In a sign that President Trump’s administration wants to undo some of the reforms in police departments, the Justice Department on Monday requested a 90-day review of a consent decree with Baltimore.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a deadly crash in Baltimore that occurred after a school bus veered into oncoming traffic and struck a Maryland Transit Administration bus.
Gordon Johnson, who has worked with the FBI since 1995, has been named special agent in charge of the Baltimore Division.
Murders surged 10% in 2015 over the previous year, while violent crime rose nearly 4% in the same time period, according to the FBI’s annual crime report.
Yhe Constitution is not self-enforcing, and one important section has eroded to the point of invisibility: the Fourth Amendment.
The Justice Department’s investigation into the Baltimore Police Department revealed a number of alarming findings.
A Justice Department investigation determined that Baltimore police often are quick to stop, search, arrest and use excessive force on black residents who often did nothing wrong.
The FBI captured more than 18 hours of aerial surveillance video from the Baltimore protests following the death of Freddie Gray in 2015.
