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    State police investigate inmate’s death at Western Maryland prison

    North Branch Correctional Institution, Cumberland, Maryland, on May 11, 2025.
    Suspect in Baltimore County double homicide extradited to Maryland
    Baltimore County Police have extradited a 31-year-old man from Pennsylvania facing charges in connection with the March deaths of two people from Owings Mills.
    Kevin Ahn is being held at the Baltimore County Detention Center without bond on two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of first-degree assault in the deaths of Sun Lim, 83, and Im Kim, 69.
    Free for 15 years, Tyrone Jones finally compensated for wrongful conviction in Baltimore
    Tyrone Jones was initially denied compensation under the Walter Lomax Act because at the time in Maryland, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder had been considered a misdemeanor instead of a felony.
    Tyrone Jones is photographed after dropping off his son at a therapy session in Parkville, Md. on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.
    Man enters plea to murder of Patterson High School student in Baltimore
    Roger Alvarado-Mendoza, 25, of Dundalk, entered an Alford plea Thursday in Baltimore Circuit Court to first-degree murder in the shooting of Izaiah Carter on March 6, 2023. Carter was 16.
    Michelle Hines, mother of 16-year-old Izaiah Carter speaks with media after the Peace and Remembrance Day, in Baltimore, Thursday, May 25, 2023.
    ‘She was defenseless’: Mom learns fate for murdering 1-year-old daughter in Baltimore
    As part of a plea agreement, Aurielle Montgomery, 24, of Pikesville, faced a sentence between between 10 and 22 years in prison.
    6/28/22—the exterior of the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse.
    New federal indictment links MS-13 to 3 Baltimore killings
    Federal authorities charged Eliseo Alexander Lopez Alvarez, Josue Anibal Guerra Ramos, Olvin Josue Posas Alvarenga and Kevin Cuestas with racketeering conspiracy for their alleged membership in the MS-13 “clique” known as Centrales Locos Salvatrucha, or CLS.
    Baltimore Police crime scene tape remains on the scene after a vehicle exploded inside a five-story parking garage in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood on 7/27/22.  Two people are being treated for injuries, fire officials said Wednesday afternoon.

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    Immigration arrests in Maryland have doubled under Trump
    Under President Donald Trump, ICE is arresting 76 immigrants per week in Maryland, up from 29 per week last year.
    Baltimore Police identify man found dead during wellness check in Belair-Edison
    Baltimore Police are investigating Keith Garrett's death as a homicide.
    7/8/22—A Baltimore Police officer’s car is parked on the corner of E Lombard St. & President St.
    ‘He said he needs help’: Mourners honor Dontae Melton Jr. after his death in police custody
    When nearly 200 family, co-workers and friends came together Saturday at DreamLife Worship Center in Randallstown to honor Dontae Melton Jr., a somber mood was often broken by celebrations of life.
    Pastor Markus McAllister delivers the eulogy at Dontae Melton Jr.’s funeral at DreamLife Worship Center in Randallstown on Saturday.
    Federal appeals court overturns Marilyn Mosby’s mortgage fraud conviction, upholds perjury verdicts
    Mosby, 45, served two terms as the city’s top prosecutor from 2015 to 2023.
    Former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby addresses a crowd in Greenbelt in 2024, after she was sentenced her to three years of supervised release.
    Gervonta Davis arrested in Florida, charged with battery against ex-girlfriend
    Baltimore boxing champion Gervonta Davis, 30, is accused of slapping his ex-girlfriend multiple times during an altercation on Father's Day.
    Gervonta Davis arrives at the Elijah E. Cummings Courthouse for a probation violation hearing in March.

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    Bodycam video shows man with spear shot, killed by Howard County police
    Authorities said Micah Booker stabbed his 26-year-old brother, Samuel Louie Booker IV, inside a residence in the 9200 block of Wilbur Court on June 9.
    A still from bodycam footage released by the Howard County Police Department shows a man they identify as Micah Booker running toward Officer Michael McKee shortly before McKee fires on him.
    ‘I’m going hot with a Taser’: Baltimore Police broke down door before shooting 70-year-old
    Police on Wednesday released body camera footage depicting the final moments of 70-year-old Pytorcarcha Brooks, who was shot and killed on June 25 in her West Baltimore home by officers.
    At a press conference on Wednesday, Baltimore Police released body camera footage depicting the final moments of 70-year-old Pytorcarcha Brooks, who was shot and killed on June 25.
    Zizian cult members to face trial together in Maryland amid federal investigation
    The Maryland cases were originally scheduled for separate trials, but the defendants requested a joint proceeding despite concerns from their attorneys.
    From left, Michelle Zajko, Jack ‘Ziz’ LaSota, and Daniel Blank in booking photos provided by the Allegany County Sheriff's Office.
    A Dundalk man died in a Baltimore jail. His family hasn’t received any answers.
    Jeffrey Kluver, 35, of Dundalk, died on Sunday while in custody at the Baltimore Central Booking & Intake Center.
    Jeffrey Kluver, 35, of Dundalk, died on Sunday while in custody at the Baltimore Central Booking & Intake Center.
    After ICE arrest, Baltimore courts tighten checks on law enforcement
    The change comes less than a week after the Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office reported that a pretrial services employee invited agents into the courthouse.
    6/28/22—the exterior of the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse.

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    After ICE arrest, Baltimore courts tighten checks on law enforcement
    The change comes less than a week after the Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office reported that a pretrial services employee invited agents into the courthouse.
    6/28/22—the exterior of the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse.
    Domestic incidents are responsible for half of Howard County homicides in 2025, police say
    Three of six homicides this year in Howard County have been related to domestic violence, police said.
    Three of six homicides this year in Howard County have been related to domestic violence, police said.
    Maryland approves $2.75M to man wrongfully convicted of murder in Baltimore
    James Langhorne, 51, of Baltimore, was released in February after serving almost 30 years in prison for a murder that he did not commit.
    James Langhorne, who was exonerated after being convicted of a murder he did not commit, speaks at the Maryland Board of Public Works meeting at the State House in Annapolis on Wednesday, July 2, 2025. Langhorne received compensation from the state under the Walter Lomax Act.
    This is the most crucial, unanswered question about the West Baltimore police shooting
    Baltimore Police’s fatal shooting of a 70-year-old woman highlights the department’s struggles to train its officers in de-escalation.
    Baltimore Police forensics technicians document the scene of a shooting on the 2700 block of Mosher Street in June.
    Cockeysville home that was the scene of two notorious crimes is for sale
    A Baltimore County home, known for the Browning murders and David Linthicum incident, is listed for sale in Cockeysville.
    A double exposure photograph of 10905 Powers Avenue in Cockeysville, the home where David Linthicum shot a police officer in 2023, and trees in the yard.
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