Attorney General Jeff Sessions created a new task force aimed at zeroing in on the three of the world's most notorious drug cartels and the brutal MS-13 street gang, already considered a top priority for federal law enforcement.
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ANNAPOLIS – The Senate on Monday night passed omnibus, bipartisan anti-crime legislation that would provide enhanced penalties for gun crimes, broader wiretapping authority in firearms investigations, stiffer punishments for witness intimidation and greater funding for witness-relocation and community-based educational, vocational ...
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ANNAPOLIS – The Senate on Thursday gave preliminary approval to omnibus anti-crime legislation that would provide enhanced penalties for gun crimes, broader wiretapping authority in firearms investigations, stiffer punishments for witness intimidation and greater funding for witness-relocation and community-based educational, ...
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Read More »The State presented evidence that appellant and members of a gang from Dover were involved in an early morning fight on the Ocean City boardwalk. The central issue at trial was whether appellant participated, along with other members of a Dover gang, in assaulting two victims.
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Read More »A federal grand jury has indicted 18 alleged members of the Bloods gang in Howard County on racketeering charges. Two of those gang members and three others are facing drug charges. The indictment was unsealed Wednesday after the arrests of ...
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Read More »ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley said Tuesday changes are needed that include a revamped process for hiring corrections officers after 13 female officers were among 25 people indicted in an alleged contraband-smuggling conspiracy at a Baltimore jail. O’Malley called allegations ...
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Read More »WASHINGTON — The FBI on Tuesday named a new leader for its Baltimore office, selecting the agency’s personal representative in Afghanistan. Stephen E. Vogt, who began his FBI career in Cleveland more than 20 years ago, was selected as the ...
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Read More »WASHINGTON — The nation’s capital, ravaged more than two decades ago by a violent crack epidemic that drove up murder rates, is on pace to record the fewest number of homicides in nearly a half century, officials said Thursday. The ...
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Read More »ROCKVILLE — The Montgomery County Council is considering a curfew for youths younger than 18 in an effort to reduce gang activity and violence among teens. The Council on Tuesday proposed banning youths from public places after midnight on Friday ...
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Read More »HAGERSTOWN — A Maryland task force on prison violence is urging a systematic approach to reducing gang activity and improving mental health care among inmates. The panel sent its report to Gov. Martin O’Malley Monday after 2½ years of work. ...
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