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Inside the Badge by Randy SuttonJuly 9, 2015

Baltimore Should Have Never Hired Batts in the First Place

If you come forward you are “the snitch,” and you face being ostracized by your peers. If you don’t come forward, you may be drawn into the scandal and be seen as an accomplice.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 9, 2015

Baltimore Police Commissioner Batts Pledged Reform but Failed to Gain Support from Public or Officers

"I spoke with a lieutenant today, and he said to me, 'We have no direction,'" said Lt. Kenneth Butler, president of the Vanguard Justice Society, an organization for black officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 9, 2015

Police Union Blasts Baltimore PD Brass in Scathing Report on Riot Response

Officers described being hit with chunks of concrete, sheltering inside businesses and buying their own protective equipment.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 9, 2015

Maryland State Trooper Struck on I-95 by State Police Employee in Department Car

About 3 p.m., Trooper First Class Wing Tong of the Waterloo Barrack stopped a Ford SUV near Route 175 for appearing to have improper license plates, according to police. As Tong approached the stopped Ford on its passenger side, a Mercury drove on to the shoulder and struck Tong's car and the Ford, which knocked tong over the guardrail.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 8, 2015

Baltimore Mayor Fires Police Commissioner Batts

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said Wednesday that she has replaced Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 2, 2015

Baltimore Mayor Pledges Better Riot Gear for Police Before Freddie Gray Verdicts

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said Wednesday that Baltimore police will be equipped with new riot gear before verdicts in the Freddie Gray trials come down.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 30, 2015

Responding Baltimore Officers Cope with Copwatch Cameras

After Whitt responded, saying he had a right to film police, the officer walked away, telling him, "Thank you for putting my safety at risk. I appreciate it. You're also putting your safety at risk by following me."

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 16, 2015

Baltimore Prosecutors Request Protective Order Blocking Release of Evidence in Freddie Gray Case

Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby has asked for a protective order that would bar attorneys for six police officers charged in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray from publicly sharing Gray's autopsy and other evidence in the case.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 9, 2015

Baltimore Prosecutor Asked Police to Target Area Where Freddie Gray was Arrested

"State's Attorney Mosby asked me to look into community concerns regarding drug dealing in the area of North Ave and Mount St," Joshua Rosenblatt, division chief of Mosby's Crime Strategies Unit, wrote in a March 17 email to Major Osborne Robinson, a Western District police commander.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 4, 2015

Baltimore Police Want to Add Safety Measures to 24 Transport Vans

Baltimore Police look at ways to improve safety and accountability in their prisoner transports.

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