Let’s start with the good news. The number of homicides and shootings in the city are down this year again. That is two years where the numbers have been falling. …
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The Maryland Electronic Courts (MDEC) system is live in Baltimore City, but the general public will have to wait a little longer to fully embrace the Circuit Court’s latest step…
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Members of a criminal organization responsible for murder, attempted murder and additional violent crimes have been charged in multiple incidents, spanning more than 80 victims over 10 months from 2022…
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A Baltimore City prosecutor agreed to leave a plea offer on the table for homicide defendant Andre Stevens on Jan. 18, while the defendant and his attorney review additional evidence…
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On Jan. 17, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa K. Copeland was unable to set a trial date for a 38-year-old homicide defendant. Kenneth Mackay is charged with first-degree murder…
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Ricardo Daniel Alleyne, 39, appeared in court on Dec. 20 for closing arguments before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin H. Schreiber II. Alleyne is charged with first- and second-degree…
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Baltimore City’s decade-long wait for the Maryland Electronic Courts (MDEC) system is nearly over as the electronic case management system is slated to debut on May 6, 2024. With less…
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September ended with a decrease in homicides in Baltimore City yet an increase in non-fatal shootings, according to Baltimore Witness data. There was a slight increase in non-fatal shootings in…
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As fall approaches, Baltimore City is ending the summer with 53 non-fatal shootings in August—the fourth-lowest number of reported monthly shootings in 2023. The city was last below 53 shootings…
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Attempted murder defendant Nyeki Glover’s statements to a detective with the Baltimore Police Department were not voluntary, according to Glover’s defense counsel at the beginning of his retrial on Aug….
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The Brooklyn Homes mass shooting sent Baltimore City’s monthly non-fatal shooting count soaring in July, increasing from 58 reported shootings in June to 87 shootings last month. The city racked…
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On June 21, a defendant and his defense attorney, Marc L. Zayon accepted a plea offer for his involvement in 2022 incident. Jaleel Bradway was charged with first-degree assault, second-degree assault, reckless endangerment,…
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“I appreciate the value of life.” A 17-year-old defendant said as he addressed the courtroom on June 12 before Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Lawrence R. Daniels during his sentencing for a…
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Baltimore City saw a decrease in both non-fatal shootings and homicides from April 2023 to May 2023, dropping approximately 21 percent and 18 percent, respectively. According to Baltimore Witness data,…
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Baltimore Witness data shows that there were at least 25 non-fatal shootings as well as eight homicides that occurred within Baltimore city since the beginning of November. There were at…
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Baltimore City homicides plummeted to a mere 13 in September, decreasing more than 38 percent since August and becoming a record-low for 2022. According to Baltimore Witness data, February and…
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On Monday afternoon, Sept. 19, cheers from Adnan Syed’s family and supporters erupted throughout the courtroom as Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn announced her decision to overturn his…
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The graphic shows the number of homicides, non-fatal shootings, and manslaughter charges dropped, including not guilty verdicts or dismissed charges compared to charges that received guilty verdicts for the month…
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For nearly two decades, Danny Smith climbed the ranks in the Baltimore City Circuit Court from a file clerk in the Juvenile Division to the assignment commissioner. During his tenure,…
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Defense counsel for a 29-year-old Baltimore man accused of killing Safe Streets leader Dante Barksdale last year emphasized his argument to the jury on May 24 that the assistant state’s…
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The number of homicides and non-fatal shootings in Baltimore continued to climb during the first two weeks of May with six mass shootings. Four people were killed in the mass…
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Baltimore City has seen nearly twice as many non-fatal shootings as homicides over the past four months. As of May 1, Baltimore Witness reported a total of 214 non-fatal shooting…
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The majority of homicides in Baltimore City moved from the southern to western districts over the past month with an overall increase in homicides by more than nine percent. Following…
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Baltimore’s monthly homicide count dropped to a low of 21 in February 2022, the city’s lowest recorded homicide count in the past nine months. November and December 2021 originally held…
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