Criminal justice

The U.S. Department of Justice is helping to transform the Baltimore Police Department. Will that continue under the second Donald Trump administration?

Legionella bacteria has been found in more government buildings in Baltimore, prompting officials to plan to flush and sanitize the water systems at two courthouses this weekend.

Anne Arundel County has launched a new mental health court to work with those ill-suited for the criminal justice system.

Four teenagers were arrested in a bust of 10 exhibition driving events across Maryland.

Tyree Winslow, 29, was identified as the man who died after exchanging gunfire with police in Howard County — though officials have not said whether it was a self-inflicted wound.

A public memorial was dedicated Wednesday to Baltimore County Police Officer Amy Sorrells Caprio, who was killed in 2018 when she was struck by a vehicle driven by a burglary suspect.

Robert Conley pleaded guilty on Tuesday in the District Court of Maryland for Baltimore City to 42 counts of animal cruelty.

Prosecutors are weighing whether to bring criminal charges against the Singapore-based companies who own and operate the Dali cargo ship that hit the Key Bridge.

The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services did not sufficiently check in on its health contractors to ensure that patients were getting timely care and having their complaints investigated, according to a new state audit.

Baltimore County Police allege that Keyon Agnew, 21, of Towson, answered the door at his home on Edgewood Road on Oct. 29 with his genitals hanging out.

A man faces a felony charge after allegedly using a flamethrower to burn “TRUMP” and “USA” into the road outside his house.

Jack Callis, 24, of Sarasota, Florida, is charged with one count of first-degree assault and three counts of second-degree assault.

For the first time since 2011, Baltimore could see fewer than 200 homicies, Baltimore Police Department Commissioner Richard Worley told the Police Accountability Board Monday night.

Dion Guthrie, 86, of Joppa, a Democrat, claims that he did not plead no contest on Nov. 14 in Baltimore County Circuit Court to one count of theft.

Police say the victim was shot on the bus by an unknown suspect and are asking anyone with information to come forward.

A man who refused to drop a long gun was found dead in a Laurel home on Saturday after officers fired shots, according to Howard County Police.

Of the roughly 1,000 cases the committee has reviewed, nearly half of them were received within 15 days of their expiration, according to city data.

A vehicle fire Thursday night in front of Baltimore City Hall is now being investigated as an arson, according to police.

Maryland State Police are investigating the death of a person who was incarcerated at a state prison as a homicide, they announced Wednesday.

Judge Jennifer B. Schiffer says she has no recollection of overseeing a student attorney who handled an unrelated drug possession case in 2001 against Jay Wilds.