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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 8, 2017

Baltimore Sends 46 Plainclothes Officers to Patrol in Wake of Racketeering Indictments

The Baltimore Police Department has disbanded its primary plainclothes enforcement unit, sending 46 officers to patrol in the continued fallout from the federal racketeering indictment of a high-profile gun squad.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 7, 2017

Baltimore Officer Charged in Racketeering Case, New Accusations Raised

A federal judge rejected a proposed home detention and monitoring program for one of the seven Baltimore Police officers charged in a racketeering indictment, saying he could not trust the officer to abide by any conditions.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 6, 2017

Baltimore Officers Arrest Man with Antique Handgun at Traffic Stop

The Baltimore Police Department reports on Facebook that its officers arrested a man with a loaded antique firearm or replica antique firearm during a traffic stop.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 21, 2017

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Maryland Assault Rifle Ban

A federal appeals court has upheld the assault rifle ban Maryland lawmakers passed in 2013, concluding that the guns outlawed by the measure are not entitled to protection under the Second Amendment.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 10, 2017

Video: Footage Shows Man Pointed Gun at Baltimore Detective Before OIS

Baltimore Police on Thursday released footage from the detective's body camera that showed the man, Curtis Jamal Deal, point a handgun at the officer before the fatal shooting.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 10, 2017

Video: MD Deputies Rescue Man from Burning SUV

Cpl. Don Kabala heard the sounds of a crash and drove toward it. When he arrived, he saw an SUV in the median along Crain Highway in Waldorf, MD. It was on fire with someone trapped inside.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 31, 2017

MD Legislators Sponsor Bill to Give Officers Hate Crime Protections

A House of Delegates committee on Tuesday was expected to hear testimony on legislation sponsored by Sen. Bryan Simonaire and Del. Meagan Simonaire, Republicans from Pasadena who argue the state's police and corrections officers should have another layer of protection under the law

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 30, 2017

Baltimore PD Drains Officers from Community Policing Unit to Address Violent Crime

Days into 2017, as Baltimore's historic spike in homicides stretched into a third calendar year, Mayor Catherine Pugh and Police Commissioner Kevin Davis announced the latest approach to violence.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 23, 2017

Baltimore Consent Decree Contains Denial of Police Misconduct

On Thursday, when Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced a legally binding consent decree enforcing police reforms, she praised city officials for never balking at the investigation's findings.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 12, 2017

Baltimore PD Commits to Consent Decree, Changes in Policy

It discourages the arrests of citizens for quality of life offenses, requiring a supervisor to sign off on any request to take someone into custody for a minor infraction, and also mandates basic training for making stops and searches.

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