BALTIMORE, MD—Two individuals have been sentenced for their roles in a violent criminal organization that operated in and around Baltimore County, Anne Arundel County, and Worcester County, as well as the District of Columbia, including a murder and a series of armed robberies, Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced this week. Jordan Moses, 18, of Anne Arundel County, received […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore on Monday announced the appointment of Betsy Fox Tolentino as acting secretary for the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services, effective June 11, 2025. Tolentino, who currently serves as managing director of juvenile and young adult justice initiatives at The Roca Impact Institute, will take over leadership of the state agency. “My highest priority is keeping our […]
EDGEWOOD, MD—A Harford County jury has convicted an Edgewood man of three counts of sex abuse of a minor, concluding a lengthy legal battle that included two previous mistrials. Harold Ferguson, 49, was found guilty in the Circuit Court for Harford County following a four-day criminal jury trial before Judge Alex M. Allman. The verdict comes after two prior trials […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating several local robberies, assaults, and burglaries that were reported over the past week. At approximately 12 a.m. on Monday, June 1, , 2025, a group of suspects robbed someone in the unit block of Glenwood Road in Essex (21221). At approximately 7 p.m. on Monday, June 2, an armed suspect used a weapon to assault someone […]
TOWSON, MD—Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a man in Towson last year. Homicide detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department have arrested 27-year-old Anthony Jackson and 23-year-old Daiquon Ferguson for the homicide of 19-year-old Andrew Blessing. At approximately 2:30 a.m. on December 9, 2024, officers responded to the 900-block of Beaverbank Circle (21286) […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—A Dundalk man has been arrested and charged with gun and drug offenses in Baltimore and Harford counties following an alleged road rage incident involving a firearm, Maryland State Police announced Friday. Travis Dontray Thomas, 26, faces charges including two counts of felony assault, two counts of misdemeanor assault, and using a firearm during a felony crime in Baltimore […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Rosedale woman has pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and money laundering, admitting to trafficking thousands of oxycodone pills, and laundering millions of dollars, federal authorities announced Wednesday. Terry Allen, 57, entered her plea in U.S. District Court in Baltimore. According to her plea agreement, Allen led a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed […]
WASHINGTON—Hackers have leaked a massive database containing 86 million AT&T customer records, including decrypted Social Security numbers, raising concerns about potential identity theft and fraud, according to a report by cybersecurity news outlet Hackread. The breach, tied to a previously reported April 2024 incident involving the cloud platform Snowflake, includes sensitive information such as names, phone numbers, email addresses, and […]