Criminal justice

Baltimore County Circuit Judge Jan Marshall Alexander sentenced Dazhon Darien, 32, the former athletic director of Pikesville High School who split his time between Baltimore and Houston, to serve four months in the Baltimore County Detention Center.

Dazhon Darien is charged in Baltimore County Circuit Court with disturbing school operations, retaliating against a witness, stalking and related offenses.

Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat, this week signed a bill that make changes to medical and geriatric parole.

The Banner exposed the pastors’ misconduct in a series last year about decades of child sexual abuse and coverup within the evangelical church.

A dentist was under investigation for installing a hidden camera in an employee bathroom when he died, locking his victims into a legal battle.

Baltimore County Police fatally shot a man Wednesday morning after officers responded to reports that he was armed with a bow and arrow in a residential neighborhood in Arbutus, officials said.

There’s a simple but powerful idea that often gets lost in our polarized conversations: two things can be true at the same time.

The data breach involved information on more than half of current employees and over 1,000 students.

In 2022, the Appellate Court of Maryland, the state’s mid-level level appeals court, ruled that people whose probation is unsatisfactorily closed after a violation cannot receive an expungement.

A judge rejected a plea agreement for Amazon driver Jerome Young Jr. that called for him to serve no jail time in the hit-and-run, which happened near the intersection of East Pratt and South Chester streets in Butchers Hill.

The Baltimore Police Department is now facing delays in getting trainees out on the streets due to its reliance on a state-owned firing range.

Mooney, 31, of Madison Park, is an assistant state’s attorney in the Misdemeanor Jury Trial Unit.

As Saturday marked the 10th anniversary of Freddie Gray’s death, a pivotal moment that ignited national outrage and calls for police reform, dozens of people gathered in Baltimore to honor his life.

After the death of Freddie Gray, promises were made to change Baltimore for the better. Ten years later, the city looks the same, many say.

Reasons why the feds say Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland father wrongfully deported to El Salvador, has ties to the MS-13 gang.

The Baltimore County Police Department said on Thursday it’s investigating “theft by deception” involving Loving Care Pet Cremations.

Andrew Britt entered a plea of not criminally responsible in the shooting of Baltimore County police Officer Jordan Riddick on March 13 during a shift change.

A woman who says she was sexually abused as a child at Calvert Hall College High School has filed a lawsuit against the Baltimore County institution, marking the first time a female survivor has brought allegations.

Police Det. Calvin Moss’ inclusion on the courtroom ban list makes him the latest of nearly a dozen officers so mistrusted by prosecutors they cannot be counted on to help bring criminals to justice in court.

Civil rights attorney William H. “Billy” Murphy reflects on what would it mean to truly honor Freddie Gray’s life.