by Mark ReutterJan 13, 2021
Why didn’t the officers in a $550,000 Baltimore police settlement face discipline?
Comptroller Henry wonders why the city is paying so much to a TBI victim if the officers involved in his injury were blameless.
Crime & Justice
Jan 11, 2021
Baltimore to award $550,000 to man who suffered traumatic brain injury during arrest
Injured by police responding to a report of open-air drug dealing, a 59-year-old wins a large cash settlement.
Jan 5, 2021
“Overly simplistic.” Two members of the Commission to Restore Trust in Policing respond to a Brew op-ed
As the General Assembly tackles police reform, policymakers should require more accountability from police chiefs, not hand them more power. [OP-ED]
Dec 21, 2020
Rooting out bad cops: The Commission to Restore Trust in Policing wimps out
Despite its high-sounding name, the panel appointed by the legislature in the wake of the Gun Trace Task Force scandal dodges the biggest obstacle to police reform – its own legislation. [OP-ED]
Nov 5, 2020
Appeals court rules Baltimore “spy plane” does not violate privacy rights
Dissenting judge calls the surveillance flights “dragnet law enforcement” deployed on already over-policed Black neighborhoods.
Nov 2, 2020
Taxpayers on the hook for another $2.5 million in GTTF-related lawsuits
Another 12 victims of Baltimore’s notorious Gun Trace Task Force, whose members are now in prison, will be compensated. There are scores more cases in the legal pipeline.
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