Maryland officials had assumed that they could charge the federal government and FEMA–and thereby the US taxpayers–for tens of millions in damage caused by the rioting in Baltimore earlier this year.
Wednesday on CNN’s “At This Hour With Berman and Bolduan,” Brooke Baldwin spoke to two officers whose identities were concealed and discussed the surge in the crime rate since six Baltimore officers were charged in the arrest and death of
On the morning of May 28 an 8-year-old boy and a 32-year-old woman were both shot in the head and killed in Baltimore, Maryland.
An anonymous Baltimore police officer stated that the violence in the city “is definitely going to get worse” and that the lack of “proactive policing” is “definitely a direct result” of the Freddie Gray indictments on Tuesday’s “Hannity” on the Fox
Talk radio host Rush Limbaugh argued that the violence in Baltimore is the result of “the Obama administration’s theory on policing” on Tuesday. Rush began by declaring, “This is what the Regime preaches. This is what liberalism is teaching, is
Two Baltimore residents stated that they believed the police in the city are not doing their jobs in interviews broadcast on Tuesday’s “The Lead” on CNN. Resident Malacka Reed El said, “I don’t think the police are doing their jobs,
Last week, Baltimore residents have been suspicious that the city’s police department has held back, allowing crime to run rampant — but the department’s morale is at a low point, according one of its officers.
Wednesday on Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” network regular Geraldo Rivera challenged the lack of concern for the 30-something people murdered in Baltimore since the death of Freddie Gray. According to Rivera, the attention is given when a white law enforcement officer is
The state’s attorney in Baltimore says all six officers charged in the police-custody death of Freddie Gray have been indicted by a grand jury.
In March, the Jay Z-helmed music streaming service Tidal launched alongside some of the industry’s wealthiest stars at an event that quickly turned off scores of potential subscribers.
Rapper Killer Mike didn’t mince words while discussing Bill O’Reilly and the recent violent unrest in Baltimore in an appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher on Friday night.
State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby appeared onstage at Prince’s “Rally 4 Peace” in Baltimore on Sunday night as attorneys for the six police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray have questioned the prosecutor’s impartiality in the case. Prince’s concert–his
On May 9, Prince released a song for Freddie Gray, titled “Baltimore.” In it, he expresses support for Freddie Gray, Michael Brown, and gun confiscation.
Barack Obama makes a habit of castigating police for their misbehavior, and by his actions, it could easily be assumed that he is disinterested in engendering any sympathy for police, even those killed in the line of duty, while he fans the flames of anti-police rage by honoring those killed by police.
Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson said “I don’t know how anybody can say whether it was a rush to judgment or not” regarding the charges brought against six police officers in the death of Freddie Gray on Thursday’s “Hannity”
On Wednesday, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, the mayor of Baltimore, reversed herself; she now wants the Department of Justice to conduct a civil rights investigation of her city’s police department.
Former President Bill Clinton admitted that parts of his crime bill “cast too wide a net, and we have too many people in prison” in an interview with CNN International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour on Wednesday. While Bill denied that Hillary Clinton was
Prince will play a surprise Mother’s Day concert at Baltimore’s Royal Farms Arena as part of his “Rally 4 Peace” event, the singer announced Tuesday. In addition to the show, the artist will debut a new single, which condemns police brutality and pleads for gun control.
President Obama said that “too often we ignore” “pockets of poverty, lack of opportunity, lack of education” on Monday’s “Late Show” on CBS. Obama said, “it’s important that now that charges have been brought in Baltimore, that we let due
Wicomico County, MD Sheriff Mike Lewis (R) argued that the mistakes in the information given for officers in the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore showed the prosecutor, Marilyn Mosby, is “hasty” on Monday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel.
Officers arrested a man who appeared to be armed with a handgun in the same neighborhood where riots have broken out over the death of a man injured in police custody, but no one was hurt during the confrontation, authorities said Monday.
Baltimore’s mayor has lifted a citywide curfew six days after the death of Freddie Gray sparked riots in the city.
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke (D) argued that the police officers charged in Freddie Gray’s death could not get a fair trial in Baltimore on Saturday’s “Justice with Judge Jeanine” on the Fox News Channel. Clarke was asked if he
Former prosecutor and Fox News Channel host Judge Jeanine Pirro stated that “we all need to step back and let the justice system take its course” in the trial of six officers in the death of Freddie Gray on Saturday’s
Former Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Clark dismissed conflict of interest allegations against prosecutor Marilyn Mosby as a “typical front,” but said “people should be concerned, are the police going to continue to work?” on Saturday’s “Up with Steve Kornacki” on
House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) said there is a crisis in relations between African-Americans and law enforcement in an excerpt of an interview with “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd aired on Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Up with Steve Kornacki.”
During a large rally in front of Baltimore’s City Hall, a young man introduced as “Brother Rose,” in winding and sometimes incoherent speech, praised the burning of a CVS store at the corner of Pennsylvania and North Avenues. “America didn’t care until we started affecting things they profit from… What we saying, ‘Let’s get you out of our communities.’”
New York Times columnist David Brooks argued that when it comes to poverty “the problem is not that we don’t care. We don’t know what to do” on Friday’s “PBS NewsHour.” Brooks stated, “The problem is not that we don’t care.
Columnist Pat Buchanan praised President Obama’s speech after the riots in Baltimore, but said that the charges brought against six police officers in Freddie Gray’s death were “overdone” on Friday’s “McLaughlin Group.” Buchanan said, “after the riot started, the president
Dayvon Love co-founder of Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle and member of the Baltimore United Coalition stated “Baltimore just shows the sophistication of white supremacy, and how it operates” on Saturday’s “Melissa Harris-Perry” on MSNBC. Love said, “I think people
Three groups with seemingly divergent viewpoints came together in Dallas to peacefully express their views about the situation in Baltimore. Peaceful, respectful, but a smaller than expected turn-out was how the #DallasToBaltimore demonstration went in Dallas on Friday night, May 1. The groups gathered to show solidarity with Baltimore, a city torched by the incendiary behavior of its residents in the wake of the tragic death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray.
A group of Baltimore police started a GoFundMe fundraising page to help defray legal costs for the six officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray, but after only 40 minutes the web site pulled the page claiming it violated the its terms of use.
“Mike,” who was identified as a Baltimore Police Officer who knows the six officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray, said that police were instructed “we’re not making any arrests, we’re going to let them destroy property” on Friday’s
By Thursday and Friday, protests in the name of Baltimore prisoner Freddie Gray had spread to a number of other cities across the country. In some cases, the violence also followed along with the protests and arrests were made.
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke (D) declared the charges brought against six police officers in the death of Freddie Gray “George Zimmerman and the Duke Lacrosse case all over again” and said “these cops are political prisoners,” offered up as human
Breitbart News delivers live coverage of the situation in Baltimore, MD after six police officers were indicted for the death of Freddie Gray. Whether that will satisfy protesters and prevent another night of violence and riots remains to be seen.
Friday on Newsmax TV’s “The Steve Malzberg Show,” former Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz said Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s heavy-handed charging of the police officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray was a “sad day for justice”
Richard Shipley, Freddie Gray’s stepfather, said that Gray’s family is “satisfied” with the charges brought against six officers in Gray’s death and that “the last thing that Freddie would want is to see the hard-working people of Baltimore lose their
Freddie Gray’s father spoke at a press conference following the announcement that six police offices will face criminal charges after his son died while in police custody, saying the family is “satisfied with today’s charges.”
Dr. Ben Carson, likely GOP presidential candidate, said, “I was happy to see that the prosecutor came out sooner rather than later with a statement about a tragic incident surrounded by significant clouds of suspicion.”
