PHILADELPHIA — Prosecutors have called off their 30-year battle to put former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal to death in the killing of a white police officer, putting to an end the racially charged case that became a major battleground in ...

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MOUNT RAINIER — A Mount Rainier police officer has pleaded guilty to attempted murder, sex and gun charges in connection with an incident at his home in July. Authorities say Gene Gillette pleaded guilty Monday to attempted murder, attempted sex ...

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Baltimore’s spending board is expected to approve additional money to improve the gravesite of Police Officer William H. Torbit Jr., who was shot to death by four fellow officers in January. Torbit, 33, was on active duty but in plainclothes ...

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UPPER MARLBORO — Two police officers were indicted Tuesday in the beating of a University of Maryland student during a rowdy celebration that was caught on video after the school’s basketball win over Duke last year, prosecutors said. Prince George’s County ...

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The Baltimore Board of Estimates will vote Wednesday on whether to authorize a year’s worth of back pay for Baltimore Police Officer Milton G. Smith III, who was suspended without pay on suspicion of kidnapping and other charges. The board ...

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A Baltimore judge sentenced a former city police officer to 15 years in prison for the shooting death of an Iraq war veteran outside a nightclub. Judge Edward R.K. Hargadon sentenced Gahiji Tshamba to seven years for manslaughter and 10 ...

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Torts False arrest BOTTOM LINE: Police officer who arrested plaintiff for disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and assault was entitled to summary judgment on plaintiff’s claim of false arrest because plaintiff failed to make a showing that officer acted contrary to ...

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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday upheld a lower court’s refusal to grant a motion for remittitur to Baltimore County in a case involving an officer who was improperly forced to take a fit-for-duty test. In its ...

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GREENBELT — A former Prince George’s County police officer has pleaded guilty to selling cocaine to an undercover agent and protecting the transport of untaxed cigarettes. Sinisa Simic pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Greenbelt. The Woodbridge, Va., man ...

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Baltimore Police Officer Gahiji Tshamba was found guilty of manslaughter and use of a handgun in a crime of violence in the shooting death of Tyrone Brown on Thursday afternoon. The bench verdict followed a weeklong trial that sought to ...

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