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Jun 8, 2026

Slashing victims funding, Moore’s crime office ‘lost its way,’ grantees say

The Daily Record spoke with nine nonprofit leaders who say the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy slashed funding and became adversarial.

Mayor Brandon Scott speaks at the opening of a Safe Streets site in November 2025. (J.J. McQueen/Courtesy Mayor's Office)
Apr 21, 2026

Ghost gun retailer settles with Baltimore for $2M

A firearms seller accused of flooding Baltimore with untraceable “ghost guns” has agreed to pay the city $2 million to settle its ongoing public nuisance lawsuit.

The Maryland Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could make it easier for police to stop people for using their phones while driving. (Depositphotos)
Jan 13, 2026

MD man, congressional staffer allegedly stole 240 cellphones from government

A former congressional IT staffer is charged with stealing 240 U.S. House cellphones worth $150,000 and selling them at a Maryland pawn shop.

The Salisbury Police Department holds press conference on the cold case homicide of Denise Horsey at the Salisbury Police Headquarters in Salisbury on Oct. 2, 2025. (Salisbury Daily Times / USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)
Oct 2, 2025

Police crack 2006 Salisbury homicide cold case with indictment of MD inmate

Police have cracked a Salisbury homicide cold case that dates back to 2006 with the indictment of a prison inmate in Western Maryland.

First responders work the scene after several people were injured during a shooting involving police officers on Sept. 17, 2025, in North Codorus, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Sep 18, 2025

Suspect in killing of 3 PA officers near MD was being sought on stalking charges

The gunman who killed three officers and wounded two in Pennsylvania before he was killed by police was being sought on stalking charges.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and defended employers who take action against their workers whose comments go too far, at the Capitol in Washington on Sept. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Sep 17, 2025

House approves bills to reshape DC’s criminal justice system

The House passed legislation that would overhaul how youth who commit crimes are prosecuted in Washington, D.C.

This screengrab made from video provided by the Charlotte Area Transit System shows Iryna Zarutska, bottom right, before she was fatally stabbed on a commuter train on Aug. 22, 2025. (Charlotte Area Transit System via AP)
Sep 9, 2025

Man faces federal charge in killing of Ukrainian woman on Charlotte train

The Justice Department charged a man with a lengthy arrest record with the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee on a commuter train.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, center left, addresses the crowd, joined by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, ahead of a Community Walk in northwest Baltimore on Sept. 5, 2025. (Ulysses Muñoz/The Baltimore Banner via AP)
Sep 8, 2025

MD leaders tell Trump they don’t need National Guard to curb gun violence

Baltimore leaders rejected Trump’s threat to deploy the National Guard, highlighting crime reductions and community-driven safety efforts.

A woman visits a makeshift memorial outside Sparetime Bowling Alley, the site of a mass shooting, in this Oct. 28, 2023, file photo, in Lewiston, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
Sep 3, 2025

Survivors, victims’ relatives sue US government over Maine mass shooting

Survivors of Maine’s deadliest mass shooting and relatives of victims are suing the federal government, alleging negligence.

National Guard personnel keep watch as travelers arrive at the entrance to Union Station near the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Sep 2, 2025

Trump to order federal intervention in Baltimore, Chicago despite local opposition

President Donald Trump said he will direct federal law enforcement intervention to combat crime in Baltimore and Chicago.

With the White House in the distance, National Guard troops patrol the Mall as part of President Donald Trump's order to impose federal law enforcement in the nation's capital, in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Sep 1, 2025

Trump threatens to deploy troops to more cities, including Baltimore

President Donald Trump has threatened to deploy the National Guard to several major cities to fight what he says is runaway crime.

Gov. Wes Moore and Dawn Moore, center, along with various state and Pimlico officials, attend a demolition ceremony for the Clubhouse at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore's Park Heights neighborhood. (Office of the Governor)
Aug 21, 2025

Moore, railing against Trump’s insults of city, invites president to Baltimore for public safety walk

Gov. Wes Moore invited President Donald Trump to attend a “public safety walk” through Baltimore and continued to rail against his insults.