ROSEDALE — A trash hauler whose collision with a train set off a fiery explosion May 28 would have been able to see for more than half a mile up and down the rail line if he had stopped before ...

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Police commissioner Anthony Batts is stepping up police presence on the streets of Baltimore in response to a surge in violence. Batts outlined his plan Wednesday for city council members on Wednesday night. Still, three men were shot early Thursday ...

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Amid one of the worst spates of shooting sprees in recent memory — 28 shot in Baltimore since Friday — Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts announced Wednesday that he has removed the messenger.

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TOWSON — A jury has found a Baltimore County police officer not guilty of charges in the death of a teenager with whom the officer struggled after the youth allegedly threw a rock at his house. The jury found James ...

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OCEAN CITY — A Baltimore police commander has been named the chief of the Ocean City department. Lt. Col. Ross Buzzuro will assume his duties in the resort town on July 2, overseeing nearly 100 full-time officers and 100 seasonal ...

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OCEAN CITY — It happens every year: the start of the summer season brings an increase in crime to Ocean City. Police department spokesman Mike Levy tells the Daily Times of Salisbury that Ocean City consistently experiences “a dramatic increase” ...

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Maryland State Police charged a man with murder and rape Thursday in the death of a 10-year-old Cecil County girl. Authorities said Richard E. Madden Jr., who was taken into custody Tuesday on drug charges and described as a person ...

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Baltimore County’s latest Americans with Disabilities Act settlement with two firefighters and a police lieutenant will cost upward of $1 million, not the $107,000 the county cited in announcing it last month, according to settlement documents filed days later in the federal case.

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HAGERSTOWN — Police in Hagerstown plan to step up efforts to pursue landlords who rent to drug users and dealers. Washington County Assistant State’s Attorney Brett Wilson tells the Herald-Mail of Hagerstown that in one year, the police department served ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Former Baltimore City Police Department commissioner Fredrick H. Bealefeld III will chair a task force examining possible problems within Anne Arundel County’s police department. County Executive Laura Neuman announced the task force’s creation last month, and on Thursday ...

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