Criminal Justice

Former Laurel Police Chief David Crawford was sentenced to 55 years in prison for iginiting fires at his stepson’s homes in Clarksburg over four years.

Donald Lester, 69, of Randallstown, would have to remain in his house 24/7 except for medical and legal appointments as he awaits trial on a charge of first-degree murder.

COLUMN | If Mayor Jared Littmann picks acting Chief Amy Miguez, she would not only be the first woman to hold the job permanently but she would be the first chief to rise through the ranks since Bernard Kalnoske died of a heart attack in 1980. It is not a sure thing.

Police are investigating antisemitic and anti-Zionist vandalism discovered outside an Olney synagogue Tuesday morning.

Christopher Michael Simpson is charged with assault for allegedly sniffing a 10-year-old child’s bare feet at a Dave & Buster’s in downtown Silver Spring last year.

Howard County activist Jake Burdett, who was accused of stealing immigration files from a Pikesville law firm, agreed Wednesday to a deal with prosecutors that requires him to meet with a court psychiatrist.

The teen who was shot at Wootton High School on Monday was bullied, his mother said.

Jordan Adams, 29, of Windsor Mill, had been charged in Baltimore County Circuit Court with sexual abuse of a minor and second-degree assault.

Circuit Judge Althea Handy on Feb. 2 issued an arrest warrant for Gervonta “Tank” Davis, 31, now of Parkland, Florida, on allegations that he violated his probation.

Dejuan Cole, 20, of Fallstaff, was sentenced to life in prison, with all but 30 years suspended, plus five years’ probation.

Authorities investigating the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie released the first surveillance images Tuesday showing a masked person on her porch the night she went missing.

Alexander Stephenson, 53, of Ellicott City, was in custody on a charge of violating a protective order less than four hours before the killing.

A 16-year-old student has been charged as an adult in Monday’s Wootton High School shooting, including attempted second-degree murder.

Washington County commissioners declared support for the conversion of a sprawling warehouse outside Hagerstown into a proposed federal immigration detention facility on Tuesday.

A student was shot at Thomas S. Wootton High School in Rockville, Montgomery County Police said Monday.

Column | Two Montgomery County lawmakers believe they have the little-known key to stopping federal agents from violating Maryland residents’ constitutional rights. As the national immigration purge expands, the first hearing on their idea is Tuesday in Annapolis.

The FBI is not aware of ongoing communication between Savannah Guthrie’s family and any suspected kidnappers.

Maryland State Police have faced persistent questions about its treatment of minority employees, and a proposed class-action lawsuit is still pending in court.

Alexander Stephenson, 53, of Ellicott City, is charged with first-degree murder and violating a protective order in Howard County.

Montgomery County Police say Carl Rice Jr., of Mitchells, Virginia, has been linked to sexual assaults committed in 1988 and 1990.