Criminal justice

Two officers killed in separate incidents in Virginia Beach and Pennsylvania over the weekend started their careers with the Ocean City Police Department.

The man accused of fatally shooting the CEO of UnitedHealthcare in New York City and leading authorities on a five-day search was in court Friday for the first time since his December arraignment on state murder and terror charges.

A 65-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in a double shooting inside a senior living facility in Baltimore on Thursday.

NFL investigators were in Baltimore this week interviewing massage therapists who have accused Ravens kicker Justin Tucker of inappropriate sexual behavior.

The Maryland Supreme Court ruled that Moira Akers’ internet searches about abortion earlier in her pregnancy were irrelevant, and a judge should not have allowed the jury to hear that information.

Joseph Gillespie’s attorneys asked for two years, but the request was denied by U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett, who expressed extreme disappointment with Gillespie’s conduct.

The White House posted a picture of April Amaya-Luis on its X account as an example of crimes it claims were committed by immigrants.

Baltimore police are investigating a shooting that unfolded inside a senior living facility Thursday morning, a police spokesperson said.

Over nearly two weeks, Richard Hall wasted away at a Howard County detention center under the eyes of staff. The county settled with Hall’s family for $1.25 million.

Malik McCormick, 24, of Parkville, pleaded guilty in Baltimore Circuit Court to first-degree murder and related crimes in the killing of Jaymyra Burrell, who was five months pregnant with their daughter, Zuri, on Dec. 4, 2022. She was 19.

Other jurisdictions in Maryland use drones to assist police work, but not as first responders.

The Zizians are a dangerous, extremist group, Allegany County State’s Attorney James Elliott told the judge.

Jack ‘Ziz’ LaSota, the apparent leader of the Zizians, a cult-like group tied to at least six deaths, was arrested Sunday evening in western Maryland.

The women, most of whom do not know each other, detailed similar experiences at Baltimore-area spas. They told people close to them around the time the incidents occurred.

The new accusers provided similar details about Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker that The Baltimore Banner had not previously reported.

Baltimore Police officers responded to a report of a shooting around 3:30 p.m. in the 6100 block of Plantview Way, a residential block just east of the Canton industrial area.

Trans prisoners make up a fraction of Maryland’s incarcerated population, but nearly half of its settlement payouts last year. Efforts to reform policy have been slow.

Matthew Biegel, 39, of Northeast Baltimore, worked as a teacher at Reginald F. Lewis High School of Business, Law, and Agriculture from 2015 to 2023.

James Langhorne was wrongfully convicted of first-degree murder and related offenses in the deadly shooting of Laurence Jones Jr., which happened on Bank Street between South Eden Street and South Spring Street in Fells Point, on Nov. 20, 1993.

Maryland U.S. Attorney Erek L. Barron resigned Wednesday, stepping down amid rapid changes to the U.S. Department of Justice under President Donald Trump.