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Economic Crimes Unit Secures Conviction of Employee Who Stole $275,000 from Carroll Park Caterer

Defendant Sentenced to Life plus 20 Years for Shooting Near Park

67-Year-Old Man Pleads Guilty To Pleasant View Gardens Murder

Co-Defendants Sentenced to Life Plus 30 Years for Killing One Teen and Wounding Another

Harbor East Homicide Defendant Sentenced to Life in Prison

Princess Plaza Gas Station Shooter Sentenced to 80 Years of Incarceration

Four Baltimore Police Officers Indicted On Assault, False Report, False Statement, and Misconduct Charges

Penn North Carryout Shooter Sentenced to 70 Years of Incarceration

Defendant Pleads Guilty to Johnson Square Apartments Murder

National Crime Victims’ Rights Week | OVC

Parent of Accused Juvenile Offender Charged for Attempting to Conceal Evidence

Three Baltimore Police Officers Indicted on Charges of Theft, Forgery, and Misconduct

Life Sentence Secured in Lexington Market Metro Station Sword Attack Case

Parents Plead Guilty to the Death of Five-Year-Old Daughter

Life Plus 35 Year Sentence for Defendant Who Murdered His Childhood Friend Less Than 48 Hours After Being Released from Prison

Harbor East Homicide Defendant Pleads Guilty

MSAA Convenes in Annapolis to Announce Legislative Agenda

Maryland allows anyone to bring criminal charges with few safeguards - The Baltimore Banner

Independent Legal Review Affirms State’s Attorney’s Office Decision to Terminate Partnership with MONSE

State’s Attorney’s Office Collaborates with Federal and Local Partners to Take Down Drug Trafficking Organization

State’s Attorney Delivers Robust Legislative Agenda Rooted in Accountability to Opening Day of the Maryland General Assembly

Vigil of Remembrance; January 5, 2026

Defendant Pleads Guilty To Felony Witness Intimidation

BPD, DEA, and State’s Attorney’s Office Secure 19 Indictments Related to Drug Trafficking in West Baltimore

Drug Trafficking Pipeline Between Texas and Maryland Dismantled

Man Charged for Stricker Street Firefighter Deaths

Officer Indicted on Attempted Murder and Related Charges

Cold Case Unit Secures Life Without Parole for Repeat Murderer

The Baltimore CityState’s Attorney’s Office Completes Review of Fatal Fleet Street Shooting

Judge Gives Life Plus 35 Years for Harlem Park Double Shooting

State’s Attorney’s Office Review Reveals DPW Negligence in Fatal Accident

State’s Attorney’s Office and U.S. Attorney’s Office Swear-In Special Assistant United States Attorneys

Co-Defendants Face Life Sentences Following Double Shooting Conviction

Last Man in Three Co-Defendant Case Sentenced to Life

Defendant Receives Two Life Sentences plus 28 Years for Clifton Park Double Murder

Judge Gives Two Consecutive Life Sentences In Lakeland Double Murder Case

Husband Sentenced to 40 Years for Fatal Shooting of Man in Northeast Baltimore

Economic Crimes Unit Secures Nearly $300,000 in Restitution and 20-Year Prison Sentence for Fake Home Contractor

Defendant Who Concealed Appearance with Wig During Fatal Shooting Faces Life Sentence

Defendant Faces Life in Prison for Brooklyn Murder

BCSAO's 3rd Annual Older Adult Luncheon

Defendant Sentenced to Life Plus 40 Years for Ghost Gun Shooting

Maryland approves $2.75M to man wrongfully convicted of murder in Baltimore

Defendant Pleads Guilty To Murder of 12-Year-Old Girl

Defendant Sentenced to Life for Killing Roommate with Cinder Block

Defendant Pleads Guilty to Street Murder in Walbrook Junction

Defendant Found Guilty in Ghost Gun Shooting in Pleasant View Gardens

Coppin Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Sex Offense and Misconduct

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State's Attorney's Office Wins $30,000 in Restitution in Financial Elder Abuse Case

State's Attorney Announces Indictments in Several Cases of Violence Involving Vulnerable Victims

Press Conference: March 18, 2025

State's Attorney Issues Statement on Judge's Decision to Re-Sentence Adnan Syed

State's Attorney Bates Announces Motion to Withdrawl Vacatur in Syed Case

State's Attorney Announces Sentences In Several Homicide Cases This Week

Man Given Two Life Sentences Plus 120 Years for Mass Shooting

Innocent Man Released After Nearly 30 Years of Incarceration

Defendant Who Fatally Pushed Man onto Subway Track Given Maximum Sentence

Ivan Bates: Successful public safety begins and ends with a collaborative approach | GUEST COMMENTARY

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Quotes

Defendant with Murder Record Sentenced to 20 Years for Robbery and Possession of a Firearm

State's Attorney's Office Releases 2024 Restoring Accountability to Baltimore Data Analysis

Three Defendants Sentenced For Murder of Israeli Man Visiting Baltimore for Family Wedding

Defendant Ordered to Pay $12,000 in Restitution to BARCS in Animal Cruelty Case

Multi-Jurisdictional Law Enforcement Collaborative Dismantles Four Criminal Organizations Operating Throughout Southwestern Baltimore

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Defendant Given an Additional Life Sentence in City Case, to be Served Consecutive to County Life Sentences

Judge Sentences Defendant to Two Life Terms Plus 190 Years

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Major Investigations and Narcotics Units Secure Indictments of Two Men for Participation in Murder-For-Hire Enterprise

Defendant Pleas Guilty to Double Shooting and Carjacking Committed as a Juvenile

Defendant Pleas Guilty to First-Degree Murder in Case Prosecuted by State's Attorney Bates

Drug Trafficking Organization Dismantled in the Belair-Parkside Neighborhood

State’s Attorney’s Economic Crimes Unit Announces Several Case Updates

Maximum Sentence Handed Down in Broad Daylight Shooting

Creative Justice Art Contest

State's Attorney Joins Homicide Prosecutors and Survivors to Announce Sentencing of Jason Billingsley

State's Attorney Issues Statement on Guilty Plea in Billingsley Case

Father Pleas Guilty in Manslaughter Case of Two Year-Old Daughter

75-Year Sentence Handed Down in Rape Case

Defendant Given the Maximum Sentence for Dragging Police Officer with Car

Drug Trafficking Organization Dismantled in the Gay Street Neighborhood

Defendant Found Guilty of All Charges in Double Homicide

Jury Convicts Man On All Counts For Bayview Neighborhood Homicide

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Baltimore can’t afford to shortchange anti-violence investments | STAFF COMMENTARY

The Baltimore City State's Attorney's OfficeConviction Alert: Defendant Pleads Guilty to Rash of Armed Robberies Across Baltimore and First Degree Murder

Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates releases city’s ‘first-ever strategic plan’ for prosecution | GUEST COMMENTARY

State's Attorney Publishes First-Ever Strategic Plan for the State's Attorney's Office

Ivan Bates: Baltimore’s ‘Profiles in Courage’ prosecutor | READER COMMENTARY

SAO, BPD Announce Efforts to Curb Illegal Dirt Bike Activity

State's Attorney Announces Charges in First Cold Case Unit Prosecution

State's Attorney's Office highlights issues with little-known loophole in juvenile system

State's Attorney's Office Announces Takedown of 20 Juveniles for Armed Carjacking and Related Offenses

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Jury Convicts Man on 26 Counts Related to Inner Harbor Carjacking

12 Drug Trafficking Organization Members Indicted for Irvington Neighborhood Operation

Man convicted for carjacking receives sentence above Maryland guidelines

State’s Attorney’s Office Secures Five Indictments of Law Enforcement Officers in Three Separate Cases

Press Conference: Law Enforcement Officers Indicted

WATCH LIVE | Gov. Wes Moore joins Juvenile Justice panel discussion

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, state’s attorneys to take part in juvenile justice panel

Ivan Bates shares concerns about juvenile crime at community meeting

Bates and Braveboy: advancing public safety, victims’ rights and juvenile justice | GUEST COMMENTARY

Repeat Offender Sentenced Above the Guidelines in Carjacking Case

Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Attempted Murder and Hate Crime Against Asian Business-Owners

State's Attorney Bates and Delegate Embry Announce Introduction of Pava Marie LaPere Act

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State's Attorney Bates and Delegate Embry Announce Pava Marie LaPere Act

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BPD Officer Convicted of Theft and Misconduct

City's State's Attorney Bates pledges to personally prosecute upcoming murder case | WBFF

Man Sentenced to Life Plus 30 Years for Marathon Gas Station Shooting

Friday Focus: City States Attorney boosts accountability in Baltimore with high conviction rates | WBFF

State’s Attorneys Bates and Braveboy Announce Joint Legislative Agenda for the Upcoming 2024 Session

Friday Focus: City State's Attorney's most noteworthy convictions

State's Attorney Announces Indictments in Carver High School Shooting Case

LIVE: Baltimore City State's Attorney Ivan Bates announces indictments from Caver High School shooting

Dan Rodricks: Murder convictions up, homicides down in Bates’ first year as Baltimore state’s attorney | STAFF COMMENTARY

Defendant Pleads Guilty to Murder of Little Italy Restaurant Manager

Baltimore City State's Attorney's office utilizing 'penalty enhancements' to crackdown on repeat offenders

Baltimore City State's Attorney office seeks public input on safety issues through L.E.A.R.N. tour

The Older Adult and Disabled Persons Unit

MNADV – Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence

How Indigenous Peoples' Day came about and why it matters today

Symposium: Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention, Oct. 4

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Older Adults Justice Luncheon

Woman Sentenced to Four Years of Incarceration for Role in the Fatal Shooting of 15 Year-Old Nykayla Strawder

Defendants Sentenced in Deadly Home Invasion Case

Devon Sample Convicted of All Charges for Murder of Mother, Her Three-Year-Old Daughter, and Her Unborn Child

Repeat Gun Offender Sentenced to 10 Years of Incarceration for Illegal Handgun Possession

CONVICTION ALERT: Juvenile Convicted of Manslaughter and Gun Charges for Fatal Shooting of Timothy Reynolds at Intersection of Light and Conway Streets

Man Convicted for Fatal Shooting of Morgan State University Security Guard

Grandmother Convicted in Case of Teenage Fatal Shooting Victim

Maximum Sentence Handed Down for Fatal Shooting of Patterson Park Store Owner

Eight Members of the “Carey Boyz” Drug Trafficking Organization Arrested in Sandtown-Winchester Neighborhood

Petty crime citations: Ivan Bates delivers on a Baltimore state’s attorney campaign promise | COMMENTARY

Mapping, Documenting, and Highlighting LGBTQ+ History in Maryland

State’s Attorney Bates, Mayor Scott, Sheriff Cogen, and Commissioner Harrison Announce New Citation Initiative to Improve Public Safety in Baltimore

Bates reflects on first 100 days in office

State's Attorney Bates Delivers BCCC Commencement Speech

State's Attorney Delivers Remarks at Mayor M. Brandon Scott's Older Adult Seminar and Luncheon

State's Attorney's Office Provides Update on Several Baltimore City Cases

Police Officers Indicted for Traffic Fatality and Theft in Separate Incidents

MTA Mobility Bus Driver Shooter Pleads Guilty to Murder

Baltimore Police Department and State’s Attorney’s Office Dismantle Drug Trafficking Organization in Shipley Hill Neighborhood

Baltimore State's Attorney Hosts Listening Session Luncheon for Victims and Witnesses of Crime

Guilty On All Counts for Defendant Who Kidnapped, Burned, and Fatally Stabbed Woman

RiseUp: Breaking the Silence of Violence - Ep. 1

Prosecutors Secure Indictments Against Two Officers and a Civilian

Jury Convicts Last Defendant in Deadly Home Invasion Case

100 days into his tenure, Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates asks for ‘patience and participation’ | GUEST COMMENTARY

BPD Officer Convicted of All Charges for Assault of a Juvenile

State's Attorney Ivan Bates on youth violence in Baltimore, Maryland gun laws, police 'do not call' list

State's Attorney Bates Announces the Indictments of Two Baltimore Police Officers

Interview with SA Bates on WYPR's Midday

Illegal firearm possession needs firm response, says Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates | GUEST COMMENTARY

SA Bates on WBAL

State's attorney: Residents of most-vulnerable neighborhoods want tougher gun sentencing

Defendant Found Guilty of Robbing a CVS while on Parole for a Baltimore County Murder Case

Life Sentence Secured in Quadruple Shooting Case

Baltimore City needs to support the state’s attorney’s office | Maryland Daily Record

Defendant Sentenced to 40 Years for Second-Degree Murder and Illegal Handgun Possession

State’s Attorney’s Office Welcomes New Division Chief to Lead Victim & Witness Services and Appoints Veteran Staffer to Lead District Court Unit

State’s Attorney Issues Statement on Grand Jury Indictment in Nykayla Strawder Case

Defendant Sentenced to Life in Two Separate Homicide Cases

State’s Attorney Bates Enters His Appearance in Gordon Staron Case

Life Sentence Handed Down To Man Who Fatally Stabbed Community Matriarch in Church

State’s Attorney Bates Dismisses All Charges Against Keith Davis, Jr.

National Human Trafficking Awareness Day

State’s Attorney Bates Hires Three New Division Chiefs

Public Safety Town Hall | By Ivan J. Bates, Esq. | Facebook

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