The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday released a scathing report detailing racial discrimination, excessive force and rampant abuse within the Baltimore Police Department. Commissioner Kevin Davis told The Associated Press in an interview Thursday that he will focus on ...

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The Justice Department’s blistering report on the Baltimore Police Department’s practices has brought national attention to the ways officers systematically violated the rights of citizens. But for attorneys representing those citizens in civil lawsuits against police, the conclusions were not ...

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With startling statistics, a federal investigation of the Baltimore Police Department documents in 164 single-spaced pages what black residents have been saying for years: They are routinely singled out, roughed up or otherwise mistreated by officers, often for no reason. ...

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Department of Justice report on Baltimore Police Department Agreement in principle

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WASHINGTON — To supporters, zero-tolerance policing has long represented a logical crime-fighting approach: Crack down on minor infractions before they mushroom into more serious and disruptive violence. But a scathing federal government report on the Baltimore Police Department suggests the ...

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Baltimore city’s spending panel will consider Wednesday nearly $127,000 in in back pay for Lt. Brian Rice, one of the officers acquitted in the Freddie Gray case. Rice is the second officer whose back pay has come before the panel. ...

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The Justice Department is expected to announce Wednesday the findings of a yearlong investigation into possible unconstitutional practices at the Baltimore police force, according to an official familiar with the probe. The report, which examined how officers used force and ...

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The Baltimore City Board of Estimates is set to approve a $69,500 settlement with a man who sued after he said police stunned him with a Taser for failing to comply with orders, causing him to hit his head and ...

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Lawsuits filed against Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby by five of the six officers charged in connection with the death of Freddie Gray will likely be consolidated in federal court after being assigned to a judge for coordination. Lt. ...

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Though criminal proceedings against the six officers charged in connection with the death of Freddie Gray have concluded, five of them will continue waging a legal battle – this time as plaintiffs. Lt. Brian Rice, Sgt. Alicia White and Officers ...

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