Numbers about crime that matter

People get wrapped up in statistics. For some, it’s the Oriole pitching staff’s ERA. Others worry about the unemployment and foreclosure rates. For those concerned about crime, there are lots of numbers to check. Police departments keep them. So do prosecutors. And so... More

PG County officer charged in bank burglary

Prince George’s County Police have charged a county police officer in a Temple Hills bank burglary. Officers were called to the SunTrust Bank in the 4600 block of Old Branch Avenue around 3:40 a.m. Wednesday for a report of a man inside the bank. A suspect was found and arrested and police say their investigation led to burglary charges against Cpl. Eddie Smith Jr. The 16-year veteran of the force assigned to the bureau of patrol has been suspended without pay. Police Chief Roberto Hylton says... More

Workplace safety team investigating fatal fall

Maryland Occupational Safety and Health officials are investigating a man’s death at a Hagerstown ice cream plant. State labor department spokeswoman Dori Berman wouldn’t identify the man who fell to his death May 29 from a tanker truck. She says the man was delivering a load of chocolate coating to the Good Humor-Breyers Ice Cream plant. Union representative Larry Lorshbaugh says the man fell from the top of the truck’s tank, hit his head and died. He says the truck driver didn’t... More

As debt grows, desperate car owners turn to fraud

Driven to desperation, a growing number of financially strapped car owners are torching, sinking or ditching their vehicles and then reporting them stolen to cash in on the insurance. More  Read More →

Most Baltimore take-home cars go to non-residents

Almost two-thirds of Baltimore city employees who are assigned take-home vehicles live outside the city and many commute to homes outside Maryland. More  Read More →

Kidnapped Philadelphia boy found in Md.

A 1-year-old Philadelphia boy has been found safe in Maryland after being kidnapped. More  Read More →

Charges to be dropped in beating

Court records indicate prosecutors will drop felony charges against a youth who allegedly beat his mother with an bat because she wouldn’t share her french fries with him. More  Read More →

Cummings’ witness protection bill passes House

The House of Representatives has passed a bill sponsored by Rep. Elijah Cummings that would beef up aid to state and local witness protection programs. More  Read More →

Privacy vs. security at the airport

Which do you fear more, terrorists or airport security checkpoints? According to a report released by the federal Transportation Security Administration, people continue to try to carry weapons with them onto airliners. But Thursday, the House of Representatives voted to limit checkpoint devices that show... More

NY parking tickets pile up on van with dead driver

A man’s decomposing body inside a minivan covered in parking tickets went undiscovered for weeks because the vehicle’s windows were apparently tinted and ticketing officers don’t normally search cars, police said Friday. More  Read More →

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