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May 16, 2018

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Baltimore Police Commissioner De Sousa resigns amid federal tax charges

Wednesday, May 16

Baltimore Police Commissioner Darryl De Sousa has resigned and a national search has been launched to find his replacement, Mayor Catherine Pugh’s office announced Tuesday.

Federal subpoenas show prosecutors continue to investigate Baltimore's ex-police chief De Sousa

Federal prosecutors issued a grand jury subpoena to the Baltimore finance department seeking records about former police commissioner Darryl De Sousa.

Shooting spree suspect, convicted in Delaware, to stand trial in Maryland for Harford killings

Radee Prince, the man accused of going on a shooting spree that crossed state lines from Maryland into Delaware, has been convicted by a Delaware jury — but it’s unclear when he will be taken across the border to stand trial in Maryland.

Adnan Syed case: Prosecutors ask Maryland's highest court to reverse ruling of new trial for 'Serial' subject

Prosecutors are asking Maryland’s highest court to reverse a ruling that grants a new trial to “Serial” podcast subject Adnan Syed in the killing of Woodlawn High School classmate Hae Min Lee.

Fourth Baltimore Ceasefire weekend ends with no fatal shootings; mother charged in son's death

Baltimore saw no fatal shootings during its latest Ceasefire weekend, though police announced a homicide Monday morning.

Former Baltimore Police sergeant who ran corrupt Gun Trace Task Force sentenced to 15 years in prison

Thomas Allers, 49, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to nine robberies carried out while on duty between 2014 and 2016.

During Suiter investigation, Baltimore officers discussed running residents through criminal databases

In body-camera footage obtained by The Baltimore Sun, two Baltimore police officers discuss “running” against criminal databases the names of Harlem Park residents stopped while traveling to and from their homes amid the sprawling investigation into the death of Det. Sean Suiter in November.

'Kids don’t feel safe': Teen's killing shakes Southwest Baltimore neighborhood

A rec center’s basketball court was transformed into a crime scene after a 16-year-old was shot and killed there.