This roundup of crime briefs from around the area isn't meant to be a comprehensive compilation of Maryland crime news, but a snapshot of some of the newsworthy incidents from across our region.
Here's a look at some of the crime that's happened recently in our coverage area:
Annapolis police are investigating a possible connection between two recent burglaries in the same apartment building.
Brooklyn Park woman gets time served for dousing husband's heart pills with insecticide.
A 21-year-old man will serve 13 years in prison for his role in the gang rape of a Pasadena teenager, a judge ruled Monday.
A former Baltimore County police cadet was sentenced to four years in prison Wednesday for taking cash and thousands of dollars worth of oxycodone and other drugs from the department's evidence room, according to prosecutors.
A promising boxer was acquitted of double-murder charges.
A man being taken to the Central Booking and Intake Center by police tried unsuccessfully to escape over a fence but was injured and caught Wednesday, a spokesman said.
A Finksburg man is charged with assault and resisting arrest after police say he tried to dive out of a motel room window.
A Union Bridge man will be evaluated for drug court after being found guilty Tuesday of threatening a woman with a tire iron in December.
Police are continuing to investigate a false report of a stabbing and hostage situation in Taneytown that drew a multiagency response and locked down nearby elementary schools.
Find daily arrest reports for Carroll County.