A New Year’s resolution worth keeping

Norman Holmes probably won’t have to think hard about a New Year’s resolution — Stay out of trouble. Unfortunately, chances are very good he’ll break his pledge sooner rather than later. More  Read More →

Baltimore homicides down to 1980s levels

On the streets, Detective Danny Danzy is known as a “bodysnatcher.” He’s on the front lines of Baltimore’s battle to reduce homicides, and his job is to find violent suspects who should be in jail — people who, according to research, are more likely than the rest of the population... More

Md.’s new DNA sample expansion law takes effect

Under a new law that takes effect Thursday, people charged with a violent crime or attempt to commit one in Maryland must submit a DNA sample to a state database before conviction. More  Read More →

Howard exec pushes for hunting law change

Howard County Executive Ken Ulman has formally submitted legislation changing the county’s hunting law after a hunter this month fired a shot that shattered the window of a Clarksville daycare center while workers and children were inside. More  Read More →

Prosecutor: Men stole presents as kids slept

Prosecutors say two men posed as police officers and robbed a couple’s home of their holiday presents on Christmas Eve. The men wore bulletproof vests bearing the New York Police Department logo and claimed to have a warrant More  Read More →

‘Rampant’ sex in jury room could result in new trial

A convicted murderer in St. Louis is demanding a new trial because jurors and sheriff’s deputies engaged in “rampant” sex during their deliberations. More  Read More →

Study: Homicide rate rising among black US teens

Black American teenagers are killing each other in rising numbers but the troubling trend has been masked by a falling crime rate in the United States, according to a study released Monday by Northeastern University. More  Read More →

Judge weighs Gambrills coal ash settlement

A Baltimore judge on Tuesday could give his approval to a multi-million dollar settlement between residents of Gambrills and a subsidiary of Constellation Energy. More  Read More →

Bell proposes less paid leave for judges

Maryland Court of Appeals Chief Judge Robert Bell has a new plan for judges to help combat the state’s budget crisis. More  Read More →

Anne Arundel thieves less interested in catalytic converters

Police in Annapolis and Anne Arundel County says the slump in the precious metal markets has contributed to a sharp drop in reported thefts of copper wiring and catalytic converters. More  Read More →

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