Crime

Man falls out of car, dies of gunshot wounds after police stop

Baltimore police pulled over a 22-year-old man for driving the wrong way on a street early Saturday when the victim opened up the door and fell out of vehicle, telling police he had been shot.

Huguely defense files motion for retrial in beating death case

A defense attorney for George Huguely V has filed a motion in a Charlottesville, Va., court requesting a retrial for the former University of Virginia lacrosse player convicted of second-degree murder and grand larceny in the 2010 beating death of his former girlfriend, Yeardley Love.

Boy, 16, charged with exploding bottle bombs in Aberdeen

A 16-year-old boy has been charged in connection with the explosion of two improvised bottle bombs in an Aberdeen Dumpster, according to state fire marshals.

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City rape investigations questioned

City rape investigations questioned

The Baltimore Police Department has for the past four years recorded the highest percentage of rape cases that officers conclude are false or baseless of any city in the country, according to The Baltimore Sun's review of FBI data.

The Palczynski standoff: 10 years later

The Palczynski standoff: 10 years later

Four dead. Three held hostage. An interstate manhunt and one of the longest police standoffs in U.S. history. Joseph Palczynski's story, 10 years later.

Sun coverage: 4 found dead in Towson

Sun coverage: 4 found dead in Towson

A family of four from Long Island was found dead in a room at the Sheraton Baltimore North in Towson on April 20. Police were investigating the deaths as a murder-suicide.

Sun special report: A trail of deception

Sun special report: A trail of deception

Cindy McKay, a 52-year-old career thief and mother of six, was convicted in April 2008 of secretly stealing thousands of dollars from her boyfriend and stabbing him to death before his body was found burning along an Anne Arundel County road.

Sun coverage: 3 children drowned at hotel

Coverage of the deaths of three young children who were drowned in a bathtub at Baltimore's Marriott Hotel on March 29, 2008. The children's father, Mark Castillo, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three life terms without parole.

Sun coverage: Cockeysville family killed

Sun coverage of the fatal shootings of four members of a Cockeysville family; a fifth member of the family, a 15-year-old honor student, has been charged with the killings.

Sun coverage: Dogfighting in Baltimore

Sun coverage: Dogfighting in Baltimore

In underworld of drugs and violence, pit bulls can be as menacing as their owners

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7-Eleven manager blames stolen money on 'flash mob'

The owner of a downtown 7-Eleven that was attacked by a mob of youths drawn by a free Slurpee promotion says an envelope filled with the day's receipts — $6,600 in cash — went missing during the melee, according to Baltimore police.

2 dead, 5 injured in three separate shootings in Baltimore

One person was killed and five others were injured in two separate triple shootings in Baltimore on Thursday night, according to police. Another man was fatally shot in North Baltimore near the campus of Loyola University Maryland.

19-year-old California woman charged with human trafficking

Anne Arundel County police have charged a 19-year-old California woman with prostitution, operating a prostitution ring and human trafficking.

Baltimore fire may have been set with Molotov cocktail

Fire and police officials are investigating an East Baltimore fire as a possible arson after finding evidence of a Molotov cocktail at the scene.

Baltimore man convicted of 2006 murder of Glen Burnie dentist

A Baltimore man serving a 60-year murder sentence now faces life without parole in an unrelated homicide in Glen Burnie, after he was convicted Monday of the first-degree murder of Dr. Albert Woonho Ro.

Teenager shot after late-night argument in East Baltimore

A teenager was shot in the left buttock late Saturday night after an argument between two groups of men escalated in East Baltimore, police said Sunday.

Police kill man in Belair-Edison

A Baltimore police officer fatally shot a man who attacked another officer Saturday afternoon inside a home in East Baltimore, police said.

Delegate warns of 'black youth mobs'

A Baltimore County delegate said Wednesday that the governor should send in the Maryland State Police to control "roving mobs of black youths" at Baltimore's Inner Harbor, prompting a colleague to label the message "race-baiting."

City prosecutors charge group tied to killing, shootings

When a relative of accused druglord Robert G. Moore was stabbed and killed during a robbery, authorities say, Moore vowed to avenge the death.

Maryland high court blocks request to reconsider DNA ruling

Maryland's highest court rejected a request to reconsider an April ruling that blocks state law enforcement from collecting DNA samples when a suspect is arrested, court officials said Friday.

Man dies of multiple gunshot wounds in Waverly

A 20-year-old man died early Friday after being shot multiple times in North Baltimore.

Man robbed in restroom at Marley Station Mall

Anne Arundel police, investigating a robbery Thursday at Marley Station Mall in Glen Burnie, said the victim was targeted and the incident was not a random act of violence.

Man fatally shot in West Baltimore

A man was fatally shot about 5 p.m. Wednesday in West Baltimore, according to police.

Two charged in copper theft at Spring Grove

Two copper-theft suspects arrested Tuesday on the Spring Grove Hospital Center campus in Catonsville have been charged with burglary, theft and destruction of property, according to Maryland State Police.

Boys sentenced for roles in killing of Monae Turnage

The young boys involved in the shooting death of Monae Turnage, whose body they hid under trash bags in an East Baltimore alley, were sentenced in juvenile court Wednesday.

George Huguely murder trial evidence displayed

George Huguely V sits in the corner of a narrow, white room, at the end of a long wooden table, looking every bit the college athlete who just rolled out of bed after a normal night out — but for the bloody scratches ringing his right ankle.

Baltimore police investigate double shooting

Baltimore police are investigating a double shooting at 11:33 p.m. Tuesday in the Beechfield neighborhood.

Police identify city's 74th homicide victim of the year

Baltimore police on Wednesday identified a homicide victim from earlier in the week, the city's 74th victim of the year.

Baltimore County police create task force to target metals theft

After the power failed in an Essex neighborhood earlier this year, BGE officials discovered that someone had been stealing copper wire from the tops of utility poles. Oddly enough, however, they found no marks on the poles indicating that the culprit had climbed roughly 40 feet to reach the wire.

Some feel city covered up extent of St. Patrick's Day violence

On Saturday night, Denise Kostka and her husband, disturbed by loud voices, peered out from their eighth-floor room in the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel and saw at least 100 teens massing on the street below.

Public to view evidence in George Huguely trial

Nearly three months after George Huguely V was convicted of second-degree murder in the beating death of his University of Virginia girlfriend, Cockeysville native Yeardley Love, the public will be able to get a look at some of the evidence shown to jurors during his trial.

Four homicides reported in Baltimore on Mother's Day

Baltimore police are investigating four homicides and a nonfatal shooting that occurred Sunday during a violent weekend that also left a 36-year-old woman in critical condition after her car was shot at as she sat at a stoplight.

Police report 4 shootings Sunday in Baltimore; at least 1 man killed

A 33-year-old man was shot and killed near the intersection of North Loudon Avenue and West Franklin Street at 4:42 p.m. Sunday, according to the Baltimore Police Department.

Waldorf woman gets 20 months for embezzling $200K

A Waldorf woman has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for embezzling more than $200,000 from a federal religious freedom commission.

Man, 34, is fatally stabbed in Northwest Baltimore

A 34-year-old man died Sunday afternoon after he was stabbed in Northwest Baltimore, police said.

St. Patrick's Day violence exceeded initial reports, police dispatch tapes show

As an unseasonably warm St. Patrick's Day drew to a close in Baltimore, teens by the hundreds swarmed downtown, keeping one step ahead of police while battling from corner to corner, mostly with fists, sometimes with knives.

Honduran cocaine ring busted for trafficking in mid-Atlantic

A cocaine trafficking ring that for years distributed "vast amounts" of Honduran cocaine throughout the mid-Atlantic region has been busted, and three Maryland residents and 25 Virginia residents involved have been arrested, according to federal prosecutors.

Police cancel TV show after station fails to turn in suspect

For the past five years, news anchors at Baltimore's Fox affiliate have partnered with city police to hunt down fugitives. The segments, aired on the last Friday of every month, were more telethon than ride-along, with mug shots, a brief description of crimes and officers shown at desks fielding...

$500,000 in pot plants found in former Balto. police tech's Laurel home

A former Baltimore city police technician has been arrested after Howard County police said they found more than a half-million dollars in marijuana plants in his North Laurel home.

Aberdeen woman held without bail on child abuse charges

An Aberdeen woman was ordered held without bail Thursday after being charged with child abuse in which one of her children was left with multiple skull fractures, a prosecutor said.