Criminal justice

Chris Bendann, a former teacher at the Gilman School, is set to stand trial on Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore on charges of sexual exploitation of a child, possession of child pornography and cyberstalking.

Nicholas Bendy was arrested allegedly for driving under the influence after an Ocean City police officer saw him speeding and changing lanes.

Brown encouraged all Maryland state's attorneys to analyze their case data.

Victor Martinez-Hernandez was taken into custody in June at a bar in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 10 months after Morin’s body was found off the Ma & Pa Heritage Trail in Harford County.

Simon Property Group, which owns Arundel Mills, says that unsupervised minors must leave the property by 3 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and those who do not abide by the shopping center’s Youth Supervision Policy will be asked to leave.

Ksenia Karelina was detained in Russia while visiting family in January after authorities there discovered she donated $51 to a U.S.-based charity that gives aid to Ukraine.

On Thursday morning, police were notified that the SUV sought in the Amber Alert had been spotted. Virginia State Police tried to stop it on Interstate 95 in Fairfax County, police said. A pursuit began when the driver did not stop and instead continued north on Interstate 495 into Maryland, where the driver lost control and crashed, police said.

The Baltimore Police Department continues to make slow and steady progress in a wholesale reform effort mandated by its agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice and a federal judge, but hopes of exiting that oversight anytime soon remain dim at best.

Most of the animals seized from a rowhome in Baltimore this year have been adopted or placed with rescues.

Montgomery County law enforcement partners have issued a new warning about a “gold bar” scam that steals residents’ life savings.

Many of the people incarcerated in the mental health unit are awaiting transfers to psychiatric facilities run by the Maryland Department of Health for evaluation or treatment.

An overcrowded detention center affects more than just where the teens’ beds are.

A male inmate died at Allegany County state prison on Friday, Aug. 9. Another unnamed inmate is a suspect.

Police said they identified the man and got a warrant for his arrest Friday. He has a history of fire-related crimes.

The motorcycle, a 2021 Suzuki GSX-S750, hit a truck, police said. The rider, who was alone on the bike, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The teen, identified as William Gardner, was shot a dozen times, officials said Friday afternoon when they released the footage. He was pronounced dead at the scene Monday night. Police had withheld the teen’s name before Friday, saying they were required by state law to withhold the identity.

Baltimore County Circuit Judge Dennis M. Robinson Jr. also denied a request to prohibit employees of the Baltimore County Police Department from testifying against David Linthicum.

Brandon Russell, 29, of Orlando, Florida, who’s the founder of the Atomwaffen Division, is charged with one count of conspiracy to damage an energy facility.

Authorities have released few details about the Monday night shooting, which follows two others that unfolded under similar circumstances last year in Baltimore. All three encounters escalated quickly, starting when officers saw someone on the street and believed they could be armed.

Joseph Black told Detective Sgt. Kenneth Ramberg that he needed to take responsibility for his role in a traffic stop in 2022 in Park Heights that left him with life-changing injuries.