Prosecution

Alleged BGF leader Tavon White will be moved to U.S. custody

2013-05-17 15:18:00

Tavon White, the alleged leader of the Black Guerrilla Family at the Baltimore City Detention Center, will await trial in federal custody out of state, his attorney said Friday. A federal judge ordered him moved from state custody Friday after a hearing...

AP case fuels complaints on Obama whistle-blower policies

2013-05-17 15:51:53

The Justice Department's secret review of Associated Press telephone records gives advocates for federal employees one more reason to doubt the Obama administration's full commitment to protecting whistleblowers, particularly those in national security...

Head of investigations at corrections department retires

2013-05-17 17:56:42

Jesse Ballard III, the head of internal investigations at the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, will retire in June to take a federal job, the state agency said Friday. The move comes as the department continues to handle the fallout...

Baltimore police officer charged with second-degree assault

2013-05-17 20:31:30

Baltimore police officer Robert W. Mitchell faces a second-degree assault charge after police and prosecutors accused him of overstepping his powers and beating a young man more than a year ago. The Baltimore state's attorney's office also charged...

Baltimore police making progress on open homicide cases

2013-05-17 14:27:00

In the third week of February, two separate killings of couples alarmed Baltimore police and contributed to a spike in the city's homicide numbers that prompted the department to shift strategies, deploy more officers on foot patrols and hold community...

Alcohol and traffic deaths

2013-05-15 12:42:00

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Poe House reopening planned for October

2013-05-16 15:48:21

Baltimore's Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum should reopen Oct. 4, the group responsible for making it profitable announced this week. "That's the official goal. That's the date," said Baltimore-based actor and author Mark Redfield, vice president of Poe...

Two Harford employees charged with stealing more than $2,000 in gas from county

2013-05-16 15:51:18

Two Harford County employees have been charged with stealing more than $2,000 worth of gas from the county since 2011. Tracy L. Sexton, 43, and James E. Doran, 46, both of 607 Doctor Jack Road in Port Deposit, allegedly fueled their personal cars more...

O'Malley names Anne Arundel top prosecutor to Parole Commission

2013-05-15 14:01:00

Longtime Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Frank R. Weathersbee is retiring from the position he’s held for 25 years to become a member of the state’s Parole Commission. His appointment was announced Wednesday by Gov. Martin O’...

Rolando McClain informs Ravens that he will retire

2013-05-15 14:20:00

Troubled inside linebacker Rolando McClain informed Ravens officials Wednesday that he will retire from the NFL, a decision he reached before participating in one practice with his new team. McClain signed with the Ravens on April 12, was arrested just...

Baltimore has high rate of staff-inmate sex

2013-05-16 18:49:19

The Baltimore City Detention Center had the nation's second-highest rate of sexual contact between jail staff and inmates, according to a U.S. Department of Justice study released less than a month after federal prosecutors accused corrections officers at...

Obama administration assaults press freedom

2013-05-14 09:50:00

In Washington, as in any seat of power, most acts of folly begin with hubris. Government leaders, elected or appointed, usually don't intend to do the wrong thing, to overstep or cause harm, but they become so convinced, so certain of their purpose,...

Aaron Payne, 28, is charged with murder in the killing of a man run over on the Far South Side last month.

2013-05-15 16:12:00

Johnny Borizov is pictured during his trial in a DuPage County courtroom on Friday. Prosecutors contend that Borizov, who is charged with murder, conspiracy and solicitation, pressured Jacob Nodarse to shoot and kill Michael Kramer, 20, and Kramer's parents, Jeffrey, 50, and Lori, 48.

2013-05-10 00:00:00

Ariel Castro(at podium) is arraigned at Cleveland Municipal Court in front of judge Lauren Moore in Cleveland, OH. Castro appeared in court Thursday to faces charges that he kidnapped and raped three young women and held them in his home for a decade.

2013-05-09 00:00:00