Scott also credited the efforts of the Baltimore Police Department and state and federal law enforcement agencies. "Baltimoreans lives and the future of our city are on the line. No single entity can do it alone," Scott said. The Maryland General Assembly will gather next week for legislative...
In his announcement at a news conference, Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts did not give details of the report or take questions. He said the department dedicated more than 30 detectives to working on the case and report. "I understand the frustration; I understand the sense of urgency...
Detectives haven’t ruled out a potential connection between the two events, Baltimore County Police Chief Robert McCullough said at a news conference Wednesday afternoon. He had previously said that the funeral home appeared to be closed at the time of Tuesday’s shooting...
The Baltimore Police Department continues to get more money. After the City Council voted to increase the police budget by $22 million dollars over the summer, $6.5 million from red light cameras (which was originally allocated for improving pedestrian safety) was given to the police in September...
Newly released body-camera footage shows three Baltimore police officers unleashing a barrage of gunfire on a fleeing teenage suspect almost immediately after spotting a gun in his hand.
“We all know that Baltimore continues to have a fractured relationship between the police and the community,” Rawlings-Blake said during a news conference on Wednesday. “We have to have a foundation of trust, and I believe that we need the assistance of the Department of Justice and the ...
Credit: Baltimore Police DepartmentIn 2010, when Deputy Commissioner Anthony Barksdale wanted a special squad to go after elusive suspects, Jenkins was picked for the group. Later that year, the mayor held a news conference for another of Jenkins’ busts. He and other officers ha...
Housing advocates rallied in front of Baltimore City Hall on Aug. 11 to demand increased protection for renters before the state of Maryland's eviction moratorium expires on Aug. 15. Photo credit: Jaisal Noor/Real News Network Last weekend, the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) tweeted out a ...
A last-minute mayday call from the ship’s pilot allowed police officers to stop traffic to the bridge, but they didn’t have time to alert the road crew. The workers were on break when disaster struck. Most were sitting in their construction vehicles and had no warning about the impendi...
BALTIMORE --A spokesman for Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh says the city and the U.S. Justice Department have reached agreement on a consent decree that will require the city to reform its police department. “Negotiations are done,” Anthony McCarthy said Wednesday. “The final document has go...