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:
A 24-year-old man was charged with firing a gun in Pasadena during an attempted robbery.
A man, 52, was charged with threatening a teen with a knife in Annapolis.
Four dogs were left in a crate on the side of the road. Police have no suspects, and the four dogs — two of them puppies — were taken to a county animal shelter.
A body found in a charred city home had been shot multiple times, police discovered.
A man was convicted in the shooting death of a boy in Baltimore.
A 50-year-old man in Southwest Baltimore told police he was shot shortly after hearing gunfire in his neighborhood.
An off-duty Baltimore police officer was stabbed in Federal Hill.
Two men were charged in connection to a fatal shooting in Parkville. A 21-year-old woman was shot dead on Jan. 24 in Baltimore County.
Three Baltimore men were arrested in connection with a Jan. 25 murder at a Rosedale motel. The men were charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 38-year-old man.
Five people were convicted in a Baltimore jailhouse corruption case.
A Westminster man was hit with multiple charges after his plan to have more than 2 pounds of marijuana mailed to his home fell through.
A man is charged with selling heroin that was linked to a recent overdose.
An Edgewood man was charged with firing a gun.
Havre de Grace police continue to search for a missing woman.
An Elkridge gas station was robbed.
A man wanted in an Elkridge murder case has been extradited from Florida, where he was found the day after the incident.