Stories

These criminal justice news stories have been produced by Capital News Service and the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism.

When ICE arrests you, what happens to your car?

In Maryland, abandoned “ghost cars” become collateral damage in ICE’s deportation mission.

Firearm suicides exceed gun homicides in Maryland

Preliminary data from Maryland’s department of health shows that firearm suicides overtook homicides in 2025.

Deportations in Maryland are skyrocketing during Trump’s second year in office.

Fare evasion has become a common practice for many riders, rising 26 percent in 2025.

Twenty-two inmate deaths were classified as homicides between 2024 and 2025.

Total violent crimes in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore City decreased by 60% and 21%, respectively, since 2015.

U.S. Park Police tailed a man while he commuted home from work – but when he stopped to get some water, ICE showed up and took him away.