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Criminal Justice

    Suspect in Ellicott City woman’s fatal stabbing apprehended in India after search
    An international search for a 27-year-old man wanted in Howard County for fatally stabbing an Ellicott City woman has ended after authorities apprehended him in India.
    The apartment complex in Columbia where Nikitha Godishala was found dead.
    Judge orders probation for Baltimore correctional officer who slammed a child to the ground
    A Baltimore youth correctional officer admitted Thursday to slamming a child to the ground at the Baltimore City Juvenile Justice Center in 2025 and then lying about it.
    Baltimore Juvenile Justice Center at 300 N. Gay St. opened it’s doors in October 2003
    Don’t leave your car keys by the front door: Baltimore-area police warn of new threat
    Thieves are using electronic devices available at a modest cost to clone car key fobs or swipe signals.
    An emerging national auto theft trend has reached the Baltimore region. Brooke Faller had her car stolen outside of her home in this month.
    Car thefts spike in Montgomery County, bucking state and national trends
    Hot spots for car theft include Silver Spring, Wheaton and Gaithersburg.
    a row of parked cars
    Baltimore homicide victim missing for 20 years identified by genetic technology
    Police in Pennsylvania have identified a man who had been missing from Baltimore for 20 years, thanks to genetic investigative work done by the nonprofit organization DNA Doe Project.
    A police line do not cross tape blocks a pathway near Penn Station.
    Driver flees Bowie traffic stop, crosses into oncoming traffic and kills woman
    Prince George's County Police said a suspect who fled a traffic stop in Bowie on Wednesday struck another vehicle, killing its driver.
    Prince George’s County Police said a suspect who fled a traffic stop in Bowie on Wednesday struck another vehicle, killing its driver.
    Woman found dead, man fatally shot in separate Baltimore incidents
    Baltimore Police are investigating a suspicious death and a fatal shooting, officials said Monday.
    Baltimore Police are investigating a suspicious death and a fatal shooting, officials said Monday.
    Man admits to intentionally setting 3 fires that terrified neighbors in Hampden
    Justin Reeves, 29, of Remington, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Baltimore to malicious destruction of property by fire. He was implicated in three fires in the Hampden community.
    Baltimore Police used surveillance video to connect Justin Reeves to three fires that were intentionally set in 2025 in Hampden.
    Baltimore man charged after his 1-year-old son dies in hot car
    Yaakov Reichman, 32, turned himself in to police on Monday. He is charged with involuntary manslaughter and neglect of a minor, according to court documents.
    A Baltimore Police vehicle is seen in Fells Point on April 14, 2024.
    Double shooting in Pikesville leaves one dead, another injured
    A 41-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene and a 32-year-old woman was taken to the hospital.
    One person is dead after a man and woman were shot in Pikesville on Tuesday night.
    Baltimore Police sergeant pleads guilty to stealing more than $5,200 by inflating pay
    Sgt. Mark Rutkowski, 51, of Canton, who’d been with the department for more than 25 years, pleaded guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court to theft and misconduct in office.
    Baltimore Police Sgt. Mark Rutkowski resigned and then pleaded guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court to theft and misconduct in office for engaging in two separate schemes to illegally inflate his pay by more than $5,200.
    A correctional officer was disciplined after an in-custody death. She says it was retaliation.
    Keisha Hudson said she was unfairly punished by the Department of Corrections after reporting her supervisor’s discrimination against her.
    Keisha Hudson, one of several officers in the Prince George’s County Department of Corrections who faced charges following the death of an inmate last year.
    Baltimore Royal Farms employee charged after gas station shooting
    Baltimore Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a shooting at a Royal Farms gas station on August 12.
    A Baltimore Police vehicle is seen in Fells Point on April 14, 2024.
    North Bethesda woman to pay $1K to police for AI prank that drew a police response
    Moesha Gardener, 28, created an AI image that seemed to show a man on the couch in her North Bethesda apartment.
    A North Bethesda woman has agreed to pay Montgomery County Police $1,000 to dismiss charges stemming from a prank.
    ICE pursuit ends in Kent Island crash, leaving family seeking answers
    The crash is the latest example of ICE’s aggressive enforcement tactics under the Trump administration, particularly during vehicle stops.
    Oscar Araujo-Mejia's car show significant damage to its passenger side after an incident with ICE on the intersection of Route 8 and Skipjack Parkway in Stevensville on August 21, 2026.
    Police identify officer, man involved in weekend shooting near Lexington Market
    Baltimore Police have identified the man and officer involved in a police shooting that happened near Lexington Market this past weekend
    A Baltimore Police vehicle is seen in Fells Point on April 14, 2024.
    Investigators identify victim and officer in Suitland police shooting
    State investigators have named the man fatally shot by a Prince George’s County Police officer Friday night in a Suitland neighborhood.
    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.
    Kensington man convicted of ‘depraved heart’ murder
    A Kensington man faces up to 65 years in prison after a Montgomery County jury convicted him of second-degree murder for shooting his friend in the head with a shotgun in 2025.
    A Kensington man faces up to 65 years in prison after a Montgomery County jury convicted him of second-degree murder for shooting his friend in the head with a shotgun in 2025.
    More details emerge in domestic violence case against Ravens’ Rashod Bateman
    The mother of Bateman’s daughter said the wide receiver woke her up in the middle of the night, called her a liar and pushed her into the wall, likely causing “one or more” of the bruises on her face, according to police.
    Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Rashod Bateman during a football game against the New England Patriots in Baltimore last year.
    Baltimore state’s attorney taps former federal corruption prosecutor for witness leak investigation
    The Baltimore state’s attorney’s office has tapped a former federal corruption prosecutor to investigate the leak of witness information in a high-profile murder case.
    The Baltimore state’s attorney’s office has tapped a former federal corruption prosecutor to investigate the leak of witness information in a high-profile murder case.
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