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State's Attorney Ivan Bates and Delegate Elizabeth Embry (D-Baltimore City) joined the family of Pava LaPere to announce the Pava Marie LaPere Act.LaPere, a 26-

With the State’s 2024 legislative session now underway, Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates is among the many preparing to make their voices heard in fro

Bills are being drafted and introduced that supporters say would address several concerns with the Department of Juvenile Services and how juvenile cases are ha

Baltimore Police Department (BPD) officer Eric Payton has been convicted in a bench trial for theft and misconduct in office, according to a release from the Of

The buzz is back in Annapolis as lawmakers, advocates, lobbyists, and others made their way to the Maryland State House for the 446th Legislative Session.Beyond

The man who saw a proposal for his release from prison vanish under a new Baltimore City state’s attorney’s administration won’t get a new trial under his 2022 motion to reopen his post-conviction proceedings. Circuit Judge Charles M. Blomquist last month denied the motion by John Warren, who has been incarcerated for more than two decades on a 2000 murder conviction. In a written ruling, ...

The man who saw a proposal for his release from prison vanish under a new Baltimore City state’s attorney’s administration won’t get a new trial under his 2022 motion to

Ahead of the legislative session, Gov. Wes Moore rolled out his public safety priorities in the form of three bills, but critics were quick to pick up on the la

Four of the regions top law enforcement officials are gathering tonight for a roundtable discussion

Local, state and federal law enforcement leaders on Thursday credited Baltimore’s roughly 20% drop in homicides last year to collaboration between agencies and a continued focus...