High rates of ‘undetermined’ deaths in Maryland
The figures are high, according to forensic pathologists, and raise questions about the accuracy of the state's accounting of homicides, suicides and accidental overdose deaths.
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Acting DJS Secretary Betsy Fox Tolentino: Using detention the wrong way harms public safety
Maryland has an opportunity with juvenile crime. We may need to have additional programs, additional interventions. We may need to look at our decision-making tools to ensure that they are...
Delaware man arrested as fireworks explode, drivers do donuts at Baltimore intersection
A Delaware man was arrested in relation to a chaotic scene Saturday night in Baltimore’s Harbor East neighborhood that included fireworks and drivers doing donuts.
Parents of slain Columbia mall teens charged with assaulting defendant in court
Michael Robertson said he couldn't tolerate looking at the remorseless expression on Emmetson Zeah's face before plunging from a Howard County courtroom seat in early May and attacking the man...
Audits show years of noncompliance in Maryland home monitoring companies
Jeremy Eldridge, the attorney for both the McCray and Robertson families, called the state’s reporting of home detention violations substandard. “It is sad and unfortunate that it took the passing...
Maryland suspends license of home detention monitoring company after Columbia mall shooting
Maryland suspended the license of a home electronic monitoring detention company following a monthslong investigation prompted by the deaths of two Howard County teens.
Voters sue Maryland election board for ‘unconstitutional’ closed primary elections
Five Maryland unaffiliated voters sued the state election board this week claiming that the use of taxpayer dollars to fund closed primary elections they cannot participate in violates their constitutional...
Youth crime diversion program to expand citywide in Baltimore, cost unknown
"Are they properly reported as juvenile arrest numbers," Baltimore City State's Attorney's Ivan Bates said. "That's important because if we're saying that juvenile crime is down, is it really down?"
ICE arrests MS-13 gang member with long rap sheet in Maryland
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Baltimore arrested an accused MS-13 gang member with a long track record of arrests in Montgomery and Prince George's counties, the Department of...
Heavier police presence at The Mall in Columbia makes some feel secure, others still worried
With an increased police presence at The Mall in Columbia following two fatal shootings, some feel safer, though a trend of shoplifting remains.