Baltimore Police

A package of eight bills that aim to reform policing were considered for the first time by the full Maryland Senate Friday. Included in the package are…

A House of Delegates workgroup voted Thursday in favor of overhauling laws governing policing in Maryland. Among the changes, the group recommends…

Members of the Maryland House of Delegates are considering at least a dozen changes to the laws governing police, from rules about the use of lethal force…

State lawmakers continued day two of their marathon hearings Wednesday on a series of bills aimed at reforming policing in Maryland. They heard from…

State lawmakers heard hours of testimony Tuesday about a slate of Democratic proposals to reform policing in Maryland, in the first of three straight days…

Legislation authorizing Johns Hopkins University to establish its own police force progressed in the state Senate on Wednesday.During the hour-long debate…

State lawmakers are set to consider Friday whether Johns Hopkins University should establish its own private police department, an effort that has been…

The Maryland General Assembly begins its annual 90-day session Wednesday in Annapolis, and reducing violent crime in Baltimore is at the top of political…

In barely 24 hours, Baltimore lost its lead on one new police commissioner, but gained another. Joel Fitzgerald, the chief of police in Fort Worth, Texas,…

It is illegal for a correctional officer to engage in sexual acts with people in their custody, but most law enforcement officials don’t face the same…