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    Federal appeals court overturns Marilyn Mosby’s mortgage fraud conviction, upholds perjury verdicts

    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.
    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.

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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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    Baltimore Police officer charged with raping 16-year-old girl
    The 16-year-old told police she had been dating the officer since March and that they fought after he accused her of cheating on him.
    A Baltimore Police vehicle is seen in Fells Point on April 14, 2024.
    Prosecutors won’t retry Severna Park Elementary teacher in sex abuse case
    Prosecutors in the case against Matthew Schlegel, 45, of Severna Park, concluded there was “not a path forward at a second trial.”
    Prosecutors concluded after a thorough review that there was “not a path forward at a second trial” for Matthew Schlegel.
    Howard County double shooting investigated as possible murder-suicide
    Police in Howard County are investigating the shooting deaths of a man and a woman as a murder-suicide.
    Maryland law schools double down on efforts to exonerate the innocent
    The Maryland Office of the Public Defender, in partnership with the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, has launched a second Innocence Project Clinic.
    From left, Maryland Assistant Public Defender Erica Suter, Maryland Public Defender Natasha Dartigue, and Rachel Bennett, who most recently worked as a senior attorney at the Amica Center for Immigrant Rights, who is taking over for Suter as director of the Innocence Project Clinic at the University of Baltimore School of Law.
    Two Howard County men arrested for fatal I-70 shooting in Frederick County
    Francisco Javier Sanchez-Juarez, 28, and Jeffrey Josue Diaz, 24, both of Howard County, were charged with first-degree murder and related firearms charges, police said.
    State Trooper Police Car from the Maryland State Police on parking lot.

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    Two Howard County men arrested for fatal I-70 shooting in Frederick County
    Francisco Javier Sanchez-Juarez, 28, and Jeffrey Josue Diaz, 24, both of Howard County, were charged with first-degree murder and related firearms charges, police said.
    State Trooper Police Car from the Maryland State Police on parking lot.
    Marilyn Mosby says Ivan Bates filed a professional complaint against her over the Adnan Syed case
    Mosby disclosed the complaint with the Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland during a recent appearance on “Native Land Pod.”
    When she was in office, Marilyn Mosby moved to throw out Adnan Syed’s conviction and then dropped the charges against him. But her successor, Ivan Bates, reversed course.
    Frederick officer charged with solicitation of a minor, possessing child sexual abuse images
    A Frederick Police Department corporal has been charged in Pennsylvania for possession of child sexual abuse material, soliciting a minor and related charges.
    The accused Frederick Police Department employee allegedly asked to see a woman's son naked and admitted to viewing child sexual abuse material, according to police records.
    Ex-leader of Strong City pleads guilty to fraud connected to COVID-19 funds
    Reginald Davis, a former CEO of the defunct nonprofit manager Strong City Baltimore, has pleaded guilty to one count of federal misdemeanor bank theft.
    Reginald Davis, a former CEO of the defunct nonprofit manager Strong City Baltimore, has pleaded guilty to one count of federal misdemeanor bank theft.
    Baltimore sheriff probes courthouse employee for allegedly inviting ICE to detain someone
    ICE agents detained a man at the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse last week, sparking an investigation of a corrections department employee.
    6/28/22—the exterior of the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse.
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