We are sick and tired of this circus atmosphere that seems to have become the standard operating procedure of the Baltimore Police Department.

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Even as it is beset by gun violence, Chicago likes to claim it has some of the strictest gun laws in the country.

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Attorneys for the city of Salisbury will argue Thursday for dismissal of an ACLU of Maryland lawsuit alleging violations of the Maryland Public Information Act for withholding documents related to a police settlement.

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The chairman of a Baltimore police oversight panel was cited in a contentious traffic stop after a court hearing on improving civilian-police relations.

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The Baltimore Police Department is in a time of crisis. Ineptitude and corruption exist at many levels in the department. It is time for systemic change. Crime has soared since the 2015 Freddie Gray uprising, police overtime is out of ...

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A jury has awarded more than $37 million in damages to the family of a Maryland woman who was fatally shot by police in 2016 after a six-hour standoff in her apartment. The jury took several hours to reach its ...

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Two Baltimore detectives have been found guilty of racketeering and robbery in a trial that’s part of an ongoing federal investigation into police corruption. A federal jury delivered its verdict Monday evening. Detectives Daniel Hersl and Marcus Taylor faced robbery, ...

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The federal criminal trial of former Baltimore Gun Trace Task Squad members has revealed some of the most shocking organized criminal behavior that could be alleged against police officers. Two of the officers charged are on trial; the balance of ...

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Maryland Legal Aid and Montgomery County are preparing to settle a federal lawsuit over a no-trespass order issued by county police to Legal Aid employees who attempted to visit migrant farmworkers at a local farm, according to court filings. The ...

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A Frederick police officer has sued the department and several superiors for allegedly intimidating and defaming him in retaliation for a Blue Lives Matter rally he organized last year. Daniel Sullivan seeks $20 million in compensatory and punitive damages for ...

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