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Victims of Lead Poisoning Are Losing Millions

Companies are buying their settlements for cents on the dollar

(Newser) - In the late-'80s and early '90s, thousands of children living in Baltimore tenements were being diagnosed with lead poisoning every year. Two decades later, the Washington Post digs into the "little-noticed, effectively unregulated netherworld of structured settlements"—and the structured settlement companies that are making millions...

Ex-Cop's Fundraiser for Freddie Gray 6: Blackface

Bobby Berger was fired from Baltimore PD in the '80s for his Al Jolson-inspired act

(Newser) - A former Baltimore police officer said yesterday that he plans to perform an Al Jolson routine in blackface to raise money for the six Baltimore officers indicted in the death of Freddie Gray. Bobby Berger, whose performances as Jolson created tension with the department in the 1980s, said yesterday that...

Sign in Baltimore Police Van: 'Enjoy Your Ride'

Cops investigating 'unacceptable' wording

(Newser) - An unsettling development involving police in Baltimore: Photos snapped Tuesday near the city's Central District Police Station show a sign on the inside of a police van door—like the one in which Freddie Gray rode —that reads: "Enjoy your ride, cuz we sure will!" The...

Autopsy: Violent Van Ride Likely Killed Freddie Gray

Medical examiner cites 'high-energy injury'

(Newser) - The Baltimore Sun has obtained a copy of Freddie Gray's autopsy report, and it shows that he most likely died as a result of his police van ride. Specifically, the medical examiner found that Gray suffered one "high-energy injury," probably when the van decelerated suddenly. The report...

Why a Crazy Amount of Drugs Just Flooded Baltimore's Streets

Enough drugs out there to keep city 'intoxicated for a year': commissioner

(Newser) - The unrest in Baltimore that took place in late April after the death of Freddie Gray veered into violence and looting , and some of the effects of that are just now being made clear. The Baltimore Sun reports "an extraordinary amount" of drugs were taken from 27 of the...

6 Baltimore Cops Indicted in Freddie Gray Death

They're due for arraignment in July

(Newser) - All six Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray have been indicted by a grand jury and will be arraigned on July 2. State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby made the announcement today. The charges returned by the grand jury weren't substantially different than the charges Mosby...

New Freddie Gray Video Shows Fateful Police Van Stop

Gray doesn't appear to move while hanging out of police van

(Newser) - During Freddie Gray 's transfer to a Baltimore police station, officers stopped the police van carrying him at Mount and Baker streets in order to put Gray in flexi-cuffs and leg irons. Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby describes the stop as a crucial moment in Gray's fatal...

Report: Many Brought to Baltimore Jails Hurt

Plus, Freddie Gray ran, but his death 'makes you run faster'

(Newser) - In more ways than one, Freddie Gray's story was not unusual in Baltimore. Gray reportedly died after police ignored his requests for medical care—and he wasn't alone in failing to receive help, the Baltimore Sun reports. Corrections officers weren't willing to admit some 2,600 people...

Justice Department to Probe Baltimore Police

Lynch: 'Recent events have given rise to a serious erosion of public trust'

(Newser) - Attorney General Loretta Lynch has decided that problems with policing in Baltimore run deep enough to warrant a full-scale Justice Department civil rights investigation. She officially announced the probe at a DC press conference this morning, per the Guardian ; sources had informed the Baltimore Sun and the Washington Post of...

Online Sleuth: Surveillance Planes Spied on Baltimore

ACLU wants answers, FBI and Baltimore PD haven't given any yet

(Newser) - The Internet—a powerful tool that allows you to catch up with friends on social media, indulge in online gaming, and figure out that surveillance planes are hovering over your city. That last activity is how one Baltimore aviation aficionado (and ex-ACLU employee) spent last Saturday night, picking up on...

Prince Announces Surprise Baltimore 'Rally 4 Peace'

He'll play a concert on Sunday in the city

(Newser) - Prince will play a concert in Baltimore on Sunday to "promote peace" in the wake of Freddie Gray's death, USA Today reports. He's asking those who attend the "Rally 4 Peace" concert to wear gray "in tribute to all those recently lost in the violence,...

Charged Cop: Freddie Gray's Arrest Was Legit

Edward Nero says dead suspect was carrying illegal knife

(Newser) - One of six officers charged in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray is taking issue with the charges against him. Specifically, Edward Nero argues that Gray's April 12 arrest was warranted because the "spring assisted, one hand operated knife" officers found on Gray is illegal, according to...

Thousands Descend on Baltimore for 'Victory Rally'

Black lawyers' group expects 10K for march

(Newser) - Chants of "no justice, no peace, no racist police" echoed through the streets of Baltimore today during a march that organizers billed as a "victory rally" a day after a prosecutor charged six officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray. The planned march was to be a...

The 6 Baltimore Cops Charged
 The 6 Baltimore Cops Charged 
May 2, 2015 2:30 PM CDT

The 6 Baltimore Cops Charged

All have posted bond and been released

(Newser) - All six Baltimore cops charged in Freddie Gray's death have been released after posting bond. Here's a quick look, with info from the Washington Post and the Baltimore Sun :
  • Officer Caesar Goodson Jr: The 45-year-old was driving the van that transported Gray and is the only one to
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Police Union Slams 'Rush,' Asks Prosecutor to Recuse Self

Attorney says officers did nothing wrong

(Newser) - The police union in Baltimore slammed what it called a rush to judgment against the six officers in the Freddie Gray case and requested that prosecutor Marilyn Mosby recuse herself from the case in favor of a special prosecutor. In a letter to Mosby, the union alleges "many conflicts...

Van Driver Charged With Freddie Gray's Murder

Five more officers charged in his death

(Newser) - To cheers from local residents, Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced today there was no probable cause for Freddie Gray's arrest and that six police officers will be charged in connection with the 25-year-old's death, NBC News reports. The stiffest charge—second-degree murder—will be filed against...

Source: Freddie Gray Injured by Bolt in Van

And Donta Allen, reported 2nd passenger in police van, says it was a smooth ride

(Newser) - A law enforcement official said to be familiar with the Freddie Gray investigation says the Baltimore man appears to have suffered serious head injuries while being transported in a police van on April 12, per the Washington Post . Investigators reportedly don't know yet what caused the injuries for sure,...

Young Prosecutor Takes On Freddie Gray Investigation

Marilyn Mosby is the state's attorney for Baltimore

(Newser) - Baltimore's police department wrapped up its own investigation into Freddie Gray's death a day early and turned it over to the city's top prosecutor today, reports the Baltimore Sun . Now all eyes are on State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby, who is in her fourth month on the...

NYC Busts 60 in Baltimore Solidarity Protest

Baltimore curfew holds for another night; only 16 arrested

(Newser) - Thousands of people hit the streets in Baltimore and several other cities, from Boston and New York to Indianapolis and Washington, DC, yesterday to protest the death of Freddie Gray and to demand reforms to police procedures. While the protests were mostly peaceful, there were some arrests, including 16 in...

Prisoner: Freddie Gray 'Tried to Injure Himself'

He heard him banging on police van walls

(Newser) - A weird twist in the Freddie Gray case: A prisoner being transported in the police van in which the Baltimore man suffered a fatal spinal injury says he could hear Gray banging on the walls and thought he "was intentionally trying to injure himself," according to a statement...

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