The parties to the consent decree that would reform the Baltimore Police Department assured a federal judge Wednesday they would continue to collaborate despite recent shakeups at the U.S. Department of Justice. U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar asked and ...

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A federal judge has postponed Tuesday’s scheduled hearing on the Baltimore consent decree at the request of the U.S. Department of Justice due to the “federal government’s change in administration.” The hearing, which U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar scheduled via ...

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The consent decree reached between the Baltimore Police Department, the city and U.S. Department of Justice last week requires officers to go above and beyond constitutional requirements in their interactions with the public. But a violation of those provisions can ...

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  A former Baltimore police officer has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for shooting an unarmed man nearly two years ago. Forty-seven-year-old Wesley Cagle was sentenced Friday in Baltimore Circuit Court. He was convicted in August of assault ...

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Baltimore police say a department crime technician and her boyfriend have been arrested after handguns and suspected heroin were found in their home and rented car. The department said in a news release that police raided the home of 37-year-old ...

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When the Baltimore Police Department needed someone to oversee reform efforts and act as a liaison between the many players negotiating a consent decree with the Justice Department, Ganesha Martin was uniquely qualified for the position. Martin, an attorney, worked ...

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Baltimore officials announced Friday that negotiations between the Baltimore Police Department and the U.S. Department of Justice to reach a consent decree addressing police reforms are ongoing but will not be completed by the target Nov. 1. An agreement in ...

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A federal appeals court Thursday ordered a new trial in a lawsuit brought by a woman who alleges she was arrested and assaulted by Baltimore police officers after recording them beating and arresting someone else.

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The Baltimore police union released its own suggested fixes on Thursday after a scathing Department of Justice report found officers have used excessive force, made unwarranted arrests and systematically discriminated against African Americans. The police union’s recommendations include overhauling training ...

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The Baltimore police officers involved in Freddie Gray’s arrest and transport who are now suing the city’s top prosecutor have aired a litany of grievances about the way the criminal cases against them were conducted. But before they can have ...

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