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Criminal Justice

    Motorcyclist dies in Gaithersburg collision
    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.
    New documents suggest straw contributions as motive in Attar sextortion case
    There have been few clues from federal prosecutors about why a former campaign manager worried the state senator and co-defendants so much — until now.
    Maryland State Senator Dalya Attar speaks on the phone in the cafeteria of the Edward A. Garmatz Courthouse after pleading not guilty in federal court to extortion and conspiracy charges in 2025.
    Hutzell: That time Alex Murdaugh showed up at our family reunion
    COLUMN | We were at a state park in Kentucky for my wife’s family reunion. It was the kind where someone springs for T-shirts, and the blue-and-gold ones handed out for ours read, “Whole Fam Damily Reunion 2012.” Then the Murdaughs walked in. You know, the Alex Murdaughs.
    FILE - Disbarred attorney Alex Murdaugh arrives in court in Beaufort, S.C., Sept. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/James Pollard, File)
    Glen Burnie man charged in Prince George’s County shooting, carjacking spree
    A 68-year-old Glen Burnie man is accused of carrying out a series of shootings and carjackings across Prince George’s County before an off-duty police officer helped track him down.
    Prince George’s County Police charged a Glen Burnie man with 66 offenses after officials say he carried out a violent multi-location shooting and carjacking spree on Friday, May 15, 2026, that ended when an off-duty officer tracked him and helped authorities take him into custody.
    AG’s office won’t charge Howard County Police officer for chase that ended in fatal crash
    Attorney General Anthony Brown said Friday that he will not bring criminal charges against a Howard County Police officer who chased after a juvenile motorist who later died when her vehicle crashed in a wooded area.
    The Maryland Attorney General's office on Tuesday released body camera footage from the Jan. 17 police involved fatal single-vehicle crash involving a juvenile driver in Columbia.
    Michigan police release bodycam footage showing what led to fatal shooting of Owings Mills man
    The content released by the East Lansing (Michigan) Police Department on Friday afternoon included footage from body cameras worn by six unidentified police officers, audio from 911 calls and a witness video from Biggby Coffee.
    Video from body camera worn by East Lansing Police Department officer on April 15, 2026. After the family and their attorney requested raw, unedited footage of the officer-involved shooting that left Isaiah Kirby, 21, of Owings Mills dead, police in Michigan released the video on Friday.
    Man convicted in Morgan State University homecoming shooting that wounded 5
    Marquis Brown, 20, of Washington, was found guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court of five counts of attempted second-degree murder and related crimes.
    Baltimore police respond to the scene of a shooting involving at least four victims at Morgan State University on Tuesday Oct. 3, 2023.
    2 dead after Friday shooting in Southwest Baltimore
    A man and a woman are dead after a shooting in Southwest Baltimore early Friday morning, police said.
    A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
    Baltimore County Police investigate fatal shooting of 21-year-old woman in Catonsville
    While investigating the woman's death, officers learned a man who was in a relationship with her had shot himself in Columbia. The man is being treated at an area hospital, police said.
    A police line do not cross tape blocks a pathway near Penn Station.
    Suspect in Potomac senior home homicide found incompetent to stand trial
    The suspect in the Valentine's Day slaying of a resident at an upscale Potomac senior home was found incompetent to stand trial.
    Cogir Potomac Senior Living
    Grieving families hoped Maryland’s review of deaths in police custody would bring justice. It hasn’t.
    One year after the release of the audit sparked a reckoning over deaths in police custody in Maryland, no one has faced criminal charges in the mislabeled cases. And the medical examiner’s office has not changed any of its determinations.
    One year after the release of the audit sparked a reckoning over deaths in police custody in Maryland, no one has faced criminal charges in the mislabeled cases.
    Baltimore County Police investigate shooting of 2 teens in Owings Mills
    Baltimore County Police are investigating a shooting in Owings Mills that left two teens with life-threatening injuries.
    6/16/22—A Baltimore County police car sits outside of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.
    State won’t charge Baltimore Police officers in fatal shooting of 70-year-old woman
    Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced Thursday that his office won’t charge two officers in connection with a West Baltimore incident in which one of them fatally shot a 70-year-old woman last June.
    A still image from body cam footage released on Wednesday, July 9, 2025 by the Baltimore Police Department, shows police after breaking down the front door and entering the home of 70-year-old Pytorcarcha Brooks.
    Baltimore Police shoot, kill man who opened fire during attempted suicide call
    Baltimore Police officers shot and killed a man who opened fire on them after they responded to a call for an attempted suicide in South Baltimore on Thursday morning, officials said.
    Baltimore Police officers fatally shot a man in Southwest Baltimore on Thursday. He fired at them after they responded to a call for an attempted suicide near Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital, officials said.
    Victim in North Bethesda fatal shooting identified
    A man was killed in North Bethesda on Thursday, Montgomery County Police said. His identity was not immediately available.
    The scene of a fatal shooting at about 11:30 a.m. Thursday in a North Bethesda parking lot.
    3 Baltimore officers injured in pursuit that ended with car striking a building
    Three Baltimore Police officers were injured in a pursuit related to an alleged carjacking that ended in Sandtown-Winchester on Wednesday evening.
    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.
    Montgomery County student charged with bringing loaded handgun to school
    A 16-year-old student of Walt Whitman high School was removed from class and faces weapon charges after bringing a loaded handgun onto school property, according to Montgomery County Police.
    Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda.
    Police change persons of interest to suspects in antisemitic vandalism incident
    Three people seen leaving Greenwood Elementary School this month are suspects in antisemitic graffiti found there, Montgomery County Police said Wednesday.
    Detectives Investigate Anti-Semitic School Vandalism
    Cheverly man charged with fatally stabbing his mother
    Police said the preliminary investigation found Darrick Alston stabbed his mother during an argument.
    Man who escaped police custody while in hospital is captured days later walking down street
    Brian Meyers, who escaped Baltimore Police after being taken into custody for possessing a firearm last week, has been apprehended, authorities announced on Wednesday.
    A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
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