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Fort Worth Chief to Become Baltimore Commissioner, Sources Say

Baltimore Mayor Catherine E. Pugh said she was still vetting candidates for the city’s next police commissioner and would not confirm claims that she had chosen Fitzgerald.

October 19, 2018

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Maryland Officer Expected to be OK after his Patrol Vehicle Accident

An officer with the Anne Arundel (MD) Police Department is expected to be okay—suffering only minor injuries—after a driver exiting the parking lot of a local restaurant struck his patrol vehicle.

October 19, 2018

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Baltimore FOP Send Letter to Producer Over Officers' Portrayal in Saturday Night Live Sketch

“As you are most likely aware, the Baltimore Police department is currently a very beleaguered agency in the throes of massive amounts of criticism and disrespect,” Lt. Gene Ryan, the president of Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3, wrote in a letter to SNL’s Lorne Michaels on Wednesday.

October 17, 2018

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Baltimore Interim Police Commissioner Withdraws from Consideration

Baltimore’s interim police commissioner, Gary Tuggle, said Tuesday that he has withdrawn from consideration for the permanent job.

October 9, 2018

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Maryland Officer Fired After Being Found Incapacitated and Intoxicated in Squad Car

An officer with the Baltimore (MD) Police Department was fired for being drunk on the job after he was reportedly found "passed out" in his squad car, according to the Baltimore Sun.

October 5, 2018

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Crowd Control: Beyond the Mobile Field Force

American officers are facing a new era of protest, but agencies are still using tactics and methods and training their officers to the standards of 40 or more years ago. I submit to you that the time has come for change in how American officers respond to protests and riots, and that you could learn a lot from your colleagues across the Atlantic.

October 4, 2018

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Maryland School Board Ponders Question of Arming School Resource Officers

Currently, Baltimore SROs are allowed to carry their service weapon while patrolling the exterior of a school building before and after school hours. But they are required to store their weapons in a secure location during the school day.

October 4, 2018

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Wearing Ballistic Vest Helped Save Life of Baltimore Officer Shot in OIS

Earlier this week, Baltimore police released body camera footage from a fatal officer-involved shooting in September. One officer was shot multiple times, but thankfully he was wearing his ballistic vest.

October 3, 2018

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Baltimore Police Release BWC Footage of Deadly Gunfight

Officer Lippe was struck by three bullets; one hit his body camera, another was deflected by his bullet-proof vest and a third nicked his elbow, police said. Footage from Lippe’s camera was destroyed in the shooting.

October 1, 2018

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Wounded MD Officer's Body Cam Shot, Footage Can't Be Retrieved

"The damage to the camera, which was struck by a bullet, was damaged to a point where the data could not be saved," police spokesman T.J. Smith said in a statement Thursday.

September 28, 2018

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Maryland Police Identify Suspects, Officers Involved in Fatal OIS

Baltimore police have identified the suspect and officers involved in a gunfight that left an officer wounded and a suspect dead on Sunday evening.

September 25, 2018

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Maryland Man Who Shot and Wounded 2 Officers Will Not Be Charged

A man who shot and wounded two Prince George's County, MD, police officers will not be charged because he was not the man they were after—he was in fact, under the impression that he was defending himself from a home invasion.

September 21, 2018