An email obtained by the Baltimore Sun reveals that at the height of protests in Baltimore following Freddie Gray’s death, former Police Commissioner Anthony Batts was untruthful about meeting with the 25-year-old’s family to quell tensions. The April 24 email from the Gray family attorney — one of nearly 7,000 emails and documents city officials […]

Crime, NewsOne Now

Viewer discretion is advised for the following video and post … Roland Martin goes in on Police Commissioner Anthony Batt for blaming stolen prescription drugs for the increase in violence in Baltimore. Police Commissioner Anthony Batts has figured out why violence has spiked in Baltimore. During a press conference on Wednesday, Baltimore’s top cop told reporters, […]

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A day after U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch visited Baltimore in the wake of unrest after Freddie Gray died of fatal injuries received in police custody, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake called for the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the city’s embattled police department, according to a live report on CNN. Lynch visited the city on Tuesday […]