Baltimore Sun crime: Police and court news from Baltimore, the suburbs and beyond
Baltimore Sun crime: Police and court news from Baltimore, the suburbs and beyond
Seven people shot, one fatally, in five incidents in Baltimore

Seven people shot, one fatally, in five incidents in Baltimore

Seven people were shot — at least one fatally — in Baltimore between Tuesday afternoon and early Wednesday morning, with the violence stretching from Brooklyn in the south to Gwynn Oak in the northwest and Darley Park in the east.

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Man in custody in Edgemere shooting

Man in custody in Edgemere shooting

A man found shot in the upper body in Edgemere on Tuesday evening is expected to survive, while a second man has been taken into police custody in the shooting, according to Baltimore County Police.

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Trial of second man in child killings postponed

Trial of second man in child killings postponed

A Baltimore judge postponed the trial of a second man accused of nearly beheading three young relatives nine years ago until October so that lawyers have more time to prepare arguments on DNA evidence.

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911 calls released in shooting, standoff involving officer

911 calls released in shooting, standoff involving officer

Recorded 911 calls released Tuesday reveal frantic reports from neighbors who described the scene as Baltimore police said an off-duty officer shot and killed his girlfriend then barricaded himself in a home for six-hours.

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Baltimore man convicted of killing his youth program mentor

Baltimore man convicted of killing his youth program mentor

A Baltimore jury convicted a man of robbing, then killing his mentor in a youth program and shooting another man who survived, the State's Attorney's Office said.

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Man fatally shot in Northeast Baltimore

Man fatally shot in Northeast Baltimore

A man was fatally shot in Northeast Baltimore on Monday night, the 80th homicide of 2013, police said.

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Large group of teenagers fighting in downtown Baltimore

Large group of teenagers fighting in downtown Baltimore

A large group of teenagers were involved in a fight near the Inner Harbor in Baltimore on Monday afternoon, with several of the teens taken into custody, police said.

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Guns stolen from home of Ravens' Ray Rice

Guns stolen from home of Ravens' Ray Rice

Two guns and cash were stolen in a weekend burglary at the Reisterstown home of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice, Baltimore County police confirmed.

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Women robbed, thrown from car near Old Town Mall

A woman was hospitalized Monday morning after being thrown from the hood of a car that she jumped onto after one of its occupants robbed her, police said. 

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Baltimore police sergeant sentenced for misconduct in office

Baltimore police sergeant sentenced for misconduct in office

A Baltimore police sergeant found guilty of malfeasance for using false information to obtain a search and seizure warrant was sentenced Monday to three years of supervised probation, according to the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office.

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Woman shot in Cherry Hill on May 10 dies of injuries

Woman shot in Cherry Hill on May 10 dies of injuries

A woman shot on May 10 succumbed to her injuries late last week as detectives continue to look for a shooting suspect.

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As contraband phones flood Baltimore jail, blocking technology comes online

As contraband phones flood Baltimore jail, blocking technology comes online

Maryland corrections officials are taking advantage of new technology designed to block the use of contraband cellphones by inmates — a problem at the heart of recent indictments at the Baltimore City Detention Center.

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Baltimore police officer charged with second-degree assault

Baltimore police officer Robert W. Mitchell faces a second-degree assault charge after police and prosecutors accused him of overstepping his powers and beating a young man more than a year ago.

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Baltimore police making progress on open homicide cases

Baltimore police making progress on open homicide cases

In the third week of February, two separate killings of couples alarmed Baltimore police and contributed to a spike in the city's homicide numbers that prompted the department to shift strategies, deploy more officers on foot patrols and hold community meetings in neighborhoods feeling the wave of violence.

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Alleged BGF leader Tavon White will be moved to U.S. custody

Alleged BGF leader Tavon White will be moved to U.S. custody

Tavon White, the alleged leader of the Black Guerrilla Family at the Baltimore City Detention Center, will await trial in federal custody out of state, his attorney said Friday.

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Head of investigations at corrections department retires

Head of investigations at corrections department retires

Jesse Ballard III, the head of internal investigations at the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, will retire in June to take a federal job, the state agency said Friday.

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Ocean City cigarette smuggling ring had ties to terror groups, police say

Ocean City cigarette smuggling ring had ties to terror groups, police say

The Palestinian immigrant and his brother lived next door to each other in homes in West Ocean City, over the years opening a number of businesses throughout the area — three pizza shops, a Mexican restaurant, a liquor store, gas stations, and development companies, court records show.

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Man shot overnight in Baltimore's Westport neighborhood

Man shot overnight in Baltimore's Westport neighborhood

Police are investigating an overnight shooting that left one man wounded, while detectives continue to search for suspects in the separate beating of a man Thursday evening that left him in critical condition.

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Baltimore has high rate of staff-inmate sex

Baltimore has high rate of staff-inmate sex

The Baltimore City Detention Center had the nation's second-highest rate of sexual contact between jail staff and inmates, according to a U.S. Department of Justice study released less than a month after federal prosecutors accused corrections officers at the jail of sleeping with gang members.

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Family fight led to man's death in Curtis Bay, police say

Family fight led to man's death in Curtis Bay, police say

A 28-year-old man who police were initially told died after being hit over the head with a beer bottle by a stranger in Curtis Bay was killed by a family member who punched him during a brawl, police say.

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Carroll County man finds pipe bomb in mailbox

Carroll County man finds pipe bomb in mailbox

A man in Carroll County was checking his mailbox Wednesday afternoon when he discovered a pipe bomb, the Office of the State Fire Marshal said.

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Three men shot in separate incidents in Baltimore

Three men shot in separate incidents in Baltimore

Three men were shot in separate incidents Wednesday night across Baltimore, and they were expected to survive their injuries, police said.

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Man who raped 13-year-old gets four life sentences

Man who raped 13-year-old gets four life sentences

A Baltimore judge sentenced a man convicted of repeatedly raping a 13-year-old girl in an East Baltimore vacant home to life in prison four times over plus an additional 25 years.

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Claim: Woman arrested, camera destroyed after recording Baltimore police

A Baltimore woman claims in a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court that city police destroyed her camera and arrested her because she was recording officers who she observed beating someone else.

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Alleged gang leader being held in poor conditions, lawyer says

Alleged gang leader being held in poor conditions, lawyer says

As the alleged leader of the Black Guerrilla Family gang at the Baltimore City Detention Center, federal prosecutors say, Tavon White could get access to pretty much whatever he wanted: drugs, phones, money and sex.

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City to give $100K to family of man killed by police

City to give $100K to family of man killed by police

Baltimore officials plan to give $100,000 to the family of man shot and killed by police in a North Baltimore alley four years ago.

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Baltimore teenager pleads guilty to carryout murder

Baltimore teenager pleads guilty to carryout murder

A Baltimore teenager pleaded guilty to murder Monday as his trial was set to begin, following a failed attempt last week to have a confession withheld from jurors in the case.

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Woman shot by Baltimore County police officer identified

Woman shot by Baltimore County police officer identified

Baltimore County police identified a 40-year old woman who was charged after brandishing what an officer believed to be a gun before he shot her multiple times in Pikesville early Saturday.

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Man fatally shot in East Baltimore

A man was fatally shot Monday afternoon in the Ellwood Park neighborhood of East Baltimore, police said. 

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Slain blogger's daughter directed attack, boyfriend told police

Slain blogger's daughter directed attack, boyfriend told police

The 19-year-old man charged with fatally stabbing Dennis Lane allegedly told investigators that his girlfriend had instructed him to kill her father and his fiancee, specifying the number of times each was to be stabbed in the throat — 10 for him and 15 for her.

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Howard school offers counseling after slaying of student's father

Howard school offers counseling after slaying of student's father

Counselors and psychologists will be on hand at Mount Hebron High School in Ellicott City on Monday as students return for the first school day since two classmates were charged with killing well-known Howard County blogger Dennis Lane.

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Woman shot by officer in Pikesville had fake weapon, police say

Woman shot by officer in Pikesville had fake weapon, police say

A woman shot Saturday in Pikesville by a Baltimore County police officer — after the officer thought she had pulled a weapon — turned out to be holding a replica of a semi-automatic handgun, according to police.

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ABOUT THE BLOGGERS


Justin Fenton, who joined The Sun in 2005, has covered the Baltimore Police Department since 2008. His work includes an investigation into Cal Ripken Jr.'s minor league baseball stadium deal with his hometown of Aberdeen and a three-part series chronicling a ruthless con woman.

Justin George joined the Sun in 2012. He grew up in Littleton, Colo., and attended Columbine High School before graduating from the University of Colorado. Before The Sun, he worked at the Tampa Bay Times, where he covered Hurricane Katrina and a sex abuse investigation into a group home.

Andrea Siegel writes mostly about police and courts in Annapolis and Anne Arundel County. Her coverage includes the D.C. snipers and legal issues. She is a confessed chocolate addict and exercises at the gym where the D.C. snipers once worked out.

Tricia Bishop covers city and federal courts for the Baltimore Sun. Her coverage led to an attorney general investigation into patent manipulation and increased hospital oversight to prevent unnecessary cardiac stent procedures.

Jessica Anderson started at The Sun in March 2010, writing about a little bit of everything as the night rewrite reporter. She now covers Baltimore County police and courts and has led coverage of an officer's indictment in the death of a Randallstown teenager.

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