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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 26, 2018

2 MD Troopers Shot, Wounded Following Standoff

Two Maryland State Police troopers were shot and a suspect was fatally shot during a barricade situation and shootout in Allegany County, police said.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 23, 2018

Baltimore’s New Police Commissioner Says First Days of Anti-Crime “Blitz” Successful

De Sousa said an effort to deploy more officers onto the street for a 13-day operation had already resulted in 19 guns’ being seized, including a rifle and a shotgun, and 55 arrests.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 19, 2018

Baltimore Police Commissioner Fired Over Murder Stats

"My decision is because I'm impatient," Mayor Pugh said at a news conference at City Hall. "My decision is based on the fact that we need to get these [murder] numbers down. ... I'm looking for new and creative, innovative ways to change what we're seeing here every day."

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 10, 2018

MD Officer Used Pistol to Break Car Window, Accidentally Shot Driver

The officer, Todd Archer, will not be criminally charged, according to authorities, but he remains under administrative investigation by the Montgomery Police Department’s Internal Affairs Division.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 4, 2018

Baltimore Judge Rules City Violated Contracts by Cutting Police, Fire Pension Benefits

A judge ruled Tuesday that former Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's overhaul of pension benefits "unlawfully withdrew" a variable pension benefit that paid out more money to retirees when the stock market improved.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 2, 2018

Baltimore Residents Blame Record-High Murder Rate On Lower Police Presence

Some Baltimore residents attribute the high murder rate to relaxed police patrols in the city following high-profile cases of police brutality, saying officers have backed off in neighborhoods.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 27, 2017

MD Officer Rescues Bald Eagle on Christmas Eve

Lt. Woods "quickly responded with his gear and gently scooped the eagle up, placed her in an eagle transport box, and took her to Owl Moon Raptor Rescue.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 27, 2017

FBI Won't Take Over Investigation into Baltimore Detective's Death

The FBI has rejected calls for it to take over the investigation into the fatal shooting of a Baltimore homicide detective who was set to testify in a federal police corruption case last month.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 15, 2017

Suspect Fleeing Baltimore Police in Vehicle Pursuit Opens Fire on Random People

"This could have been much, much worse," Baltimore police commissioner Kevin Davis said at an afternoon press conference.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 11, 2017

FBI Agent, MD State Fire Official Killed in Crash

An FBI agent and a state fire marshal's office official died Friday night after they were struck by a car at the scene of a crash on Interstate 270 in Montgomery County, Maryland State Police said.

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