CRIME & SAFETY
3 girls violently attack beauty store owner in Silver Spring, video shows
SILVER SPRING, Md. — Police in Montgomery County are asking for the public’s help in identifying three teenage girls caught on camera attacking a beauty store owner after being confronted for stealing back in March. No arrests have been made so far. Police say the theft and assault...
Mixed drug intoxication ruled as cause of death for man who died after being handcuffed
BALTIMORE — Eight police officers have been cleared of wrongdoing following a man's death last July. Trea Ellinger, 29 of Glen Burnie, died after being restrained while experiencing what one medic described as "excited delirium." A 911 caller reported Ellinger lying in the middle of S. Howard Street “trying...
Maryland approves more than $3M for Baltimore man wrongly imprisoned for murder for three decades
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (CBS/AP) — 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...
Jose Eduardo Reyes Corrales Arrested For Howard Murder
Jose Eduardo Reyes Corrales, who was wanted for first-degree murder from an incident reported in Columbia in June 2023 is in custody and waiting extradition back to Maryland to face the criminal charge. Police say that on June 11, 2023, Corrales, 46, stabbed an acquaintance during an altercation that became...
Fake federal agent arrested for trying to scam Maryland senior into handing over life's savings in gold bars: police
A man posing as a federal agent was arrested after trying to con a Montgomery County senior citizen into converting his retirement savings into gold bars, police said. Just as that senior was about to hand over roughly $230,000 in life's savings, a friend stepped in and convinced him to call police instead.
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.
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