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The latest from Justin Fenton
This furniture chain owner became a Baltimore cop. Now he’s federally indicted
Kalman Finkelstein was indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly being part of a blackmail scheme involving a Democratic state senator and former city prosecutor, Dalya Attar.
Baltimore Police identify suspended officer seen in viral video chasing man with cruiser
Robert A. Parks, who has been on the force since 2020, is the officer under investigation, confirmed Lindsey Eldridge, a Baltimore Police Department spokesperson.
Ex-Dunbar football coach pleads guilty to stealing overtime pay
Lawrence Smith admitted that in his role as a school police detective for the district, he routinely claimed to be providing security at COVID-19 testing and food sites or assisting other law enforcement agencies.
Ex-Baltimore cop Daniel Hersl, who served time for the Gun Trace Task Force corruption scandal, dies
Hersl was released early in January, after serving about eight years of his 18-year prison sentence, due to cancer.
Top Maryland prosecutors who investigated police-involved deaths will leave posts
Allison Green, chief of the Maryland attorney general’s office’s Independent Investigations Division, and her deputy, Renee Joy, have resigned, office spokesperson Jennifer Donelan said in a statement. Both will leave the office after this week.
Maryland State Police Secretary Butler is out; senator tapped as new top trooper
Col. Roland L. Butler Jr., the first Black person to lead the agency, is out as Maryland State Police secretary, with a former Prince George’s County sheriff and state senator tapped as his replacement, Gov. Wes Moore announced.
‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ star charged with lying about Carroll County home burglary
Wendy Osefo and her husband, Eddie, cast members on Bravo's "The Real Housewives of Potomac," allegedly lied about their house being burglarized in Carroll County.
The Baltimore gang leader who quietly became a star informant
Former Black Guerrilla Family leader Ricky Evans has been waiting seven years to be sentenced. That's because he's spent that time helping authorities make other cases.
Baltimore investigators unable so far to determine cause of Superblock fire
The fire broke out on Sept. 2, just before 3 p.m., with a witness reporting he saw flames on the rear roof of a building in the 200 block of W. Fayette St., according to the incident report.
Baltimore man was exonerated after 20 years behind bars. But did he fool prosecutors?
Exonerated of the crime, Melvin Thomas, now 45, collected $1.6 million in wrongful conviction compensation from the state in 2021. But he wanted the city to pay, too, and filed a lawsuit against the police department and officers involved with the case.
Trump pressured Virginia’s top federal prosecutor to resign. Could Maryland’s be next?
Maryland U.S. Attorney Kelly O. Hayes is facing Trump pressure as his allies push prosecutions of political foes. Will she be next to face the test?
Federal jury convicts Baltimore MS-13 gang members in killings
They and other gang members took part in a grisly string of violence over three months in 2020 that left two young women dead.
Former Ravens kicker Justin Tucker sells Owings Mills home
Former Ravens kicker Justin Tucker sold his Owings Mills home for $2.8M. The five-bedroom estate was listed at $3.2M in June. It was delisted Sept. 12.
Baltimore MS-13 on trial: Aimless, misguided — unspeakably violent
At a federal racketeering trial in Baltimore, former MS-13 members recounted how two teenage girls were killed in 2020. Prosecutors say the gang’s presence is expanding, with devastating consequences for the city.
Feds say they’ll rely on ‘devils and demons’ in Baltimore MS-13 trial
The MS-13 trial in Baltimore, expected to take weeks, will include testimony from confessed members of the gang, prosecutors say.
Medical examiner rules Baltimore Police custody death a homicide
Maryland’s chief medical examiner has ruled the death of a man who had been in Baltimore Police custody as a homicide, in what appears to be the first case with such a ruling since a scathing audit.
New criminal case targets old allegations against priest, dividing Catholic community
William Mannion was previously investigated by the Maryland Attorney General’s Office, but officials left him off the list of allegedly abusive priests.
FTC to Pikesville men who resold Taylor Swift tickets for profit: You need to calm down
The Federal Trade Commission is suing two Pikesville men who they say have been illegally buying hundreds of thousands of tickets to concerts, plays and sporting events to resell at a profit.
Killings in Baltimore are hitting historic lows. So why is Commissioner Worley scowling?
Life in Baltimore always means a reversal of fortune could be right around the corner
An unusual day in court for Maryland’s federal judges — as defendants
The case centers on a standing order issued in May by Chief Judge George L. Russell III, in which he ordered a 48-hour pause in every case in which an immigrant had tried to block deportation by challenging the legality of their detention.
