Attorney General investigating fatal crash in Montgomery County
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Before he arrived at Pikesville High School last year, Dazhon Darien appear to have held jobs in at least five states.
“AI and its easy availability is relatively new,” Baltimore County State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger said in an interview. “And it usually doesn’t take very long for the bad guys to come up with ideas.”
A 42-year-old Montgomery County man has been charged in a fatal hit-and-run that happened earlier this month.
Sarah Beth Clendaniel, of Catonsville, was indicted in February last year on charges that she conspired to destroy an energy facility. Clendaniel now faces a charge that she possessed a firearm even though she was prohibited from doing so, according to online court records.
Anne Arundel County police say surveillance video captured two teens breaking a piece of concrete from a flower bed and damaging a memorial plaque in the garden of Saint Alban’s Episcopal Church in Glen Burnie. The incident is being investigated as a hate crime.
Because of fines, enforcement and accountability, people are definitely talking about dirt bikes in Baltimore.
While shootings victimizing teens between ages 13 and 18 remain above pre-pandemic levels, they have fallen sharply this year compared to the same time period in 2023, a Banner analysis has found. This dashboard is updated with the latest data from BPD.
Gary Washington, now 63, of Baltimore, served more than 31 years on charges of first-degree murder and use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence in the deadly shooting of Faheem “Bobo” Ali, which happened in Baltimore on Dec. 27, 1986. Washington has always maintained his innocence.
Baltimore Police have arrested 59-year-old Patrick Cromwell after authorities say he told police he cut and strangled his roommate, Joseph Barranco.
Robert Lookingbill, 71, faces two felony sex abuse charges and two misdemeanor charges related to a March 1 incident in which he allegedly inappropriately touched a middle school student on the school bus he was driving.
Speaking of Anthony Hall, who was wrongfully convicted of second-degree murder and served more than 25 years in prison, Gov. Wes Moore said "there is no amount of money, nor apologies, nor acknowledgment to truly be adequate to right the wrongs that happened to this gentleman’s life."
The lawsuit was filed Monday in Baltimore City Circuit Court against Jason Billingsley, Eden’s Homes and Property Pals. It alleges negligence, premise liability and a breach of lease.
Ghost guns have become more common on American city streets, especially so in Baltimore. From June 2021 to the end of 2023, ghost guns were the most commonly recovered make of firearm in Baltimore.
At recent news conference, Bates, a Democrat, said, “From here on out, if you are found to be contributing to the delinquency of a minor child, my office will look to charge you to hold you accountable.”