Criminal justice

Lawmakers grilled leaders from the Maryland Judiciary on Thursday during a Senate budget subcommittee hearing.

The Maryland Department of Correctional Services says transgender prisoners are “housed according to physical genitalia.” Advocates say that’s illegal.

Polymer80, one of the largest makers of parts for ghost guns, agreed to curtail its business in Maryland and to stop selling its parts to Maryland residents in neighboring states.

The Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 requires police officers to intervene to prevent or stop a use of force that’s beyond what’s authorized under the law.

Baltimore County Police said the case was closed Tuesday, but released documents on the original report. “She stated that she was physically assaulted which left her with multiple bruises,” police wrote.

An Aberdeen man was arrested in Philadelphia and charged in a fatal shooting at an Edgewood bar and restaurant over the weekend.

Maryland lawmakers are considering a bill that, if passed, would automatically redact the names of minors who are victims of crime from publicly-available court documents.

Baltimore Police said 13-month-old Messiah Heggie was pronounced dead on Oct. 27, 2023, shortly after leaving the hospital. The death has been ruled a homicide from drug poisoning.

Police arrested Teneshia Pollock, 35, of Baltimore, after she allegedly shot at a female motorist, grazing her in the head, and then at an off-duty police officer in downtown Baltimore on Saturday afternoon.

A shooting early Sunday an an Edgewood Tiki bar left a 24-year-old Aberdeen man dead.

Vincent Schiraldi's track record demonstrates he was the right choice to lead Maryland’s Department of Juvenile Services, say former directors of the Washington, D.C., and Delaware juvenile services agencies.

In 2012, Corey Jennings pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder and use of a handgun during the commission of a crime of violence in the shooting of Ryan Watson on June 14, 2011. Nine years to the day of the shooting, Watson died. He was 34.

Prosecutors from the Public Trust and Police Integrity Unit wrote that the two officers acted “reasonably and lawfully” and didn't cause the crash that killed Linda Moss, 74, in 2023.

Bishop Donte Hickman, pastor of Southern Baptist Church in Baltimore, asks what purpose would a prison sentence for former State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby actually serve.

A 21-year-old man was seriously injured after falling from a moving car during a violent carjacking Friday afternoon in Aberdeen.

The FTC warns that fraud cases are on the rise — just in time for a viral column that has the internet buzzing about scams.

Three Baltimore County Police officers have been indicted in connection with an alleged assault that took place in the city last fall, electronic court records show.

Baltimore Circuit Judge Dennis M. Robinson Jr. wrote in a one-page order dated on Tuesday that there was “not a sufficient legal or factual basis” for him to reconsider his previous decision to hold David Linthicum, 25, of Cockeysville, without bail.

U.S. District Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby issued her ruling following a hearing on a motion for judgment of acquittal.

A restraining order was issued against the top official at Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center.