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June 20, 2018

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In 13 hours, 3 women are found killed in Baltimore

Friday, Jun 15

Three female homicide victims were found in Baltimore between Monday night and Tuesday morning, an incredibly rare sequence of killings even for a city that has seen more than 300 homicides in each of the past three years.

Baltimore Police search landfill for bag they say was dumped by man accused of killing 20-year-old woman

Baltimore police detectives and cadets sifted through a landfill in Monday's heat, searching for evidence that they said was dumped by Christopher Rather, who has been charged with murder in the killing of 20-year-old Jasmine Pierce-Morris.

Baltimore Police call on federal agents to target 'baddest of the bad' to fight summer crime surge

The Baltimore Police plan to lean on federal law enforcement agencies to targeted a list of offenders that Commissioner Gary Tuggle called the "baddest of the bad."

Baltimore police commander under theft investigation claims ex-husband burglarized home to get evidence against her

A Baltimore Police commander who was suspended last month after The Baltimore Sun revealed she was under investigation for theft has now filed a criminal complaint against her ex-husband, alleging he burglarized her home to obtain evidence against her in the theft case.

In-flight sexual assault reports on the rise, FBI says

The number of sexual assault reports aboard airplanes has grown by nearly two-thirds in recent years, according to the FBI.

Cherry Hill 'Up Da Hill' gang member convicted in federal court Tuesday

A 25-year-old member of the Cherry Hill based gang “Up Da Hill” faces up to life in prison after he was found guilty of conspiracy involving three shootings and the killing of one rival gang member, the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office said.

Man's body found at arabber stable in West Baltimore

Police are investigating after a man’s body was found Thursday inside an arabber stable in West Baltimore.

Five people killed, seven others shot in Baltimore over weekend; 'skeletal remains' found Saturday

A man was fatally shot in Baltimore’s Reservoir Hill neighborhood early Monday morning, capping a weekend in which five people were killed and seven others were shot.