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Maryland audit finds major discrepancies in death classifications

Posted on May 15, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland’s Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced the findings of an independent audit of the state’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) on Thursday, revealing significant discrepancies in death classifications and systemic deficiencies in autopsy documentation. The 70-page report (PDF), initiated in 2021, examined 87 deaths that occurred during or shortly after restraint. In a shocking finding, the […]

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Baltimore County shooting victim dies

Posted on May 5, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

TOWSON, MD—One of the four victims who were shot in Baltimore County on Friday has died. Police say 28-year-old Elijah Lamback was pronounced dead on Saturday, May 3, 2025 after sustaining a gunshot wound in the 1800-block of Woodlawn Drive on the morning of May 2. Lamback was transported from the scene after officers located him inside the Azuz Hookah […]

Nottingham man sentenced to life without parole in 2022 Edgewood murder case

Posted on May 2, 2025 by News Desk

NOTTINGHAM, MD—A Nottingham man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being sentenced in connection with a 2022 murder case in Harford County. Anthony Sean Ross, 32, of Nottingham, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole plus twenty years on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. The Honorable M. Elizabeth Bowen handed down the sentence […]

Baltimore records historic low in April homicides

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Baltimore recorded its fewest number of homicides in April in the city’s history, with only five murders occurring during the month, Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced on Thursday. This brings the year-to-date total for homicides to the lowest on record, marking a significant milestone in the city’s ongoing efforts to reduce violent crime. This positive trend extends beyond April’s […]

Patricia Burns Harford County MD Cold Case

Detectives seeking tips in Harford County cold case

Posted on April 23, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

EDGEWOOD, MD—Detectives with the Harford County Sheriff’s Office are looking for information to help them solve a cold case from 1988. The victim, Patricia Burns was living in the North Point Village in Dundalk, Maryland at the time of her death. At approximately 6 p.m. on Wednesday July 6, 1988, Patricia Burns, who was 25 years old at the time, […]

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48-year-old dies in Baltimore County shooting

Posted on April 22, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

UPDATE: Homicide detectives arrested and charged 38-year-old Benjamin Rowland with first and second-degree murder in connection with this shooting. Original story below… CATONSVILLE, MD—Police are investigating a shooting in Baltimore County that left one person dead. Homicide detectives are investigating a shooting that occurred near the 1100-block of Ingleside Avenue at approximately 2:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 19, 2025. The […]

ICE blasts local authorities after Guatemalan illegal immigrant charged with murder, assault arrested in Maryland

Posted on April 17, 2025 by News Desk

BALTIMORE, MD—An illegal immigrant who was arrested three times for illegally entering the U.S. and was previously deported twice is now back in custody after being released from a Maryland jail, federal authorities announced. Rene Pop-Chub, 32, a Guatemalan national, was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on April 12 in Hyattsville, Maryland, after Prince George’s County Department […]

RACHEL MORIN TRIAL VERDICT: Illegal immigrant found guilty of brutal murder in Harford County

Posted on April 14, 2025 by News Desk

BEL AIR, MD—Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, was found guilty of first-degree murder, rape, and other charges on Monday for the brutal slaying of 37-year-old Rachel Morin in Bel Air, Maryland, in August 2023. A jury reached the verdict in less than an hour after a nine-day trial. The Baltimore Sun reports that Martinez-Hernandez showed no […]

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