BALTIMORE, MD—United States Attorney Robert K. Hur on Wednesday announced that he would be resigning his position as the chief federal law enforcement officer for the District of Maryland. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland is one of the country’s largest and busiest, serving a population of more than six million. Hur will return to private law […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—A former Baltimore Police Department officer who was part of the Gun Trace Task Force was sentenced to prison on Tuesday. A U.S. District Judge sentenced Victor Rivera, 48, of Nottingham, to 14 months in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for making false statements to a federal law enforcement officer in connection with a scheme […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Baltimore County Police Department has been accepted into the Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE) Project, Georgetown University Law Center’s national training and support initiative for U.S. law enforcement agencies committed to building a culture of peer intervention that prevents harm. By demonstrating agency commitment to transformational reform with support from local community groups and elected leaders, Baltimore […]
UPDATE: Fletcher Dorsett has been sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—A 52-year-old man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to robbing nine banks over four months, including financial institutions located on Campbell Boulevard and Honeygo Boulevard in White Marsh. Fletcher M. Dorsett, Jr. has pleaded guilty to bank robbery charges in connection with […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—A man who robbed a White Marsh bank and a Middle River liquor store will be going to prison. U.S. District Judge George L. Russell on Thursday sentenced Anthony Eugene Wiggins, age 40, of Baltimore, to 21 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for a string of robberies, and for violating his supervised release […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh and Maryland State Police Colonel Woodrow W. “Jerry” Jones, III on Thursday announced the indictments of 19 defendants for multiple charges, including participation in a criminal gang and conspiracy to distribute narcotics, as well as multiple drug kingpin, possession of a large volume of narcotics, and firearms-related counts. The investigation was led by […]
UPDATE: Police say the one-year-old boy has been found. Police are still searching for the adult suspect. Original story below… —— ROSEDALE, MD—Authorities are searching for an abducted child and suspect on Wednesday morning. Police say that, at 9 a.m., one-year-old Aiden Bently was taken from the 3800-block of Taylor Avenue (21236). Bently is wearing gray pants and a onsie, […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Police in Baltimore County are still searching for the suspect involved in Tuesday’s police-involved shooting in Baltimore City. Tiara Kianna Baker, 22, from the 200-block of N. Kenwood Avenue (21224), is facing multiple charges from Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City, and Baltimore County all related to theft, robbery, and assaults. Charges are pending in Baltimore City based on Tuesday’s […]