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Former Police Commissioner Harrison still on city payroll. For how long? Apparently it’s secret
Harrison announced his resignation on June 8, with Mayor Brandon Scott saying he would nominate Richard Worley, currently the deputy commissioner for operations, as interim commissioner.
Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison to step down
A year later, big changes — maybe a movie deal — for Baltimore’s longest-living Jane Doe
It’s been one year since the Baltimore woman who was missing child No. 1201298 found her identity — one year of changes big and small.
Simboli Ruffin, holding her passport, stands for a portrait in her home on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Ruffin, the Baltimore woman known as 'the longest living Jane Doe,' finally discovered her true identity in 2022 following a decades-long search and a Baltimore Banner investigation.
Final name stripped from Maryland report on Catholic sex abuse is nun from Philadelphia
With the identification of the late Philadelphia nun, all the names have been unmasked in the attorney general report.
Photo collage of red torn image of Virgin Mary and child statue, with dark background that includes number 149 and redaction boxes.
Parking dispute led to Annapolis mass shooting, charging documents say
Six people were shot — three of them fatally — on Sunday at a house on Paddington Place near Edgewood Road.
Annapolis Police Chief Ed Jackson attends a news conference on the mass shooting in Annapolis that left three dead and three wounded. Standing rear to him is.Gov. Wes Moore.
Mayor turns to homegrown patrol cop with pick of Richard Worley to lead Baltimore Police
Within the department, Richard Worley maintains a reputation as a respected and seasoned patrol officer and commander, someone who knows the streets of Baltimore.
Richard Worley, Deputy Commissioner at Baltimore Police Department with Mayor Brandon Scott at the the Press conference
In newly obtained affidavit, former Gov. Hogan recounts learning of Roy McGrath’s alleged fraud
Documents obtained from state prosecutors shed new light on the early days of the Roy McGrath scandal — including what then-Gov. Larry Hogan knew, and when he knew it.
Roy McGrath speaks during a coronavirus press conference at the Maryland State House on April 15, 2020. McGrath, who eventually became Gov. Larry Hogan's chief of staff, is facing state and federal criminal charges related to a "severance" payment he received from the Maryland Environmental Service when he left to join Hogan's office.
Baltimore to resume enforcement of nonviolent offenses
Bates campaigned on reversing a policy of his predecessor, Marilyn Mosby, not to prosecute low-level, nonviolent offenses such as drug possession, trespassing and prostitution.
Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates listens as Mayor Brandon Scott gives the annual State of the City address on Monday, April 17. The event was held at the Middle Branch Fitness and Wellness Center in South Baltimore.
Rancid butter and smelly cheese. Hopkins study identifies the body odors that attract mosquitoes
A new study by an assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins University finds a key factor attracts mosquitos to some people over others: body odor.
LOUISVILLE, KY - AUGUST 25: Matthew Vanderpool, environmental health specialist and entomologist for the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness, displays a mosquito collected earlier in the day on August 25, 2021 in Louisville, Kentucky. Vanderpool specializes in mosquito control, a public health process that involves placing traps to collect specimen, identifying various mosquito species, and testing the samples for mosquito-borne diseases. Lab technologists test for Saint Louis encephalitis, West Nile virus, La Crosse encephalitis, and Eastern equine encephalitis.
Unmasked: Catholic high school teacher returned to classroom after abuse claim
A former teacher at the old Cardinal Gibbons High School has been identified as one of the redacted names in the attorney general's report on sex abuse within the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Photo collage showing statue of man cradling infant in arms next to image of priest and boy sitting in pews reading Bibles, overlayed with variety of short and long white redaction boxes.
The 10 Catholic Church figures unmasked in report on sex abuse within Archdiocese of Baltimore
The Banner has identified seven church figures whose names were redacted from the recent report on child sexual abuse within the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
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Baltimore homicide detectives investigating baby’s fall from third-story balcony
Officers found the boy with life-threatening injuries and he was hospitalized in critical condition.
A Baltimore Police car and 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.
Two more alleged Catholic Church abusers revealed: ‘It still haunts me’
Two alleged abusers whose names were redacted in the Maryland Attorney General's report on child sexual abuse have been identified as Michael V. Scriber and the Rev. Joseph G. Fiorentino.
Photo collage of page from Baltimore archdiocese directory of parishes next to page from 1973 newspaper including photo of St. Ann’s in Baltimore, with red border and red redaction marks sprinkled over the image.
‘They are all still at large’: Clergy abuse survivors call for suspensions, release of names after investigative articles
Fallout begins over church sexual abuse report; one official, Monsignor Richard Woy, resigned from the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center’s board of directors.
David Lorenz speaks at sidewalk news conference along with abuse survivors and advocates who are part of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, on May 8, 2023 outside of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
How clues in the Catholic Church abuse report helped The Banner uncover hidden clergy names
The investigation identified three of the clergy members and one church official whose names were redacted from the report.
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Secret no more: 3 priests from sex abuse report identified
Reporters matched details in the Maryland attorney general's report into the Archdiocese of Baltimore to court transcripts, archdiocesan letters, church directories, news articles and other public documents.
Photo collage showing printout with some text redacted with black boxes. It has a rip in the middle of the page, revealing fuzzy photograph of priest underneath on red background.
Florida sheriff’s video suggests Roy McGrath kept plan from wife to go on the lam
The video corroborates statements later from McGrath’s attorney that those closest to the former aide to Gov. Larry Hogan knew nothing of his intention to go on the lam.
Collier County Sheriff's deputies speak with the wife of Roy McGrath at his Florida home in a still image from body camera footage recorded by a a deputy on March 13, 2023.
Search warrant suggests Roy McGrath’s disappearance not impulsive
The new details suggest Roy McGrath made no spur-of-the-moment decision to skip trial and take off on the run.
Roy McGrath FBI wanted poster.
How the FBI found Roy McGrath: A known Cadillac, multiple cellphones
Authorities described the encounter as an “agent-involved shooting,” and it was not immediately clear if FBI agents shot McGrath, or he shot himself.
Roy McGrath FBI wanted poster.
Roy McGrath killed by gunfire in confrontation with FBI in Tennessee
The ex-chief of staff for former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan had been the focus of a three-week manhunt after failing to show up for his federal fraud trial.
The U.S. Marshals Service and the FBI are teaming up to offer a $20,000 reward for information in the search for Roy McGrath, an ex-top aide to former Gov. Larry Hogan, who didn't show for his federal criminal trial and is considered a fugitive.
Roy McGrath manhunt: Law enforcement attention on southern U.S.
The FBI and U.S. Marshals have been searching for McGrath for 17 days since he skipped out on his federal fraud trial in Baltimore.
The U.S. Marshals Service and the FBI are teaming up to offer a $20,000 reward for information in the search for Roy McGrath, an ex-top aide to former Gov. Larry Hogan, who didn't show for his federal criminal trial and is considered a fugitive.
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