Legislators in the upcoming General Assembly are expected to consider changes to several laws governing policing, including measures to amend the state’s Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights. The expected legislation stems from the work of one legislative panel charged ...

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ROCKVILLE — A suburban Maryland police chief says “there’s little chance of real justice” in the death of an officer who was hit by a suspected drunken driver. An angry Montgomery County Police Chief Thomas Manger said Thursday that “Maryland ...

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DOVER, Del. — Jury deliberations have begun in the trial of a white Delaware police officer charged with assault after breaking a black suspect’s jaw with a kick. Jurors began deliberating the case of Dover police officer Thomas Webster IV ...

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A large majority of Marylanders believe police are doing a good job of fighting crime but most individuals in the state also believe officers are not treating minorities the same as they treat whites, according to a recent survey by ...

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Baltimore City police officers soon will be wearing body cameras, and stationary video cameras already record a substantial amount of activity on Baltimore’s streets. The Commission Regarding the Implementation & Use of Body Cameras by Law Enforcement Officers, established by ...

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WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As darkness falls, the most tattered section of this town’s main drag feels more desperate with each passing hour. Under the cover of night, a slow but steady flow of wandering souls emerges — addicts, prostitutes, ...

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FREDERICK — Police say they’re reviewing video that could help explain why a trooper fatally shot a man who lunged at him after ramming a police cruiser at a western Maryland gas station. State police spokesman Greg Shipley said Tuesday ...

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More than 150 Baltimore police officers will be outfitted with body cameras as part of a pilot program that will eventually expand to the entire force. The program launched on Monday. Selected officers will be equipped with one of three ...

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One man's unusual explanation for how marijuana got into his system.

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Now confirmed as the permanent police commissioner for Baltimore, Kevin Davis is tasked with ushering a city still reeling from protests, rioting and a record-breaking spike in violence through one of the most high-profile criminal cases in the city’s history. ...

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