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Criminal justice

    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.
    Montgomery County Police charged a 16-year-old Walt Whitman High School student after he allegedly brought a gun to school on Wednesday.
    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.
    2 more men charged in Towson Peeping Tom case
    Baltimore County Police detectives said Wednesday that two more men have been charged in connection with an ongoing Peeping Tom investigation in Towson.
    Last week, Baltimore County Police arrested a 55-year-old man after observing him using a step stool to peek into a window at an apartment complex.
    Man pleads guilty to murder in shooting at senior living community in Baltimore
    Norman Waker, 67, of Pleasant View Gardens, previously stood trial in Baltimore Circuit Court but a jury could not reach a unanimous verdict.
    Police presence outside Pleasant View Gardens on Thursday, February 20, 2025, as they investigate a shooting inside the senior living facility.
    Family of Owings Mills man killed by Michigan police demands release of unedited video
    A news conference led by Isaiah Kirby’s family after the Owings Mills man was fatally shot by East Lansing Police Department officers in Michigan reveals the rift between the community and police.
    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.
    Immigrant shot by ICE cannot be deported during his appeal, court rules
    A federal appeals court temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to deport a Portuguese immigrant who was shot and critically wounded by ICE agents in Maryland on Christmas Eve.
    Tiago Alexandre Sousa-Martins, a Portuguese immigrant who was shot by federal immigration agents in Glen Burnie on Dec. 24, in an undated photo released in court documents.
    Bus driver involved in fatal collision with 11-year-old girl heads to trial in July
    Ivan Rivas, the school bus driver who was cited in the crash that killed an 11-year-old girl in Rockville last year, is scheduled to go to trial on July 30.
    Items left at a Rockville intersection to honor Summer Lim, an 11-year-old girl killed in a collision with a school bus there last week.
    Federal prosecutors charge ship operator, employee in Key Bridge collapse
    Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against Dali operator Synergy Marine Group and one of its employees in the Key Bridge collapse.
    Kelly O. Hayes, Attorney for the District of Maryland, is joined by the Justice Department's Environment and Natural Resources Division for a press conference on the NS Savannah to provide an update about the investigation into the Dali collision with the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
    Maryland settled Key Bridge case against Dali companies for $2.25 billion
    The companies that own and operate the container ship that destroyed the Key Bridge will pay $2.25 billion to settle with Maryland ahead of trial in federal court.
    A portion of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after it was struck by a large container ship early Tuesday morning, March 26, 2024, sending several vehicles and people into the frigid water below.
    Woman charged after alleged carjacking leads to police shooting in Severn
    Jasmin Cooper, of Crownsville, allegedly stole a family member’s car before police shot her.
    Two officers who shot at Jasmin Cooper were placed on administrative leave pending a review of the incident, police said.
    DC sniper exhibit showcases Chevy Caprice, semiautomatic rifle used in 2002 attacks
    Artifacts from the 2002 sniper attacks that terrorized the Capital region are on display at a new exhibit at the National Law Enforcement Museum.
    The 1990 Chevrolet Caprice used in the 2002 D.C. sniper attacks is displayed in the exhibition, “Without Warning: Ending the Terror of the D.C. Snipers.”
    Trial begins for man charged in Morgan State shooting that wounded 5 during homecoming
    Marquis Brown, 20, of Washington, D.C., is standing in Baltimore Circuit Court on charges including conspiracy to commit murder.
    Baltimore police and fire department respond to the scene at Morgan State where at least four people were shot.
    ‘Nobody was safe’: As DC sniper exhibit opens, law enforcement officials remember terrifying time
    The National Law Enforcement Museum in Washington, D.C., unveiled a D.C. sniper exhibit last week, which spurred memories for longtime investigators of a deadly and frightening three weeks in the DMV.
    From left, Maryland Governor Paris Glendening, Montgomery County Police Chief Charles Moose, Washington, D.C. Mayor Tony Williams and Prince George's County Police Chief Gerald Wilson speak to the media
    Suspect in Towson Peeping Tom case to be released on home detention
    Police have recently intensified patrols in Towson following multiple Peeping Tom complaints at apartment complexes.
    A still from Ring camera footage shows a man looking into the Chloe White's apartment in March.
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