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Baltimore police officers face discipline over lackluster response to shooting
BALTIMORE (AP) — Two Baltimore Police Department employees could lose their jobs and another 10 face lesser disciplinary actions for their responses to a July 2023 shooting at a neighborhood block party. Two people died and 28 others were injured when gunshots tore through a large crowd in the...
MTA light rail operator sentenced to 18 months for fatal crash killing local high school football star
BALTIMORE -- An MTA light rail operator was sentenced to 18 months in jail for a fatal crash that took the life of a local high school football star. Lamar Patterson, a football player at St. Frances Academy, was killed as he drove to school in February of 2022 when a light rail train crashed into Patterson's car at an intersection. Tavon Smith, the MTA light rail operator who was driving the train will serve the first two months if his sentence at the Anne Arundel County Detention Center and the remaining time on house arrest. Smith accepted a plea deal offered...
Maryland man reported missing; truck found empty after crash
MARYLAND (DC News Now) — Police said that an Anne Arundel County man was reported missing after his pickup truck was found crashed in Prince George’s County on Wednesday. In a news release, Maryland State Police (MSP) said that 54-year-old Mark Raymond Mathias of Odenton, Md. was last seen around 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday in […]
Body found after 17-year-old swimmer disappeared in Pasadena
Authorities have found the body of a teenager who disappeared while swimming in Stoney Creek, according to Anne Arundel County police. After an extensive search Thursday afternoon, county fire crews recovered the body of Pablo Alejandro Guevara, 17, police said. The official cause of death is pending a ruling by...
Baltimore man allegedly kills recovery house manager over required urine test
WBFF (Baltimore, MD) — The man who was arrested for stabbing to death a recovery house manager in West Baltimore on Tuesday reportedly committed the violent act after learning that he had to take a urine test, according to investigators. Charging documents accuse Harley Frost of killing 59-year-old Carl...
Father of college football player killed in Glen Burnie crash says he lost "my best friend"
BALTIMORE - A community in Glen Burnie is mourning the death of a young football player who was involved in a vehicle crash early Wednesday.Anne Arundel County Police said Anthony Hinton III, 18, was traveling on Ritchie Highway around 12:30 a.m. when he lost control of a vehicle and collided with a tree. A 17-year-old passenger was also seriously injured.Hinton played his first season in 2023 as a defensive lineman at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia. He graduated from Glen Burnie High School."I'm still looking for him to come home," his father Anthony Hinton Jr. told WJZ.Hinton Jr. said police...
Candlelight vigil honors life of 18-year-old, Anthony Hilton III, killed in fatal car crash
BALTIMORE -- A vigil was held on Saturday night to remember the life of Anthony Hinton III, a defensive lineman at Shenandoah University who graduated from Glen Burnie High School. He died last week after crashing into a tree. Friends from as far as Pennsylvania traveled to Maryland Saturday night to honor the life of 18-year-old."I met him when I was about 3 years old," said Hinton's former teammate and friend Braxton Clarke. Family members and friends gathered at the site of the crash Saturday night where Anthony Hinton III died after crashing into a tree. "My brother was a light...such...
Family of slain Anne Arundel County boxer starts petition for stricter gun laws
BALTIMORE -- The family of a rising talent in the boxing world held a vigil Thursday night to honor the 27-year-old's life and call for enhancements to gun control laws. Isaiah Olugbemi, from Odenton, was shot multiple times and died on June 17 near Meadowmist Way and Stehlik Drive, according to Anne Arundel County Police Department. Nicholas Giroux, 36, was charged with first and second-degree murder.Detectives obtained video surveillance footage that showed a white male, later identified as Giroux, walking directly to Olugbemi with a handgun before shooting him multiple times and fleeing the scene on foot, according to court documents.Police said during...
Man lying in Baltimore street leads to gruesome discovery, suspect on the run, agents say
WBFF (Baltimore, MD) — The U.S. Marshals Service has joined the search for a man accused of stabbing another man and then leaving him for dead on a busy Baltimore street. Tyrone Price, 29, is wanted on assault and weapons charges, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. Investigators say...
Outrage after judge orders defendant in deadly Beltway crash out of jail to home detention
BALTIMORE -- A Baltimore County judge allowed a driver who pleaded guilty in last year's deadly Beltway crash out of jail and ordered he serve the remainder of his sentence on home detention.Melachi Brown served a fraction of his 18-month sentence at the Baltimore County Detention Center and his lawyer told the court he had anxiety and depression and feared he would be attacked behind bars. WJZ Investigator Mike Hellgren was the only television reporter in the courtroom during the hearing Friday afternoon. He asked Jim DiMaggio, the brother of victim Sybil DiMaggio, what message the decision sends."You get a slap...
Police: Employee at Anne Arundel County laundromat assaulted and robbed
Anne Arundel County police are investigating a robbery and assault that occurred Wednesday at a laundromat in Brooklyn. Officers said they were dispatched to the Brooklyn Tub Laundromat around 5:45 p.m. for a report of a strong-arm robbery. Upon arrival, police learned that a male suspect entered the laundromat and...
The Serial Killer of Baltimore
On Sept. 15, 2006, Raymont Hopewell was found guilty of the murders of Constance Willis, Sarah Shannon, Sadie Mack, Carlton Crawford, and Lydia Wingfield, and four accounts of rape. Raymont Hopewell was born on June 11th, 1971, in Baltimore, Maryland. When he was a little kid, his neighbors would say...
Firefighters respond to smoke showing from roof of Mondawmin Mall
BALTIMORE - Firefighters are responding to a fire Thursday afternoon at Mondawmin Mall in Baltimore.Crews, around 4 p.m., encountered smoke showing from the roof of the two-story shopping mall.About 12 solar panels were involved in the fire, firefighters said. No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation. "We are working diligently to control and extinguish the fire and to ensure the safety of everyone involved," a Baltimore City Fire spokesperson said.
Dali leaves Baltimore nearly three months after Key Bridge collision
The Dali container ship, which struck and collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, has left the Port of Baltimore after nearly three months of being stuck in the Patapsco River. The U.S. Coast Guard announced the vessel’s departure on June 24 and is overseeing its voyage.
Northwest Baltimore Community Shaken by Antisemitic Graffiti, Police Investigate Hate Crime
Hate-filled symbols and offensive graffiti appeared on the quiet streets of northwest Baltimore, prompting a swift investigation into what local authorities are treating as a hate crime; the disquieting act spotlighted the ongoing battle against antisemitism in American cities. Swastikas alongside profanity were discovered spray-painted on the pavement of Fordham Court, a street known for its Jewish residents, with the abhorrent messages targeting the heart of the community. Neighbors, confronted with the symbols of hate in the space they call home, rang the alarms for the city to take action.
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