BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s mayor says her administration is close to an agreement with the federal government to overhaul police practices. Mayor Catherine Pugh and Attorney General Loretta Lynch. (Courtesy and AP Photos) The Baltimore Sun reports (http://bsun.md/2iXudyK) that Mayor Catherine Pugh said Monday that their goal is to be done this week. Last month, […]
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Lynch Pushes Baltimore to Reach Police Consent Decree
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Thursday stepped up the pressure on Baltimore officials to reach a deal with the federal government to overhaul the city’s police practices, saying “the ball is in the city’s court” to conclude negotiations soon. Lynch, who took office in April 2015 as riots roiled Baltimore after the […]