Police

Some community members support the new private police department at the university.

The recent drive-by shooting was drug-related, not random violent crime, police said.

Black state troopers have complained about unfair hiring and promotion practices.

Bill that would restrict public access to police body camera footage nears passage in Senate

The laws are among dozens passed by the Maryland General Assembly that take effect Friday.

We’ve all felt the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic these last 15 or so months. A new survey quantifies those impacts, especially for people who were struggling financially before the pandemic began. And NAACP leaders call for suspending the police officers involved in recent violent arrests of Black teens in Ocean City — and maybe a boycott of Ocean City businesses.

Included in the package are measures restricting the use of lethal force and no-knock warrants and replacing the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights.

The Maryland legislature's police reform package inched forward Tuesday after the House of Delegates passed a bill limiting the use of no-knock warrants and making complaints against officers public record.

With eight days left in the General Assembly's annual 90-day session, the path forward remains unclear for a high-profile package of police reform bills.

The Maryland General Assembly returns to Annapolis Wednesday for its annual 90-day legislative session, and it will be unlike any session the state has…