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Baltimore police using less force amid ongoing reform effort
Baltimore police officers have become significantly less likely to use force, but the agency still needs to improve its ability to hold wayward officers accountable.
Baltimore officer faces no charges after killing teen driver
Baltimore’s new top prosecutor declined to bring criminal charges against a local police officer who fatally shot a fleeing teenage driver last year.
Baltimore police investigate dozens of rideshare carjackings
Police in Baltimore are investigating dozens of rideshare carjackings and robberies over the past month.
Baltimore poised to settle another GTTF evidence-planting lawsuit
Baltimore's Board of Estimates will vote on a six-figure settlement to end a civil rights lawsuit stemming from allegations that members of the corrupt Gun Trace Task Force planted a gun on a man.
Family plans to sue over death of Baltimore man shot after confronting squeegee workers with bat
The family of a Baltimore man who was fatally shot when he confronted a group of squeegee workers with a baseball bat last month plans to sue over his death.
Prosecutor: Baltimore officer hid stepson’s body in bedroom wall
A Baltimore police officer told police looking for his stepson that the teen wasn’t at his home, but charging documents state that officers subsequently found the teen’s body in a hole in a bedroom wall.
Baltimore police sergeant investigated for coughing video
A Baltimore police sergeant is under investigation after a video shared on social media appears to show him coughing toward a woman at a public housing complex amid the coronavirus pandemic, officials said Tuesday.
Board of Estimates approves ‘spy plane’ program despite protests
Baltimore’s Board of Estimates narrowly approved a controversial surveillance plane program Wednesday despite complaints from the ACLU of Maryland and the NAACP that it is unconstitutional. Before the 3-2 vote, ACLU attorney David Rocah said it was “absurd” to consider launching the program when Baltimore and the rest of the country are struggling with the […]
Lawsuit over Baltimore circus protests returns to 4th Circuit
A 2013 lawsuit over a limit on protests at Royal Farms Arena during circus performances will go to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for a third time after a judge denied motions to dismiss by the Baltimore Police Department and the city last month. Kenneth Lucero’s constitutional challenge to the city’s “buffer zone” […]
Police: Baltimore officer wrongfully chased, arrested critic
Authorities say a 24-year Baltimore police veteran wrongfully chased down and arrested a man who criticized the officer's behavior.
Judge rules retired police, fire employees due damages for pension changes
A Baltimore judge ruled that retired and retirement-eligible police and firefighters are entitled to damages for the changes the city made to their pension system that eliminated a benefit. The local unions announced the decision Monday, saying in summary that the retirees “won” while the active members “lost” but adding that their attorneys were still reviewing […]
Baltimore police deputy commissioner to leave amid new management shake-up
The acting deputy commissioner of the Baltimore police force is leaving amid a department shake-up under the new commissioner.
