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Criminal justice

    Washington County declares support for ICE amid proposed detention facility near Hagerstown
    Washington County commissioners declared support for the conversion of a sprawling warehouse outside Hagerstown into a proposed federal immigration detention facility on Tuesday.
    County commissioners declared support for the conversion of a warehouse outside Hagerstown into a proposed federal immigration detention facility.
    Alleged student shooter at Wootton High School will be tried as an adult, police say
    A student was shot at Thomas S. Wootton High School in Rockville, Montgomery County Police said Monday.
    An ATF agent walks past a police barricade near Thomas S. Wootton High School after a reported shooting at the school on Monday.
    Hutzell: Maryland considers a new legal tool to hold ICE agents accountable for abuses
    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.
    Teyana Gibson Brown, wife of Garrison Gibson, reacts in the doorway of her home after a federal immigration officer used a battering ram to break down a door before arresting Garrison Gibson, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in Minneapolis.
    FBI says it’s unaware of Savannah Guthrie talking with her mom’s suspected kidnappers
    The FBI is not aware of ongoing communication between Savannah Guthrie’s family and any suspected kidnappers.
    A member of the Pima County sheriffs office remains outside of Nancy Guthrie's home, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026 in Tucson, Ariz.
    Senate panel approves ex-Prince George’s County sheriff to lead Maryland State Police
    Maryland State Police have faced persistent questions about its treatment of minority employees, and a proposed class-action lawsuit is still pending in court.
    Maryland State Police acting Superintendent Michael A. Jackson earlier this month. His nomination to lead the agency on a permanent basis will now head to the full Senate.
    Man charged in fatal Ellicott City stabbing of estranged wife was in custody 4 hours earlier
    Alexander Stephenson, 53, of Ellicott City, is charged with first-degree murder and violating a protective order in Howard County.
    MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2026 - Police went to a home on Huntsmans Run near Williamfield Drive on Sunday for a report that Alexander Stephenson stabbed his wife. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Stephenson later surrendered at the Howard County Police Department’s Northern District Headquarters.
    Police charge man with decades-old sexual assaults
    Montgomery County Police say Carl Rice Jr., of Mitchells, Virginia, has been linked to sexual assaults committed in 1988 and 1990.
    Once a troubled sheriff, he now leads the Maryland State Police
    Acting Maryland State Police Superintendent Michael A. Jackson has allies on both sides of the aisle after a decade in Annapolis, but some still question his tenure leading the Prince George’s County Sheriff’s Department.
    Maryland State Police Acting Superintendent Michael Jackson is introduced in the Senate chamber of the Maryland State House on the first day of the 2026 General Assembly session last month.
    Man turns himself in after fatally stabbing estranged wife in Ellicott City, police say
    Alexander Stephenson, 53, of Ellicott City, is facing charges of first-degree murder and violating a protective order.
    Alexander Stephenson is accused of fatally stabbing Amethyst Stephenson, his estranged wife, in Elliott City.
    Third arrest made in fatal DC shooting of former Morgan State basketball player
    Blake Bozeman, 31, of Southeast, D.C., was a married father of three, real estate agent and entrepreneur who played guard for the Morgan State Bears from 2011 to 2015.
    LAS VEGAS, NV - NOVEMBER 25: Blake Bozeman #22 of the Morgan State Bears passes against the Cal Poly Mustangs during the third round of the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational at the Orleans Arena November 25, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Cal Poly won 62-61. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
    Gun found outside Sparrows Point High School after ICE walkout
    A relative picking up a student dropped the firearm, police said.
    County police responded to reports a gun was found outside Sparrows Point High School on Friday afternoon after a student walkout protesting ICE.
    Baltimore man arrested for attempted rape in Glen Burnie
    Police said Allen Michael McFadden, 34, assaulted a woman taking out the trash at the Heritage Overlook housing complex in Glen Burnie.
    Anne Arundel County Police arrested a Baltimore man for attempted rape after he allegedly assaulted a woman who was taking out the trash.
    Will Greater Grace investigation prompt change? Senior pastors hint at leadership ‘transition.’
    Nearly two months after an explosive report called for the resignation of senior officials at Greater Grace World Outreach, the evangelical church’s elders issued a response that offered no concrete plans for a leadership change.
    Photograph of long low building with unconventional church spire and cross, with empty parking lot in front. Outside of building is labeled "Greater Grace Church."
    Charges dropped against Baltimore County gym teacher accused of sexually abusing 2 students
    Roger Myers, 61, of Towson, had been charged in Baltimore County Circuit Court with sexual abuse of a minor, third- and fourth-degree sex offense and second-degree assault.
    The Baltimore County Courts Building at 401 Bosley Avenue in Towson.
    Police search for suspect who damaged windows at Rockville day care
    Montgomery County Police are searching for a vandalism suspect who damaged a Rockville day care in January.
    A Ring camera captured the suspect, who police say damaged windows at a day care in Rockville.
    Man who hid body in refrigerator in Baltimore sentenced to 10 years in prison
    Damreum Burroughs, 47, of Southwest Baltimore, pleaded guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court to accessory after the fact to first-degree murder.
    Exterior of the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse on Calvert Street in Baltimore, Md. on Saturday, July 19, 2025.
    Murder convictions overturned in 2022 botched drug deal
    Jackson Alexander Garcia and Malik Jefferson had their 2022 murder convictions overturned by the state’s appellate court.
    A guard tower and barbed wire are seen outside the Maryland Correctional Institution in Hagerstown on Wednesday, August 7, 2024.
    Luigi Mangione speaks out in protest as judge sets date for state murder trial
    A judge scheduled his state murder trial to begin June 8, three months before jury selection in his federal case.
    Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Criminal Court for an evidence hearing, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in New York.  (William Farrington/New York Post via AP, Pool)
    Report: Maryland man arrested in alleged plot to kill White House official
    A Rockville man faces murder and firearms charges for allegedly attempting to carry out an attack on a White House official in August, authorities announced Thursday.
    Russell Vought, Office of Management and Budget director, listens as he addresses members of the media outside the West Wing at the White House in Washington, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington.
    Police release bodycam footage of fatal shooting of 40-year-old man in Southeast Baltimore
    Police released bodycam footage of the moments that led to the fatal shooting of a 40-year-old man in Southeast Baltimore.
    A still from a body camera worn by Baltimore Police Sgt. Carlos Arias shows two Baltimore Police Department officers and a 40-year-old man they shot and killed near 6500 Eastern Avenue on January 20, 2026.
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