CRIME & SAFETY
Fifth body recovered from site of Baltimore bridge collapse, victim identified
A fifth body has been recovered from the site of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. Unified Command officials said crews recovered the body Wednesday. The victim was identified as 49-year-old Miguel Angel Luna Gonzalez. Salvage teams notified Maryland State Police investigators and officers from the Maryland Transportation Authority Police...
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.
Police searching for Baltimore County homicide suspect
DUNDALK, MD—Police in Baltimore County are asking for the public’s help in locating a homicide suspect. Detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department’s Homicide Unit are requesting the public’s help in finding Daquan Corner. Corner is wanted in reference to a homicide that occurred in the...
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.
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...
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...
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...
"High Treason"
Making his way home to Maryland after the surrender at Appomattox, Confederate officer Henry Kyd Douglas was arrested in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, and briefly detained in Washington during the trial of the Lincoln Conspirators. Ric Cottom. Ric Cottom came to Baltimore more than four decades ago and never left. Formerly...
Cupola of building on fire in Fells Point, SkyTeam 11 reports
The cupola of a four-story building is fully involved in fire Thursday afternoon. SkyTeam 11 reported around 1 p.m. that firefighters were setting up a perimeter around the building at South Broadway and Eastern Avenue in the Fells Point area. SkyTeam 11 reported that firefighters were setting up a collapse...
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