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A Dundalk man died in a Baltimore jail. His family hasn’t received any answers.
Jeffrey Kluver, 35, of Dundalk, died on Sunday while in custody at the Baltimore Central Booking & Intake Center.
Jeffrey Kluver, 35, of Dundalk, died on Sunday while in custody at the Baltimore Central Booking & Intake Center.
This is the most crucial, unanswered question about the West Baltimore police shooting
Baltimore Police’s fatal shooting of a 70-year-old woman highlights the department’s struggles to train its officers in de-escalation.
Baltimore Police forensics technicians document the scene of a shooting on the 2700 block of Mosher Street in June.
Baltimore sheriff probes courthouse employee for allegedly inviting ICE to detain someone
ICE agents detained a man at the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse last week, sparking an investigation of a corrections department employee.
6/28/22—the exterior of the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse.
Broken sprinkler pipe displaces 74 residents at Ellicott City senior facility
Fire and rescue units moved the residents to other facilities overnight while relocating dozens of others within the campus.
Howard County officials transported residents of a senior healthcare facility in Ellicott City to other locations after a late-night flood caused by a broken sprinkler pipe.
Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run on I-95 in Harford County
A 33-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Interstate 95 north of Baltimore early Sunday, according to Maryland State Police.
The Maryland State Police logo.
BGE investigates cause of Saturday’s underground fire in downtown Baltimore
A fire that sparked underground in downtown Baltimore on Saturday is under investigation.
According to fire officials, crews found multiple fires coming from manhole covers.
Bodycam footage shows police chase, fatal shooting of arabber in West Baltimore
Police on Monday released video showing the fatal police shooting of Bilal “BJ” Abdullah, a beloved arabber in Baltimore.
Police Commissioner Richard Worley described the fatal shooting as tragic, but praised responding officers for following their training.
ICE agents are clashing with residents, putting local police in the middle
The tensions surfacing in the Baltimore area are unlikely to ease anytime soon.
‘No Kings’ protests sweep Maryland, with thousands attending peaceful events
Thousands of protesters filled streets and parks across Maryland on Saturday as part of the nationwide “No Kings” demonstrations, one of the largest coordinated protest actions of the year against President Donald Trump’s administration.
Protesters march around Patterson Park in Baltimore on Saturday, during one of many "No Kings" protests being held around the country.
Cascading failures by Baltimore jail staff led to deaf man’s brutal murder, lawsuit says
For years, the state corrections department refused to explain the circumstances leading up to Javarick Gantt’s murder.
Javarick Gantt was murdered by an unknown assailant at a state-run jail in the city in 2022.
Attorney hired by Maryland for Baltimore jail lawsuit withdraws after AI-generated filings
An attorney hired by Maryland to defend its corrections department over Baltimore jail conditions has resigned from the case after using ChatGPT.
Law firm defending Baltimore jail conditions faces sanctions over AI-generated filings
An Alabama courtroom scandal over using generative AI could have implications for decades-old lawsuit over Baltimore jail conditions.
What we know about 36 in-custody deaths auditors say should have been ruled homicides
The Banner attempted to reach relatives and attorneys associated with each of the 36 deaths that the audit found should have been ruled as homicides.
Their loved ones’ deaths at the hands of police may have been wrongfully classified. Now what?
The massive audit called for classifying at least 36 in-custody police deaths as homicides, re-opening old wounds and raising new questions in Maryland.
Here’s what you need to know about Maryland’s sweeping audit of police-custody deaths
The audit’s implications reach far beyond a finding of 36 wrongfully classified deaths.
Dr. Jeff Kukucka, center, joined by Gov. Wes Moore and Attorney General Anthony Brown at a press conference at the State House in Annapolis to announce the release a wide-ranging independent audit of nearly 90 in-custody deaths spanning 2003 to 2019.
Forensic failures: 36 police-custody deaths should have been ruled a homicide, audit finds
The yearslong audit cited racial and pro-police bias in the work of the state’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
In this Jan. 28, 2019, photo, pictures of Anton Black decorate a collage in his family's home in Greensboro, Md. Black, 19, died after a struggle with three officers and a civilian outside the home in September 2018.
Baltimore County’s Police Accountability Board is having an identity crisis
The county established the Police Accountability Board three years ago after the General Assembly passed the Police Accountability Act in the wake of George Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis Police in 2021.
6/16/22—A Baltimore County police car sits outside of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.
An exodus at Trump’s DOJ is threatening to unravel Baltimore’s federal police oversight
The wave of departures threatens to tilt the 8-year-old court case into dysfunction.
After a federal investigation spurred by the death of Freddie Gray, Baltimore launched its police consent decree in April 2017.
Baltimore’s homicide rate dropped to a historic low last month, defied racial trends
Baltimore ended April with five homicides, the lowest monthly total in recent memory.
April marked the lowest total of any month in any year dating back to 2012.
UMMS demands state pay $4.6 million in prisoner health care debt
University of Maryland Medical System’s lawsuit could hinge on a legal debate over what qualifies as a state subcontractor.
University of Maryland Medical System corporate headquarters at 250 West Pratt Street in downtown Baltimore. UMMS is suing the the Maryland corrections department over unpaid prisoner health care bills.
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