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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 4, 2018

Baltimore Judge Rules City Violated Contracts by Cutting Police, Fire Pension Benefits

A judge ruled Tuesday that former Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's overhaul of pension benefits "unlawfully withdrew" a variable pension benefit that paid out more money to retirees when the stock market improved.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 11, 2017

IL Officer Hit at Stop Light Eligible for Disability Benefits, Court Rules

Martin ended up with permanent disabilities that prevented him from returning to the field. However, the Board of Trustees of the police pension fund of Shiloh maintained that Martin did not have a line-of-duty injury.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 11, 2017

MO Cop Killer Suspect Won't Face Death Penalty

St. Louis County prosecutors said Friday that they would not seek a death sentence for Trenton Forster in the shooting death of St. Louis County Police Officer Blake Snyder.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 7, 2017

Former AZ Officer Found Not Guilty of Second-Degree Murder

A jury has found former Mesa, AZ, police officer Philip Brailsford not guilty of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a man at a Mesa hotel in 2016.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 5, 2017

Baltimore Drops More Criminal Cases Due to Alleged Police Misconduct

Prosecutors also said they have dropped or will drop more than 200 cases linked to officers involved in the body-camera incidents if more time isn't granted for additional investigation.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 30, 2017

Former Baltimore Sgt. Indicted; Slain Detective Died Before Testifying

Davis reiterated that Det. Sean Suiter was not ever the target of an FBI Investigation. Suiter was set to give grand jury testimony in this case a day after he was fatally shot in West Baltimore.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 27, 2017

Supreme Court to Review Need for Warrant for Cellphone Tower Data

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court hears its latest case about privacy in the digital age. At issue is whether police generally need a warrant to review the records.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 17, 2017

Baltimore Lt. Cleared of All Administrative Charges in Freddie Gray Case

Baltimore Police Lt. Brian Rice was acquitted on administrative charges that he neglected police procedures during the arrest of Freddibale Gray.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 7, 2017

Texas Back In Federal Court Over Anti-"Sanctuary Cities" Law

Attorneys for the state of Texas were set to head back before the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans on Tuesday to defend the state’s new immigration enforcement law, Senate Bill 4, against charges that the measure is discriminatory and violates the U.S. Constitution.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 11, 2017

Man Sues Ohio City for Arresting Him Over Parody Police Facebook Page

A man charged with and acquitted of a felony for creating a Facebook page that parodied a suburban Cleveland police department is suing the city, saying it violated his right to free speech

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