Maryland Man Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Sexually Abusing and Blackmailing Woman

WASHINGTON – A Maryland man was sentenced today to serve 12 months in prison for sexually abusing and blackmailing a woman he met in August 2019…

Maryland MS-13 Gang Members Indicted for Racketeering Conspiracy

Greenbelt, Maryland – A superseding indictment charging members of La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) with racketeering conspiracy involving murder, extortion, and money laundering was unsealed today as to eight defendants. A federal grand…

Statement of U.S. Attorney Erek L. Barron on the Ambush Shooting of Baltimore Police Officer

Baltimore, Maryland – Statement from United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron: “Today’s cowardly ambush shooting of a Baltimore Police Department patrol officer in the line of duty…

Maryland MS-13 Member Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Robberies in Maryland and Virginia

Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Jose Guillermo Molina-Arevalo, age 27, of Kensington, Maryland, to 20 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for…

Watch: Ocean City Police need your help to identify the world’s slowest porch pirate

OCEAN CITY, MD – When it comes to porch pirates, there’s an element of stealth and speed that are required to make sure you don’t end up in a Ring doorbell camera…

Maryland Woman Sentenced for Paying More than $6,500 in Bribes to Metropolitan Police Department Employee

WASHINGTON – Michelle Cage, 46, of Temple Hills, Md., was sentenced today to five years of probation, including six months of home confinement, for paying more…

Hanover Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Marijuana Shipped Through the Mail from California to Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland – Dwight Antonio Pitts, age 47, of Hanover, Maryland, pleaded guilty on November 19, 2021, to charges related to his participation in a drug distribution conspiracy involving large amounts of…

Baltimore Police Officers Wanted For Crime Spree Found Dead In Car With Two Children

BALTIMORE, MD – A former police officer alleged to have kidnapped his daughters was found dead inside a car with a current Baltimore police sergeant late Thursday following a Pennsylvania crime spree,…

Baltimore Police Make Arrest in Shooting of 18-Year-Old

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – Today, the Baltimore Police Department announces the arrest of 18-year-old Marcellus Lavay Walls of Washington, D.C., for October 23, 2021, shooting that occurred on the 2300 block of Argonne…

Delaware State Troopers Investigating Fatal Crash

Lewes, Delaware – The Delaware State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit is investigating a fatal crash that occurred this morning west of Lewes. Around 8:53 a.m. Tuesday November 16, 2021, a 2015 Chrysler…

Maryland man pleads guilty to fraud scheme purporting to sell COVID-19 vaccines

BALTIMORE – Odunayo “Baba” Oluwalade, age 25, of Windsor Mill, Maryland, pleaded guilty Oct. 29 to a federal wire fraud conspiracy in connection with a scheme purporting to sell COVID-19 vaccines by…

Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crime

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Maryland man pleaded guilty today to a federal gun crime. Edward Sample, 37, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. According to court documents,…

Maryland man admits to role in drug trafficking conspiracy

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Karim Irvin Brooks, of Hagerstown, Maryland, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Brooks, 26, pleaded guilty today to one count…

Maryland Man Indicted On Firearms Charges

HARRISBURG, – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on October 27, 2021, Melton Montgomery, age 27, of Gwynn Oak, Maryland, was indicted by a federal…

Attorney General James Fights to Defend States’ Abilities to Protect Residents From Gun Violence

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James, as part of a coalition of 20 attorneys general from around the nation, today took action to defend a Florida law that generally…

United States Naval Intelligence Software Engineer Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute and to Possess with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances

Greenbelt, Maryland – Justin Ryan Best, age 46, of Laurel, Maryland, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. The guilty plea was announced…

Agents Arrest 17 People in Large-Scale Multi-State Drug Trafficking Ring Involving Fentanyl, Heroin, Crystal Methamphetamine and Firearms

ST. LOUIS – This week the Drug Enforcement Administration, United States Marshals Service, and United States Postal Inspection Service arrested 17 people in Missouri, Arizona, California, and Mexico linked to an organized…

Baltimore Police announce arrest in Double Homicide

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – Today, the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) in collaboration with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) announce the arrest of two suspects for the murders of 26…

Baltimore Police on Patrol hear Gunshots, find 44-Year-Old Gunshot Victim

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – On October 17, 2021, at approximately 4:48 p.m., Western District Officers were patrolling in the area of Smallwood Avenue when they heard discharging coming from the 1600 block of…

Major Maryland-Washington, D.C. Area Narcotics Distributor Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for Drug Conspiracy and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Arsenio Cleckley, a/k/a “Bund”, age 39, of Accokeek, Maryland to eight years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release,…

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