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 man was defrauded of $1,600 after he responded to an internet ad for a home rental in Annapolis.
Police are searching for a masked man who robbed a Pasadena gas station at gunpoint.
Two men were charged with trying to steal a minivan in Severn.
The city's latest "Public Enemy No. 1" was arrested at his home in Brooklyn.
A Baltimore City schools officer was charged with assault and theft.
A man was charged with murder after a body was found in Bowleys Quarters recently.
An 18-year-old man was charged with impersonating an officer at Eastpoint Mall.
A Southeast Baltimore man was convicted of murder and other charges, police said, after holding his ex-girlfriend captive before shooting his ex-wife.
A Mount Airy man was charged with assaulting a police officer and staff at Carroll Hospital Center.
A Westminster man was arrested on drug posession and distribution charges after police found drugs and materials in his car.
A Westminster man was found guilty of burglarizing his neighbors' homes.
Five men were sentenced in connection with a drug conspiracy — one of them led police in a high-speed chase.
Two people were arrested when police found guns, drugs and cash in their Edgewood motel room.
Some sections of Harford County have high incarceration rates, according to a recent study.
Police are seeking a man they said robbed seven convenience stores in the area in the last two months.
A Laurel woman is suing in the fallout from the Rams Head video voyeurism case.
A Howard County police cruiser was struck by a drunk driver Saturday. No officers were in the vehicle at the time.