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Ripken family offers $100K reward in kidnapping
Cal Ripken Jr. announced a $100,000 reward Thursday for information that helps lead to the capture and conviction of the person who abducted his mother a year ago. Vi Ripken […]
Man to be sentenced in Md. kidnapping case
ROCKVILLE — A man convicted of kidnapping a woman and her 20-month-old son and driving them from Baltimore to Bethesda is scheduled to be sentenced. Prosecutors are seeking a 40-year […]
Court of Special Appeals upholds cops’ convictions in drop-off cases
The Court of Special Appeals has affirmed the misconduct convictions of two Baltimore police officers who picked up two teenagers in an unmarked van while on patrol and dropped them off miles from their homes — one of them without socks or shoes.
False arrest, beating claims settled for $500K
A Baltimore grandfather who was beaten while in jail with his wife on allegedly trumped-up charges of kidnapping their grandchild will receive $500,000 from the city under an out-of-court settlement approved last week.
Cal Ripken Jr.: Mom’s kidnapping ‘bizarre’
Cal Ripken Jr. said Friday that his family and the police were still searching for answers about the kidnapping of his mother last week, a crime he called both bizarre […]
Video released in kidnapping of Ripken’s mother
ABERDEEN — Aberdeen police have released a video of a suspect in the kidnapping of Cal Ripken Jr.’s mother. Police say the video released Tuesday was taken at a retail […]
Judge delays hearing until attorney for city is present
A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge noticed someone was missing from his courtroom Wednesday when attorneys for a teenager picked up and allegedly abandoned by police officers argued that the […]
Man indicted in Montgomery County in slaying of mother, son
ROCKVILLE — A man has been indicted in Montgomery County in the killings of his estranged wife and stepson. Prosecutors on Thursday announced a five-count indictment charging 45-year-old Curtis Lopez […]
Police: DNA match leads to arrest in rape of girl in vacant rowhouse
Baltimore police say a DNA match led to an arrest in the rape of a 13-year-old girl in a vacant rowhouse. Police say 48-year-old Alvin Ray Wright Sr. grabbed the […]
Police: Third man kidnapped in Montgomery County
WHEATON — Montgomery County police say a man was kidnapped and possibly forced to withdraw money from ATMs, the third such incident in less than a week. Police say they […]
Maryland man pleads guilty in 1980 kidnapping, assault
BEDFORD, Pa. — A Maryland man has pleaded guilty in a 31-year-old kidnapping and sex assault case in Pennsylvania. The Altoona Mirror reports 62-year-old John Leroy Kroll pleaded guilty Thursday […]
Getaways: Get thee to a theater
There are lots of productions going on this weekend, so make sure you get to catch at least one while you’re out and about in Baltimore. Vagabond Players will put […]
