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Criminal justice

    The Baltimore Archdiocese hid dozens of child sex abuse cases. Here are 10 that stood out.
    The examples include priests who asked victims to delay reporting their abuse so they could reach retirement age; prosecutors who agreed not to pursue criminal charges against known abusers; and even a secret deal with a Baltimore County judge to resolve a case quietly.
    A cross at a Catholic Church in Baltimore.
    Drug dealer pleads guilty in death of ‘Wire’ actor Michael K. Williams
    Williams, who played “stick-up boy” Omar Little on “The Wire,” was sold fentanyl-laced heroin, causing his death.
    MIAMI, FL - MARCH 31: Michael K. Williams is seen in his award show look for the 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on March 31, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Due to COVID-19 restrictions the 2021 SAG Awards will be a one-hour, pre-taped event airing April 4 on TNT and TBS.
    Jurors continue deliberations in rape trial of former Gunpowder Falls park manager
    Michael J. Browning, the former longtime manager of Maryland’s largest state park, was accused of rape by two younger women who had worked at the park.
    Scenes from Day's Cove in Gunpowder State Park on March 21, 2023.
    After federal indictment, Frederick County sheriff has no plans to step down
    Sheriff Chuck Jenkins has gained notoriety for casting himself as part of the “constitutional sheriff” movement that resisted federal authority on COVID-19, election results, and gun policy.
    WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 12: Sheriff Chuck Jenkins (L), of Frederick County, MD., and Sheriff Graham Atkinson (R), of Surry County, NC., participate in a discussion on immigration October 12, 2011 in Washington, DC. The Center for Immigration Studies and the House Immigration Reform Caucus hosted the discussion with law enforcement agencies from local municipalities dealing with crime problems that are direct result from failure to control the border, and from lax enforcement of immigration laws.
    Mayor’s plan to expand anti-gun violence strategy gets boost as city seals deal with key partner
    Tensions between the mayor’s public safety office and Roca had delayed a new agreement and cast a shadow over plans to expand the city’s promising anti-violence strategy.
    Baltimore Police commissioner Michael Harrison speaks during a city announcement for plans tp expand the Group Violence Reduction Strategy from the west policing districts into one or more additional policing precinct by early next year.
    15-year-old arrested in shooting that killed Baltimore boxer Ernest Hall, wounded others
    Hall had been preparing for a junior featherweight bout scheduled for April 1 when he was killed on March 23.
    Friends and family of boxer Ernie "Lightening Bug" Hall attend a candlelight vigil at his gym, Lightning Quick Fit in Mount Vernon.
    Live blog: Inside the report on sex abuse in the Catholic Church in Baltimore
    Developments from the long-anticipated 456-page grand jury report detailing allegations of sexual abuse and cover-up in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
    Photo collage showing cropped photographs of a woman’s eyes, statue of the Virgin Mary, and two elderly hands holding one another, with a red background and the silhouette of a rosary and crucifix layered on top.
    ‘Why didn’t you kill yourself?’: 2 days of harsh cross-examination in Gunpowder rape case
    The two women who have accused a former longtime Maryland parks official of raping them faced a slew of highly personal questions during the ex-official’s rape trial in Baltimore County.
    Collage of Gunpowder Falls park sign, ranger's house, ranger seen from behind, and woman in front of window
    Howard County man accused of threatening LGBTQ group after Nashville shooting
    Adam Nettina, 34, of West Friendship, Maryland, is accused of calling the Washington, D.C.-based Human Rights Campaign and leaving a threatening voicemail.
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    Commentary: Will Maryland’s marijuana legalization leave Black people behind?
    Black people in Maryland would still be more likely to face prosecution under the state's current marijuana reform legislation, defense attorneys J. Wyndal Gordon and Warren A. Brown say.
    Maryland State Senator Jill Carter speaks on cannabis legalization during the legislative Black caucus of Maryland meeting on January 25, 2023 at the House of Delegates.
    How the FBI found Roy McGrath: A known Cadillac, multiple cellphones
    Authorities described the encounter as an “agent-involved shooting,” and it was not immediately clear if FBI agents shot McGrath, or he shot himself.
    Roy McGrath FBI wanted poster.
    18-year-old fatally shot near Patterson Park on Monday night
    Officers were on patrol in the 2900 block of East Pratt Street when they heard gunfire around 9 p.m.
    A police line do not cross tape blocks a pathway near Penn Station.
    A day with Baltimore animal control — and how a change could affect its ability to help
    “I don’t want to leave anybody behind," said Sharon Colburn, who directs animal services in Baltimore.
    A tiny newborn puppy is handed off between two people.
    Roy McGrath killed by gunfire in confrontation with FBI in Tennessee
    The ex-chief of staff for former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan had been the focus of a three-week manhunt after failing to show up for his federal fraud trial.
    The U.S. Marshals Service and the FBI are teaming up to offer a $20,000 reward for information in the search for Roy McGrath, an ex-top aide to former Gov. Larry Hogan, who didn't show for his federal criminal trial and is considered a fugitive.
    Baltimore man files lawsuit alleging police brutality during 2020 incident at Arbutus Walmart
    The lawsuit alleges Andre Holness was tackled from behind “without any legal justification,” slammed into the pavement, wrestled into submission and maced in his face.
    Andre Holness, plaintiff, at a press conference accompanied by legal counsel William H. “Billy” Murphy, Jr and Malcolm P. Ruff as well as Rev. Roland Patterson of the NAACP on April 3, 2023.
    Police identify suspect in Northeast Baltimore quadruple shooting
    Marvelle Antonio Worsley, 48, is still on the loose and considered “armed and dangerous.”
    A Baltimore Police car and 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.
    Unlike in Trump case, Secret Service kept the court appearance of Spiro Agnew secret
    Donald Trump’s scheduled court appearance recalls that of Agnew, a former Maryland governor and Richard Nixon’s first vice president, in the Baltimore federal courthouse in 1973.
    FILE - Spiro T. Agnew, who recently resigned from the vice presidency, talks a member of the media after he pleaded no contest to a federal tax evasion charge, outside the Federal Court building in Baltimore, Oct. 10, 1973. The last time Secret Service agents delivered a U.S. leader to face criminal charges, they kept their mission a secret, even from their own bosses. It was Oct. 10, 1973, and just a few agents knew the historic role they were playing in ensuring that Agnew appeared in a federal courtroom to enter a plea and resign from office.
    ‘Just appalling’: Northeast Baltimore residents stunned by shooting that killed three
    Residents told WJZ they believe the shooting happened during a dispute between neighbors on Woodring Avenue.
    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.
    Three killed, one critically wounded in Northeast Baltimore quadruple shooting
    Mayor Brandon Scott called the scene “one of the most disgusting things I’ve seen in my time in elected office.”
    Two teens charged in Jan. shooting of 23-year-old mother in Upton
    Maya Morton, 23, and her sons were waiting for a takeout order near the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Laurens Street when shots were fired.
    Mayor Brandon Scott, Councilman Eric Costello and Police Commissioner Michael Harrison hold a press conference after a mass shooting at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Laurens Street in Upton on January 28, 2023.
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