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June 15, 2018

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In 13 hours, 3 women are found killed in Baltimore

Friday, Jun 15

Three female homicide victims were found in Baltimore between Monday night and Tuesday morning, an incredibly rare sequence of killings even for a city that has seen more than 300 homicides in each of the past three years.

Man's body found at arabber stable in West Baltimore

Police are investigating after a man’s body was found Thursday inside an arabber stable in West Baltimore.

Two men wrongfully imprisoned after fatal crash sue Baltimore Police; will seek $40 million in damages

Two men who served federal prison time after Baltimore Police planted drugs on them in 2010 to justify a fatal high-speed chase filed a lawsuit Wednesday and will ask for more than $40 million in damages, according to their attorneys.

As many as 42 percent of Baltimore police officers on patrol last month were working overtime

As many as 42 percent of Baltimore police officers patrolling the city last month were working overtime as commanders struggle to deploy enough to keep the public safe

75-year-old Baltimore woman was bound, suffocated, sexually assaulted. Now, 37 years later, a trial

Decades after 75-year-old Anna Smith was suffocated to death in her West Baltimore rowhouse, the trial begins for her alleged killer.

2 Baltimore Police Gun Trace Task Force officers sentenced: Jenkins receives 25 years, Taylor gets 18

Former Gun Trace Task Force Sgt. Wayne Jenkins, perhaps the most corrupt officer uncovered in Baltimore Police Department history, was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in federal prison for his role in a stunning range of crimes. Former detective Marcus Taylor received 18 years in prison.

Two former Baltimore Police Gun Trace Task Force detectives sentenced to seven years in prison each

Both officers pleaded guilty and cooperated with the government, testifying against their fellow officers at a trial earlier this year.

Crofton man charged with threatening Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris on day of March for Our Lives

A Crofton man has been charged with sending threatening messages to social media accounts of U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris on the day of the March for our Lives rally in D.C., according to an indictment unsealed this week.