Baltimore Crime and Corruption

Politics February 7

Baltimore sues Trump for ditching DEI: ‘Attacks anyone who dares to celebrate diversity’

Baltimore City and several progressive groups sued the Trump administration over President Donald Trump's orders targeting DEI this week.

Maryland October 14

Former Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn Mosby seeks to replace home detention with curfew due to new job

Former Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn Mosby, who was sentenced to a year of home detention for mortgage fraud and perjury, is now asking the court to give her a curfew instead.

CRIME October 1

Teens arrested for stomping on man's head during brutal armed attack in Baltimore

Two teens have been arrested for a brutal caught-on-video attack in Baltimore where a 66-year-old man was stomped in the head and mugged.

Maryland August 29

Former Baltimore prosecutor attends barbecue held in her honor while on home detention

Marilyn Mosby, the former State's Attorney for Baltimore City, posted video of her at a "thank-you barbecue" miles from her Fells Point home despite being on house detention.

Baltimore Crime and Corruption August 20

Marilyn Mosby asks federal appeals court to toss perjury, mortgage fraud convictions

Former Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby filed a brief to the Federal Court of Appeals on Monday, requesting her convictions of perjury and mortgage fraud be reversed.

CRIME June 13

Ex-Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby fights for Florida condo after dodging jail time

Former Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby is fighting to save her Florida condo from being sold off while appealing her mortgage fraud conviction

Maryland June 3

Makeshift memorial to Baltimore bridge collapse victims vandalized

An elaborate memorial to the six victims of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore was reportedly vandalized over the weekend.

Baltimore Crime and Corruption May 23

Former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby avoids jail, sentenced to 1 year of home detention

Marilyn Mosby was sentenced to a year of home detention and three years of supervised release on Thursday after being convicted of perjury and mortgage fraud.

POLITICS May 23

Judge orders former Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby to forfeit condo; sentencing underway

Former Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby was order Thursday to forfeit a Florida condo, as a federal judge prepared to sentence her for perjury and mortgage fraud convictions.

CRIME May 17

Ex-Baltimore prosecutor and convicted fraudster Marilyn Mosby appeals to Biden for help

Marilyn Mosby, the former Baltimore state's attorney, is asking President Biden for a pardon before she is sentenced in federal court this month.

US May 4

Federal prosecutors want to seize ex-Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s Florida condo: reports

Marilyn Mosby, Baltimore's former top prosecutor, may have her Florida condo seized after prosecutors in her case said in a Friday court filing to plan to seek forfeiture.

Baltimore Crime and Corruption April 15, 2024

Baltimore mall shooting puts 7-year-old in hospital

Baltimore police say a 7-year-old girls was shot on April 13, 2024, at the Mondawmin Mall when she was caught in the crossfire of two groups who got into an altercation.

Maryland March 13, 2024

Maryland youth program faces child sexual abuse allegations in newly filed lawsuits

Two lawsuits were filed alleging sexual abuse of more than three dozen children at the Good Shepherd Services behavioral health treatment center in Maryland.

Baltimore Crime and Corruption March 7, 2024

Baltimore man convicted of murder in ambush of police officer, but motive was never presented

Baltimore man Elliot Knox was convicted of first-degree murder in the 2021 shooting ambush of police officer Keona Holley and civilian Justin Johnson. His motive remains unknown.

Baltimore Crime and Corruption February 28, 2024

Motive still unknown as trial begins for ambush shooting of Baltimore police officer

On Feb. 27, trial began for a man accused in the fatal shooting ambush of Baltimore police officer Keona Holley, who was sitting in her patrol car when she was killed in 2021.

Maryland February 19, 2024

Baltimore police officer indicted on excessive force, reckless endangerment

Cpl. Zachary Small of the Baltimore County Police Department has been charged with use of excessive force, reckless endangerment, misconduct in office, and assault.

Maryland February 16, 2024

Baltimore County officer accused of excessive force after pepper-spraying cuffed suspect

Baltimore County Police Cpl. Zachary Small has been charged with use of excessive force against a handcuffed suspect whom he allegedly pepper-sprayed in the face.

US February 7, 2024

Parents of murdered Baltimore tech CEO urge state to end good behavior credits for imprisoned rapists

The parents of tech CEO Pava Marie LaPere, who was killed in Baltimore by a convicted rapist out of jail early, urged Maryland lawmakers to end good time credits for imprisoned rapists.

Baltimore Crime and Corruption January 27, 2024

Baltimore crime spree: Woman charged with attempted murder after stabbings, hit-and-runs left 6 injured

Tanay Stallings-Brown, 31, of Baltimore has been arrested and charged with attempted murder after police say she went on a crime spree that left six victims injured.

Maryland January 22, 2024

Baltimore police officers cleared of charges in fatal shooting of suspect during foot pursuit

Four Baltimore police officers who fired multiple shots at Hunter Jessup, 27, during a foot pursuit last November will not face criminal charges, officials say.

Maryland January 5, 2024

Baltimore sees historic drop in homicide rate for first time in nearly a decade

Baltimore experienced less than 300 homicides in 2023, marking the first time in nearly a decade. The 20% annual decrease is attributed to ongoing anti-violence efforts.

Maryland January 1, 2024

Maryland police shoot naked man who charged at them with 'machete-like weapon' and knife

Baltimore police officers shot a man in the leg after he charged at them with a machete-like weapon and another knife on Saturday. The incident occurred during routine patrols.

Baltimore Crime and Corruption December 27, 2023

Former Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn Mosby faces possible disbarment amid ongoing legal battles

Former Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby faces potential professional discipline after allegedly misusing her finances during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Maryland December 26, 2023

Baltimore police now required to take course on empathy, emotional regulation

The Baltimore Police Department is requiring members to complete an eight-hour class program that teaches them the basics of brain science.

CRIME December 15, 2023

FBI exhumes body of murdered Baltimore woman from 'The Keepers' documentary

The Baltimore FBI on Thursday exhumed the remains of Joyce Malecki, who is featured in Netflix's "The Keepers," which follows the cold-case murder of Sister Cathy Cesnik.

Maryland December 5, 2023

Baltimore teen, parents indicted over gunfire outside high school

William Dredden and Tiffany Harrison have been indicted in connection with a shooting outside a Baltimore high school perpetrated by their 15-year-old son.

Maryland November 22, 2023

Judge denies compassionate release for corrupt Baltimore officer with terminal cancer

A federal judge has denied compassionate release for Daniel Hersl, an incarcerated member of Baltimore's notoriously corrupt Gun Trace Task Force.

Baltimore Crime and Corruption November 9, 2023

Former Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn Mosby found guilty on 2 counts of perjury

Former Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby was found guilty of two counts of perjury Thursday, after she falsely claimed financial hardship during the pandemic to pull from her retirement account.

Maryland October 27, 2023

3 teens shot, injured outside west Baltimore high school

Three teenagers were shot and injured outside a high school in west Baltimore as classes started Friday morning, according to officials.

Maryland October 20, 2023

Baltimore to pay $48M to men wrongly convicted in 1983 'Georgetown jacket' murder case

Baltimore will pay a cumulative $48 million to Alfred Chestnut, Andrew Stewart and Ransom Watkins, who each served 36 years in prison for a murder they did not commit.