Criminal justice

The two men are accused of carrying out a string of contract shootings and killings across Baltimore over a bloody eight-month period.

Following the string of shootings during homecoming celebrations in recent years, campus police departments are implementing additional security measures and protocols.

Gov. Wes Moore announced that the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services will cancel millions of unpaid parole debts for more than 6,700 people.

“We do not believe this was a random act,” Jackson said. “We are confident we’ve got the right person.”

Harford County Circuit Judge Yolanda L. Curtin on Friday granted a request from Victor Martinez-Hernandez’s attorneys to postpone his trial until April 1, 2025. Martinez-Hernandez is charged with first- and second-degree murder, first- and second-degree rape, third-degree sex offense and kidnapping.

Baltimore County Police obtained an arrest warrant for the teen accused of shooting the Rodgers Forge resident Sept. 13.

Jewel Crowder, 41, of Baltimore, was found guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court of voluntary manslaughter, use of a handgun during the commission of a crime of violence and reckless endangerment.

In Baltimore County, people who show signs of mental illness are being criminally charged for repeatedly calling 911 and crisis hotlines.

The increase follows a Baltimore Banner investigation published July 8 that found hazmat truckers have illegally been using the city’s tunnels after the March 26 collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

The agency will also rework testing requirements following a two-year investigation by the federal government into hiring practices.

Howard County Police said in a news release that the department is partnering with the U.S. Marshals Service to look for a 17-year-old male suspect in a fatal shooting at Columbia's mall in July. The suspect has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of another 17-year-old.

Earl Lee, 28, of Mid-Govans, was found guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court of first-degree murder and related crimes. “I know I did not kill that man,” he told Circuit Judge Kendra Y. Ausby at his sentencing.

Police also arrested an 18-year-old on charges of attempted murder in the Butchers Hill attack.

A man admitted on Tuesday to killing his cellmate at a Baltimore jail in a case that raised questions about how prisoners with disabilities are housed.

David Phillip Turner, 33, from Miami, was taken into custody on Saturday in Ft. Lauderdale.

Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal crash involving a trooper.

After a national search, the Pratt Libraries boards selected Chad Helton as president and CEO of the 142-year-old Baltimore library system.

An out-of-state metals dealer that sold gold and silver bars, rounds and coins for investments misrepresented their materials, and Marylanders can now get refunds after Attorney General Anthony G. Brown’s Securities Division reached a settlement with the metals dealer.

Michael Hines admitted to illegally hunting a large buck with a rifle on Nov. 10, 2023.

Linthicum, 26, of Cockeysville, was found guilty in Baltimore County Circuit Court of attempted first-degree murder, use of a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence and armed carjacking. His attorneys vowed to appeal.