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ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, Md. - Anne Arundel County police have arrested and charged a man with multiple charges after finding drugs and guns in a Maryland apartment. The suspect has been identified as 34-year-old Tremaine Weldon Wills of Glen Burnie, Maryland. Police received information regarding possible drug sales at an...
Councilmember applauds new state bill imposing higher property tax rate on vacant buildings: 'Game changer'
BALTIMORE - Gov. Wes Moore signed a major bill into law that allows local jurisdictions in Maryland to impose higher property tax rates on structures and lots that are vacant and abandoned.Baltimore City Councilmember Odette Ramos says this is a huge step toward tackling the vacant housing issue in the city.Ramos tells WJZ this now paves the way for Baltimore City leaders to introduce a vacant property tax in the city which will hopefully force the owners of the city's more than 13,000 vacant homes to either redevelop them or hand them over to the city.Longtime Baltimore City resident Cornett...
Injuries reported after tractor-trailer crashes into charter bus on Route 40
EDGEWOOD, MD—Crews are on the scene of a crash in the Edgewood area. The crash was reported at just before 2 p.m. in the area of westbound MD-40 (Pulaski Highway) and MD-152 (Mountain Road). The Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company reports that the crash involves a tractor-trailer and a charter...
Judge Uses Discretion in Sentencing Non-Fatal Shooting Defendant
Thank you for reading Baltimore Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. During a sentencing hearing, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge John A. Howard decided to sentence a 28-year-old non-fatal shooting defendant with the possibility of parole on April 25. Timmy McKinnon was charged with firearm possession with a...
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