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    Maryland teenager to serve one year in prison after writing about school shootings

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    A Maryland teen will serve at least a year in prison after being found guilty of threatening mass violence.
    Hacker who crippled Baltimore in 2019 ransomware attack pleads guilty
    The attack shut down Baltimore computer and communications systems for months and caused $19 million in lost revenue and expenses.
    Federal prosecutors announced that an Iranian man pleaded guilty to the 2019 ransomware attack that crippled Baltimore government.
    Police investigating double fatal shooting in West Baltimore
    Baltimore police are investigating a double fatal shooting that occurred early Monday morning.
    7/8/22—A Baltimore Police officer’s car is parked on the corner of E Lombard St. & President St.
    Law firm defending Baltimore jail conditions faces sanctions over AI-generated filings
    An Alabama courtroom scandal over using generative AI could have implications for decades-old lawsuit over Baltimore jail conditions.
    Child testifies at Severna Park Elementary teacher’s sex abuse trial: ‘He would always touch us’
    Prosecutors, meanwhile, dropped 26 out of the 55 charges against Matthew Schlegel, 45, of Severna Park, who’s standing trial in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court.
    Matthew Schlegel is standing trial in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court on charges of sexual abuse of a minor, third- and fourth-degree sex offense and second-degree assault.
    5th person arrested after January killing of 17-year-old in Howard County
    The Howard County Police Department arrested a fifth person in connection with the shooting death of 17-year-old Lance Carrington, officials announced Wednesday.
    County Executive Calvin Ball said during a press conference announcing the arrest that “one act of violence in our community is one too many.”

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    Officials ID man killed during mental health crisis in Dundalk and officer who fatally shot him
    Maryland Attorney General’s Office released the names of a Dundalk man who was fatally shot during a mental health crisis and the Baltimore County Police officer responsible.
    Man sentenced in shootings of 2 Baltimore County Police officers
    David Linthicum, 26, of Cockeysville, was found guilty in 2024 in Baltimore County Circuit Court of four counts of attempted first-degree murder and related crimes.
    David Linthicum, 26, of Cockeysville, was found guilty in Baltimore County Circuit Court of four counts of attempted first-degree murder and related crimes.
    Maryland appeals court halts case of Navy doctor charged with killing wife
    In a Tuesday order, three Appellate Court of Maryland judges granted the state’s request to slow the case against James Strachan Houston.
    The exterior of the Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal building, home of the Maryland Supreme Court, in Annapolis.
    Police investigating after 2 teenagers shot in Greektown
    Both teens were transported to a nearby hospital and are in stable condition.
    Police tape seen at the intersection of Pennsylvania Ave and Lauren Street.
    3 days of terror: How the manhunt for David Linthicum in Baltimore, Harford counties unfolded
    Linthicum, 26, of Cockeysville, is set to be sentenced on Tuesday in Baltimore County Circuit Court on four counts of attempted first-degree murder and related crimes.

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    Severna Park Elementary School teacher accused of sexually abusing 8 students to stand trial
    Matthew Schlegel, 45, of Severna Park, is charged in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court with sexual abuse of a minor, third- and fourth-degree sex offense and second-degree assault. He maintains his innocence.
    What we know about 36 in-custody deaths auditors say should have been ruled homicides
    The Banner attempted to reach relatives and attorneys associated with each of the 36 deaths that the audit found should have been ruled as homicides.
    Baltimore County Police shoot man armed with knife in Essex
    Detectives are investigating after a Baltimore County Police officer on Thursday shot a man in Essex who was armed with a knife, authorities said in a news release.
    6/16/22—A Baltimore County police car sits outside of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.
    Federal prosecutors will seek death penalty in Maryland gang case, reversing course
    The case, which involves two murders and four attempted murders, has been pending since 2022.
    U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher wrote last week that the Justice Department had reopened two pending Maryland cases for capital review in April.
    Anne Arundel County rolling out 10 red light cameras to boost road safety
    Two red light cameras are up and running in Anne Arundel County with eight more expected as officials’ enhance efforts to reduce dangerous driving.
    Anne Arundel County is expanding red-light cameras to 10 locations. Two are already operational.

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    Anne Arundel County rolling out 10 red light cameras to boost road safety
    Two red light cameras are up and running in Anne Arundel County with eight more expected as officials’ enhance efforts to reduce dangerous driving.
    Anne Arundel County is expanding red-light cameras to 10 locations. Two are already operational.
    Toddler survives fall from high-rise apartment balcony in Silver Spring, police say
    Montgomery County Police are investigating an incident in which a 2-year-old boy reportedly fell from the 15th floor of an apartment building in Silver Spring and survived.
    Police are investigating after a 2-year-old reportedly fell from a balcony.
    Their loved ones’ deaths at the hands of police may have been wrongfully classified. Now what?
    The massive audit called for classifying at least 36 in-custody police deaths as homicides, re-opening old wounds and raising new questions in Maryland.
    Dr. David Fowler was a well-respected medical examiner, until he wasn’t
    Dr. David Fowler was a well-regarded former chief medical examiner before he consulted on a high-profile case that brought fresh scrutiny to his work in Maryland.
    In this image from video, Dr. David Fowler, a retired forensic pathologist and former chief medical examiner for the state of Maryland testifies as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides, Wednesday, April 14, 2021, in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd.
    After a yearslong vigil, supporters of Tyrone West gain a remarkable reversal
    Independent pathologists commissioned by the state concluded that Tyrone West’s case should be reclassified as a homicide.
    Tawanda Jones, sister of Tyrone West, speaks out on police brutality at a rally for Tyre Nichols on the corner of North Avenue and North Charles Street on January 28, 2023.
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