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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 5, 2015

Maryland Trooper Struck by Impaired Driver

A Maryland State trooper's vehicle was struck during an attempt to stop an impaired driver Sunday night.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 24, 2015

Fresh Evidence in Freddie Gray Case Could Delay Officers' Trials

Attorneys for all six officers, who are to be tried separately, said in a filing late last week that their clients wanted to attend a scheduling conference Thursday with Judge Barry Williams in order to "place on the record several significant discovery issues which affect the respective Defendants in different ways and may require certain Defendants to seek postponements."

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 14, 2015

Baltimore Mayor Seeks to Make Interim Chief Permanent

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake will look to make acting police commissioner Kevin Davis the permanent head of the city police department, her spokesman said Monday.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 10, 2015

Freddie Gray Settlement "Obscene," Police Union Chief Says

A $6.4 million settlement for the family of Freddie Gray was formally approved Wednesday by a Baltimore financial board despite complaints from the police union president that the deal was "obscene."

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 10, 2015

Judge Denies Change of Venue Motion in Trial of Baltimore Officers for Freddie Gray Death

Defense lawyers for the officers had argued before Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams that intense publicity made it impossible to hold a fair trial in Baltimore.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 8, 2015

Baltimore to Pay Freddie Gray's Family $6.4 Million Settlement

Baltimore plans to pay Freddie Gray's family $6.4 million as a settlement for civil claims in his arrest and death.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 3, 2015

Baltimore Officers 'Take Offense' to Former Commissioner's Comments

Interim Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis said Thursday city police officers are working as hard as ever through a "tough summer" mired by violence, and many were "disappointed" by recent comments by former Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 3, 2015

6 Baltimore Officers to be Tried Separately in Freddie Gray Case

A circuit judge ruled Wednesday that the case against six Baltimore police officers charged in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray will go forward in separate trials, with Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby remaining at the helm of the prosecution.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 1, 2015

Video: Baltimore PD Cancels Officers' Leave Ahead of Freddie Gray Court Hearings

There will be no time off for Baltimore Police Department officers on Wednesday or next Thursday. Those are the dates for the pretrial motion hearings for the six officers charged in connection with Freddie Gray's death.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 31, 2015

Case Against Baltimore Officers in Freddie Gray Death Heads to Court

A "Security/Media Protocol Order" from the Circuit Court's administrative judge outlined heightened security at the courthouse, specific restrictions on members of the news media and expected courtroom decorum. The Baltimore sheriff's office, meanwhile, plans to ensure order with "an increased presence" of deputies inside and outside Courtroom 234, a windowless space on the second floor of Courthouse East.

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