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19-year-old convicted of first degree murder of local father
(WBFF) — A west Baltimore man was convicted of first degree murder for his involvement in the shooting death of a 27-year-old father in January 2023, Attorney General Anthony Brown's office said. Parris Harris, 19, shot Desmond Gardner in the back as the man was visiting his young daughter...
Family, Friends Mourning Death Of Jasper Davis, 14, In MD
Jasper Davis is being remembered as a "bright, loving, and kind-hearted young soul with a future full of promise and dreams," after he was shot and killed on Sunday night in the Mondawmin Metro Center on Liberty Heights Avenue. Davis, a member of Baltimore's Beats Not Bullets community, was a...
Woman Accused Of Abducting 1-Year-Old Toddler Who Was Found Unharmed In Baltimore (Updated)
Derrick Caraballero, 1, was reported missing at around 6:30 p.m. on July 25 in the 300 block of South Norris Street, investigators say, though he was safely found unharmed and returned to his parents. Witnesses were able to identify the woman's vehicle as a gray Volkswagen Passat, which was later...
Joshua Brewster Arrested For Burglary, Shooting Woman
Joshua Brewster, 31, was arrested in April following a brief investigation by members of the sheriff's office after he shot a woman fleeing from a confrontation in a home on Highland Drive, according to authorities. Deputies from the Harford County Sheriff's Office were called at approximately 5:53 a.m. on April...
Medical Examiner to Determine Cause of Death for Body Found on Dolfield Avenue
Thank you for reading Baltimore Witness. Help us continue our mission into 2024. On July 25, at approximately 1:23 a.m., Northwest District patrol officers responded to the 3400 block of Dolfield Avenue, in the rear, for a report of a person lying in the street. Once there, Baltimore Police Department...
Trucks unlawfully carrying hazardous chemicals through Baltimore tunnels have police on alert
BALTIMORE -- Maryland Transportation Authority officials heard concerns that trucks with hazardous chemicals are unlawfully traveling through the tunnels.Since the Key Bridge collapse, trucks carrying certain hazmat loads have had to detour around the Fort McHenry and Harbor Tunnels, which is a 30-plus mile trip that adds time and costs extra fuel."I've already had drivers coming in this area [asking]what have we got to do now that the bridge is out, and I've told them you have to go around," said truck driver Clark Schoeffield. "It has affected a lot of us. I know we have to go around and...
Lawyers for man accused of shooting Baltimore County police officers allege prosecutor misconduct, want case dropped
BALTIMORE -- Defense attorneys for a man charged with shooting two Baltimore County police officers last year accuse prosecutors of misconduct and want the state's attorney's office removed from leading the prosecution or the case dropped.Lawyers for David Linthicum alleged prosecutors have become too close to the officers who were injured. They said the prosecution pushed to delay an internal use-of-force investigation and failed to provide full access to their internal affairs records. The Allegations The manhunt for David Linthicum locked down parts of Cockeysville and Fallston in February 2023 with an exhaustive search for the 25-year-old suspect after he shot two...
One person stabbed near Towson University on Tuesday, police say
A person was stabbed Tuesday night near Towson University, police said. At about 10:25 p.m., Baltimore County Police officers responded to the unit block of West Chesapeake Avenue for an assault report and found a victim with a laceration to the upper body, the department said. Police believe the victim and suspect were involved in a physical altercation that occurred at the intersection of ...
Baltimore residents voice public safety concerns after several people were killed
After a stretch of violence in Baltimore, some residents said despite of a drop in homicides, they still don't feel safe in their communities. Some of the recent incidents include 12-year-old Breaunna Cormley who was found dead with gunshot wounds in a home in Baltimore’s McElderry Park neighborhood on Friday, July 19. There was also a triple shooting on July 20. Then, in another incident, 14-year-old Jasper Davis was killed in a shooting at the Mondawmin Metro Center.
Four Arrested Following Drug Trafficking Investigation in Carroll County: State's Attorney
Last week, the county's Drug and Firearms Trafficking Task Force (DTF) and local police agencies executed three search warrants at local residences in Carroll and Baltimore counties, leading to the arrest of four suspects. Those charged:. Christine Katheryn Harris, 49, of Taneytown;. William Randy Tew, 42, of Taneytown;. Melissa Dawn...
Rising rap star killed, juvenile suspect released: Baltimore mom vows fight
Sabrina Peterson Ali-El lost her son on Tuesday and now she's losing confidence in Maryland's juvenile justice system. Tuesday night, Reggie Monroe, 31, who was a rising rap artist known as PTG Fresh, left for dinner and never returned home. While riding a scooter at Pulaski and Conkling, he was...
Baltimore Teen Charged in Fatal Hit-and-Run of Scooter Rider on Pulaski Highway
A tragic incident unfolded in Baltimore when a 16-year-old boy fatally struck a 31-year-old man riding an electric scooter and then fled the scene, authorities said. Citing a Baltimore Police news release, The Baltimore Sun reported that the accident occurred on the 3500 block of Pulaski Highway shortly before 10 p.m., an area tucked between the Ellwood Park/Monument and Baltimore Highlands neighborhoods.
Man rescued from Baltimore harbor on Wednesday
A man was rescued from the Baltimore harbor on Wednesday morning, according to the fire department. At about 7 a.m., the Baltimore City Fire Department responded to a report of a man in the water at the intersection of South Ann and Thames streets in Fells Point. On arrival, they found the man in the Patapsco River and brought in a dive team, who rescued the man from the water. After receiving ...
Police: 14-year-old boy hospitalized after Baltimore shooting
A 14-year-old boy was shot Friday evening in Baltimore City and is at a hospital. Baltimore City police received a call just before 5 p.m. The shooting happened in the 1800 block of West Saratoga Street, where officers found the boy suffering from a gunshot wound. The preliminary investigation revealed...
Suspect arrested in Baltimore girl's shooting death
BALTIMORE — A Baltimore man was arrested Sunday in the recent shooting of a 12-year-old girl who was found dead on the first floor of an east Baltimore row home. The shooting occurred Friday night. Police said they quickly identified Omar Passmore, 28, as a suspect. Passmore had a child with the victim’s mother, according to charging documents. Police believe he was the only person inside the house with the...
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