Criminal Justice

Safe Streets outposts reduced nearby homicides and nonfatal shootings by an average of 16% to 23%, with larger reductions in homicides during the first four years of the longer-running sites.

The FBI and U.S. Marshals have been searching for McGrath for 17 days since he skipped out on his federal fraud trial in Baltimore.

Michael Browning, the former longtime manager of Gunpowder Falls State Park, is charged with raping two former park employees.

Linthicum, 24, of Cockeysville, is charged with five counts of attempted first-degree murder and related offenses. It’s unclear when he’s expected back in court.

Kobi Little, the president of the Baltimore chapter of the NAACP, was not injured during the attack, but was shaken up, according to Joshua Harris, spokesperson for the organization.

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.

There’s much to unpack in the court’s ruling. For now, the biggest question remains: Will Adnan Syed be able to keep his freedom?

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.

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.