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Judge denies DOJ request, approves Baltimore police reforms

by Brian Seay

A 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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7 Baltimore police officers arrested for racketeering

by Brian Seay

Seven 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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DOJ, Baltimore police agree on reforms ahead of Trump presidency

by Brian Seay

Officials announced an agreement Thursday which would have far-reaching implications for how police officers operate in Baltimore in the coming years.

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Man arrested in Boston after boarding bus with fake bullets, causing ‘panic’

by Chris Eger

Transit authorities arrested a 26-year-old commuter wearing a belt made from replica machine gun cartridges last week in Massachusetts

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Why didn’t Boston police pepper spray knife-wielding terrorist?

by Jeffrey Denning

People who don’t understand police use of force, and people who are sympathetic to the wanna be terrorist and bona fide criminal are upset that Boston PD shot this guy instead of capturing him.

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