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    6/28/22—the exterior of the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse.
    ‘She was defenseless’: Mom learns fate for murdering 1-year-old daughter in Baltimore
    As part of a plea agreement, Aurielle Montgomery, 24, of Pikesville, faced a sentence between between 10 and 22 years in prison.
    Baltimore Police 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.
    New federal indictment links MS-13 to 3 Baltimore killings
    Federal authorities charged Eliseo Alexander Lopez Alvarez, Josue Anibal Guerra Ramos, Olvin Josue Posas Alvarenga and Kevin Cuestas with racketeering conspiracy for their alleged membership in the MS-13 “clique” known as Centrales Locos Salvatrucha, or CLS.
    Immigration arrests in Maryland have doubled under Trump
    Under President Donald Trump, ICE is arresting 76 immigrants per week in Maryland, up from 29 per week last year.
    7/8/22—A Baltimore Police officer’s car is parked on the corner of E Lombard St. & President St.
    Baltimore Police identify man found dead during wellness check in Belair-Edison
    Baltimore Police are investigating Keith Garrett's death as a homicide.
    Pastor Markus McAllister delivers the eulogy at Dontae Melton Jr.’s funeral at DreamLife Worship Center in Randallstown on Saturday.
    ‘He said he needs help’: Mourners honor Dontae Melton Jr. after his death in police custody
    When nearly 200 family, co-workers and friends came together Saturday at DreamLife Worship Center in Randallstown to honor Dontae Melton Jr., a somber mood was often broken by celebrations of life.
    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.
    Federal appeals court overturns Marilyn Mosby’s mortgage fraud conviction, upholds perjury verdicts
    Mosby, 45, served two terms as the city’s top prosecutor from 2015 to 2023.
    Gervonta Davis arrives at the Elijah E. Cummings Courthouse for a probation violation hearing in March.
    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.
    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.
    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.
    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.
    ‘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.
    From left, Michelle Zajko, Jack ‘Ziz’ LaSota, and Daniel Blank in booking photos provided by the Allegany County Sheriff's Office.
    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.
    Jeffrey Kluver, 35, of Dundalk, died on Sunday while in custody at the Baltimore Central Booking & Intake Center.
    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.
    6/28/22—the exterior of the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse.
    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.
    Three of six homicides this year in Howard County have been related to domestic violence, police said.
    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.
    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.
    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.
    Baltimore Police forensics technicians document the scene of a shooting on the 2700 block of Mosher Street in June.
    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.
    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.
    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 Baltimore Police vehicle is seen in Fells Point on April 14, 2024.
    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.
    Prosecutors concluded after a thorough review that there was “not a path forward at a second trial” for Matthew Schlegel.
    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.”
    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.
    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.
    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.
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