baltimore police department
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Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott Criticized For Increasing Police Budget
He campaigned on promises to reform policing in his city
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Police Give Conflicting Statements on the Shooting and Killing of Baltimore Teen
Two officers are being investigated for the shooting and killing of Donnell Rochester. Their accounts of the incident differ from the body cam footage.
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Fed Hit Baltimore Prosecutor Marilyn Mosby With Superseding Indictment
The updated charges add more details to allegations against her
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Real-Life Baltimore Police Corruption Report Reads Like Storyline for A Sixth Season of The Wire
A novel-length report on a massive cop corruption scandal is riveting and scary reading
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Feds Indict Baltimore Prosecutor Marilyn Mosby
The woman who went after Freddie Gray's killers is now in legal hot water
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Maryland ACLU Releases ‘Chasing Justice’ Report Detailing Baltimore Police Misconduct Allegations
In 2017, The Root reported that the U.S. Department of Justice and the city of Baltimore reached an agreement on a consent decree to ensure that the city and Baltimore Police Department “protect individuals’ statutory and constitutional rights, treat individuals with dignity and respect, and promote public safety in a manner that is fiscally responsible…
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ACLU Sues Baltimore Police Department Over Aerial Surveillance Program
On the first day of April, Baltimore officials approved a deal between the Baltimore Police Department and Ohio-based company Persistent Surveillance Systems to use drones equipped with high-resolution cameras in order to spy on the city’s residents through around-the-clock surveillance despite formal objections filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Legal Defense Fund.…
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Baltimore Just Approved the Use of Privately Funded Surveillance Planes. This Will Not End Well
Why don’t superheroes go to city council meetings? When Superman is desperately trying to prevent Lex Luthor from disintegrating the entire south side of Gotham, he never seems to wonder how Lex got funding for a nuclear-powered laser gun. Batman should spend more time poring through grant applications to see who gave Mr. Freeze the…
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Baltimore’s Top Prosecutor Marilyn Mosby Moves to Throw Out Nearly 800 Cases Involving Tainted Cops
In the wake of a massive police scandal, Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby is asking the courts to toss out nearly 800 criminal cases linked to Baltimore cops her office believes cannot be trusted. Prosecutors are hoping to wipe out 790 convictions linked to 25 police officers, including eight convicted in Baltimore’s Gun Trace Task…