Suspect arrested for hate crime at Jewish Museum of Maryland

BALTIMORE, Maryland. – A 66-year-old man was arrested in connection with a fire set outside the Jewish Museum of Maryland on August 4. The arrest was deemed a hate crime.

Baltimore Police investigators quickly identified the suspect and obtained a warrant for his arrest on August 9. The following day, Baltimore City SWAT officers arrested the suspect without incident at a residence in the 700 block of Druid Park Lake Drive.

The suspect, who has a previous record of crimes related to fires, was taken to the central reception facility to face charges related to the incident.

BALTIMORE, Maryland. – A shooting in the 1100 block of Tiffany Court Saturday afternoon left an unidentified adult male dead, sparking a homicide investigation.

Western District Patrol Officers arrived at the scene at approximately 5:13 p.m. after receiving a report of shots fired. The victim was found with an apparent gunshot wound and was transported to a local hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries.

Homicide detectives are appealing for information from the public and asking anyone with details to contact them at 410-396-2100 or anonymously through Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7LOCKUP.

BOSTON, MA – James Carnes, a 61-year-old former Boston Police Department officer from Canton, was convicted yesterday of substantial overtime fraud. U.S. District Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton ordered Carnes to serve two years' probation, with the first six months under house arrest, and fined him $5,000 and ordered him to pay $20,106 in restitution.

Carnes admitted to submitting fraudulent overtime reports between July 2016 and February 2019. In April 2021, he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit theft in connection with programs receiving federal funds and embezzlement of funds from an agency receiving federal funds.

The fraudulent activities took place during two overtime shifts in the department's evidence storage facility. During the “cleanup” overtime shift, which involved destroying outdated evidence, Carnes routinely left the office two hours early. During the “kiosk” overtime shift, which involved collecting old prescription drugs from police precincts for destruction, Carnes claimed nearly twice the number of hours actually worked.

These fraudulent activities coincided with the fact that the Boston Police Department received significant federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation and the U.S. Department of Justice, highlighting the impact of its activities on federally sponsored programs.