Criminal Justice

    Maryland Supreme Court agrees to hear appeals in Adnan Syed case
    The Appellate Court of Maryland earlier this year ruled 2-1 to reinstate Syed’s conviction in the killing of Hae Min Lee, his ex-girlfriend and classmate at Woodlawn High School.
    Baltimore judge Melissa Phinn threw out Adnan Syed's murder conviction in light of new evidence that someone else could have strangled Hae Min Lee, ordered the release of  Syed.
    Can cops smoke pot? Revamped legal landscape raises new questions for officers, recruits
    Baltimore police union says the state should order police agencies to stop barring recruits with a history of cannabis use and discontinue “random” drug screenings for officers.
    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.
    Mayor names new interim public safety office director, a veteran of the agency
    Mayor Brandon Scott officially named Stefanie Mavronis as the new director of the office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement. She formerly served as the office’s chief of staff.
    Stefanie Mavronis, seen here at a press conference on June 23 in Baltimore City Hall, will be the interim director of the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement following the departure of Shantay Jackson.
    How others’ mistakes could help Maryland get cannabis legalization right
    Maryland may be later than many other states in legalizing cannabis, but those who wrote the state’s laws hope they’ve avoided the problems that have plagued other states: Lack of product, lack of diversity in the industry, and taxes so high that people kept buying on the black market.
    A state of New York notice posted at a business announces the seizure of “illicit cannabis” at a New York City business as authorities crack down on unlicensed smoke shops on June 16, 2023. Maryland leaders say they designed the state’s recreational cannabis law to avoid problems seen in New York and other states.
    ‘It didn’t happen:’ Ex-Mount Saint Joseph High School wrestling coach denies sex abuse allegations
    Neil Adleberg, 75, of Reisterstown, testified in his own defense on Tuesday in Baltimore County Circuit Court and denied allegations that he groomed and sexually assaulted a young man.
    Mount Saint Joseph High School is pictured in a photo from June 21, 2023. The school’s former head wrestling coach, Neil Adleberg, is standing trial in Baltimore County Circuit Court on six counts, including sexual abuse of a minor. He testified in his own defense and denied all the allegations.
    Ex-Gilman School teacher speaks out for the first time since arrest for sexually abusing a teen
    Chris Bendann, 38, maintained his innocent in the statement.
    The exterior of Gilman School as seen on Thursday, March 16.
    Former Laurel police chief gets two life sentences plus 75 years for setting fires
    A Howard County jury in March convicted 71-year-old David Crawford, of Ellicott City, on eight counts of attempted first-degree murder and two counts of arson.
    The Howard County Circuit Court building in Ellicott City.
    Gallagher family members sue Archdiocese of Baltimore, St. Mary’s Seminary over father’s abuse and death
    Flannery and Liam Gallagher, the children of Frank X. Gallagher Jr., say that after the abuse their father “experienced extreme emotional distress” and began experimenting with drugs and engaging in compulsive and risky sexual encounters.
    Flannery Gallagher sits in front of a childhood photo of her deceased father, Frank X. Gallagher Jr., during a press conference announcing a lawsuit against St. Mary’s Seminary and the Archdiocese of Baltimore on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Flannery and Liam Gallagher, the children of Frank X. Gallagher Jr., say that after the abuse their father “experienced extreme emotional distress” and began experimenting with drugs and engaging in compulsive and risky sexual encounters.
    Alcohol is a major factor in gun violence. Why is it ignored?
    One in three shooting deaths involve heavy drinking, but alcohol use is not widely addressed in public policy or violence prevention programs, Johns Hopkins researchers found.
    Photo collage showing numerous beer bottles against a shooting target in the background, with bullet holes scattered across the image.
    Five years after the Capital Gazette murders, we’ve scattered. Remembering brings us together.
    The June 28, 2018 mass shooting at The Capital and the staff’s dedication to publishing an edition the next day became a symbol of enduring press freedom.
    Annapolis will hold a memorial service Wednesday at the Guardians of the Free Press Memorial for five people killed in the June 28, 2018 shooting in the Capital Gazette newsroom.
    Carroll County woman, 76, charged with murder, accused of bludgeoning her husband with a cane
    Gail D'Anthony told first responders her husband, John, was in cardiac arrest. But an autopsy revealed he had suffered extensive injuries, including lacerations, broken bones and black eyes, inconsistent with a natural death.
    A police line do not cross tape blocks a pathway near Penn Station.
    As Baltimore Pride ends, Homeland neighborhood sign vandalized with anti-gay slur
    The ‘e’ in the hand-carved, wooden sign situated at the corner of Charles Street and St. Albans Way was taped over and replaced with a spray-painted ‘o’.
    The Homeland sign near Loyola University, defaced with a slur at some point following the 2023 Baltimore Pride Parade on June 24, was temporarily patched up by the following afternoon.
    Residents report hateful flyers being distributed in Baltimore City and County
    Baltimore County Police have received at least eight reports related to antisemitic propaganda. On Wednesday, Baltimore Police were called to Cedarcroft, where anti-LGBTQ+ flyers had been distributed.
    Photo collage of blurry white suburban house with driveway, surrounded by darkness and partially obscured by pieces of paper stuck on top of the image.
    I used to ask how we could prevent the next mass shooting. It was the wrong question.
    Mass shootings remain an insidiously American plague, but they are only the most highly visible expression of the ongoing willingness of many to settle a dispute by pulling a trigger.
    Julian Segovia, left, and his father, Christian Segovia Sr., talk about Christian Segovia Jr. during a vigil Sunday in for the three people killed during a mass shooting in Annapolis on June 11.
    2 arrested in burglary at mansion of Baltimore boxing champion Gervonta Davis
    Jamariel Johnson, 21, and Tafari Clauzel, 21, face charges including burglary, grand theft and grand theft auto.
    Baltimore boxing champion Gervonta “Tank” Davis speaks to the press during a workout at Barry’s Boxing Gym on April 6, 2023, ahead of his fight with Ryan Garcia at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
    Adnan Syed asks Maryland Supreme Court to reject petition from the family of Hae Min Lee
    Syed, now 42, has always maintained his innocence. His case received international attention in 2014 with the release of the podcast “Serial.”
    Adnan Syed, left, listens as his attorney, Assistant Public Defender Erica Suter, addresses the press after oral argument in the Appellate Court of Maryland. Suter is director of the Innocence Project Clinic at the University of Baltimore School of Law.
    Former Police Commissioner Harrison still on city payroll. For how long? Apparently it’s secret
    Harrison announced his resignation on June 8, with Mayor Brandon Scott saying he would nominate Richard Worley, currently the deputy commissioner for operations, as interim commissioner.
    Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison to step down
    Ex-Mount Saint Joseph High wrestling coach was ‘jealous, obsessive abuser,’ prosecutors allege at trial
    Neil Adleberg was the only person charged as a result of the Maryland attorney general’s investigation into sexual abuse and cover-ups within the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
    Neil Adleberg, 75, of Reisterstown, who was the head wrestling coach of Mount Saint Joseph High School in the 1970s and returned as an assistant coach for the 2014-15 season, is standing trial in Baltimore County Circuit Court on six counts, including sexual abuse of a minor. He is the only person who has been indicted as a result of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General’s grand jury investigation into sexual abuse and cover-ups within the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
    Supreme Court of Maryland rules firearm experts can no longer testify a bullet came from a specific gun
    Experts can, however, testify that patterns and markings on bullets “are consistent or inconsistent” with bullets fired from a particular gun, the opinion says.
    The Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal Building in Annapolis hosts the Court of Special Appeals and the Court of Appeals. A state constitutional amendment on the ballot in 2022 would rename the courts to the Appeals Court of Maryland and the Supreme Court of Maryland.
    Former Del. Impallaria’s record cleared in theft, misconduct case
    After paying $44,100 in restitution, performing 100 hours of community service and pleading guilty to a gun charge, the Republican politician’s case was converted to probation before judgement.
    Del. Rick Impallaria
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