Criminal justice

Correctional officers have alleged that the state only paid them for the hours they were scheduled to work, not the hours they actually worked. The U.S. Department of Labor has been investigating the claims.

Harassment and vandalism accounted for most of the spike, which gave the state the 10th highest number of antisemitic incidents in the country in 2022.

Patrick Wojahn was arrested in early March and submitted a letter of resignation.

Baltimore Circuit Judge Gregory Sampson convicted Officer Maxwell Dundore, a more than five-year veteran, at the end of a two-day bench trial.

After a Senate committee voted for Lt. Col. Roland Butler as superintendent of the state police, his nomination will go before the full 47-member Senate.

The Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission probably won’t consider the case of Hattie Carroll, but it should, DeWayne Wickham, public editor for The Baltimore Banner, says.

Officer Maxwell Dundore, 29, a more than five-year veteran, is standing trial this week in Baltimore Circuit Court on charges of second-degree assault and misconduct in office.

Both accusers are now Baltimore County Police officers, according to court filings.

The effect of the ruling was stayed for 60 days, allowing Syed time to mount an appeal to the state’s highest court.

A new wanted poster lists McGrath at 5 foot 5 and 140 pounds, with one possible alias of “Roy Baisliadou.” The poster notes he’s a U.S. citizen born in Greece and considered an escape risk by the FBI. Authorities are asking anyone with information to call 1-800-CALL-FBI.

Maryland’s small-town state capital has a formula for the number of officers, but it’s suddenly not working.

After Lt. Col. Roland Butler fielded questions before a Senate committee, the chair said: “I couldn’t tell you tonight if he’d had the votes.”

A Baltimore City District Court judge has ordered 24-year-old Markis Russell to remain in jail in connection to the killing of his roommate, Jeffrey Brooks Jr.

The incident has also called attention to the potentially deadly consequences of police chases. The Independent Investigations Division of the Maryland Attorney General’s Office, which reviews police-involved deaths, announced that it was investigating the case.

James Weems Jr., 57, of Randallstown, is charged with sexual abuse of a minor, rape, assault and related offenses. His first trial is set to begin on May 22.

Michael J. Browning, the longtime manager of Gunpowder Falls State Park, is slated to go to trial Tuesday on charges he raped two young women when they were employees of the park. Browning maintains his innocence.

An elderly female passenger was killed in the crash in the city’s Roland Park neighborhood.

Family members became concerned when Jeffrey Brooks Jr. didn't show up for work and didn't answer his cell phone.

Officers responded to the 3000 block of East Preston Street around 5:06 p.m. after receiving two ShotSpotter alerts.

Maryland State Police Lt. Col. Roland Butler has a confirmation hearing in the Maryland Senate, where he’ll hope to win enough support to be approved as the agency’s superintendent.