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June 4, 2018

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Baltimore Police commander under investigation for theft from police-community relations nonprofit

Monday, Jun 4

A high-ranking Baltimore Police commander who founded a nonprofit to promote positive police-community relations after the city’s 2015 riot was investigated last year for using the charity’s funds to pay for a personal European vacation.

Ellicott City property owner's private surveillance camera network captured destructive flooding

Ellicott City native Ron Peters finished installing a network of surveillance cameras weeks before the town suffered its second devastating flood in two years. The footage it captured shows the flood developing in dramatic fashion.

Judge declines to order reprint of Maryland ballots to include Democrat Valerie Ervin's name

Democratic gubernatorial contender Valerie Ervin failed on Monday to convince a judge to order new ballots printed reflecting her late entry into the race following the death of Kevin Kamenetz.

St. Frances AD, coach dispute safety concerns, saying 'it's been normal football'

St. Frances responds to safety concerns from other MIAA schools, saying there is no evidence showing that more players get injured when playing the Panthers.

More than 60 displaced from homes after Ellicott City flood

Howard County has provided hotel rooms to 59 displaced residents, county spokesman Paul Milton said. An undetermined number of others — including one couple whose home might have to be demolished — are staying with local friends or family members.

Some in Ellicott City say cellphone emergency flood alerts came too late

At 4:27 p.m. the weather service sent out its first flash flood warning that popped up on area cell phones. Some residents however say the alert came too late, that by then they were already surrounded by water.

Baltimore Police Gun Trace Task Force officer's cooperation with government continuing, attorney says

A convicted former Gun Trace Task Force member’s cooperation with the government “continues to this day,” his defense attorney wrote in a new filing, the latest indication that federal authorities continue to probe corruption within the Baltimore Police Department.

New York Times podcast takes hard-eyed look at Baltimore's police problems

"Charm City," a podcast from the New York Times, examines post-Freddie Gray Baltimore.

Supreme Court declines to hear Baltimore police appeal of $2.3M judgment in 'Charles Village rapist' case

The U.S. Supreme Court will not consider the Baltimore Police Department’s appeal of a $2.3 million judgment for maliciously prosecuting a homeless man as the “Charles Village rapist.”

Baltimore man indicted in human trafficking ring involving minors, city prosecutors announce

A Baltimore man who city prosecutors said groomed victims as young as 15 on social media and trafficked them into prostitution has been indicted this month.