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Justice Department to Probe Baltimore Police

Lynch: 'Recent events have given rise to a serious erosion of public trust'

(Newser) - Attorney General Loretta Lynch has decided that problems with policing in Baltimore run deep enough to warrant a full-scale Justice Department civil rights investigation. She officially announced the probe at a DC press conference this morning, per the Guardian ; sources had informed the Baltimore Sun and the Washington Post of...

Cop Charged With Biting Guy's Testicles

Michael Flaig got into a bit of a dirty fight while off-duty: cops

(Newser) - If police reports are to be believed, Michael Flaig is a bit of a dirty fighter. As the Baltimore Sun reports, Flaig, a 31-year-old Anne Arundel County cop, has been charged with assault after a bar fight Tuesday that police say ended with Flaig, who was off-duty at the time,...

Online Sleuth: Surveillance Planes Spied on Baltimore

ACLU wants answers, FBI and Baltimore PD haven't given any yet

(Newser) - The Internet—a powerful tool that allows you to catch up with friends on social media, indulge in online gaming, and figure out that surveillance planes are hovering over your city. That last activity is how one Baltimore aviation aficionado (and ex-ACLU employee) spent last Saturday night, picking up on...

Prince Announces Surprise Baltimore 'Rally 4 Peace'

He'll play a concert on Sunday in the city

(Newser) - Prince will play a concert in Baltimore on Sunday to "promote peace" in the wake of Freddie Gray's death, USA Today reports. He's asking those who attend the "Rally 4 Peace" concert to wear gray "in tribute to all those recently lost in the violence,...

Charged Cop: Freddie Gray's Arrest Was Legit

Edward Nero says dead suspect was carrying illegal knife

(Newser) - One of six officers charged in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray is taking issue with the charges against him. Specifically, Edward Nero argues that Gray's April 12 arrest was warranted because the "spring assisted, one hand operated knife" officers found on Gray is illegal, according to...

Fox: We 'Screwed Up' Baltimore Shooting Story

Reporter claimed he saw cops shoot fleeing suspect

(Newser) - "What happened was, we screwed up," Fox News anchor Shep Smith admitted yesterday, apologizing on behalf of the network after a false report of a police shooting in Baltimore. His colleague Mike Tobin had told host Gretchen Carlson that he had witnessed police officers shoot a fleeing man,...

Baltimore Cop Probe Wasn't Finished Yet

Task force watched Freddie Gray charges announced on TV

(Newser) - A Baltimore police task force was doggedly investigating Freddie Gray's death—cramming months of work into about two weeks—when charges were filed against six officers on Friday, the Baltimore Sun reports. "We're still going strong as far as this task force is concerned," Maj. Stanley...

Baltimore Lifts Curfew
 Baltimore Lifts Curfew 
May 3, 2015 10:13 AM CDT

Baltimore Lifts Curfew

Mayor announces its end a day ahead of schedule

(Newser) - Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake today lifted the 10pm-to-5am curfew that had been enforced in the city since Tuesday night, reports the New York Times . "Effective immediately, I have rescinded my order instituting a citywide curfew," Rawlings-Blake said in a statement. "My goal has always been to not...

Thousands Descend on Baltimore for 'Victory Rally'

Black lawyers' group expects 10K for march

(Newser) - Chants of "no justice, no peace, no racist police" echoed through the streets of Baltimore today during a march that organizers billed as a "victory rally" a day after a prosecutor charged six officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray. The planned march was to be a...

The 6 Baltimore Cops Charged
 The 6 Baltimore Cops Charged 
May 2, 2015 2:30 PM CDT

The 6 Baltimore Cops Charged

All have posted bond and been released

(Newser) - All six Baltimore cops charged in Freddie Gray's death have been released after posting bond. Here's a quick look, with info from the Washington Post and the Baltimore Sun :
  • Officer Caesar Goodson Jr: The 45-year-old was driving the van that transported Gray and is the only one to
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Police Union Slams 'Rush,' Asks Prosecutor to Recuse Self

Attorney says officers did nothing wrong

(Newser) - The police union in Baltimore slammed what it called a rush to judgment against the six officers in the Freddie Gray case and requested that prosecutor Marilyn Mosby recuse herself from the case in favor of a special prosecutor. In a letter to Mosby, the union alleges "many conflicts...

All 6 Baltimore Officers Are in Custody

Van driver faces more than 60 years in prison

(Newser) - All six Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray are now in custody. "No one is above the law in our city," said Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake after the charges were announced, reports AP . The defendants are officers Caesar Goodson Jr., William Porter, Edward Nero, Garrett...

Van Driver Charged With Freddie Gray's Murder

Five more officers charged in his death

(Newser) - To cheers from local residents, Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced today there was no probable cause for Freddie Gray's arrest and that six police officers will be charged in connection with the 25-year-old's death, NBC News reports. The stiffest charge—second-degree murder—will be filed against...

Source: Freddie Gray Injured by Bolt in Van

And Donta Allen, reported 2nd passenger in police van, says it was a smooth ride

(Newser) - A law enforcement official said to be familiar with the Freddie Gray investigation says the Baltimore man appears to have suffered serious head injuries while being transported in a police van on April 12, per the Washington Post . Investigators reportedly don't know yet what caused the injuries for sure,...

Young Prosecutor Takes On Freddie Gray Investigation

Marilyn Mosby is the state's attorney for Baltimore

(Newser) - Baltimore's police department wrapped up its own investigation into Freddie Gray's death a day early and turned it over to the city's top prosecutor today, reports the Baltimore Sun . Now all eyes are on State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby, who is in her fourth month on the...

NYC Busts 60 in Baltimore Solidarity Protest

Baltimore curfew holds for another night; only 16 arrested

(Newser) - Thousands of people hit the streets in Baltimore and several other cities, from Boston and New York to Indianapolis and Washington, DC, yesterday to protest the death of Freddie Gray and to demand reforms to police procedures. While the protests were mostly peaceful, there were some arrests, including 16 in...

Prisoner: Freddie Gray 'Tried to Injure Himself'

He heard him banging on police van walls

(Newser) - A weird twist in the Freddie Gray case: A prisoner being transported in the police van in which the Baltimore man suffered a fatal spinal injury says he could hear Gray banging on the walls and thought he "was intentionally trying to injure himself," according to a statement...

Baltimore Protesters Going Free Amid Court Logjam

Without charges filed, more than 100 were going home today

(Newser) - About half of the people arrested in Baltimore's unrest earlier this week were being released from custody this evening because police haven't gotten their paperwork in order, reports NBC News . The network says 101 demonstrators were walking out of the city's booking facility because no charges had...

After Shaky Start, Baltimore Curfew Holds

10 arrests made overnight after protest dispersed

(Newser) - Baltimore streets previously rocked by riots were eerily quiet early today as residents obeyed an all-night curfew enforced by 3,000 police and National Guardsmen. The curfew, which went into effect at 10pm, got off to a not-so-promising start, however, as about 200 protesters initially ignored the warnings of police...

Angry Mom 'Didn't Want Son to Be Freddie Gray'

She pulled son out of Baltimore protest

(Newser) - The woman labeled "Mom of the Year" for dragging her son away from rioting in Baltimore says she didn't want her only son to end up like Freddie Gray . Toya Graham, who was filmed smacking and berating her 16-year-old son, tells CBS News that she "lost it"...

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