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Baltimore rapper YGG Tay and a notorious ‘hit man’ charged in federal murder conspiracy
Federal prosectors say the Baltimore rapper is behind a slew of shootings, including the killing of the mother and sister of a man who had accused him of cooperating with law enforcement.
BALTIMORE, MD - DECEMBER 08:  A sign stands outside the Edward A. Garmatz U.S. Courthouse, where a man accused of plotting to bomb an armed forces recruiting station will appear on December 8, 2010 in Baltimore, Maryland. A 21-year-old man was arrested and will appear in court in Baltimore this afternoon.
Former Baltimore homicide prosecutor pleads guilty to using grand jury for stalking
Adam Chaudry pleaded guilty to two felony counts on Friday afternoon, and faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.
Photo of the familiese of Lt. Paul Butrim, Lt. Kelesy Sadler FF/PM Kenneth Lacayo with their attorneys t the Stricker street fire memorials.
Families of firefighters to sue Baltimore, state over deadly fire at vacant Stricker Street property
The law firm of Miler Stern Lawyers LLC filed a notice of a claim with the city and state on Tuesday, saying the Jan. 24 tragedy ”could have and should have been prevented.”
A photo of Kevin Torres hangs on a fence at a makeshift memorial at the ChrisT bar on the northern edge of Highlandtown. Torres was fatally shot by a security guard at the bar early Monday morning.
Security guard charged with first-degree murder in shooting of soccer coach at Southeast Baltimore bar
Kevin Torres was shot outside the ChrisT bar in Highlandtown, where he had been celebrating a championship win with his team
Sam Cogen, running for Baltimore City Sheriff, speaks with reporters at the counting of mail-in ballots in Baltimore City.
For the first time in more than three decades, there’s a new sheriff in town
Sam Cogen campaigned on a platform of expanding the use of technology in the sheriff’s office, which he says will make the office more efficient and better equipped to serve bench warrants and domestic violence peace orders. He has vowed to “humanize” the evictions process to help renters find other housing options.
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 22: The Uber logo is displayed on a car on March 22, 2019 in San Francisco, California. Uber Technologies Inc. announced that it has selected the New York Stock Exchange for its much anticipated initial public offering that could be one of the top five IPOs in history. The listing could value the ride sharing company at over $120 billion.
Police say robbers are carjacking ride-hailing service drivers, then robbing people who order a ride
The rideshare company said it has a 24/7 team on standby to help with police investigations.
Baltimore Police Detective Ike Carrington is paralyzed from the chest down after being shot in a robbery in 2019, is about to begin his recovery process.
How the ATF and Baltimore police figured out who shot an off-duty officer and helped stop a deadly crime spree
Case reflects ATF’s growing involvement in investigating violence in Baltimore, using a database of cartridge casing evidence to quickly match ballistics to other cases and identify groups causing disproportionate violence.
State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby will announce an update in the Adnan Syed case, including her decision to drop the charges against him
Marilyn Mosby wants her perjury trial held in Greenbelt, newly unsealed documents show
The defense wrote that moving the trial ”to a courthouse a mere 30 miles away” ”offers a pragmatic solution to the problem of public animus in and around Baltimore stirred up by the near-constant flow of publicity surrounding these proceedings and State’s Attorney Mosby more generally.”
WATCH: Video shows final seconds of confrontation between Timothy Reynolds, squeegee workers
Judge to decide Thursday whether to accept a plea agreement between the teen’s defense attorneys and prosecutors that would send the case to juvenile court.
Images prosecutors say show 25-year-old Jacob Michael Therres, of Fallston, at the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Fallston father and stepson charged with assaulting police during Jan. 6 insurrection
Federal prosecutors say Douglas Wyatt, 49, and stepson Jacob Michael Therres, 25, are charged in the District of Columbia with assaulting, resisting or impeding officers.
Jaime Sepulveda Rodriguez, from Chile, purchased a property that was supposed to be fixed up and rented but never was.
ABC Capital files for bankruptcy, under fire from foreign investors over distressed Baltimore properties
Frustrated investors have filed lawsuits accusing the company of running a fraudulent Ponzi scheme.
FILE - These booking photos released Oct. 9, 2021, by the West Virginia Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority show Diana Toebbe, left, and Jonathan Toebbe. A judge cited the “great danger” that the Navy engineer and his wife placed on the United States in sentencing them to lengthy prison terms Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, for a plot to sell secrets about nuclear-submarines to what they thought was a foreign government.
Wife hit with more prison time than Navy engineer husband in plot to sell secrets
Diana Toebbe was sentenced to 21 years and 10 months. Her husband’s sentence is 19 years and four months.
Out of 29 parcels on the even side of the 300 block of South Smallwood Street in Carrollton Ridge, 23 are officially listed as vacant, one is a vacant lot, and another not listed as vacant is, in fact, vacant.
One block in Carrollton Ridge offers a microcosm of Baltimore’s struggle with vacant properties
Homes on the even side of the 300 block of South Smallwood Street in Carrollton Ridge are mostly empty and owned by a collection of LLCs, dead people and even a defunct savings and loan.
Baltimore police investigate a shooting by an officer at West Lanvale and North Fulton on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 6, 2022.
Baltimore city officer fatally shoots man who police say was attacking woman on street corner
Police Commissioner Michael Harrison declined to comment on the number of shots fired, though 13 shots can be heard on a cell phone video, apparently of the incident, that was posted to social media.
A house at 2556 W. Baltimore St., one of 18 homes bought by Ricardo Oved.
ABC Capital hit with three new federal lawsuits alleging Ponzi scheme involving Baltimore properties
ABC Capital, which sells real estate in distressed Baltimore neighborhoods to foreign investors, has been hit with three new federal lawsuits alleging they deceived investors
Gordon Staron, middle, is under investigation for the killing in Baltimore's Central Booking of Javarick Gantt, left. Staron was already being detained for the fatal stabbing of Keith Bell, right.
Man charged in random bus stop killing is suspect in Baltimore jail killing of deaf man
The attorney for Gordon Staron said he was told by prosecutors that his client is under investigation for the Oct. 9 killing of Javarick Gantt.
Illustration of laptop, tablet, and phone with ads of Baltimore row homes on their screens, with map of Baltimore and map of Turkey in background.
Baltimore homes find investors more than 5,000 miles away in Turkey
A Miami-based company is finding a niche marketing homes in distressed Baltimore neighborhoods to investors in Turkey.
Jaime Sepulveda Rodriguez, from Chile, purchased a property that was supposed to be fixed up and rented but never was.
When opportunity flips: Why a firm promising profits from vacants faces so many lawsuits
A Philadelphia-based real estate company is attracting foreign investors to some of Baltimore’s most blighted neighborhoods.
State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby will announce an update in the Adnan Syed case, including her decision to drop the charges against him
State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby seeking to move federal perjury trial out of Baltimore
The city’s two-term top prosecutor is charged with two counts of perjury and two counts of making false statements.
7/8/22—A Baltimore Police officer’s car is parked on the corner of E Lombard St. & President St.
Judge overseeing Baltimore’s consent decree called police over squeegee incident
The incident comes two months after Judge James Bredar was discussing the city’s tactics when it comes to policing squeegee work at a federal consent decree hearing.
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