The University of Maryland’s police chief apologized and said an officer has been “severely disciplined” for using pepper spray on a student at an off-campus graduation party attended primarily by African-American students. Police were called to the party at the ...

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A federal judge Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by a police trainee who lost an eye after being accidentally shot during a training exercise and refused a $200,000 settlement offered to him by Baltimore city. Raymond Gray’s attorney, A. Dwight ...

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WASHINGTON — District of Columbia and U.S. authorities have settled the final lawsuit related to the arrests of hundreds of protesters during a 2002 demonstration against the World Bank. The Washington Post reports that authorities agreed to pay $2.8 million ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A Maryland Senate panel has added a tax break on retirement income for law enforcement and emergency services personnel to an overall tax-relief plan. The Senate Budget and Taxation Committee made the changes Wednesday, sending it to the ...

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A lawyer for a police trainee who lost an eye after being accidentally shot during a training exercise says he will not accept a $200,000 settlement that is listed on Wednesday’s Baltimore City Board of Estimates agenda. Raymond Gray was ...

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Two Baltimore schools police officers have been charged after cellphone video surfaced showing one of them slapping and kicking a teen at a school while the second officer stood by. Anthony Spence, 44, and Saverna Bias, 53, turned themselves in ...

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The City of Baltimore has sought permission from the City Council to spend $2 million to hire the Washington, D.C., law firm WilmerHale to represent it in matters relating to the Department of Justice’s pattern and practice investigation of the ...

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As the Baltimore Police Department prepares to equip 3,000 officers with body-worn cameras amid increasing scrutiny of police interactions with the public, questions remain about how the footage will be handled and who will have access to it. Baltimore Mayor ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A Maryland panel voted Monday to extend the time residents can file a complaint against law enforcement officers from 90 days to a year and a day. The recommendation is one of about 20 being made to state ...

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UPPER MARLBORO — A former police officer who held a gun to a man’s head over alleged illegal parking was sentenced to five years in prison Friday. Officer Jenchesky Santiago was convicted by a judge of two counts of assault, ...

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