Criminal Justice

A Navy veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor on Thursday after she approached Baltimore Police officers with a knife before they shot her during a mental crisis in January.

The U.S. Department of Justice this week announced the creation of a $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund," and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche did not rule out that those who attacked police officers on Jan. 6, 2021, would be eligible for compensation.

Baltimore County Police said Thursday that Sean Vanlandingham, 22, died Sunday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police believe he shot and killed 21-year-old Kaylie Logston two days earlier.

Colin Wolf, 32, was found unresponsive in his cell at Roxbury Correctional Institution in Hagerstown around 11:15 p.m. Wednesday.

An Annapolis man who owns a Stevensville cheerleading academy has been charged with rape and child sex abuse after Maryland State Police say he sexually abused a 9-year-old girl at the gym he owned.

A 12-year-old boy was arrested in connection with the assault on a 13-year-old girl, police said.

Baltimore County Police have arrested and charged three juveniles in the attack on another minor in Owings Mills on Monday.

The joint trial for “Real Housewives of Potomac” stars Eddie and Wendy Osefo will take place Jan. 25-29, 2027, in Carroll County.

A federal judge said he would not delay the civil case against the companies that own and operate the container ship that toppled the Francis Scott Key Bridge, finding Wednesday that new criminal charges don’t justify halting a long-awaited June 1 trial.

The Maryland correctional officers union is criticizing plans to deal with staffing shortages by giving incarcerated people unsupervised recreation time, saying the move would place both prisoners and officers in danger.

An Annapolis man was charged with animal cruelty, reckless endangerment and other related charges after police say he shot a leashed dog in the head.

Dennis Jutras, a longtime city schools employee, allegedly tried to meet up with an officer posing as a high schooler.

San Francisco Police sought to arrest two Baltimore Police officers for allegedly raping a woman while she said she was unconscious, new records show.

Prince George’s County Police said they apprehended Anforne Golden in Silver Spring. Golden is accused of fatally stabbing Amari Clarke.

Authorities on Monday released the names of two Baltimore Police officers who shot and killed a 46-year-old man last week after police said he opened fire during an apparent mental health crisis in Southwest Baltimore.

The Prince George’s County Police Department said it is “working to determine the circumstances” of a fatal shooting inside a Suitland apartment early Monday morning.

A Burtonsville man who is accused of stabbing his mother to death was arrested in North Carolina and awaits extradition to Montgomery County, police said on Monday.

Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Milton Hirsch ruled against Davis, 31, who grew up in West Baltimore, at the end of a brief hearing.

Judge Gregory Carro’s decision, five months after he held a hearing to examine how police came upon the items, is a major win for prosecutors.

A motorcyclist died following a crash with a vehicle in Gaithersburg Saturday night, Montgomery County Police said. The collision took place near the intersection of West Diamond Avenue and an Interstate 270 ramp.