

Nation Feb 12

Detectives Daniel Hersl and Marcus Taylor, formerly of the city's Gun Trace Task Force, were found guilty of racketeering charges, after weeks of testimony that detailed how the officers used force to extort people for cash and drugs, among other…
By Joshua Barajas
Nation Nov 07

A police trial board in Baltimore found police officer Caesar Goodson Jr. not guilty of all 21 administrative charges in the death of Freddie Gray, who died while in police custody more than two years ago.
By Joshua Barajas
Sep 12

Five of the officers will still face disciplinary trials within the police department, the Associated Press said. They begin Oct. 30.
By Erica R. Hendry
Nation Apr 07

A federal judge approved an agreement Friday to make changes to the Baltimore Police Department, aimed at cracking down on the use of excessive force and racial profiling.
By Synclaire Cruel
Apr 04

By Sadie Gurman and Eric Tucker, Associated Press
The Justice Department asked a federal judge for more time to "review and assess" a proposed agreement to overhaul the Baltimore police department, saying it needed to determine how it might conflict with the agenda of new Attorney General Jeff…
Aug 31

By Jay Hancock, Kaiser Health News
Violence last year following the death of Freddie Gray, a black man who died after being injured in police custody, exposed Baltimore’s health divide as well as its criminal justice differences, officials said. Gray’s family had won a settlement for…
Aug 10

By Larisa Epatko
A Justice Department report released Wednesday found “longstanding, systemic” deficiencies in the Baltimore Police Department that failed to provide officers with resources to collect information and do their jobs. Read the full report.
Jul 27

By PBS NewsHour
Prosecutors dropped the charges against the three remaining officers awaiting trial in the death of Freddie Gray and former Baltimore prosecutor Debbie Hines says that, with three others already acquitted, Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby likely expected the same result.
Prosecutors on Wednesday dropped all remaining charges against the three Baltimore police officers still awaiting trial in the death of Freddie Gray, whose neck was broken as he was transported unrestrained in the back of a police van in April…
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