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Tag: law and order

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...

Staff Writer
March 3, 2026

Dan Cox Calls for Epstein Prosecutions, Says Maryland Must Hold Offenders Accountable “Where Applicable”

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland gubernatorial candidate Dan Cox is weighing in on renewed national attention...

Michael Phillips
February 17, 2026

Prosecutors Push a Tough, Practical Agenda in Annapolis

By MDBayNews Staff In early February, the Maryland State’s Attorneys’ Association (MSAA) — an organization of the...

Michael Phillips
February 8, 2026

Does Chaos Depress the Vote—or Backfire?

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As the 2026 midterms approach, a question keeps surfacing across Maryland—and well beyond...

Michael Phillips
February 2, 2026

Baltimore Needs Real Safety, Not Fear-Fueled ICE Watch Networks

By MDBayNews Staff The recent Baltimore Beat article promoting grassroots “ICE watch groups” and resistance strategies...

Michael Phillips
January 30, 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

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

When False Threats Become Real Dangers: The Naval Academy Hoax That Injured a Midshipman

On September 11, 2025—on the anniversary of the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil—the United States Naval...

Michael Phillips
September 17, 2025

Who Is Christopher Eric Bouchat? Maryland’s Maverick Candidate for Governor

Christopher Eric Bouchat is not your typical politician. A welder by trade, a small business owner for more than three...

Michael Phillips
September 8, 2025

“Free DC” or Free Pass to Chaos? The Battle Over Trump’s Takeover of Washington, D.C.

The images posted by @ScooterCasterNY tell the story: thousands of protesters filling the streets from Malcolm X Park to...

Michael Phillips
September 6, 2025

Trump Was Right to Step In on D.C. Crime — But Federal Agents Don’t Get a Free Pass to Trample Rights

Washington, D.C. has been sinking under the weight of its own neglect for years. Spiraling violent crime, carjackings in...

Michael Phillips
September 1, 2025

Baltimore Is Collapsing — And the Left Is to Blame

Baltimore is not a city in “transition.” It is a city in collapse. The numbers speak for themselves: roughly 250,000...

Michael Phillips
September 1, 2025

Trump’s DC Deployment: Safety First, But At What Cost to Business?

When President Donald Trump invoked his authority under the DC Home Rule Act this August to send in the National Guard and...

Michael Phillips
August 26, 2025

Trump Turns Up the Heat: Wes Moore’s Bronze Star Under Scrutiny

Governor Wes Moore of Maryland invited a fight with Donald Trump when he challenged the president to “walk the streets of...

Michael Phillips
August 24, 2025

Trump Calls Out Wes Moore: Baltimore’s Crime Crisis Can’t Be Hidden Behind Talking Points

Maryland Governor Wes Moore thought he could score political points by publicly challenging President Donald Trump to...

Michael Phillips
August 24, 2025

Trump vs. Moore: Law and Order Meets Maryland’s Delusions

When it comes to public safety, Americans don’t have time for games. Cities across the country are still plagued by...

Michael Phillips
August 17, 2025

Scrappy Comes Home: What a Stolen Service Dog Reveals About Crime, Community, and Common Sense

By Michael Phillips On July 7, 2025, a quiet residential street in Temple Hills, Maryland, became the center of a...

Michael Phillips
July 20, 2025

Fireworks, Fear, and Lawlessness: Ocean City’s July 4th Chaos Reveals a Growing Crisis of Public Disorder

By Michael Phillips On what should have been a night of patriotic celebration, Ocean City, Maryland instead became a case...

Michael Phillips
July 17, 2025

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