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Police body cam footage 'shows officer planting drugs'
Video from Baltimore Police Department body cameras shows an officer tampering with evidence in a case that sent a man to jail for more than five months, reports have claimed. The Baltimore Sun’s Justin Fenton recently shared a 90-second video showing what appears to be three Baltimore Police officers standing on a street corner. The camera follows one officer as he walks into an alleyway and places what appears to be a bag of drugs in a trash heap.
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Cop’s body cam films him planting drugs—he obviously didn’t know it was recording
Axon body cams retain footage for 30 seconds before an officer begins recording.
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Monocacy | Civil War Trust
Our Battle of Monocacy page includes history articles, battle maps, photos, helpful web links, and recommended books for this important 1864 Civil War battle in Maryland.
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Jury Awards $1.26 Million For Dog Shot, Killed By Police Officer
A jury has awarded $1.26 million to a family whose dog was shot and killed by police in February 2014. According to a press release from the Hansel Law firm in Baltimore, the three-day trial took place in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County. “The verdict sends a strong message to the police about how community expectations,” said counsel for the plaintiff, Cary J. Hansel. “The duty to serve and protect extends to our animal family members as well. Shooting Vern was senseless, unnecessary and unconstitutional.”
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‘Progress is painfully uneven’: Baltimore, 15 years after The Wire
From its first episode in 2002, the HBO TV drama documented the poverty, politics and policing of a city. We visit its memorable locations and talk to the people trying to rebuild scarred communities• See more of JM Giordano’s photographs of Baltimore locations used in the wire here. By David Smith.
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FBI searches Republican political consulting firm in Annapolis
Authorities retrieved documents related to firm’s campaign work. The company has been linked in a lawsuit to fraudulent fundraising practices.
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Who are the 7 Baltimore officers indicted?
These are the seven city officers charged with racketeering Wednesday by the U.S. attorney's office: According to news accounts, he shot three people while on duty within a 21-month period several years ago, prompting two state delegates and the local branch of the NAACP to call for an investigation.
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The Ouija board’s mysterious origins: war, spirits, and a strange death
Historian Robert Murch has spent years studying the Ouija board. He explains how the civil war and the Sears catalogue fueled a phenomenon. By Baynard Woods.
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Baltimore vs. Marilyn Mosby
In the midst of a national crisis of police violence, Baltimore’s state’s attorney gambled that prosecuting six officers for the death of Freddie Gray would help heal her city. She lost much more than just the case. By Wil S. Hylton.
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Battle of the birds: Blue Jays win against Orioles 5-2 in MLB wild-card match
The Toronto Blue Jays advance to the playoffs after a 5-2 win against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night.
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The Lost Mushroom Masterpiece Unearthed in a Dusty Drawer
How an obscure woman mycologist left her mark on fungi. By Alicia Puglionesi.
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Walter Sondheim, Jr. (Happy Birthday!) OC
These were created in the style of the Who Said What Art Show to honor Walter Sondheim, Jr., the Baltimore visionary who helped desegregate city schools and develop the inner harbour. They were handed out as awards for the 2013 Sondheim Honorees by the Mayor of Baltimore.
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Police Officer Is Acquitted of All Charges in Freddie Gray Case
Officer Edward M. Nero’s trial in Baltimore over the arrest of Mr. Gray, a black man who died of injuries sustained in custody, renewed questions over policing in minority neighborhoods. Five other officers face charges.
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A Year After the Baltimore Uprising, the Real Work Is Just Beginning
As Baltimore goes to the polls, the city's activist community expects little from electoral politics.
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The “Depression Disease”: What the United States’ First National Lead Poisoning Crisis Can Teach Us about the Flint Water Disaster
The first national lead poisoning crisis in 1930s Baltimore offers lessons for policymakers dealing with the current water disaster in Flint, Michigan.
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Baltimore Ravens cornerback Tray Walker dies after crash
Baltimore Ravens cornerback Tray Walker has died from injuries he suffered in a crash in Florida Thursday night. Miami-Dade police Detective Dan Ferrin said Walker was riding a motor bike and was not wearing a helmet when he collided with a Ford Escape shortly before 8 p.m. Thursday at NW 21 Avenue and NW 75 Street in Miami. Walker, 23, died Friday afternoon.
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Ravens LB Terrell Suggs out for season with torn Achilles
Terrell Suggs is out for the year after tearing his Achilles.
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Tate Kobang - Bank Rolls
"Bank Rolls," one of the year's best rap songs, has been hiding on YouTube since April.
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Baltimore Restaurant Shuts Down For 5 Days To Feed The Homeless Free Food
“These people don’t only suffer from hunger, but also from hopelessness, they feel that they don’t have any dignity anymore. We want them to come in and feel like they’re cared for.”
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