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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 19, 2016

Maryland Appeals Court Halts Officer Trials in Freddie Gray Case Pending Review

In a rare move, Maryland's highest court agreed Thursday to halt trial proceedings against the Baltimore police officers charged in the Freddie Gray case, taking up competing appeals on whether Officer William G. Porter can be compelled to testify against his five fellow defendants.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 16, 2016

Maryland Sheriff Chides President Obama for Not Attending Funerals of Slain Officers

Carroll County Sheriff James T. DeWees posted on Facebook Saturday morning a letter to the president following the deaths of law enforcement officers across the country.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 12, 2016

Son: Gunman Who Killed Maryland Deputies Violent, Abusive to Family

Before he fired a shot at a Maryland sheriff's deputy, sending bystanders fleeing from a suburban sandwich shop, a drifter had a history of harming, stalking and scaring those closest to him, according to the man's estranged son.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 10, 2016

2 Maryland Deputies Killed in Related Shootings

Two Harford County, MD, sheriff's deputies have died after a shooting both inside and near a Panera Bread restaurant in Abingdon late Wednesday morning. The sheriff says they were targeted because of their uniforms.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 10, 2016

2 Maryland Deputies Wounded in Connected Shootings

Sheriff Gahler speculated that the two shootings occurred not more than 15 minutes apart and called the second shooting a "continuation of events" from the Panera attack.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 4, 2016

Black Lives Matter Activist Running for Mayor of Baltimore

Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson filed to run for mayor of Baltimore on Wednesday night, joining a crowded Democratic primary race hours ahead of the registration deadline.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 2, 2016

Report Slams Maryland for "Confused" Baltimore Riot Response

At times during the unrest, officials helping to lead the state's response from inside the State Emergency Operations Center were receiving so little information from official channels that they were relying instead on misleading television coverage from national media that skewed the situation on the ground.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 21, 2016

Judge Rejects Prosecutor's Attempt to Delay Trials of 3 Officers in Freddie Gray Case

Judge Barry G. Williams questioned prosecutors' motives for asking him last week to compel Officer William G. Porter to testify against all five of his fellow officers who are facing trial. Until then, they had said Porter was a witness against only two officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 15, 2016

Jury in Baltimore Officer's Trial Was One Vote From Acquittal on Most Serious Charge

The jury in the trial of Baltimore Police Officer William G. Porter was one vote from acquitting him of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Freddie Gray, the most serious charge he faced.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 14, 2016

Video: Baltimore to Spend More Than $200K to Enhance Safety in Prisoner Vans

Changes will be made to 13 existing vans while 10 new ones are bought. Each will be equipped with video cameras.

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