Baltimore police

BALTIMORE (AP) — On the streets of Baltimore, it’s tough to find confidence that a police shield and city-issued dark blue uniform promises integrity and competence. With Maryland’s biggest city already under court oversight to address longstanding patterns of unconstitutional policing, particularly in predominantly African-American communities, a specialized gun-recovery unit made up of rogue detectives […]

Baltimore law enforcement are investigating after a male officer allegedly punched a woman and threw her to the ground. Turns out she is BPD Sergeant Henrietta Middleton. According to the Baltimore Sun, Middleton, a 12-year veteran assigned to the Inspector General’s Office, is now suspended and charged with disorderly conduct. No word on the other officer. The publication […]

BALTIMORE (AP) — The gunshot that killed a Baltimore detective one day before he was to testify in front of a grand jury investigating dirty cops was likely self-inflicted, leaders of an independent review board announced Wednesday. The panel’s unanimous decision is the latest twist in a real-life whodunit that has captivated Baltimore for 10 […]

He speaks out.

The all-female jury found that the first shot Baltimore County Cpl. Royce Ruby fired at the 23-year-old was not objectively reasonable.

For some people, the only luck is bad luck. That may be the case for would-be bar burglary suspects Joseph McInniss and Tyree McCoy. The two went to rob a Baltimore bar only to find out it was crawling with cops. Not only was there a precinct across the street, at the time of the […]

BALTIMORE (AP) — A proposed plan to overhaul Baltimore’s troubled police force faces public scrutiny Thursday despite the Department of Justice’s efforts to delay the hearing. A judge on Wednesday denied an attempt to delay the public airing, calling the request by President Donald Trump’s administration a “burden and inconvenience.” The Justice Department asked for […]

BALTIMORE (AP) — More than a year and a half after the Justice Department launched an investigation into discriminatory policing practices in Baltimore, the city’s police department on Thursday agreed to a set of sweeping, court-enforceable reforms designed to repair the systemic problems that have long plagued the agency. The Justice Department agreement mandates changes […]

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore police officers routinely discriminate against blacks, use excessive force too often and are not adequately disciplined for misconduct, according to a harshly critical Justice Department report being issued Wednesday. The report, the culmination of a yearlong investigation into one of the country’s largest police forces, also found that officers make large […]

Lawsuits filed by Baltimore police officers against Baltimore State Attorney Marilyn Mosby must be dismissed, according to the law. The United States Supreme Court ruled that prosecutors acting within the scope of their duties in pursuing criminal prosecution are immune from civil suits. The role of a prosecutor in a criminal case is to seek justice and […]

Baltimore County Police officials have not identified the officer who fatally shot Korryn Gaines. They have safety concerns for the officer.

Perhaps Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby never saw it coming. Caesar Goodson, one of the six Baltimore police officers tried in the death of Freddie Gray, was supposed to be convicted. He was the high-profile, flagship case that Mosby touted as the dramatic example for justice that Gray’s family — and the entire Black community […]