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The policy had allowed some officers to earn tens of thousands of dollars in overtime pay and will no longer be allowed. The department was spending almost $50 million a year in overtime.
Baltimore officials on Wednesday voted to approve increased fees to cover the costs of police officers required to work special events outside of their normal assigned shifts.
Baltimore officials on Wednesday voted to approve increased fees to cover the costs of police officers required to work special events outside of their normal assigned shifts.
Baltimore ends free program designed to reduce crime Share on Facebook Jazz ShawPosted at 9:29 am on February 4, 2021 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter After a number of fits and starts, the city of Baltimore launched a program in April of last year aimed at helping to reduce the city’s staggering violent crime problem. The project involved a pair of surveillance planes with sophisticated video tracking systems that were able to record the movement of people and vehicles across the area. When crimes were reported, the system could quickly identify individuals and automobiles in the vicinit...
Kim Barker, Michael H Keller and Steve Eder Published: 23 Dec 2020 03:37 PM BdST Updated: 23 Dec 2020 03:37 PM BdST A Black Lives Matter demonstration in Portland, Ore, July 30, 2020, during the months of protests following the death of George Floyd. The New York Times It took Portland, Oregon, almost $1 million in legal fees, efforts by two mayors and a police chief, and years of battle with the police union to defend the firing of Officer Ron Frashour — only to have to bring him back. Today, the veteran white officer, who shot an unarmed Black man in the back a decade ago, is still on t...