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Sessions review of Obama police reforms draws mixed reviews

by Brian Seay

Attorney 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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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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Baltimore launches ‘Gun Violence Enforcement Division’

by Brian Seay

Officials in Baltimore launched a "Gun Violence Enforcement Division" this week, a unit of "elite" prosecutors and police who will work together to make sure gun convictions stick - something the city's been struggling with.

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Baltimore sees ‘sad homicide milestone’ with over 300 murders this year

by Jennifer Cruz

The rate is higher than it was at the height of the city's crack and heroin epidemic in 1999, but authorities believe drugs still fuel most of the murders.

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