Criminal Justice

Baltimore County Circuit Judge Ralph Sapia at a bench trial convicted Oluwajomiloju “JJ” Sekiteri, 21, of Owings Mills, of criminally negligent manslaughter by vehicle and related crimes.

A 25-year-old man killed a woman outside Morningside House of Friendship, a retirement community in Anne Arundel County, Friday night before fleeing and killing himself, police said.

Circuit Judge Garret Glennon Jr. sentenced James Shipe Sr., 73, of Parkville, to two consecutive life sentences.

Baltimore lawmakers are considering a new Department of Neighborhood Safety that would incorporate the city’s existing crime diversion office and bolster 911 responses that don’t include traditional law enforcement, according to a city official.

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Video footage provided to The Banner captured a hit-and-run in downtown Baltimore. The woman who was struck said she hopes the driver faces legal consequences.

Montgomery County Police are investigating a fatal shooting in White Oak. It’s the county’s 10th homicide this year.

Robert Warrington, 37, was investigating a stopped vehicle in September 2024 when he fired his gun at a man on the shoulder of Collington Road.

Private lender AmeriTrust sued New York-based investors for $14M fraud, alleging inflated Baltimore home values and racketeering.

The parents of a 2-month-old baby were charged with child abuse in connection to her death, police said.

Mark Jones Jr., 31, of Rosedale, was found guilty in Baltimore County Circuit Court of second-degree murder and related crimes.

Authorities have identified the military specialist who died this week after being wounded during a shooting involving a Baltimore County Police officer.

Raymond Lunn, 32, of North Baltimore, professed his innocence and pleaded for leniency.

There have been at least 14 crash fatalities in Baltimore so far this year, according to state data.

Gaithersburg officials, once resistant to anti-ICE legislation, indicated Tuesday that they may be taking a different approach.

A Howard County court sentenced Jeremiah Robinson to 25 years in prison and five years probation for his role in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Lance Carrington in Columbia on Jan. 14, 2025.

Paul Brian Susie, a banker, pleaded guilty Tuesday following charges that he pointed a handgun "directly" at three Christmas carolers late last year.

Eashan Stefanski, the man charged after a child brought a gun to an Anne Arundel County elementary school and accidentally shot himself, pleaded guilty.

Maryland’s attorney general on Tuesday announced his office will not seek charges against officers who fatally shot Elliott Powers at a Gaithersburg bus stop in July.

Maryland State Police troopers responded to a crash between a passenger van and a tractor trailer on I-695 in Baltimore County on Sunday morning.