Baltimore Police
One Baltimore officer has been suspended and two others placed on administrative leave after the public defender’s office alerted prosecutors to body camera footage showing drugs being planted and a man placed in jail afterwards. Police cameras have a feature that saves 30 seconds of video before activation. In that 30 seconds the officer […]
Police unions oppose Obama-era reform efforts and announced support for the Trump rollbacks.
GOP Attorney General Jeff Sessions furthered this pro-police agenda by levying a war on reforms started by the Obama administration
Attorney General Jeff Sessions orders a review of police reform consent decrees.
The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday closed a probe prompted by the April 2015 death of Freddie Gray. It concluded Baltimore police officers regularly violate the constitutional rights of Black residents through the use of excessive force, unlawful searches and arrests, and racial discrimination.
Lawsuits filed by Baltimore police officers against Baltimore State Attorney Marilyn Mosby must be dismissed, according to the law. The United States Supreme Court ruled that prosecutors acting within the scope of their duties in pursuing criminal prosecution are immune from civil suits. The role of a prosecutor in a criminal case is to seek justice and […]
Baltimore County Police officials have not identified the officer who fatally shot Korryn Gaines. They have safety concerns for the officer.
"I would much rather prefer a judge render a not guilty verdict than to drop charges, because at some point cops have to fully go through the system and not get off in a partial way."
Judge Barry Williams granted a request from Officer Edward Nero's lawyers to waive his right to a jury in a pre-trial hearing.
The teen shot by Baltimore police while carrying a BB gun has been identified. He's recovering from two non-threatening gunshot wounds.
Police spokesman T.J. Smith said the department found that criminal charges against the teenager "were not appropriate in this situation." The incident is under investigation by the department.
The Baltimore Police commander's son has been charged in the stabbing death of his roommate.