The embattled Maryland juvenile justice system is back in the news, and this time the headlines appeared in several national media outlets. Laurel police recently arrested a 16-year-old boy and ultimately linked him to as many as 121 car burglaries. Multiple law enforcement agencies were involved with the investigation including…
The 2025 Maryland Legislative Session recently came to an end with lawmakers failing to tackle numerous criminal justice issues. Despite the fact that Annapolis lawmakers have repeatedly expressed a desire to address the inundation of ghost guns, no consequential gun legislation landed on the Governor’s desk. Ghost guns have been…
Retail theft in the Baltimore Washington Metro area has reached critical levels over the past few years, and has resulted in numerous store closings in high crime areas. This trend has also contributed to price increases and a general sense of uneasiness for store employees and shoppers alike. The trend…
The United States Attorney’s Office recently announced a 44-year-old man from Silver Spring was sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He was also charged with possession of ammunition by a convicted felon due to the firearm being loaded when it…
Juvenile justice reform continues to be a hot button issue in Annapolis, as lawmakers recently debated measures to decrease the number of cases where minors are charged as adults. In previous legislative sessions gun laws and marijuana dominated the criminal justice headlines, but state policy on these topics is somewhat…
The HQL process is here to stay, as the United States Supreme Court declined to review an argument challenging the policy for purchasing a handgun in Maryland. Gun rights advocates have been pushing for repeal of the HQL process since 2022 when the Supreme Court declared the state’s “may issue”…
Maryland lawmakers are working toward limiting the powers of District Court Commissioners after a failed attempt to do the same during last year’s legislative session. House Bill 21 specifically focuses on a commissioner’s power to issue an arrest warrant in cases initiated by a civilian complaint. This reform is long…
The Maryland Attorney General’s Office is prosecuting four men for their alleged involvement in a multi-jurisdictional theft scheme that resulted in losses of more than $800,000 to various retail stores. Criminal indictments were filed in the Circuit Court for Howard County where three of the defendants are set for jury…
Juvenile crime was a hot topic during the last Maryland legislative session, and a controversial criminal law from that session is now in effect. Since 2022 with the passage of juvenile justice reform, juveniles under the age of 13 were not permitted to be charged with a crime unless it…
Federal law enforcement officers have arrest two more suspects in an ATM theft and robbery scheme that allegedly resulted in over $8 million in ill-gotten gains. The two suspects from Prince George’s County were brought before a federal magistrate judge and held without bond on charges of conspiracy to interfere…