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Crimes

Teen’s Brutal Killing by MS-13 Renews Demands for “Safety First” in Maryland Immigration Policy

By MDBayNews Staff The alleged machete killing of a 14-year-old boy in College Park has reignited one of Maryland’s most...

Michael Phillips
January 19, 2026

Suspect Shot by Police After Allegedly Driving Toward Officer Outside D.C. Nightclub

By MDBayNews Staff Washington, D.C. — Metropolitan Police officers shot a suspect early Sunday morning after authorities...

Michael Phillips
January 18, 2026

Zizian Group Members Appear in Western Maryland Court as Pretrial Hearing Raises Safety Questions

By MDBayNews Staff CUMBERLAND, Md. — A routine pretrial hearing in western Maryland last week briefly pulled back the...

Michael Phillips
January 17, 2026

Baltimore Drug Trafficking Ring Dismantled as 11 Defendants Indicted in Major Multi-Agency Operation

By MDBayNews Staff Baltimore law enforcement officials announced a major breakthrough Thursday in the fight against violent...

Michael Phillips
January 15, 2026

Thwarted Church Threat Raises Questions About Transparency and Lenient Sentencing in Howard County

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A recently disclosed police intervention in Howard County is fueling renewed debate over...

Michael Phillips
January 14, 2026

Maryland’s Crime Decline Raises a Harder Question for 2026: What Policies Should Stay in Place?

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Crime is down across Maryland — but Republicans warn that Democrats are drawing the wrong...

Michael Phillips
January 11, 2026

Maryland Volunteer Fire Departments Targeted in Alleged Multi-State Fraud Scheme

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland volunteer fire departments—already stretched thin by rising costs and staffing...

Michael Phillips
January 8, 2026

Homicides Are Down in Maryland — Parsing the Credit, the Data, and the GOP View

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Homicides are falling across the United States at a pace few would have predicted in the...

Michael Phillips
January 1, 2026

Missing Kentucky Teen Found Safe in Montgomery County, Maryland After Two-Month Search

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A months-long, multi-state search for a missing Kentucky teenager ended in relief just...

Michael Phillips
December 28, 2025

Maryland Sen. Dalya Attar Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Extortion Charges in Hidden-Camera Blackmail Case

By MDBayNews Staff | November 25, 2025 Maryland State Sen. Dalya Attar (D–Baltimore City) pleaded not guilty Monday to...

Michael Phillips
November 25, 2025

Bouchat Files “Sexual Offender Accountability and Victim Protection Act,” Aiming to Permanently Deny Parole to Violent Sexual Predators

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Delegate Eric Bouchat (R–5th District) has filed one of the toughest criminal...

Michael Phillips
November 21, 2025

Why Does Maryland Keep Releasing Violent Offenders? And Why Don’t Domestic Violence Victims Matter?

By Michael Phillips Maryland is facing a crisis—one that lawmakers, judges, and bail commissioners never seem to take...

Michael Phillips
November 17, 2025

Two Towson Teens Rescued in PA — And a Separate Towson Trafficking Bust Shows Maryland’s Growing Crisis

By Michael R. Phillips | MDBayNews Two teenage girls missing from Towson were rescued Thursday morning in Pennsylvania...

Michael Phillips
November 14, 2025

Breaking: Two Shot During Large Fight in Ballenger Creek Neighborhood

November 2, 2025 — Frederick, MD A violent altercation in the Ballenger Creek area erupted into gunfire Sunday night,...

Michael Phillips
November 3, 2025

Maryland Admits Nearly 1,000 Foster Children Missing Since 2020 — Most Are Teenage Girls

In a letter released on October 22, 2025, Maryland’s Department of Human Services (DHS) confirmed what advocates had long...

Michael Phillips
October 22, 2025

The Silence of the System: How Frederick County Public Schools Failed Its Most Vulnerable Students

When a 22-year-old special education aide stands accused of sexually abusing disabled and non-verbal children inside a...

Michael Phillips
October 16, 2025

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