Criminal justice

    Baltimore has a speed camera snatcher. There’s been an arrest.
    A 67-year-old has been charged with stealing four speed cameras in three locations around the city, and Baltimore Police are investigating whether he is responsible for many more.
    Both speed cameras in the 2300 block of West Patapsco Ave. were stolen on Aug. 26. City police have charged a suspect and say he may be responsible for more than a dozen such thefts.
    Harford County church steps up when tragedy strikes, including recent shooting at school
    Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church served as a safe haven for authorities, students, school staff and their families after the shooting that left a teenager dead.
    A guardian and student leave a reunification center near Joppatowne High School in Harford County, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, after the sheriff's office and emergency personnel flocked to campus after a fight resulted in one student being injured.
    Teen charged with murder in Harford County school shooting
    The teen is being held at the Harford County Detention Center. He’s also charged with first- and second-degree assault and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony/crime of violence.
    Law enforcement and emergency personnel gather near Joppatowne High School in Harford County, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. An on-campus fight led to one person being injured, officials said.
    With decision in Adnan Syed case, Maryland Supreme Court sends message about victims’ rights
    The Maryland Supreme Court ruled that the rights of Young Lee, Hae Min Lee’s brother, proceedings were violated.
    The Maryland Supreme Court on Aug. 30 ruled 4-3 to reinstate the conviction of Adnan Syed, the subject of the hit podcast “Serial.” Syed, 43, of Baltimore County, is pictured in this photo from Sept. 19, 2023.
    16-year-old fatally shot fellow student after fight at Harford County high school, authorities say
    The school’s principal and resource officer heard a commotion in the first-floor men’s bathroom, but did not hear the shot.
    A guardian and student leave a reunification center near Joppetowne High School in Harford County, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, after the sheriff's office and emergency personnel flocked to campus after a fight resulted in one student being injured.
    A Baltimore employee was caught in a bribery scheme. Were more involved?
    Does the “girl” in “water” still work for the Baltimore City Department of Public Works? City officials aren’t saying.
    Photo collage of Baltimore row house in front of stack of hundred dollar bills and blurry image of Baltimore City hall in far background.
    $60M reward offered for info on alleged Russian hackers charged in Maryland
    One federal official said the “WhisperGate” malware attack in January 2022 could be considered Russia’s first shot in the war. The cyberattacks penetrated U.S. companies and targeted Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure and computer systems unrelated to defense, including the judiciary, emergency services, food safety and education, they said.
    The U.S. Justice Department has widened its indictment of Russians in the so-called “WhisperGate” malware attack aimed at destroying computer systems in Ukraine and 26 NATO allies including the United States.
    City prosecutors clear officer who held gun to man’s head
    Jaemaun Joyner’s attorneys shared body camera footage of the incident, calling it an “act of terrorism,” but Police Commissioner Richard Worley backed the officer.
    Attorneys Hunter Pruette, left, and Tony Garcia play body camera footage of the arrest of Jaemaun Joyner. Joyner is seated with his mother, Rhonda McCain, and grandmother, Hattie Richburg.
    Pikesville man dies after two-alarm house fire
    A 76-year-old man died after an overnight fire Wednesday at a house in Pikesville.
    **DO NOT USE** Baltimore County Fire Department truck
    Dad sentenced for pulling gun on coach during elementary school basketball game in Baltimore
    Troy Antwaun Spencer, 50, of Allendale in Southwest Baltimore, had pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Baltimore to possession of a firearm and ammunition by a prohibited person and possession of a firearm in a school zone.
    A still from gym security camera footage shows the first moments of an altercation at a Leith Walk Elementary Middle School basketball game on March 6, 2023 between a player's father and one of the team's coaches.
    Gun shops that sold weapons trafficked into Washington, D.C., sued by nation’s capital and Maryland
    The new suit, filed with the gun safety group Everytown Law, accuses the Maryland-based stores of failing to respond to warning signs, including bulk purchasing and repetitive purchases.
    Atlantic Guns, a Rockville weapons dealer, is at the center of a lawsuit brought by the attorneys general in Maryland and Washington, D.C., over the sale of weapons.
    Maryland man sentenced for thousands of harassing calls to congressional offices
    Lilly was arrested in Howard County Feb. 3, 2023, and had warrants for his arrest in Anne Arundel and Prince George’s counties.
    The U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
    Anne Arundel County to launch comprehensive hate crime prevention program
    Anne Arundel County has received a $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to reduce hate bias incidents in Anne Arundel.
    Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman talks about his support for Fair Share Maryland's tax reform plan during a press conference held at the Maryland State Education Association's office in Annapolis on Wednesday, March 6, 2024.
    Baltimore man charged with sneaking into Martin State Airport, trying to steal airplane
    A preliminary investigation found that Joseph Goldman, 43, drove past security onto airport grounds Aug. 30.
    A Baltimore man was arrested on charges of theft and trespassing after Maryland State Police said he tried to steal a plane at Martin State Airport.
    Frederick investigators expand search for shooter in double killing
    The search for the person who shot and killed two people in a Frederick County home, leaving four children unharmed, has expanded, officials said.
    The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office said it believes the killings were targeted and there’s no threat to the public.
    She called the police on Jason Billingsley. It cost her a sibling.
    By the time Jason Billingsley, 33, was Pava LaPere’s age, he was in prison for a sexual offense. Their lives converged on a rooftop in 2023, bringing about a case that commanded the attention of Baltimore for a year.
    Justine Billingsley turned in her brother Jason to the police.
    Maryland pastor who misused COVID aid to purchase a Tesla sentenced to 18 months
    Rudolph Brooks, 48, was charged in 2021 and authorities said he obtained more than $3.5 million in CARES Act Payroll Protection Program loans.
    The seal of the U.S. Attorney for Maryland.
    Former city employee admits to accepting bribes to remove water bills, property taxes
    Joseph Gillespie admitted to taking more than $250,000 in bribes that caused the city to lose out on more than $1 million in tax revenue.
    Abel Woman Municipal Building on East Lexington Street
    Ex-Gilman School teacher Chris Bendann was found guilty of sexual abuse. Here’s what’s next.
    Bendann, 40, of Baltimore, was found guilty in U.S. District Court in Baltimore on Wednesday on all counts of sexual exploitation of a child, possession of child pornography and cyberstalking. What’s next in his case?
    Exterior of Gilman School, an all-boys independent school in the Roland Park neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland.
    Baltimore judge to man who killed tech CEO Pava LaPere: No one is safe ‘as long as you are free’
    Jason Billingsley, 33, of Sandtown-Winchester, previously pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted first-degree murder in an attack on a man and woman in West Baltimore on Sept. 19, 2023.
    Frank LaPere, the father of Pava LaPere, speaks to reporters on Friday at the Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office after Jason Billingsley pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the killing of the tech entrepreneur and CEO.
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