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December 4, 2019

Baltimore state attorney says 305 police officers have 'integrity issues,' can’t be called to testify

A state's attorney for Baltimore has presented a list of 305 city police officers whose credibility is in question, preventing them from being called as witnesses.

December 4, 2019

MS-13 tip line targeting notorious street gang launched by FBI, Maryland's US Attorney

A new national tip line unveiled Tuesday is the latest weapon against the notorious MS-13 gang, as federal officials hope to gather as much information as they can to use against the violent street gang. 

December 4, 2019

Baltimore mayor warns of white van trying to 'snatch up young girls'; police say no reports

As Baltimore grapples with an ever-growing homicide rate, the city's mayor raised eyebrows on Monday when he voiced concern about a mysterious white van roaming the streets with someone trying to "snatch up young girls" — something that has been refuted by his own police force. 

December 3, 2019

Baltimore corrections officers indicted, accused of excessive force and gang activity, state attorney says

More than two dozen Baltimore corrections officers were indicted Tuesday on at least 200 charges that they used excessive force on prisoners at state-operated jails in the city, authorities said.

November 28, 2019

Georgia man gets 7 years in prison for swindling women on Match.com, Craigslist

Money can't buy you love, but a Georgia man who used Match.com to meet the supposed woman of his dreams showed his love's money could buy an $80,000 BMW -- a car the 34-year-old used to skip town and leave his lady high and dry, until the law caught up with him.

November 25, 2019

Maryland men jailed for more than three decades in teen's killing are exonerated, released from prison

Three Maryland men who served 36 years in prison for a murder they didn’t commit were exonerated and released from prison Monday afternoon after a review of their case.

November 25, 2019

Supreme Court rejects bid for new trial in murder case featured in 'Serial' podcast

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left in place a Maryland court ruling denying a new trial in a murder case whose outcome was called into question after it was featured on the popular crime podcast, "Serial."

November 25, 2019

Maryland man allegedly forced shotgun on suicidal teen son, told him 'just do it'

A Maryland father was arrested after he allegedly handed his son — who told him he was having suicidal thoughts — a shotgun and told him: "Just do it."

November 21, 2019

Ex-Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh pleads guilty to federal charges involving 'Healthy Holly' children's book

Baltimore's former Mayor Catherine Pugh, who is accused of running a multiyear scam using her self-published children's book to boost her political career and pad her coffers, pleaded guilty Thursday before a federal judge to conspiracy and tax evasion charges.

November 20, 2019

Ex-Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh indicted on federal charges related to self-published children's books

Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh is facing federal charges related to what prosecutors say was a plot to enrich herself through sales of her self-published children’s book series, according to a grand jury indictment made public Wednesday.