Police identify suspect in string of robberies

Baltimore police say detectives have caught up with a suspect in a string of 17 commercial robberies this month. More  Read More →

Cocaine, Germs, You

So, another scientist reports that most dollar bills have traces of cocaine on them, either from people snorting the drug through them or using the bills to buy it. He specified that it’s more common in Baltimore and other large cities than elsewhere. More  Read More →

Waldorf man charged in toddler’s death

A Charles County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman says a Waldorf man wrestled a 3-year-old boy until the toddler “failed to wake up.” Twenty-five-year-old Myron Gibson was arrested Monday and charged with child abuse resulting in death. Police spokeswoman Diane Richardson says a teen at the home where DeSean Tyrese Wade died called police “after the child failed to wake up” Aug. 19. Gibson was allegedly wrestling with the boy in the 3000 block of Heathcote Road in Waldorf. Richardson... More

Jury selection begins for fired guard’s assault trial

Jury selection has begun in Cumberland for the trial of a fifth former state correctional officer charged with assaulting inmates at the maximum-security North Branch Correctional Institution. Thirty-six-year-old Jason Weaver, of Cumberland, faces six counts of second-degree assault and six of conspiracy to commit second-degree assault in the trial that began Wednesday in Allegany County Circuit Court. Prosecutors contend Weaver and five other fired guards beat six inmates who had been transferred... More

Customs agents find cocaine in traveler’s bra

Customs officials say agents at BWI Airport found more than 2.5 pounds of cocaine in the bra of a Washington, D.C., woman arriving from Jamaica. More  Read More →

Serious injuries take the cheer out of cheerleading

Southern Illinois University cheerleader Kristi Yamaoka suffered a concussion and cracked... More

Burglar targets police station

A brazen burglar picked the wrong place to target: a police station. Police Chief Steve Scibelli said it was pretty embarrassing to have a thief hit his downtown station last week, stealing a radio, two stun guns and a Crown Victoria patrol car. The one saving grace is that police made a quick arrest. ... More

Keeping arbitration fair for consumers

Sometimes the small print will cost you. Few people bother to read the consumer agreements delivered with their cell phones, bank statements and credit card bills, but that fine print has triggered a nationwide legal battle over consumer rights. More  Read More →

Judge: Md. county furloughs violate Constitution

A federal judge has ruled that Prince George’s County violated the U.S. Constitution when it furloughed 5,900 workers to save $17 million. More  Read More →

Police: Man nicknamed ‘Hitler’ beat black man

A white supremacist accused of beating of a 76-year-old black man has a tattoo of Adolf Hitler on his stomach with the words “He Lives” beneath it, and uses the Nazi dictator’s last name as a nickname, according to police and court documents. More  Read More →

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