CRIME & SAFETY
5 Maryland teens shot, 2 critically injured during senior skip day
Five Maryland teenagers were shot and two were critically injured during a water gun fight celebrating "senior skip day," a spokesperson for the Greenbelt Police Department told CBS News on Friday. Hundreds of teens skipped school in Prince George's County for the tradition and gathered in Bowie, Maryland, said Ricardo Dennis, the police department's public information officer. Both Bowie and county police scattered the crowd initially and about 500 students reconvened at Schrom Hills Recreation Center in Greenbelt, Dennis said.Police said they were monitoring the water gun fight when live shots from "someone who brought a real gun" were heard, he said. Police are still investigating whether the gun was fired by someone who was participating in the water gun fight. Most of the teenagers left the park as police responded, Dennis said, and one of the critically injured victims was taken to the hospital by a helicopter. Three victims have serious but non-life-threatening injuries, he said. Two of those shot were under 18 years old, while the others were older than 18.
Convicted former Baltimore Police detective issues apology from federal prison
A convicted former Baltimore Police detective who was part of the disgraced Gun Trace Task Force (GTTF), has issued an apology from federal prison, accepting responsibility for his actions.
Maryland family wants dogs' owner to be held accountable after 5-year-old attacked in driveway
BALTIMORE - A 5-year-old girl was playing in her driveway in Glen Burnie after school on April 9 when she was viciously attacked by two German Shepherds.Now, her family is demanding for the dogs' owners to come forward.Anne Arundel County Police say the dogs are being quarantined and are in the custody of the Anne Arundel County Police Animal Care & Control. The owners are still unknown.Cait Jones, the child's mother, told WJZ they pulled into the driveway and the children got out of the car.With her 1-year-old niece in her arms, Cait Jones walked to her mailbox.Her two children...
Massive regional drug bust leads to 7 arrests; authorities seize fentanyl, guns, body armor, $35K in cash
BALTIMORE, MD—Police say they have taken down a large, regional drug trafficking organization following an extensive, months-long investigation. At approximately 4 a.m. on Thursday, April 18, 2024, Baltimore Police Department detectives with the Group Violence Unit executed a total of eight warrants in partnership with SWAT teams, Anne Arundel County members, Baltimore County members, the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and York Regional Task Force.
Crews turn sights to removing debris from ship's deck in Baltimore bridge collapse cleanup
Salvage crews at the site of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore are turning their focus to the thousands of tons of debris sitting atop the Dali, a massive cargo ship that veered off course and caused the deadly catastrophe last month.An estimated 3,000 to 4,000 tons of steel and concrete landed on the ship’s deck after it crashed into one of the bridge’s supporting columns and toppled the span, officials said at a news conference Friday. Crews will have to remove all that before refloating the stationary ship and guiding it back into the Port of...
Baltimore officials crack down on illegal dirt bikes
BALTIMORE, MD—As the warmer weather begins to arrive in Baltimore, the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City and the Baltimore Police Commissioner have announced plans to increase enforcement against illegal dirt bike activity.
Man dies after vehicle strikes guardrail and goes airborne in Laurel fatal crash
LAUREL, Md. (WBFF) — A man has died after a vehicle struck a guardrail and went airborne in an overnight Laurel fatal crash. Jeff Charles, a 37-year-old man from Laurel, died in the accident, according to police. This morning at about 12:15 a.m., officers with the Anne Arundel County...
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