Rutledge Backs Notice and a Hearing for Officers Before They Land on “Do Not Call” Lists
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews BEL AIR, Md. — Jim Rutledge, the Republican nominee for Maryland attorney general, said...
Criminal Justice
Rutledge Uses Sparrows Point Crash to Press Brown on Juvenile Crime, as a New Youth Charging Law Nears Its Oct. 1 Start
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. — Republican attorney general nominee Jim Rutledge is using a...
Millions in Fraud, Dozens of Defendants: Maryland’s Reckoning Under the Federal Crackdown
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Federal prosecutors announced Thursday that a Towson pharmacy company will pay more than...
ICE Detainer and a Delegate Feud Add a New Chapter to the I-270 Crash Story
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews This is a follow-up to MDBayNews's Aug. 30 report, "Montgomery County Disbanded Its DUI...
Montgomery County Disbanded Its DUI Unit. Hours Later, Two People Died in a Wrong-Way Crash.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The timing is not something anyone in Montgomery County government chose, and it does not...
Six MPD Employees Charged in $441,000 Overtime Fraud Scheme — More Than a Year After the Warning Signs Surfaced
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Six current and former members of the Metropolitan Police Department are facing arrest...
OPINION: A Grieving County Deserves More Than Condolences From a Candidate Who Wants to Run It
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews William Vance Payne II never made it to work Tuesday. The 58-year-old mechanical engineer,...
Maryland’s Corrections System Is Collapsing — And It Didn’t Happen by Accident
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews You don't need to repeal a law to kill it. You just need to make sure no one can enforce...
DOJ Sues Maryland Over Community Trust Act — Second Federal Challenge in Six Weeks
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The U.S. Department of Justice sued Maryland and Attorney General Anthony Brown on July 9,...
Bates Says Maryland’s Juvenile System Is “Broken.” The Cases He’s Pointing To Show Why He’s Not Alone.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Baltimore City State's Attorney Ivan Bates posted a statement on X Thursday declaring that...
Baltimore’s $75,000 Spin Doctor Went to War With a Restaurant Website
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Baltimore City’s rapid response press secretary went to war this week — with a...
Maryland’s Juvenile Crime Wave: What the Numbers Actually Show — and Who’s Responsible
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The incident at the Navy Yard Chipotle in Washington, D.C. — a mob of teenagers...
FEDERAL CHARGES UNSEALED IN KEY BRIDGE COLLAPSE AS CIVIL TRIAL LOOMS — AND THE REBUILD KEEPS SLIPPING
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews More than two years after the container ship Dali destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge...
Maryland’s Protective Order System Has Failed Before. It Will Again.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Robert MacMeekin drove his daughter to a Baltimore County courthouse on Saturday morning to...
Baltimore Got Safer. Maryland Didn’t.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews On Saturday, Governor Wes Moore formally launched his 2026 reelection campaign at the...
Congress Demands D.C. Crime Data Records — And Maryland Should Be Asking the Same Questions
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is demanding records from the...
Maryland Prisons Hit a Decade High in Homicides. The State Just Moved 700 More Inmates In.
Inmate killings surged 75 percent last year — the worst in ten years. The Moore administration's response was to close a...
Maryland Just Made It Harder to Charge Violent Teens as Adults. Prosecutors Across the State Opposed It.
By MDBayNews Staff It passed yesterday. By tonight, it will be on Governor Moore's desk. The Youth Charging Reform Act...
She Slipped the Cuffs, Fought Two Officers, Drove Impaired — Then Walked Away Clean. Years Later, Under Oath, She Said She Didn’t Remember.
A deposition transcript obtained by this outlet reveals that Sarah Hornbeck admitted under oath to a...
Navy Commander Sentenced to Federal Prison for Cyberstalking in Maryland Case
By MDBayNews Staff A U.S. Navy lieutenant commander from Montgomery County has been sentenced to federal prison after a...
Three Baltimore Police Officers Indicted in Wage Theft and Fraud Cases
By MDBayNews Staff Baltimore’s long struggle to rebuild trust in its police department took another hit this week after...
How Criminal Charges Can Be Filed in Maryland Without a Judge
By MDBayNews Staff When most Americans imagine someone being charged with a crime, they picture a judge reviewing evidence...
Maryland Lawmakers Push Tougher Penalties for Fentanyl Distribution Causing Death
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ANNAPOLIS — Maryland lawmakers are advancing legislation that would significantly...
Maryland Lawmakers Consider Expanding Use of Genetic Genealogy to Solve Cold Cases
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland lawmakers are weighing a proposal that could sharpen one of law enforcement’s most powerful...
Illegal Alien Sentenced in Major SNAP Fraud Scheme Targeting Maryland Taxpayers
By MDBayNews Staff A foreign national living illegally in the United States has been sentenced for participating in a...
Maryland’s Public Defender Shortage: A Growing Crisis the Legislature Can’t Ignore
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s criminal justice system may be heading toward a constitutional crisis—and...
Baltimore SAO Announces Guilty Plea in Federal Hill Bouncer Assault Case
By MDBayNews Staff The Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office announced Monday that a guilty plea has been secured in...
Repeat Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation — Hard Questions for Maryland
By MDBayNews Staff A repeat sex offender has pleaded guilty in federal court to sexual exploitation of a child, according...
Bates Responds to Not Guilty Verdict in Daaon Spears Case as Baltimore Demands Answers
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office released a formal statement Friday following a...
MS-13 Clique Leader Indicted in Sweeping RICO Case: A Test for Maryland’s Public Safety Leadership
By MDBayNews Staff Federal prosecutors have unsealed a major indictment targeting an alleged MS-13 clique leader and...
Cruisers Smashed, No Immediate Arrests, Public Asked for Help: What the Chevy Chase Street Takeover Reveals About Public Safety in Montgomery County
By MDBayNews Staff A chaotic street takeover at East-West Highway and Connecticut Avenue in Chevy Chase has escalated from...
135 Deaths. How Many More Under Wes Moore’s Watch?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Since Wes Moore took office in January 2023, Maryland’s prison system has recorded at...
Federal-State Crackdown Nets Hundreds in Maryland Public Safety Sweep
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland’s top federal prosecutor has announced a sweeping joint enforcement operation that led to...
Harris Slams Moore Administration Over Juvenile Gun Charging Reform: “Coddling Criminals?”
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s debate over crime policy just reignited — and this time, it’s centered on...
Former Maryland Police Chief Sentenced in Arson Case: A Test of Accountability and Public Trust
By MDBayNews Staff David Michael Crawford, a once-respected law-enforcement leader in Maryland, has been sentenced to 55...
Wootton High Shooting: Ghost Guns, Accomplice Liability, and What Maryland Law Says Comes Next
By MDBayNews Staff The February 9 shooting at Thomas S. Wootton High School in Rockville has once again thrust Montgomery...
Maryland’s Soft Stance on School Safety Is Failing Our Students
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews In just two weeks, Maryland families have been forced to ask a question no parent should...
At Thomas S. Wootton High School, Who Was the Aggressor?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As more details emerge in the shooting at Thomas S. Wootton High School, a central claim is...
Violence at Silver Spring Metro Raises Hard Questions About Public Safety in Montgomery County
By MDBayNews Staff SILVER SPRING, Md. — A violent fight involving more than 20 juveniles near the Silver Spring Metro...
After Wootton, Annapolis Faces a Hard Question: Should Schools Be Kept in the Dark?
By MDBayNews Staff In the wake of the shooting at Wootton High School, a grim but unavoidable debate has landed squarely in...