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Former Baltimore cop who will perform at the event as Al Jolson, including blackface.
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Read More »Fundraiser for officers in Freddie Gray case draws scrutiny
Anne Arundel police: Infant left in playpen while parents went to store
Police say a couple faces charges after leaving their 8-month-old son in his playpen at an acquaintance’s apartment while they walked to a convenience store. Anne Arundel County police say a person who let the family stay with him called ...
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Read More »Baltimore’s next police chief faces demoralized department
Baltimore’s next police commissioner will have a daunting to-do list: quell a surge in homicides, rebuild trust between officers and the public, win the confidence of a demoralized and alienated department, and keep the peace when the explosive Freddie Gray ...
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Read More »Baltimore Board of Estimates to consider $80K settlement of false arrest lawsuit
Baltimore’s Board of Estimates is scheduled to consider Wednesday a $80,000 settlement with a Laurel man who alleged he was falsely arrested on drug charges more than three years ago. Antonio Smittick alleged he was detained and questioned by police ...
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Read More »Supreme Court voids routine police check of hotel registries
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court struck down a Los Angeles ordinance Monday that allowed police to inspect hotel guest records on demand. The justices voted 5-4 to reject the city’s argument that the measure was needed to help fight prostitution, ...
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Read More »Excessive force lawsuit against police, chief dismissed
A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit against the Baltimore Police Department and Commissioner Anthony W. Batts brought by a woman who alleged she was arrested and assaulted after filming the officers beating and arresting someone else. Senior U.S. ...
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Read More »$3M lawsuit: Police raid set up to help informant get back ex-girlfriend
Police accountability to be topic of Md. ACLU dinner
GREENBELT — Police accountability will be the topic of discussion at an annual ACLU dinner. The American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland will be joined by the group’s chapters in Prince George’s and Montgomery counties on Tuesday evening at the ...
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Read More »More on police and workers’ comp claims
My story in Thursday’s paper looks at police officers and lawyers who say injuries officers suffered during the April riots could have avoided had they been better equipped and allowed to engage protestors. One thing I couldn’t fit into my ...
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Read More »Police: Injuries from riots caused by lack of gear, poor tactics
The officer and lawyers handling the cases say the injuries largely could have been prevented had police been better equipped and allowed to engage protestors.
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