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Baltimore tried new ways to stop the violence in 2021, but homicides and shootings remain frustratingly high and consistent
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Baltimore police: Boy accidentally shoots sister after getting hands on father’s gun; charges pending for father
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Baltimore Sun- Detective Donny Moses, a police spokesman, couldn’t say how the gun was stored, nor could he specify what charges the father faces. Read More
Baltimore Officer Keona Holley dies one week after being shot in ambush
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Baltimore Sun- “As a mother, I extend my sincere condolences and prayers to Officer Holley’s four children, friends, colleagues and family. ... Violence is always unacceptable, especially when the target is those who are committed to protecting this city,” Mosby said in a statement. Read More
Federal Jury Convicts Baltimore Defense Attorney for Money Laundering Conspiracy
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DOJ- The trial evidence proved that Ravenell received drug proceeds from clients and associates who engaged in drug trafficking. Evidence was presented that Ravenell also used bank accounts of the law firm where he practiced to launder more than a million dollars and used the law firm’s bank accounts to receive drug payments and make payments to attorneys retained to represent other members of the conspiracy and make various investments on behalf of a drug trafficker client concealing and misrepresenting the source of the funds and promoting the client’s unlawful activity. According to trial evidence, Ravenell also received substantial cash payments derived from drug sales as compensation for laundering money. Read More
2011 to 2021: Our top stories since we launched in 2011
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Baltimore Fishbowl- Structural Racism and Cannabis: Black Baltimoreans still disproportionately arrested for weed after decriminalization. Ethan McLeod, Andy Friedman and Brandon Soderberg’s deep-dive, data-driven story that showed that Black Baltimoreans were disproportionally being arrested for cannabis despite decriminalization remains one of the most important stories ever published on Baltimore Fishbowl. One month after we published the story, Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced her office would stop prosecuting people for possession of marijuana. Read More
STATE ROUNDUP: HOGAN SAYS STATE TO PROVIDE $100 MILLION TO INCREASE STAFF AT HOSPITALS, NURSING HOMES
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Maryland Reporter- Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby shot back at Larry Hogan on Tuesday with an open letter accusing the Maryland governor of “incessant dog-whistling attacks about Baltimore crime” and rebutting his criticisms that she’s lenient on violent criminals in the city. Read More
Condolences Pour In For Loved Ones Of Late Baltimore Officer Keona Holley
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WJZ- As word spread Thursday that Baltimore officer Keona Holley was taken off life support, so too did reactions from the community and its leadership, who offered condolences to the officer’s family, friends and colleagues. Read More
Maryland's big stories of 2021: A year in review
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WBAL- PETTY OFFENSES: Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby changed how her office handles certain crimes. She said prostitution, public urination and other minor crimes will be handled as public health issues and turned over to community partners to help find solutions. Read More
Keith Smith found guilty of wife's murder after peddling panhandler hoax
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WMAR- "We fought for justice on behalf of Jacquelyn Smith and we achieved it," said City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby. Read More
Keith Smith Convicted Of First-Degree Murder In Wife’s Killing
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WJZ- Jurors found Keith Tyrone Smith guilty of first-degree murder and deadly weapon with intent to injure in the 2018 stabbing death of his wife, Jacquelyn Smith, following a week-long trial. Read More