CRIME & SAFETY
Marilyn Mosby wants Presidential pardon after being convicted of perjury, fraud
Former Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby is seeking a pardon from President Joe Biden prior to being sentenced for federal crimes she was convicted of committing while still in office.
Head-on crash shuts down Belair Road in Nottingham area
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Crews responded to a head-on crash on Belair Road on Tuesday. The collision was reported at around noon on April 30 along Belair Road just south of the Silver Spring Road intersection (21236). The accident temporarily blocked all lanes along Route 1. NottinghamMD.com has reached out to the...
Rosedale business robbed, several commercial burglaries reported
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating a robbery and several assaults and burglaries that were reported over the past week. At just after 2 a.m. on Monday, April 22, 2024, a suspect entered a location in the 5500-block of New Forge Road in White Marsh (21162) and stole property before fleeing.
Teen charged in Baltimore mass shooting to take plea deal, attorney says
BALTIMORE -- A 15-year-old charged in a mass shooting in Baltimore's Brooklyn Homes community last August will take a plea deal, according to his attorney.The 15-year-old defendant faces 10 charges, including attempted first-degree murder, two riot charges and gun charges.Five suspects were charged in the shooting, which left 28 people injured and two dead, on July 2, 2023.Aaron Brown, 18, and, Tristan Brian Jackson, 18, along with three minors, were charged with attempted first and second-degree murder. Attorney Warren Brown told WJZ that all five defendants charged in the shooting have been offered plea deals, and have until May 31 to accept. "I don't...
Crashed Motorcyclist Dies At Hospital After Being Pulled From Water Under I-95 Ramp: Police
At approximately 12:40 p.m. on April 29, officers were called to the southbound ramp of I-395 leading to I-95 south, where there was a reported crash that involved a rider being ejected and sent over the barrier and into the water below. It was determined by investigators that a black...
Crane operator suffers cardiac arrest, dies in south Baltimore
Firefighters performed an aerial rescue Wednesday morning when a crane operator fell unconscious. City fire officials said firefighters were called to 2525 Insulator Drive in south Baltimore, where a crane operator suffered cardiac arrest and ultimately died after lifesaving measures failed 180 feet in the air. No further information was...
Maryland approves more than $3M for a man wrongly imprisoned for murder for three decades
Maryland officials on Wednesday approved more than $3 million in compensation for a Baltimore man who spent 31 years in prison on a wrongful murder conviction.Gov. Wes Moore apologized to Gary Washington during a Board of Public Works meeting where the compensation was approved.“On the behalf of the entire state, I’m sorry for the failure of the justice system," Moore said, adding that while no amount can make up for the injustice, he prayed the state could provide compensation "in a way that your family deserves.” Washington was a 25-year-old new father when he was convicted in 1987 of...
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