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Criminal Justice

    Baltimore Police search for man who escaped custody from hospital after crash
    Baltimore Police are searching for a 56-year-old man accused of illegally possessing a firearm after he escaped custody from a hospital following a car crash.
    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.
    Employee accused of stealing tens of thousands from St. Paul’s Schools over 2 years
    A St. Paul’s Schools employee faces charges of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the private Baltimore County school over two years, records show.
    Friday, Jan. 2, 2026 — St. Paul's School for Girls in Brooklandville.
    Anne Arundel man convicted of animal cruelty in case of puppy believed shot to death
    Robert Anthony Harley of Harwood was found guilty of one charge and not guilty of another related to the shooting and killing of Maisie, a puppy who went missing around Easter last year.
    Authorities are investigating after Maisie, Shannon Smith Wood’s 11-month old Belgian Malinois, was apparently shot to death in Harwood by a neighbor who mistook her for a coyote.
    Baltimore County Police arrest one of the suspected Towson-area Peeping Toms
    Baltimore County detectives arrested a 55-year-old man Friday on misdemeanor charges, saying that he repeatedly peered into and filmed the first-floor Towson apartment of three young women who said they have been terrorized by Peeping Toms for nine months.
    A still from Ring camera footage shows a man looking into the Chloe White's apartment in March.
    State police seek driver involved in fatal hit-and-run on Capital Beltway
    Maryland State Police are asking the public’s help to locate a driver who fled the scene of a hit-and-run on the Capital Beltway.
    Traffic backs up on the outer loop of I-695 behind an overturned tractor trailer on the beltway near Stevenson Road.
    Police delay release of bodycam footage of Owings Mills man’s death as family demands ‘justice’
    The local police department in Michigan responsible for fatally shooting Isaiah Kirby of Owings Mills announced the body camera footage of the incident would be delayed.
    Isaiah Kirby, a 21-year-old Owings Mills native who was studying at Michigan State University, was fatally shot by East Lansing Police Department on April 20. His family, including his mother, Karyn Kirby, right, are calling for justice.
    How AI could help triple the cost of Baltimore Police’s body camera program
    Baltimore Police pitched their new $153 million no-bid contract for Tasers, body cameras and software as a no-brainer. What officials didn’t fully explain, however, is that artificial intelligence is driving much of the contract’s soaring cost.
    The Baltimore Police Department released the police body camera footage and CitiWatch footage, a still of which is shown here, from the police-involved shooting of 35-year-old Tavon Newton on April 2.
    Police shoot carjacking suspect in Severn after she allegedly drove at officers
    Anne Arundel officials are investigating a shooting late Thursday evening involving police officers and a woman accused of carjacking.
    Police have not released the alleged carjacker's name but said charges are pending.
    Another body recovered from Baltimore Inner Harbor
    Baltimore Police are investigating after a man’s body was recovered from the Inner Harbor early Friday morning near Pier 4 on the 600 block of East Pratt Street.
    The man's remains were transported to the Maryland medical examiner’s office to determine his identity and cause of death.
    Officers arrest man accused of impersonating police, attempting to conduct traffic stop
    Eric Baummer, of Mount Airy attempted to conduct a traffic stop on another vehicle while driving on the outer loop of Interstate 695 at Washington Boulevard in Baltimore County, 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.
    Police release images of persons of interest linked with antisemitic vandalism at Greenwood Elementary School
    Montgomery County Police seek the public’s help identifying three persons of interest linked to antisemitic graffiti found Saturday at Greenwood Elementary School.
    Detectives Investigate Anti-Semitic School Vandalism
    State police investigating third Maryland inmate death in just over a week
    A 33-year-old was found dead in his cell at Western Correctional Institution, state police announced, marking the third death of a Maryland prisoner in just over a week.
    Western Correctional Institution (red brick), Cumberland, Maryland.
    Police search for 2 after shooting, stabbing at chaotic Laurel Cinco de Mayo party
    After three people were shot and two were stabbed at a chaotic Cinco de Mayo celebration in Laurel late Tuesday, police said they had charged a man with the stabbing and were searching for another man in the shooting.
    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.
    Man accused of killing wife in Baltimore County cold case released on home detention
    Dwight Rust Jr. who is accused of killing his wife, Michelle Rust, in a 24-year-old Baltimore County cold case, can be released on home detention while he is awaiting trial, a judge ruled Wednesday.
    Defense attorney Jeremy Eldridge, surrounded by members of Dwight Rust Jr.'s family, addresses reporters outside the Baltimore County Circuit Court in Towson on Wednesday. A judge ordered Rust Jr. released on home detention while he awaits trial in the 2002 murder of his wife, Michelle.
    Dirt bike driver dies in crash with car in West Baltimore
    A 37-year-old man driving a dirt bike died after crashing with an SUV near Hanlon Park in West Baltimore on Tuesday evening.
    A Baltimore Police vehicle is seen in Fells Point on April 14, 2024.
    Getaway driver in Rodgers Forge shooting is sentenced to 25 years in prison
    A Baltimore County judge sentenced the teenage getaway driver in the Rodgers Forge shooting that severely injured a beloved youth soccer coach to 25 years in prison.
    Exterior of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County in Towson, Md. on Monday, May 19, 2025.
    Baltimore to spend $153M on no-bid deal for police Tasers, AI body cameras
    Baltimore’s spending board Wednesday approved a no-bid, $153 million contract for AI-enabled body cameras, Tasers and data management software for the police department.
    The Baltimore Police Department released the police body camera footage and CitiWatch footage, a still of which is shown here, from the police-involved shooting of 35-year-old Tavon Newton on April 2.
    Woman who helped run sham pet cremation business faces grieving owners in court
    Yalanda Ward, of Southwest Baltimore, entered an Alford plea in Baltimore County Circuit Court to conspiracy to commit theft for her role in the Loving Care Pet Cremations scam.
    Beverly Rassen and Kia Hutchison hold pictures of their pets outside of the Baltimore County Courts Building in Towson in March.
    2 charged in armed carjacking outside Towson Town Center as safety concerns mount
    A man and a teen are facing charges in connection with an armed carjacking in the parking lot of the Towson Town Center, Baltimore County Police said Tuesday.
    Friday, Jan. 2, 2026 — Towson Town Center started as an open-air mall along Fairmount Ave. called Towson Plaza in 1952. Over the years it was enclosed and expanded into what in now the four-story Towson Town Center.
    Pasadena woman charged with misspending $242K in youth sports funds on bills, Disney trip
    A Pasadena woman is charged with embezzling nearly $250,000 from a youth sports club she served as treasurer, allegedly using the money for personal expenses including bills, shopping and Disney tickets.
    A Pasadena woman was charged with spending funds from the youth sports club for which she served as treasurer.
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