Show of hands: Who thought we’d still be living in this dystopian nightmare in June? I certainly didn’t, but here we are, nonetheless. We’re living in a pretty scary time, which for some will turn into opportunity. It’s just a fact of life that fear always leads to someone creating a new generation of scams [...]

It’s such a drag when you pick up your mail and see that tell-tale envelope – you’ve been caught running a red light again. How did the state ever manage to get by without that extra revenue pre-technology? With all of the traffic around the state and distracted drivers causing you to miss your chance [...]

The coronavirus is no joke. Sure, most of us are hunkered down in our homes unless we’re an essential healthcare or delivery worker. Sure, the rest of us free people are realizing there are few places to go to even if we’re willing to leave home. Don’t tell your fears to celebrity criminals, though. Many [...]

The lockdown due to COVID-19 is making for picturesque photos of America’s roads. With fewer drivers and open lanes, people are able to see photos of the Beltway and other Maryland roads that are either free of cars or that show limited traffic. The reduced traffic is affecting the number of traffic accidents too. With [...]

Everyone has that one friend who doesn’t understand when the game has gone too far, you know? He’s always down for one more round of Kings or Screw the Dealer; always looking to do another power hour. And that guy is annoying, which is why eventually everyone eventually leaves the table in disgust. But at [...]

Last year, a Baltimore man died of a gunshot wound. Maybe this doesn’t seem all that interesting or new to you, but here’s the kicker: he was shot two decades ago, and the case is now being investigated as a homicide. The case in question stems back to August 27, 1997, when Keith Cooper was [...]

Let’s start here: a Baltimore cop is facing charges after conspiring to sell cocaine from a drug bust, and I may just choke on the irony. The drug bust in question by the Violent Crimes Impact Division happened almost a decade ago but the hammer is finally dropping now. The bust, per the Baltimore Sun, [...]

Police officers, much like teachers and parents, are not your friends. Their job isn’t to make you feel good; it’s to protect the public. Sometimes those two things – making you feel better and keeping you safe – work in tandem, and sometimes they don’t. Them’s the breaks. The same is true of the D.A. [...]

Jarrod Ramos, who was accused of killing five workers at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Md has confessed that he committed the offenses. His defense is that he was mentally ill at the time of the trial – such that he should be held – not criminally responsible. According to the Washington Post, Ramos [...]

Ok. If you’re going to engage in drug-fueled police chase where you could be charged with resisting law enforcement, possession of methamphetamine, reckless driving, auto theft, and common nuisance – the smartest thing isn’t also to have a tattoo on your forehead that says “Crime Pays.” Not only does the tattoo make you look like [...]