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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The Baltimore City Board of Estimates is expected approve Wednesday a $100,000 settlement in lawsuit filed by the family of a man who died of an asthma attack while in police custody. Trayvon Scott was found unresponsive in a holding cell in February 2015, ...

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The Baltimore Board of Estimates is expected to approve a $100,000 settlement Wednesday to a woman who alleged she was wrongfully arrested outside of a nightclub in 2012 when police attempted to break up a fight. Cierra Brooks filed suit ...

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The co-owner of a nonprofit urban farm filed suit against two Baltimore Police Department officers last week alleging they arrested him for theft without probable cause and damaged his reputation and business interests. Nkemakonam Obineme was arrested in August 2015 ...

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The Baltimore City Council plans to summon Baltimore police to a hearing to explain its use of a manned plane with cameras to record movements all across the city. The Baltimore Sun reports that council members will ask the department ...

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Baltimore police, using money provided by a wealthy, anonymous donor, have been surveilling the city with a manned plane loaded with cameras that can view 30 square miles. The existence of the program was made public Tuesday in a lengthy ...

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 “Our investigation found that Baltimore is a city where the bonds of trust have been broken and that the Baltimore Police Department engaged in a pattern or practice of unlawful and unconstitutional conduct, ranging from the use of excessive force ...

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Zero tolerance: I’m betting it sounded good to crime-weary Baltimoreans when Martin O’Malley was mayor. It had worked in New York. Surely Baltimore would be easy. Much smaller. Life did get a bit calmer. But something less definitive came with ...

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