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January 30, 2018

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De Sousa considering whether to bring back plainclothes drug, gun units in Baltimore

Tuesday, Jan 30

Acting Police Commissioner Darryl De Sousa is considering putting plainclothes officers back onto the streets of Baltimore to search for guns and drugs, he said.

Appointment of new Baltimore police commissioner revives questions about shootings he was involved in 23 years ago

A look back at the two shooting incidents Acting Commissioner Darryl De Sousa was involved in back in the 1990s.

When detectives in Baltimore Gun Trace Task Force committed a home invasion for drug money

Baltimore Police Gun Trace Task Force detectives Jemell Rayam and Momodu Gondo have admitted to committing an armed home invasion along with a drug dealing crew.

Corrupt gun unit’s sergeant was 'golden boy' within Baltimore police department, officers testify at trial

A second former Baltimore Police officer took the stand Monday at the federal racketeering trial of two fellow officers, detailing widespread overtime pay abuse and saying his supervisor told him to carry a BB gun to plant on people.

Notable testimony from the Baltimore Police Gun Trace Task Force corruption trial

Here’s a rundown of what we’ve learned from the trial of two police officers from the Baltimore Police Department’s Gun Trace Task Force.

Three men convicted in murderous East Baltimore regime of Black Guerilla Family

The convictions came after a two-month trial of members of the Greenmount Avenue Regime, a crew that prosecutors say committed seven murders also shootings, stabbings and robberies.

Baltimore police identify man they killed after they say he shot at officer; body camera footage released

Police department spokesman T.J. Smith said at a news conference Monday night that Billy Louise Rucker, of Southwest Baltimore, was shot after he pointed a semi-automatic handgun on an officer, and later died at an area hospital.

Baltimore Police officer who turned off body camera charged with tampering with evidence; others cleared

A grand jury has indicted a Baltimore Police officer on charges of misconduct and tampering with evidence in connection with a body camera video that surfaced last year that the public defender’s office said showed him planting drugs.