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Criminal justice

    Jury awards over $21M to man and woman attacked before murder of Pava LaPere
    April Hurley and Jonte Gilmore filed a lawsuit against Eden’s Homes LLC, Property Pals LLC and Jason Billingsley, who attacked them in 2023 at a rooming house in West Baltimore.
    April Hurley, center, is joined by her attorneys Malcolm Ruff, left, and Phylecia Faublas, as well as her family at a press conference at the law offices of Murphy, Falcon & Murphy on Tuesday.
    District courthouse in Baltimore named after Mabel H. Hubbard, state’s first Black female judge
    In 1981, Gov. Harry Hughes appointed Mabel H. Hubbard to the District Court of Maryland for Baltimore City. She then served as a judge of Baltimore Circuit Court from 1985 to 1999.
    Mabel Hubbard’s descendants cut the ribbon during a dedication ceremony honoring Hubbard, the first Black woman appointed to the any bench in the state of Maryland in the 1980s.
    9 indicted in Texas-to-Maryland cocaine trafficking ring
    Authorities said they arrested nine people in connection with a drug trafficking network that transported a large amount of cocaine from Texas to Maryland, with drugs stashed in homes across the region.
    Law enforcement officials believed the suspects were using homes across the region to stash cocaine.
    Police investigate after body found at ‘trash fire’ in West Baltimore
    Baltimore Police are investigating what they described as a “suspicious death” after a body was found Monday night following a fire in West Baltimore.
    A Baltimore Police vehicle is seen in Fells Point on April 14, 2024.
    Judge dismisses Comey, Letitia James indictments after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed
    A federal judge dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor was illegally appointed by the Justice Department.
    FILE - New York Attorney General, Letitia James, speaks after pleading not guilty outside the United States District Court on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, in Norfolk, Va.
    Alleged leader of cultlike ‘Zizian’ group pleads not guilty to federal gun charge
    Ziz LaSota gave meandering answers at her initial appearance and arraignment in U.S. District Court related to a Western Maryland gun arrest, which ended what had been a cross-country search.
    Jack ‘Ziz’ LaSota, the apparent leader of the Zizians, a cult-like group tied to at least six deaths, was arrested Sunday evening in western Maryland. LaSota, who uses she/her pronouns, is being held in the Allegany County jail.
    State Sen. Dalya Attar, others plead not guilty in blackmail case
    Monday was first time the three defendants appeared in court together since indictment last month.
    Maryland State Sen. Dalya Attar, in a hooded coat and sunglasses, leaves the Edward A. Garmatz Courthouse after pleading not guilty in federal court to extortion and conspiracy charges.
    Howard police take down alleged father-and-son firearms trafficking operation
    Howard County police said a father and son face charges stemming from a months-long investigation into an alleged firearms trafficking operation.
    Howard County police said a father and son face charges stemming from a months-long investigation into an alleged firearms trafficking operation.
    Prosecutors say Pam Bondi’s comments shouldn’t affect Luigi Mangione’s death penalty case
    Prosecutors say Luigi Mangione’s death penalty case in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson should carry on despite Attorney General Pam Bondi's comment.
    Luigi Mangione, accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, appears in Manhattan state court in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (Curtis Means/Pool Photo via AP)
    Woman reunited with child after ICE apprehends Honduran husband in Highlandtown
    Ronal Ramos-Delcid placed into custody in downtown Baltimore after arrest captured on video.
    A still from a video shared with the Facebook group "Baltimore Highlandtown GDM" showing ICE officers arresting Ronal Ramos-Delcid in the Highlandtown neighborhood of Baltimore.
    He admitted ‘filthy’ chats with a teen. Cumberland kept it quiet and made him police chief.
    New records show a Cumberland, Maryland officer admitted “filthy” messages with a teen before becoming police chief — a case the city kept quiet.
    Cumberland Police Chief Chuck Ternent in front of police headquarters in September 2022.
    ‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ stars used aliases and 40 credit cards, prosecutors say
    “Real Housewives of Potomac” star Wendy Osefo and her husband, Eddie Osefo, are accused of using aliases and dozens of credit cards in new court documents.
    NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 08: Eddie Osefo and Wendy Osefo attend Tyler Perry's "Divorce In The Black" New York Premiere at Regal Times Square on July 08, 2024 in New York City.
    Man found dead in Fairland after police investigate shooting that wounded another man
    Montgomery County Police found the body of a man on Wednesday night in Fairland about an hour after responding to a shooting that wounded another man.
    A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
    Attar case fallout: Rosenbluth resigns from Baltimore Sheriff’s Office
    The longtime owner of Tov Pizza resigned from the Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office a day after a news story showed his involvement in the Sen. Dalya Attar case.
    The longtime owner of Tov Pizza resigned from the Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office a day after a news story showed his involvement in the Sen. Dalya Attar blackmail and extortion case.
    Catfished, literally. Scammers net nearly $100K in Chesapeake seafood.
    When an order came into Tilghman Island Seafood for almost $100,000 of Chesapeake catfish, everything seemed legit — at least at first. Then the fish disappeared in the Bronx.
    A Blue Catfish is measured during the Annual Nanticoke River Invasive Fishing Derby Saturday, July 19, 2025, in Sharptown.
    ‘Help, I have a baby!’ ICE struggles with Honduran man before Baltimore arrest
    Videos posted in a Southeast Baltimore social media group Sunday show a group of agents wearing black tactical gear marked “Police” dragging a man along a sidewalk in Highlandtown.
    A still from a video from Baltimore residents as they move to confront apparent immigration agents on a Southeast Baltimore residential street Sunday morning.
    Judge scolds Justice Department for ‘profound investigative missteps’ in Comey case
    The Justice Department engaged in a “disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps” in the process of securing an indictment against former FBI Director James Comey, a federal judge ruled Monday in directing prosecutors to provide defense lawyers with all grand jury materials from the case.
    The case against former FBI Director James Comey, right, and a separate prosecution of New York Attorney General Letitia James have hastened concerns that the Justice Department is being weaponized in pursuit of Trump’s political opponents.
    Woman associated with MS-13 convicted of first-degree murder in stabbing death of teen girl
    A judge found Iris Alonzo-Salgado guilty of first-degree murder in the 2023 death of a teen girl who was stabbed with a machete in the woods in Olney at the direction of MS-13.
    An MS-13 associate was convicted of first-degree murder in the 2023 death of 18-year-old Rosa Sanchez Merino, shown here in an undated photograph released by the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office.
    Baltimore Police commander, 3 others suspended amid California criminal investigation
    Four members of the Baltimore Police Department are suspended amid a criminal investigation in California, the department confirmed Monday.
    BPD's Major Etwaroo, along with the Eastern District's NCOs, BPD’s Chaplains, and the Victim Services Unit, recently joined the Oliver Community to provide essential resources and support to those affected by recent incidents.  Aug 23, 2024
    Man with Trump sign sentenced for assaults outside Red Emma’s, Peabody Heights Brewery in Baltimore
    Matthew Middleton, 34, of Hillen, pleaded guilty on Monday in Baltimore Circuit Court to two counts of second-degree assault and one count of possession of a dangerous weapon.
    Red Emma’s bookstore and coffeehouse in the Waverly neighborhood.
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