Crime

Anne Arundel County State's Attorney Anne Colt Leitess says she'll seek reelection and stay in the courtroom, turning to preparations for another complex trial just after leading the team that won a verdict in the Capital Gazette mass shooting case.

A Baltimore jury convicted Cleveland DeShields Sr. Wednesday of murder for fatally beating his wife after a night of drinking in November 2018.

A Baltimore man was sentenced Wednesday to four life terms for his part in the death of a woman thought to be a witness in a federal case, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a news release.

A 20-year-veteran of the Baltimore Police Department improperly shared information about an expunged arrest of a former command staff member and obstructed an internal investigation into the matter, a department trial board has found.

The alleged leader of a violent Baltimore Crips set was mistakenly released from federal detention last week and has been recaptured.

Paulo Sousa Lacerda, 55, of Jessup, was arrested Tuesday and charged with five counts of possession of child pornography and three counts of distribution of child pornography after a Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigation.

A man is in serious or critical condition after he was shot in Glen Burnie on Tuesday night, Anne Arundel County police said.

Three people were shot, one fatally, in various incidents across the city on Tuesday and Baltimore Police identified three recent homicide victims.

National Public Radio won a portion of its lawsuit Tuesday against two Maryland judges in which it challenged the state’s broadcast ban on court proceedings.

A former Baltimore Safe Streets anti-violence worker who returned to dealing drugs and tried to use his job as cover is headed back to federal prison for another 11 years.

Baltimore’s top criminal justice leaders met for hours Monday to discuss a long-term plan they say will reduce gun violence in the city that for decades has struggled to curb shootings and homicides.

Baltimore Police have identified the man who briefly stole a patrol cruiser and jumped into the Inner Harbor seeking to evade arrest over the weekend.

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information about a letter carrier robbery in Laurel earlier this month, the agency said Tuesday.

Baltimore Police body camera footage shows an unhandcuffed suspect kick a man who was already lying on the ground and badly injured. The scene led city prosecutors to bring criminal charges against the officer.

A Baltimore police car was stolen and a suspect jumped into the harbor during a police chase through South Baltimore on Saturday that left numerous vehicles damaged.

Baltimore police are investigating a woman killed by a gunshot and found during a fire, police said on Friday.

Jamerria Hall was charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of her 6-year-old daughter, Da’Neria Thomas, and 8-year-old son, Davin Thomas Jr., after the children were found dead inside their Southwest Baltimore apartment last month.

A legislative workgroup voted to recommend legislators change state laws mandating that minors accused of certain crimes be automatically charged as adults, marking the first recommendation this year from a council formed to review the state’s juvenile justice system.

After almost 45 years to the day that police found her body dumped near a cemetery, Baltimore County Police said detectives identified “Woodlawn Jane Doe” thanks to new DNA testing.

Two people were killed Thursday night and four other people were shot in various incidents across Baltimore.

Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison implored any witnesses to talk to police after four kids were injured in a shooting outside a vacant East Baltimore rowhouse Tuesday night.