipley Hill, talking with him and others for several minutes, multiple witnesses said.

“We had to keep calling them out to show them all the evidence of something other than my son just leaving leaving the house on his own accord. ... They weren’t doing anything with it and we had to be our own CSI,” Brooks Sr. said.

Annapolis is a small town, and most days a safe one. But over the years that I’ve called it home, the bodies keep piling higher and higher. It’s a geography of violence where we step over the men, women and children killed by guns.

The officer made multiple commands for the teen to drop the weapon, but the teen did not, police said.

Car thefts in the city have nearly doubled this year compared to the same time last year, part of a nationwide trend after videos showing how to easily steal the vehicles racked up millions of views on TikTok. Certain Kia or Hyundai models can be stolen using a screwdriver and a USB charging cord.

Wednesday’s discussion touched on unsolved homicides, staffing issues, youth gun violence, the Group Violence Reduction Strategy and a newly proposed arsonist registry.

Six out of every 100 prisoners in Maryland were sentenced when they were under 18 — and 80% of them are Black.

Two teenagers have been arrested after authorities say they dragged an officer who was attempting to stop them amid an investigation into several vehicles that had been damaged in Baltimore County.

How one woman redirected her fear to knowledge and understanding about handling a gun, and teaching others to own firearms safely.

Officers were called to the Light Street Presbyterian Church around 4 p.m. Monday to investigate destruction of property.

Police did not describe the relationship between the three people or offer information about a possible motive.

Sgt. Ethan Newberg arrested or tried to arrest nine people who had not violated any laws between July 1, 2018, and May 30, 2019.

I crossed paths with a friendly phone store employee who was fatally shot at the same location the next day. I can’t make sense of it.

Fabian Sanchez-Gonzalez was shot on Sunday during an armed robbery at T-Mobile’s Canton location. He died one day later.

Just after 2 p.m., police were called to the Holiday Inn Express & Suites in the Parole neighborhood of Annapolis

Police are searching for clues in the case of Michelle Rust after concluding that her disappearance was the result of foul play, the department said Thursday morning.