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 Tuesday, Jan 9 When it comes to the surge in Baltimore homicides that started in 2015 and continues to this day, everyone has a theory about the cause or causes. That includes Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein. |
| The team overseeing police reforms in Baltimore released a plan Monday outlining dates and goals for the year. |
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| The FBI investigation that led to bribery and obstruction of justice charges against a Baltimore state senator was part of a larger attempt to implicate members the Baltimore City Council and the Maryland legislature, the senator’s defense attorneys said in a new court filing. |
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| The aged Lombard Street sniper struck a plea deal Monday in Baltimore Circuit Court to avoid a new prosecution for his murderous ambush of city police officers nearly 42 years ago. Under the deal, John Earl Williams, 60, could be released from prison in about 15 years, attorneys said. |
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| A former Baltimore officer convicted of murder in the 1993 death of his girlfriend is seeking a new trial. |
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