Nicole Pastore, associate judge of the district court of Maryland for Baltimore City gestures toward Myles Hutton, now a traffic roads marker with Mullen’s Markings after Ivan Bates, Baltimore City state’s attorney suggested that Hutton petition the court for probation before judgment during the twelfth graduation ceremony of DCREP, or Baltimore City District Court Re-Entry Project held at Eastside District Court. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)
Kendal pleaded guilty to felony witness intimidation for sending a threatening text message to a witness after the witness testified in the first homicide trial concerning Cameran's death.
In July, two separate mass overdose incidents in Baltimore's Penn North neighborhood sent nearly 32 people to the hospital. In early October, seven people were hospitalized after police reported that 11 more people had overdosed in the same neighborhood.
“My number one goal will always be to ensure that no victim of crime is every left feeling hopeless of helpless,” Bates says in a new TV and radio ad.
Bates outlined numerous complaints about the office, known as MONSE, and programs it funds, which he said operate behind a “veil of secrecy,” according to a seven-page letter sent to Mayor Brandon Scott Tuesday and obtained by The Banner. Bates wrote that, in light of “recent events and reports,” it was clear MONSE does not share his values of integrity and transparency.
"We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Gregory Turnipseed, an employee of the Baltimore City Department of Transportation. Last month, while on duty, Mr. Turnipseed suffered significant injuries as a result of a physical assault. A suspect involved in the assault has been arrested, and an investigation is underway.
Authorities on Tuesday said they arrested nine people in connection with a drug trafficking network that transported a large amount of cocaine from Texas to Maryland, with drugs stashed in homes across the region, including in Southeast Baltimore City and in Baltimore County.
A Baltimore Police officer was indicted after he was seen in a viral video chasing a person with a police cruiser in late October, State's Attorney Ivan Bates announced Wednesday.
In a new report, the Commission on Juvenile Justice Reform and Emerging and Best Practices argued the policy fails to improve public safety and instead harms young people — but many of the state’s top prosecutors said they strongly disagree.
