By Mark Puente The Baltimore Sun BALTIMORE — The contract between Baltimore and the Fraternal Order of Police contains several impediments to accountability, according to a report from a criminologist who often examines policies for the U.S. Department of Justice. In an 11-page report, Samuel Walker, a professor at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, said the role of police union contracts has …
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Baltimore police contract hurts accountability, study says
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Cops: Man fires BB gun at boy, 11, who he claims shot his son
Associated Press MCKEESPORT, Pa. — Authorities in Pennsylvania say a man has shot an 11-year-old boy in the chest with a BB gun and claims the boy had previously shot his own young son with the same kind of weapon. Police in Allegheny County allege that 31-year-old Albert Clark of McKeesport approached the boy on the playground of the former George Washington Elementary School on Sunday afternoon …
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Cops: Man fires BB gun at boy, 11, who he claims shot his son
Dozens arrested, cited after Northern Calif. protest
Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Demonstrators marched through downtown Oakland on Sunday in a second night of protests against the city's new get-tough policy for monitoring street protests. Police officers closely watched the protesters as they marched several blocks from Civic Center to the police headquarters. There were no immediate reports of arrests. On Saturday, dozens of demonstrators …
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Dozens arrested, cited after Northern Calif. protest