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    In addition to 80 firearms, police also recovered 3D printers and various gun manufacturing tools during their search.
    Man wanted after police recover 80 firearms, including ghost guns, in Southern Maryland
    A Maryland man is wanted after police recovered 80 firearms, including “multiple 3D-printed ‘ghost guns’” from a home and nearby vehicles, according to the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office.
    Howard County Police recovered 18,600 stolen tools. Now many will be sold at auction.
    Detectives identified 155 victims and are returning tools to them. The rest of the items, such as new and used drills, tape measures, saws and more, will be up for grabs at an auction.
    A white car is approaching a city crosswalk on a nice summer day. The crosswalk is in front of a brown, brick building.
    19-year-old woman shot in Federal Hill last month dies, mother says
    A 19-year-old woman who was shot multiple times in Baltimore’s Federal Hill neighborhood on Oct. 27 died Thursday night, her mother said in a social media post.
    An Anne Arundel County Police vehicle.
    Glen Burnie man fatally shot by motorcyclist in road rage incident
    A 51-year-old man was shot and killed in Glen Burnie after a road rage incident that involved erratic driving and tailgating a motorcyclist on Thursday night, authorities said.
    Barbed wire and visitor instructions are seen outside a Maryland correctional institution in August, 2024.
    Two correctional officers seriously injured in stabbing at Western Maryland prison
    A prisoner at North Branch Correctional Institution in Cumberland allegedly stabbed two correctional officers and injured other staff members, according to the corrections department.
    The WaWa on 12th Street in Ocean City was not a great place to hang out in the hours before dawn on June 14. Four boys from Annapolis attacked one from Baltimore County, and they spent months in jail without bail awaiting trial.
    Denied bail for months, Annapolis High graduates finally home after Senior Week assault
    There have been lawsuits about police conduct. What isn’t widely known is this message from the court system in Worcester County — screw up here, and you won’t be going home anytime soon.
    One person has died and four others were injured in a mass shooting at the Edmondson Village shopping center Wednesday morning.
    Baltimore state’s attorney to retry man in Edmondson Village Shopping Center shooting
    Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates plans to retry the case of Daaon Spears, 18, of Edmondson Village, who is charged in Baltimore Circuit Court with first-degree murder and related offenses. His first trial recently ended in a mistrial after the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict.
    Meghan Lewis' life is honored with a candle lit memorial in Bel Air, MD on Jan 2, 2024.
    Delivery driver found not guilty of murder in fatal shooting of Bel Air trans woman
    The jury deliberated for several hours. They had to determine not whether Delen fatally shot Lewis, but why.
    The FBI identified this man as Brandon Keith Heffner of Harford County. Heffner is seeking a delay in his Jan. 6-related trial.
    Maryland man charged in Jan. 6 case seeks trial delay following Trump victory
    An attorney representing Brandon Keith Heffner, a Harford County Proud Boy who went to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is asking a federal judge to delay his case until President Donald Trump’s term begins in hopes the federal case against him will be dropped.
    Salisbury University in 2022.
    5 more Salisbury students charged after man said he was lured to apartment attack
    Twelve total Salisbury University students have been charged in an attack, which police said was captured on video, that is being investigated as a hate crime.
    Baltimore Police lights flicker at night.
    7 Salisbury University students arrested, charged in hate crime investigation
    Seven Salisbury University students were arrested and charged with first-degree assault and other offenses in an attack on a gay man in mid-October. The incident is being investigated as a hate crime.
    A former Army biologist was sentenced Monday to 51 months in federal prison for conspiring to commit bribery at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford County.
    Ex-Army research biologist gets 51 months in bribery scheme at Aberdeen
    A former Army biologist was sentenced Monday to 51 months in federal prison for conspiring to commit bribery at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford County.
    Police said they don’t know of any additional victims but encouraged anyone with information otherwise to come forward.
    Scout leader charged with rape and assault of teen in Howard County
    Howard County Police arrested and charged James Alan Soltysiak, a 56-year-old Scout leader, with second-degree rape and assault.
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    Fatal shooting of Aberdeen teen followed Halloween party, police say
    The shooting that killed a 14-year-old high school football player in Harford County came after a Halloween party, according to charging documents.
    Hyper Kidz indoor playground Columbia on Friday, July 12, 2024.
    Police investigating after loaded gun found at a Baltimore County play place
    Baltimore County Police are investigating after a loaded firearm was discovered at the Hyper Kidz indoor playground in Owings Mills over the weekend.
    The Oyster Harbor private dock overlooks Oyster Creek, which runs into the Chesapeake Bay. The state’s attorney for Anne Arundel County has moved the theft case against the former president of the Oyster Harbor Citizens Association from general court to circuit court.
    Anne Arundel County prosecutors move Oyster Harbor theft case to higher court
    The State's Attorney for Anne Arundel County has moved the theft case against Eric Epstein, the former longtime president of the Oyster Harbor Citizens Association, from general court to circuit court, where more serious cases are typically heard.
    Thousands of drivers have been given warning citations for illegally passing buses since the start of the school year.
    Baltimore County begins $250 fines for drivers who pass stopped school buses
    About 80,000 students ride the bus in Baltimore County, and the system has nearly 1,000 buses.
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    Havre de Grace High football player, 14, killed in shooting; 16-year-old charged
    Jai’den Alexander Winchester was pronounced dead at the scene.
    A former Easton Police officer was sentenced Friday for making sexual contact with two teenage girls while on duty, conduct that the judge called “well beyond an embarrassment.”
    Easton cop sentenced for committing sex acts with teens in patrol car
    A former Easton Police officer was sentenced Friday for making sexual contact with two teenage girls while on duty, conduct that the judge called “well beyond an embarrassment.”
    James Weems Jr., 59, of Towson, was found guilty on Friday in Baltimore County Circuit Court of sexual abuse of a minor, rape and displaying obscene matter to a child. He faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison without the possibility of parole.
    Man found guilty of sexually abusing 10-year-old girl at wife’s day care in Owings Mills
    James Weems Jr., 59, of Towson, stood trial in Baltimore County Circuit Court on charges of sexual abuse of a minor, rape and displaying obscene matter to a child.
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