Maryland News
Baltimore man charged in bomb threat against courthouse, judge
A Baltimore man faces charges including intimidating/influencing a juror related to a Feb. 2 bomb threat that resulted in Washington County Circuit Court being evacuated, according to a Feb. 11 news release issued by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. The investigation found a bomb threat was made against the 24 Summit Ave. courthouse in downtown…
Read More16-year-old student faces attempted murder charge in Wootton High School shooting
The 16-year-old accused of shooting a fellow student at Thomas S. Wootton High School in Montgomery County on Monday has been identified as Kahlil White-Villatoro. White-Villatoro is from Rockville, and will be charged as an adult, according to the Rockville City Police Department. He faces charges of attempted second-degree murder, two counts of first-degree assault,…
Read MoreMaryland man faces attempted murder charges after allegedly showing up at OMB Director’s home last year
A Maryland man is charged with attempted murder after he was alleged to have shown up at the home of Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, in northern Virginia. Colin Demarco, 26, whom Arlington County police arrested Jan. 22, is charged with attempted murder and carrying a firearm without a permit,…
Read MoreFatal shooting at Northrop Grumman facility near BWI, suspect in custody
One person is in custody following a fatal shooting at the Northrop Grumman facility in Linthicum, MD, near Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, police said. Anne Arundel County Police received communication from Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) Police around 3:35 p.m. about a shooting at the Northrup Grumman facility off Aviation Boulevard. The incident stemmed from…
Read MoreMaryland U.S. Navy Vet turned contractor accused of stealing secret national defense information
A U.S. Navy Veteran turned federal government contractor is accused of stealing secret classified national defense information. Aurelio Luis Perez-Lugones was granted top security clearance as a systems engineer and information technology specialist for a federal government contractor based out of Annapolis Junction located near the border of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties. The FBI…
Read MoreMS-13 Members Sentenced For Racketeering and Murder for Killing and Stabbing Five Victims, Including a 16-Year Old Girl
Wilson Arturo Constanza-Galdomez, also known as Humilde, also known as Marco Saravia, 26, of El Salvador, Edis Omar Valenzuela-Rodriguez, also known as Little Felon, 24, of Honduras, and Jonathan Pesquera-Puerto, also known as Truney, 24, of Honduras were each sentenced today to life in prison for their convictions at trial of Racketeering (RICO) Conspiracy involving…
Read MoreNew criminal case filed against man accused of threatening to ‘blow Perryville up’
A man who allegedly threatened to “blow Perryville up” during a phone conversation with a police officer in October and later that day listed the Great Wolf Lodge as one of his targets was back in jail Tuesday night after police re-arrested him in the wake of prosecutors filing a new criminal case, one that…
Read MoreBWI-Marshall concourse reopens after officials determine no threat following investigation
Normal operations have resumed at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, officials said in a post on X. BWI-Marshall said a portion of the concourse was cleared for a law enforcement investigation around 6 p.m. Officials determined there was no threat, and normal operations resumed around 6:30 p.m. Partial evacuations were reported at the airport on…
Read MoreBaltimore firefighter trainee threatened classmates, multiple weapons found in vehicle at academy, sources say
A trainee at the Baltimore City Fire Academy was reportedly threatening to harm his classmates, and multiple weapons were found in his vehicle, according to details exclusively obtained by WJZ Investigates. Police responded to the incident at the academy on Tuesday. The call came into the Southeast District around noon on Tuesday, police said. According…
Read MoreHoward Police take down father-and-son firearms trafficking operation
Howard County Police said a father and son face charges stemming from a months-long investigation into an alleged firearms trafficking operation. Police received information in July about an individual selling firearms in and around the county. From there, undercover officers purchased firearms from the individual and in the process learned he was working with his…
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