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Baltimore police struggle with vacancies, increased spending
The Baltimore Police Department is short almost one-sixth of the officers it should have as it girds for warmer weather and increased violence — prompting top brass to once again exceed their overtime budget to fill patrol cars. "At the most...
Tags: Baltimore County, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Sheila Dixon, Budgets and Budgeting, Anthony W. Batts
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Another needless death in America's long, failed war on drugs
Thirteen years ago, Cpl. Ed Toatley was working undercover for the Maryland State Police when he was murdered during a botched drug deal in Washington, D.C. Ed was a close friend of mine, and his tragic death Oct. 30, 2000, began my quest to end America's...
Tags: Prisons, Criminal Laws, The Washington Post, Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace
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Baltimore police commander is new Ocean City police chief
A 27-year veteran of the Baltimore Police Department is taking over as the new chief of police in Ocean City. Lt. Col. Ross Buzzuro, a respected commander who began his career in Baltimore as a police cadet in 1985, will start the new job on July 2....
Tags: Ocean City, Heart Attack, Mary Pat Clarke
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Joseph E. Emerson, attorney
Joseph E. Emerson, a lawyer who was the former deputy county attorney for Frederick County, died Wednesday from cancer at his Frederick home. He was 77. The son of Capt. Alexander L. Emerson, who was known as the "man with the maul" as head of the...Tags: University of Baltimore, Howard County, Montgomery County (Maryland), Catonsville, Justice System
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Third suspect in killing of 1-year-old may be in N.Y.
Baltimore police said Wednesday that detectives believe a suspect in the fatal shooting of 1-year-old Carter Scott last month has fled to New York City. Police have identified Rashid Mayo, 22, as a suspect in the May 24 shooting that left Carter dead...
Tags: Cherry Hill (Baltimore, Maryland), New York City, Murder, Cherry Hill, Shootings
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Boy, 13, alleges sex assault by fellow students at SEED school
A 13-year-old boy is alleging he was sexually assaulted by other students at the SEED School of Maryland, a public boarding school for at-risk children in Southwest Baltimore. Police confirmed that they were investigating the incident, which is alleged...
Tags: Baltimore County, Elijah E. Cummings, Teaching and Learning, Health and Safety at School, Paula C Hollinger
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David Simon weighs in on NSA surveillance
David Simon, the former Baltimore Sun crime reporter and creator of television show "The Wire," has weighed in reports of data collection efforts by the National Security Agency, asking, what's the fuss? In a post on his blog, Simon compares the NSA's...
Tags: The Wire (tv program), Verizon Communications, David Simon, National Security Agency, Crime, Law and Justice
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Boynton police chief announces retirement
Boynton Beach Police Chief Matthew Immler plans to retire July 12. His nearly eight-year tenure was marked by both declining crime rates and a streak of officer corruption charges that led city leaders to commission an outside investigation of the city'...
Tags: Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, Boynton Beach, Crime, Law and Justice, Theft
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Baltimore police officer charged in drug corruption case
A Baltimore police officer accepted cash payments and provided protection for a man she believed to be a drug dealer — a man who was actually working with department investigators and FBI agents to build a criminal case against her, authorities...
Tags: Judges, Phylicia Barnes, Social Security, Trials, Rod J. Rosenstein
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Baltimore police sergeant sentenced for misconduct in office
A Baltimore police sergeant found guilty of malfeasance for using false information to obtain a search and seizure warrant was sentenced Monday to three years of supervised probation, according to the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office. Sgt. Dennis...
Tags: Justice System, Crimes, Cheshire, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice
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Officials' phone records show political, personal contacts
Days before last November’s election, Gov. Martin O’Malley used his cellphone to call Jim Murren, the chief executive of MGM Resorts International in Las Vegas. The two talked for 11 minutes that Sunday. Not surprisingly, the topic was the...
Tags: Howard County, Regional Authority, Elections, Harford County, Government
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Baltimore police officer charged with pimping wife
A31-year-old Baltimore Police officer was charged Friday with pimping out his wife after officers from a human trafficking task force found him outside a hotel room where the woman had agreed to have sex for cash with an undercover officer. The child...
Tags: Baltimore Hotels, Prostitution, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Online Advertising, Sex Crimes
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