Frederick Police Respond To Violent Crime Downtown
Frederick city police say they're beefing up patrols in a downtown neighborhood where a fatal shooting was followed by a large street fight.
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Frederick city police say they're beefing up patrols in a downtown neighborhood where a fatal shooting was followed by a large street fight.
Foxtrot helicopters play a major role in helping Baltimore police catch criminals. Ever since one went down back in 1998, killing an officer, the department has focused on preventing future accidents.
After months of criticism and complaining President Obama finally reacts to the horrific crime rate and record-breaking murder rate in Chicago.
Prince George's County police say they are targeting six crime hot spots.
Many who supported Obama in 2008 did so because they believed that he would help black Americans. The criticism four years later is that having a black president in the White House hasn't helped African Americans at all.
Cities and towns across the Mid-Atlantic region are making plans for the 29th annual National Night Out, the crime and drug prevention event.
Flash mobs were once innocent social experiments, but now are all too often racial attacks. Unfortunately, the media continues to paint a rosy picture and fails to report the violence and crime they cause.
The Governor's Office of Crime Control & Prevention is awarding nearly $730,000 to help local police agencies monitor sex offenders.
For America's big cities: the people who are supposed to have, need to have, and claim to have all the answers simply don't have a clue.
Baltimore police are on the hunt for two robbers using Craigslist to lure their victims. In the most recent attack, gunfire broke out. Now detectives warn Craigslist buyers make easy targets for criminals.
Authorities in Harford County are looking for an armed robbery suspect.
State delegate Pat McDonough challenges Baltimore City Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake to a debate on her crimefighting efforts.
Baltimore City says crime drops by 25 percent in areas covered by police cameras. Now, more community groups are asking for them.
A new audit finds that nearly 20 percent of arrests made by Baltimore police for low-level "quality-of-life" crimes haven't been properly documented.
Authorities are identifying a 21-year-old man who was shot and killed in District Heights during a violent weekend in Prince George's County.
Prince George's County police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old in Landover.
A new Metro report says the Deanwood Metrorail station in northeast Washington was the most dangerous stop on the transit system last year.
Metro says serious crime has declined on the Washington-area transit system from 2010, but its crime rate was still higher last year than at five other major transit agencies.
Baltimore County has given citizens the ability to report certain minor crimes online. This system will allow people to get crime reports much more quickly – and will free officers to handle more serious incidents.
Baltimore police are investigating four shootings, including one that injured a man sitting on steps outside a McElderry Park home.
A car crash, a stolen police car and a wild getaway attempt--all part of the chain of events that led police to shoot and kill a man in a parking lot. Now police have identified the 26-year-old suspect.
Prince George's County is making it easier for residents to learn about emergencies and severe weather in the area.
Residents of the historic Baltimore neighborhood Bolton Hill are on edge after two armed robberies in two weeks. One victim speaks to Eyewitness News.
One Baltimore community is on high alert after more than 15 break-ins. Some of them occurred while the victims were sleeping in their homes.
Maryland lawmakers will soon be gearing up for another legislative session, and the state's governor says those lawmakers will need courage to consider possible tax increases.
