• Should Beer, Wine Be Sold In Md. Grocery Stores?

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot is promoting the sale of beer and wine in regular grocery stores.
    With a few exceptions, Maryland law limits the sales to liquor stores, but Franchot believes the state law is behind the times.
    “You want to do a poll someday, go find 10 people and nine of the 10 picked at random will say of course you should be able to pick it up at a grocery store just like 41 other states currently permit,” Franchot said.
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  • Military Veterans Receive Free Admission To Busch Gardens

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — With Memorial Day just days away, Busch Gardens wants to show their appreciation for those who have served our country by giving them free admission to their parks.
    All U.S. veterans and three guests will get free admission to Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Sesame Place in Pennsylvania starting May 24 through July 4.
    This offer is only available online and is not available at the park’s ticket windows.
    Click here to get your military tickets.
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  • James Corden Takes ‘Late Late Show’ To London In June

    CBS’ Emmy Award-winning THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN will return to London, England to broadcast four special episodes from the historic Central Hall Westminster, Monday, June 18 – Thursday, June 21 (12:37 AM-1:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Corden will host a star-studded lineup of guests in his native country, including Cher, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Niall Horan and Foo Fighters. Additional guests will be announced closer to air. During these London-base
  • National Aquarium Opening New Facility To Care For Their Animals

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The National Aquarium has a new facility to care for their animals.
    They’re also the first aquarium to give the public a behind-the-scenes look at their operations.
    The new animal care and rescue center is located in historic Jonestown, less than a mile away from the National Aquarium.
    This new 57,000-square foot facility more than doubles the National Aquarium’s capacity to help with their rescue operations.
    “This is our animal holding area where a
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  • Harvey Weinstein Expected To Turn Himself In To New York Police

    NEW YORK (AP) — Law enforcement officials say Harvey Weinstein is expected to surrender to authorities Friday morning to face criminal charges in a months-long investigation into allegations that he sexually assaulted women.
    The two officials said the criminal case involves allegations by Lucia Evans, a former actress who was among the first women to speak out about Weinstein. The case would be the first criminal charge against the film producer since scores of women began coming forward t
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    Candidates: please fill out this informational survey for WJZ’s coverage of the Maryland candidates for governor.Fill out my Wufoo form!Questions? Please email [email protected] or [email protected].
  • Maryland Governor Vetoes Measure On Education Board Makeup

    ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has vetoed a measure relating to the composition of the state school board.
    The bill vetoed Thursday would have increased the size of the Maryland State Board of Education from 12 to 15 to members by adding two certified teachers and one parent of a public school student.
    Hogan says the change would have given teachers unions control over two additional seats and enabled three seats to be chosen by only two stakeholder groups.
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  • James Corden Gets Pulled Over During Carpool Karaoke

    LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – James Corden, host of “The Late, Late Show,” was pulled over by a sheriff’s deputy while shooting the latest episode of “Carpoole Karaoke” in Los Angeles.
    Corden was shooting a segment with “Maroon 5” singer Adam Levine when the L.A. County Sheriff’s deputy pulled alongside the two.
    In a clip released by “The Late, Late Show,” Levine pulls down his window and the deputy says to them, “I’m gonna pu
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  • Lines Of People Wait To Pay Their Respects To Ofc. Amy Caprio

    PERRY HALL, Md. (WJZ) — Two cruisers draped in bunting signified the somber day in Perry Hall, Maryland as the community paid its respects to the family of Baltimore County Police Officer Amy Caprio.
    Caprio died in the line of duty Monday while responding to a burglary in progress call. Police have charged four teenagers with her death.
    Hundreds lined the streets, patiently waiting to pay their respects at Caprio’s viewing.
    The viewing for Caprio was held Thursday at Schimu
  • Parkland Shooting Survivor David Hogg Calls For ‘Die-In’ At Publix Supermarkets

    PARKLAND, FL (WJZ) – Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivor turned student activist David Hogg is calling for a “die-in” at Publix Super Markets on Friday to protest the chain’s political donations to a pro-gun Republican gubernatorial candidate.
    .@Publix is a #NRASellOutIn Parkland we willhave a die in the Friday (the 25th)before memorial day weekend. Starting at 4pm for 12 min inside our 2 Publix stores. Just go an lie down starting at 4. Feel
  • Frederick Man Arrested For Impersonating Police Officer

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Authorities in Maryland arrested a man Wednesday for impersonating a police officer.
    The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office says 29-year-old Miguel Angel Ralda, a Frederick resident, was arrested after a traffic stop revealed him to be in possession of police-related items.Officers say around 9 p.m., when Ralda was pulled over in his Ford Mustang in the Ballenger Creek Plaza parking lot, he identified himself as a police officer and handed an ID to the deputy.
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  • 4 Students Charged After Md. School Vandalized With ‘Hateful,’ Anti-Semitic And Racist Graffiti

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Four students were charged with hate crimes after “hateful and sickening” graffiti was found Thursday morning at a Maryland high school.
    The graffiti, that was described as anti-Semitic, anti-LGBT and racist, was found spray-painted on the walls and sidewalks of Glenelg High School in Howard County overnight.Three of the students, Seth Taylor, 18, of Mustang Path in Ellicott City; Tyler Curtiss, 18, of Rivercrest Court in Brookeville; and Joshua Shaf
  • 4 Students Charged After Md. School Vandalized With ‘Hateful,’ Anti-Semetic And Racist Graffiti

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Four students were charged with hate crimes after “hateful and sickening” graffiti was found Thursday morning at a Maryland high school.
    The graffiti, that was described as anti-Semetic, anti-LGBT and racist, was found spray-painted on the walls and sidewalks of Glenelg High School in Howard County overnight.Three of the students, Seth Taylor, 18, of Mustang Path in Ellicott City; Tyler Curtiss, 18, of Rivercrest Court in Brookeville; and Joshua Shaf
  • Couple’s Amazon Device Recorded Private Conversation, Sent To Friend

    PORTLAND, OR (CBS Local) – A couple in Oregon is demanding answers from Amazon after they claim their home’s voice-activated device recorded a private conversation and sent it to a co-worker’s phone.
    “My husband and I would joke and say I’d bet these devices are listening to what we’re saying,” Danielle told KIRO-TV. What Danielle didn’t know was that Amazon’s Alexa hadn’t just recorded what the two adults said, but also sent
  • Women Accuse Morgan Freeman Of Inappropriate Behavior, Harassment

    BALTIMORE (CNN) — A young production assistant thought she had landed the job of her dreams when, in the summer of 2015, she started work on “Going In Style,” a bank heist comedy starring Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Alan Arkin.
    But the job quickly devolved into several months of harassment, she told CNN. She alleges that Freeman subjected her to unwanted touching and comments about her figure and clothing on a near-daily basis. Freeman would rest his hand on her lower bac
  • Fish Market Buys 70-Pound Octopus Just To Set It Free

    MORRO BAY, CA (CBS Local) – A massive 70-pound octopus lives to see another day after a California fish market decided to let the creature return to the ocean.
    Fred, a mollusk caught in a crab trap, was brought to a dock manager at Giovanni’s Fish Market. Unlike other fish markets, the owner of Giovanni’s had a special place in his heart for the eight-armed delicacy. “It’s just been a culmination of events through the last 10 years,” Giovan
  • US Forecasters Expect 10-16 Tropical Storms In Active Season

    MIAMI (AP) — U.S. government forecasters said Thursday that they expect an active Atlantic hurricane season — an announcement that came as odds increased that the first tropical weather system of the year was forming in the Gulf of Mexico.
    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecast calls for 10 to 16 named storms, with five to nine hurricanes. One to four hurricanes could be “major” with sustained winds of at least 111 mph (178 kph).
    If that forecast hol
  • Rockets To Honor Texas School Shooting Victims Before Game 5

    HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — When the Houston Rockets suit up for Thursday night’s Western Conference finals game, they’ll carry onto the court a remembrance of the 10 people who lost their lives in last week’s Texas school shooting in Santa Fe.
    Each player’s uniform will feature a gray rectangular patch on one shoulder that will read: “Santa Fe HS” when they meet the Golden State Warriors in Game 5. The words will be in green writing with a yellow outline
  • Capitals, Ovechkin Finally Heading To The Stanley Cup Final

    By Steve Silverman
    That was a roar of approval that came out of Alex Ovechkin’s mouth as the seconds ticked off the clock in Tampa Wednesday night. His teammates joined him with loud war whoops as the Capitals rallied with two consecutive shutouts in Games 6 and 7 to defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Eastern Conference Final.
    But if you listened closely, the noises that Ovechkin and his teammates made were really the loudest sighs of relief imaginable.
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  • Maryland Could Soon Allow The Selling Of Beer And Wine In Grocery Stores

    Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot says he supports selling beer and wine in grocery stores.
  • Health Officials Investigating Confirmed Case Of Measles In Maryland

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland health officials are investigating a confirmed case of the measles.
    The case of measles was diagnosed on May 23, and health officials say the person contracted measles outside the United States, and is currently under medical care.
    Before the person was diagnosed with the “highly contagious virus,” they made stops at the following locations:Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles, VA, on May 15, from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m.
    Nor
  • The Kingdom, Ring Of Honor Champs, Tells An Epic Wrestling Story

    By Chuck Carroll
    What separates a story from a story is absurdity. And The Kingdom, the current Ring of Honor World Six-Man Tag Team Champions from Massachusetts, have a wicked absurd story to tell. The funny thing about what happened to The Kingdom in Las Vegas last March is that it really wasn’t funny at all… at the time, anyway.
    At the ROH 15th Anniversary Show, T.K. O’Ryan badly misjudged a moonsault off the second rope and wound up smashing his legs into a steel guardrail
  • Baltimore Ravens Head Coach Addresses National Anthem Policy

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbough addressed the media Thursday and offered his thoughts on the NFL’s new National Anthem policy.
    RELATED: NFL Teams Will Be Fined If Players Don’t Stand During National Anthem
    “I believe in standing for the flag. To me, the flag represents the ideas and the ideals that make us America. I also believe in the freedoms the flag represents and that people can speak for themselves. I know this: Our players respect t
  • Don Mohler Voted As Interim Baltimore County Executive

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Don Mohler was unanimously voted as interim Baltimore County Executive following the death of Kevin Kamenetz.
    Mohler served as chief of staff for Kamenetz, who passed away May 10 after going into cardiac arrest.
    Baltimore County Councilman Tom Quirk nominated Mohler, who was then approved by a 7-0 vote by the city council during their meeting Thursday.
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  • Don Mohler Voted As Baltimore County Executive

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Don Mohler was unanimously voted as Baltimore County Executive following the death of Kevin Kamenetz.
    Mohler served as chief of staff for Kamenetz, who passed away May 10 after going into cardiac arrest.
    Baltimore County Councilman Tom Quirk nominated Mohler, who was then approved by a 7-0 vote by the county council during their meeting Thursday.
    “I am truly humbled,” Mohler said in a release. “This wasn’t supposed to happen. My friend and County E
  • Baltimore’s Youth Curfew Begins Memorial Day Weekend

    BALTIMORE (WJZ)– Baltimore City announced Thursday that the city’s summer youth curfew is set to begin Memorial Day Weekend.
    The curfew takes effect Friday for youth ages 16 and under.
    Youth under the age of 14 need to be indoors from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., while youth ages 14 – 16 have an 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew.
    The City says youth who violate the curfew will be taken home by Baltimore police.
    Outreach staff with the Community Action Partnership (CAP) program of the Mayor’s
  • Student Tries To Sell High School On Craigslist In Graduation Prank

    INDEPENDENCE, MO (CBS Local) – A Missouri student has been banned from walking in his high school graduation after a senior prank was misinterpreted as a “threat” against the school.
    Kylan Scheele of Truman High School says he was trying to find a final school prank that wouldn’t get too out of control. “Other people were going to release live mice or, you know, building a beach in the front lobby area,” the graduating senior said, via Gizmodo. &ldqu
  • Lawyers: Dawnta Harris ‘Panicked,’ ‘Did Not Intend’ To Kill Amy Caprio

    PERRY HALL, Md. (WJZ) — Lawyers for the one of the teens accused of killing Baltimore County officer Amy Caprio said he panicked and did not intentionally kill the officer.Warren Brown and J. Wyndel Gordon, two prominent Baltimore area attorneys who announced they are representing 16-year-old Dawnta Harris pro bono, also want the officer’s body camera footage to be released so they can have all the information.
    “He’s not a killer,” Brown said of Harris. “
  • Maryland High School Vandalized With ‘Hateful’ Graffiti

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Authorities are working to find who vandalized a Maryland high school with “hateful and sickening” graffiti overnight Wednesday.
    Glenelg High School in Howard County was vandalized with was Howard County Public School Superintendent Dr. Michael Martirano said is “a hate crime against so many of our communities and goes completely against the values we share as a community.”
    A press conference is set for noon on Thursday to release more de
  • Trump Cancels Summit With North Korean Leader

    WASHINGTON (CBS) — President Trump has cancelled the upcoming summit between the United States and the North Koreans in a new letter released on Thursday.
    The news comes after Mr. Trump has expressed some doubt over the June 12 date in Singapore, recently telling Fox News yesterday, “We’ll see what happens,” but still expressed some optimism that it would take place.“We have certain conditions.  We’ll see what happens.  But there’s a good chanc
  • Trump: NFL Players Who Don’t Stand During National Anthem Maybe ‘Shouldn’t Be In The Country’

    (CNN) — President Donald Trump praised NFL team owners for doing the “right thing” in requiring NFL players to stand during the National Anthem this season, and suggested those who don’t stand maybe “shouldn’t be in the country.”
    “You have to stand proudly for the National Anthem and the NFL owners did the right thing if that’s what they’ve done,” Trump said in an interview with Fox News that aired Thursday morning. Trum
  • 4 Shootings, 2 Dead Overnight In Baltimore City

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Police are investigating four shootings Wednesday night and Thursday morning. Two of the shootings were fatal.
    According to police, the first shooting happened around 9:20 p.m. Wednesday. Officers reported to the 500 block of South Sanford Street and found a 28-year-old male with gunshot wounds in the neck and shoulder. He died after being transported to the hospital.
    Police say the second incident happened around 10:38 p.m. Wednesday and officers resp
  • County Exec. Gave Rival $6K Before Primary Challenge Dropped

    ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland Republican says his decision to not challenge a county executive wasn’t influenced by the $6,000 given to his campaign by the potential rival.
    The Capital reports that Anne Arundel County Executive Steve Schuh gave County Councilman John Grasso’s campaign the sum a day before Grasso filed for state senate instead of running against him.
    Grasso says he decided not to challenge Schuh in the primary because the county executive “addressed all
  • New Cases Of Lung Cancer Spreading To Younger Women

    NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – For decades lung cancer rates have been higher in men, mostly due to tobacco use, but now an alarming new trend among younger women has cancer experts concerned.
    For example, Millie Torchia is fighting a battle she never saw coming, reports CBS’s Dr. Max Gomez.
    “Eleven months ago, I was feeling pain in my shoulder and a little bit of cough,” she said. “It wasn’t going away, it was just getting wor
  • Fox Corrects Mistake On Jemele Hill, But Not On The Air

    NEW YORK (AP) — The morning show “Fox & Friends” corrected by tweet a segment that described former ESPN anchor Jemele Hill as unemployed, but has not set the record straight on the air.
    The Fox News Channel segment on Tuesday featured another journalist criticizing the National Association of Black Journalists for honoring Hill as its 2018 journalist of the year. Hill received attention, and was briefly suspended from her role as “SportsCenter” host, for social
  • North Korea Blows Up Tunnels At Punggye-Ri Nuclear Test Site

    (CNN) — North Korea destroyed at least three nuclear tunnels, observation buildings, a metal foundry and living quarters at its Punggye-ri nuclear test site on Thursday, in a process observed by invited international journalists.
    A CNN crew at the remote mountain site in the country’s north witnessed the destruction of nuclear tunnels 2, 3 and 4 from observation decks about 500 meters away.
    They were among two dozen journalists invited into the country to observe the destruction of t
  • Dawnta Harris, Teen Accused Of Killing Baltimore Co. Officer Amy Caprio, Arrested 4 Times In 6 Months

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The teen accused of killing a Baltimore County cop was arrested in December, January, February and March. He was essentially put on house arrest but then went missing when officers were unable to find him before the murder. This has reignited the debate over the Baltimore Juvenile Justice System.
    Sixteen-year-old Dawnta Harris is not a stranger to the juvenile court system. He has been arrested four times in six months and has been detained as recently as April 17.
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  • Program Helps Pay For Cleanup After Some Sewage Backups In Baltimore

    BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore will now pay a maximum of $2,500 toward cleanup cost associated with some basement sewage backups.
    The Baltimore Sun reports the city launched the reimbursement program last month under a federally supervised program to modernize its aged, leaky sewer system.
    Only sewage backups caused by heavy rain are eligible for the program, and the backups must be reported within 24 hours. The Baltimore City Department of Public Works says being a residential customer is als
  • Covey Earns 1st Win, White Sox Hit 3 Homers In Rout Of O’s

    CHICAGO (AP) — Dylan Covey’s first major league win was both impressive and worth the wait.
    Covey tossed seven strong innings, Yoan Moncada and Adam Engel each hit three-run homers and the Chicago White Sox pounded the Baltimore Orioles 11-1 on Wednesday night.
    Covey (1-1) allowed one run on six hits and struck out eight in his 20th game and 14th start — and longest outing — in the majors.
    “It took a while to get it,” Covey said. “It’s just been a
  • Baltimore County Council meets to pass budget — and possibly select a county executive - Baltimore Sun

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    Baltimore County Council meets to pass budget — and possibly select a county executive
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    The Baltimore County Council will meet Thursday to adopt a $3.3 billion budget — and possibly appoint a new county executive. The 10 a.m. meeting initially was scheduled to pass a series of spending bills that will lay out the government's budget for ...
  • Washington Capitals Advance To Stanley Cup Final With 4-0 Win Over Tampa Bay Lightning

    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored early and Andre Burakovsky added two second-period goals to help the Washington Capitals put a decade of playoff frustration behind them with a 4-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference final Wednesday night.
    Braden Holtby stopped 29 shots for his second straight shutout and the Lightning, who led the NHL in goals during the regular season, failed to score in the last 159 minutes, 27 seconds — a
  • 65-year-old man shot at gas station in East Baltimore - Baltimore Sun

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    65-year-old man shot at gas station in East Baltimore
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    A 65-year-old man was shot Wednesday night in East Baltimore; police said he was not the intended target. The victim was shot in the leg at a gas station in the 1900 block of Belair Road in South Clifton Park. Police said he was shot by unidentified ...
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  • Official: Mortar Explodes In Man’s Face In Maryland

    CHURCHVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — A 21-year-old man was airlifted to a trauma center after a mortar exploded in his face, a Harford County Fire official said.
    The man was injured around 9 p.m. in the 100 block of Hopewell Road in Churchville, Maryland.
    Details about what led to the incident have not been released.
    The man was taken to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
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  • Official: Firework Explodes In Man’s Face In Maryland

    CHURCHVILLE, Md. (WJZ) — A 21-year-old man was airlifted to a trauma center after a firework exploded in his face, a Harford County Fire official said.
    The man was injured around 9 p.m. in the 100 block of Hopewell Road in Churchville, Maryland.
    Details about what led to the incident have not been released.
    The man was taken to an area hospital with first and second-degree burns to his face and upper body.
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  • Baltimore Police Looking For Runaway Girl - CBS Baltimore / WJZ

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    Baltimore Police Looking For Runaway Girl
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    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Police are asking for the public's help in finding a 10-year-old girl who they say ran away from home. Nyiara Freeman was last seen on Wednesday in the 1000 block of Lanvale Street. She was wearing a white t-shirt and jean ...
  • Baltimore Police Looking For Runaway Girl

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a 10-year-old girl who they say ran away from home.
    Nyiara Freeman was last seen on Wednesday in the 1000 block of Lanvale Street. She was wearing a white t-shirt and jean shorts with her hair in a ponytail.Freeman is 4-foot-10 and weighs about 105 lbs.
    Anyone with information about Nyiara Freeman’s whereabouts is urged to call 911.
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  • Baltimore Police Find Runaway Girl

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore Police have found a 10-year-old girl who they say ran away from home.
    Nyiara Freeman was last seen on Wednesday in the 1000 block of Lanvale Street, but has since been found.Follow @WJZ on Twitter and like WJZ-TV | CBS Baltimore on Facebook
  • Bystander Shot After Altercation At Baltimore Gas Station

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A 65-year-old man was shot Wednesday night after police say an altercation led to a shooting at a gas station in East Baltimore.
    Officers responded to East North Avenue at Gay Street for a report of a shooting around 7:07 p.m. When they arrived, they found the victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg.
    The man was taken to an area hospital for treatment.
    Investigators believe the victim was at a gas station in the 1900 block of Belair Road where he was shot by
  • Teen Accused Of Killing Baltimore Co. Cop Arrested 4 Times In 6 Months - CBS Baltimore / WJZ

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    Teen Accused Of Killing Baltimore Co. Cop Arrested 4 Times In 6 Months
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    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The teen accused of killing a Baltimore County cop was arrested in December, January, February and March. He was essentially put on house arrest but then went missing when officers were unable to find him before the murder.
  • Teen Accused Of Killing Baltimore Co. Cop Arrested 4 Times In 6 Months

    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The teen accused of killing a Baltimore County cop was arrested in December, January, February and March. He was essentially put on house arrest but then went missing when officers were unable to find him before the murder. This has reignited the debate over the Baltimore Juvenile Justice System.
    Sixteen-year-old Dawnta Harris is not a stranger to the juvenile court system. He has been arrested four times in six months and has been detained as recently as April 17.
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