Public safety reporter, Capital Gazette

Maggie Trovato

Maggie Trovato covers crime and courts for The Capital, where she's been since May 2025. A Chicago native, Maggie moved to Maryland in 2023 to work at The Star Democrat, where she covered local government, education and courts in multiple Eastern Shore counties. A University of Missouri graduate, Maggie's a Midwesterner through and through, but has found a strong love for Maryland.

Anne Arundel County Police are investigating a fatal crash in Lothian Friday involving a motorcycle.

Lothian crash leaves motorcyclist dead, police say

July 28, 2025 at 10:52 a.m.

Motorcyclist Katrina M. Prieur was flown to the University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center and died the following day, police said.

Anne Arundel County Circuit Courthouse in Annapolis. (Jeffrey F. Bill/Staff)

Glen Burnie mother pleads guilty to child abuse in overdose death of baby

July 24, 2025 at 6:09 p.m.

Tiffany Carr, 35, pleaded guilty to first-degree child abuse in the death of her 2-year-old daughter Neveah Dunscomb.

Elkridge teen Mactouko Ryan, 17, was charged with first-degree murder for the death of a Glen Burnie teen, according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department.

Elkridge teen charged with murder in Glen Burnie shooting at Crazy Crab

July 24, 2025 at 3:39 p.m.

Mactouko Ryan, 17, faces first-degree murder and other charges for the death of Glen Burnie teen Jonathan Guiliani.

Attorney Thiru Vignarajah, who is representing families of students involved in Matthew Schlegel’s case, speaks during a news conference outside Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ Dr. Carol Sheffey Parham Building in Annapolis on July 23. (Maggie Trovato/Staff)

Severna Park parents demand Board of Education keep Schlegel out of classroom

July 24, 2025 at 9:46 a.m.

Supporters of the students who accused a Severna Park Elementary teacher of inappropriate touching want him to stay out of the classroom.

A person is seen burning the words “Trump” and “USA” into a Glen Burnie road in a video obtained by the Capital Gazette. (Video screen shot)

Man pleads guilty to burning ‘TRUMP’ into Glen Burnie road with flamethrower

July 21, 2025 at 5:39 p.m.

Craig McQuin pleaded guilty Monday after a TikTok captured him burning TRUMP” and “USA” into a Glen Burnie street in November.

Severna Park Elementary School. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff photo)

Severna Park Elementary teacher in limbo following acquittal

July 21, 2025 at 5:36 a.m.

The school district is still making its decision, an official said.

The Senate Chamber in the Maryland State House.

Ex-Maryland Senate aide sentenced for stealing $20,000 in scholarships

July 18, 2025 at 5:28 p.m.

Esther Dikongue-Bayighomog was a legislative aide for state Sen. William C. Smith Jr. during most of the time prosecutors say she stole $20,000 in scholarship funds.

An Edgewater man and volunteer with the Anne Arundel County Police Reserve Officer Unit has been charged with threatening to kill Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (pictured). (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Edgewater man accused of threatening to kill Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

July 17, 2025 at 5:55 p.m.

Seth Jason was indicted on charges of influencing a federal official by threatening a family member, among other things.

Anne Arundel County Police responded to Meade High School Thursday morning where a 17-year-old male student was stabbed. (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff)

Teen pleads guilty to assault in bathroom stabbing at Meade High School

July 17, 2025 at 4:25 p.m.

JaQuan Guy, 18, pleaded guilty to assault for two back-to-back incidents, including a stabbing, at Meade High School in January.

Annapolis Police cruiser (Luke Parker/Staff photo)

Annapolis man dies after being shot in Bay Ridge Gardens in early July

July 16, 2025 at 4:50 p.m.

Police said 23-year-old Raishaun Mason died Monday and that his death was ruled a homicide by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

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