Criminal Justice

    Man who stopped to check on disabled vehicle on I-395 is hit by car, plunges to death
    The Maryland Transportation Authority Police on Monday identified 50-year-old Robert Taylor Horne of Smithsburg as the Good Samaritan who pulled over on an elevated highway to help others on Sunday night, with a tragic outcome.
    Truck 55 sits in the Baltimore City Fire Department station in Pigtown on Thursday, June 29, 2023.
    Six years into consent decree, the long wait for Baltimore Police stop-and-search data continues
    In the past, the city’s policing strategies hinged on sweeping searches of Black residents. Data that would show whether that has changed has yet to be released.
    Photo collage showing reflection of police car in a rear view mirror set against a background showing Baltimore row homes, street map and yellow dots scattered on the map.
    911 calls for Brooklyn Homes shooting reveal extended terror
    The city released a handful of 911 calls from the shooting that killed two people at a Brooklyn Homes party and injured 28 others.
    Baltimore Police patrol the Brooklyn Homes area on July 3.
    Judge dismisses misconduct case against Baltimore Police officer accused of groping colleague
    Baltimore Circuit Judge Videtta A. Brown ruled that the allegations against Officer Walter Wilson, even if true, did not constitute misconduct in office.
    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.
    Rachel Morin’s family asks for compassion amid ‘horrific news’
    The family of Rachel Morin, the mother of five whose body was found along a trail in Bel Air on Sunday, says the family is planning a celebration of life and a 5K in her honor.
    The body of a woman found on a popular Maryland hiking trail has been formally identified as 37-year-old mother-of-five Rachel Morin.
    Rachel Morin: More than 100 tips received in ‘heinous’ killing, sheriff says
    Ten investigators are working “around the clock” on the case of Rachel Morin, the 37-year-old mother of five, whose body was found near a Bel Air nature trail Sunday, Harford County Sheriff Jeff Gahler said Wednesday.
    The body of a woman found on a popular Maryland hiking trail has been formally identified as 37-year-old mother-of-five Rachel Morin.
    Former CEO of Strong City Baltimore facing federal indictment related to CARES Act fraud
    Reginald Davis was arrested on wire fraud and money laundering charges. He made an initial appearance in U.S. District Court, pleading not guilty.
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    With sex abuse trial date set, ex-Gilman School teacher speaks out
    A Baltimore County judge set a Dec. 14 trial date for Christopher Bendann, who is charged with with sexually abusing a student.
    Christopher Bendann, right, and his attorney Kobie Flowers speak following a hearing Tuesday in which a judge set a new trial date for the ex-Gilman School teacher who is charged with sexually abusing a student.
    Sheriff: Medical examiner confirms that body found along trail was Rachel Morin, mother of 5
    Rachel Morin was “a fighter” who was looking for “someone to love her in her raw form,” says friend of the slain Harford County woman.
    The body of a woman found on a popular Maryland hiking trail has been formally identified as 37-year-old mother-of-five Rachel Morin.
    Maryland doctor in charge of COVID testing at BWI convicted of health care fraud
    In a first-of-its-kind federal trial, Dr. Ron Elfenbein was found guilty of submitting up to $15 million in false and fraudulent claims to Medicare and other insurers for COVID tests.
    Dr. Ron Elfenbein, right, appeared with then-Gov. Larry Hogan, middle, at a ribbon-cutting event for the COVID testing operation at BWI airport on Aug. 24, 2021.
    Brooklyn Homes mass shooting victim faces charges in separate gunfire incident
    Investigators have filed multiple gun-related charges against 18-year-old Aaron Brown, who is accused of trying to shoot another person in Northeast Baltimore on May 19.
    A Baltimore Police detective’s handcuffs are secured on his belt as 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.
    Body found along Harford County trail believed to be missing woman, sheriff says
    A body found along the Ma and Pa Trail in Harford County is believed to be that of 37-year-old Rachel Morin, who was reported missing Saturday night, according to the county sheriff’s office.
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    Shooting kills 2 men and a woman and wounds 2 others in Washington, DC, police chief says
    Washington experienced another mass shooting last month when nine people were wounded while celebrating Independence Day in a neighborhood about a 20-minute drive east of the White House.
    A photo of the light stone U.S. Capitol building. The photo is taken from the bottom of stairs leading into the building looking up at the Capitol dome. Two uniformed police officers stand on the steps.
    Police use Maryland relative’s DNA to identify body of missing Florida mom Jeana Burrus
    A woman vanished without a trace in Florida, and for 17 years her family in Maryland wondered what happened to her. Police in Florida have determined that Jeana Burrus was killed and placed in a shallow grave.
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    7-year-old among 3 injured in late-night shooting
    Baltimore police officers responding to the 1300 block of North Montford Avenue late Friday found a 19-year-old man, a 25-year-old woman and a 7-year-old boy suffering from injuries. The man suffered a gunshot wound to the head.
    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.
    Charges dropped for women arrested protesting BGE external regulators in Federal Hill
    Bates said the charges against the three women would have been dropped after they completed five hours of community service through Baltimore’s citation docket program. They spent "approximately 19 hours" in Central Booking, he said.
    Claudia Towles, just left of center, is arrested by a Baltimore Police officer during a protest on Warren Avenue next to Federal Hill on Thursday, June 22.
    Popular Baltimore rap producer ‘WhiteBoy’ killed in Thursday shooting
    Christopher Morton, known by his producer name “WhiteBoy,” worked frequently with some of Baltimore’s top rappers, including YG Teck, OTR Chaz, Roddy Rackzz and 448 RIQ.
    Producer Christopher Morton, his producer aka "White Boy"
    ‘Time to get rid of’ deputy mayor Barksdale, one public safety leader texted another
    Texts messages obtained through a public records request reveal communications between officials during key City Council budget hearing.
    Shantay Jackson, then the outgoing director of MONSE, sent text messages to then-Police Commissioner Michael Harrison during the Police Department’s consequential City Council budget hearing on June 6, which led to his abrupt departure two days later. “Time to get rid of Barksdale,” she wrote.
    Baltimore County Police charge man with 1970s and 1980s rapes
    Baltimore County Police say they used DNA evidence to connect James Shipe Sr. to five rapes, the first of which happened in 1978.
    6/16/22—A Baltimore County police car sits outside of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.
    Former College Park mayor pleads guilty to child pornography charges
    Patrick Wojahn, 47, pleaded guilty to 60 counts of distribution of child pornography, 40 counts of possession of child pornography and 40 counts of possession of child pornography with the intent to distribute, according to a press release from the Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office.
    Ex-College Park mayor Patrick Wojahn during a city council meeting on Sept. 6, 2022.
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