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The Fourth Circuit Court has ruled 2-1 that settlement money cannot silence victims of police brutality in Baltimore, the Courthouse News Service reports. The case began in 2012 when Baltimore resident Ashley Overbey accused three officers of beating her during a confrontation after she reported a burglary in her home….
The homicide rate in Baltimore has hit a record-high as of this past weekend. As of Tuesday the city has seen 305 homicides for the year, the Baltimore Sun reports. The city’s current per capita homicide rate is 48.97 per 100,000 residents. It has officially broken the 1993 record of…
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s office announced Tuesday that the city of Baltimore has reached a $6.4 million settlement with Freddie Gray’s family following his death in police custody on April 12. $2.8 million will be paid this year, and the remaining $3.6 million would be paid the following year. Gray, 25,…
By Michael Nam The death of Freddie Gray stirred up numerous stories of police abuse and brutality in Baltimore. With criminal charges pending for the six officers involved and a federal civil rights investigation of the Baltimore Police Department, the Baltimore Sun reports additional findings of a disturbing pattern of…
