Luke Parker

Luke Parker is a reporter for The Baltimore Sun, focusing on Baltimore County and public safety. He previously covered crime and courts for The Capital Gazette, as well as several community and political beats for The Record Observer. He was raised in Ellicott City and graduated from Towson University in 2021. He joined Baltimore Sun Media in 2022.

The Circuit Court for Baltimore County in Towson.

Former Bloods leader in East Baltimore accused of sexually abusing minor

July 15, 2025 at 7:22 p.m.

Kevin Chambers, 44, faces eight charges in Baltimore County after his girlfriend's daughter and her family accused him of improper conduct.

A truck belonging to the Baltimore County Fire Department.

Woman dies after car crashes into pond, Baltimore County Police say

July 14, 2025 at 1:37 p.m.

A woman died Sunday afternoon after she veered off a rural roadway in Upperco, crashed through a fence and drove into a pond, police said.

Gervonta Davis hits Ryan Garcia during a lightweight boxing bout in April in Las Vegas.

Baltimore boxer Gervonta Davis arrested in Florida on battery charge

July 11, 2025 at 5:04 p.m.

Davis, a 30-year-old lightweight known by his nickname "Tank," was taken into custody on a misdemeanor battery charge in Miami Beach.

Mayor Brandon Scott speaking to the press about the drug overdoses in West Baltimore on Thursday. (Todd Karpovich, Staff)

Baltimore overdoses: No deaths, at least 27 hospitalized, mayor says

July 11, 2025 at 5:51 p.m.

None of the 27 people who overdosed on a suspected bad batch of drugs Thursday in Baltimore's Penn North neighborhood have died, according to Mayor Brandon Scott.

Aberdeen Police Officer Jason Neidig makes a stop at Aberdeen Middle School while on patrol. Neidig is the School Resource Officer at the school and has been using social media to stay in contact with his students.

Rape case dropped against Aberdeen cop after new evidence, texts come to light

July 10, 2025 at 4:15 p.m.

Text messages between the accuser and Officer Randovan Jovic days after the alleged crime led Cecil County prosecutors to dismiss the case.

Deputies with the Frederick County Sheriff's Office responded to a "suspicious vehicle" left in a field along Crum Road in Jan. 2024. It had been there for hours, they were told, with its flashers on. Inside was the body of Brice Boots, the husband of former Baltimore Police officer Frances Hamilton. (Courtesy of the Frederick County Sheriff's Office)

Baltimore man guilty of murder in family conspiracy to kill ex-cop’s husband

July 9, 2025 at 5:20 p.m.

Frederick County jurors convicted Keon Wilson-Hawkins of first-degree, premeditated murder, conspiracy, carjacking and kidnapping.

Maryland jury deliberating in alleged family murder conspiracy trial

July 8, 2025 at 6:36 p.m.

Keon Wilson-Hawkins, 21, is accused of conspiring with his great-aunt, a former Baltimore Police officer, to kill her estranged husband.

The judges seal in the courthouse at the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. (Kevin Richardson/Staff)

Building services worker at Overlea High indicted in sex abuse case involving student

July 3, 2025 at 5:51 p.m.

Donovan Michaud, 30, is accused of having sex with a female student on school property and sharing inappropriate photos with her online.

Crime scene tape at a shooting scene on Eutaw Street near Saratoga Street Friday May 26, 2023. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)

24-year-old man injured in Owings Mills shooting, police say

July 3, 2025 at 3:19 p.m.

The man was shot in an apartment community and police said he sustained "what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries."

The Edward F. Borgerding District Court Building in Baltimore. Located at 5800 Wabash Avenue, the courthouse handles criminal, civil, and traffic cases for the District Court of Maryland. (Luke Parker/Staff)

Baltimore Police officer accused of raping teenager held without bond

July 2, 2025 at 5:24 p.m.

Curlon Edwards allegedly struck and raped a 16-year-old girl he was "dating," authorities said. He will remain in custody without bond.

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