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Judge denies DOJ request, approves Baltimore police reforms
by Brian SeayA federal judge approved an Obama era consent decree Friday mandating police reforms in Baltimore, just days after the Department of Justice asked for more time to review it.
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Sessions review of Obama police reforms draws mixed reviews
by Brian SeayAttorney General Jeff Sessions is putting police reform agreements in cities nationwide under the microscope, calling for a review of such efforts in a memo released Monday.
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Florida agency spied on protestors with pricey social media monitoring software
by Brian SeayThe Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office used software to monitor social media activity of people at a number of protests in the last several years.
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SWAT officer shoots Baltimore man threatening children with a knife
by Brian SeayA man who barricaded himself in a Baltimore home and threatened two small children with a butcher knife was shot and killed by a SWAT team member Friday morning.
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7 Baltimore police officers arrested for racketeering
by Brian SeaySeven Baltimore police officers in an elite gun unit were arrested Wednesday, all of them accused of wide ranging abuses of power including citizen shakedowns, falsified court documents and overtime fraud.
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Baltimore Focuses on Guns to Distract from Top-Down Incompetence, Corruption
by David CodreaDemocrats will continue to control the city, and official and unofficial crime will continue to rise.
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Sessions: DOJ to ‘pull back’ on police department lawsuits, help them fight crime
by Brian SeayAttorney General Jeff Sessions said Tuesday he’s going to ‘pull back’ on an Obama era police reform tactic.
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Baltimore man gets 10 years for possession of stolen gun
by Jennifer CruzBaltimore authorities arrested Jerome Harrod in September 2015 after witnessing him pull a .357 revolver, which they learned was stolen from a Georgia owner in 2012, in front of a house.
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Bodycam captures Baltimore man point gun before fatal shooting (VIDEO)
by Brian SeayThe Baltimore Police Department released body camera footage Thursday showing a man raising a gun in the direction of an officer, prompting the officer to open fire, killing the man.
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Police unions eye reversal of department reforms under Trump
by Brian SeayWith a new president comes new priorities, and some union bosses think President Trump could help change the DOJ-led consent decrees that are transforming departments nationwide.
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DOJ: Chicago police have engaged in pattern of Constitutional abuses
by Brian SeayThe Justice Department said Chicago police have a broken system of accountability, poor training and supervision, and has consistently violated the Fourth Amendment in its use of force.
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Alleged child abuser charged with illegal gun, silencer possession
by Andrew SheppersonA Baltimore man, arrested under suspicion of child abuse, has been charged for illegally possessing unregistered firearms, a silencer and for making a firearm.
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