The opening scene depicts the 2010 pursuit of Umar Burley and Brent Matthews, which led to the death of Elbert Davis, 86. #WeOwnThisCity
What Ward just told the feds about Sean Suiter warning him about Jenkins; that’s something Ward told me in interviews from prison #WeOwnThisCity
Sooooo about that last scene. This is what Ward told the feds: #WeOwnThisCity
The judge in the jury selection scene is real life Baltimore attorney Gerry Martin #WeOwnThisCity
The scene with the flipped car is depicting the planting of a BB gun in 2014 on Demetric Simon (the car didn’t really flip). Here’s a real pic of the replica dropped on the scene by Sgt Keith Gladstone #WeOwnThisCity
Gladstone took the stand *just last month* and testified about the events surrounding that BB gun planting #WeOwnThisCity
Jenkins won a Bronze Star for his account of commandeering a state prison van and driving into the 2015 unrest to collect injured officers. Several other officers were also recognized - none that I reached out to would talk about it #WeOwnThisCity
Baltimore photographer @byDVNLLN, whose photos of protest in Baltimore have twice made the cover of Time magazine, appeared on screen just now taking photos of the unrest. His photos also appear in the opening montage #WeOwnThisCity
Real members of the 300 Men March movement also just appeared in a scene where they file in between residents and police at Penn/North #WeOwnThisCity (Sun photo)
There were 2,500 cops on the force at the time - but who sent a department wide email about the Freddie Gray case charges just minutes later? Jenkins. The actual email: #WeOwnThisCity
This re-creation video of the opening of a safe, after lots of money was removed from it, actually happened. This is the real video #WeOwnThisCity
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State police superintendent confirms two bodies found inside vehicle, but says they have now "exhausted all search efforts in the areas around this wreckage, & based on sonar scans we firmly believe the [other] vehicles are encased in the superstructure & concrete" of the bridge
As a result, they are suspending recovery efforts and switching to a salvage operation to move bridge structure from the water. It was not safe for divers to do any more searching
Do not have the spelling of the victims' names yet, but they were identified as a 35 year old from Baltimore and a 26 year old from Dundalk
Breaking: Johns Hopkins anesthesiologist and husband, an Army captain, federally indicted for trying to give medical information about members of the military and their families to Russia government.. More to come
Anna Gabrielian and husband Jamie Lee Henry met with undercover FBI agent posing as representative of Russian embassy, giving medical information from Fort Bragg "that Russia could exploit"
Correction: Henry is a major, not a captain, in the Army
My first story for @BaltimoreBanner is a deep dive into how the Baltimore Police Department operates today. There have been some major shifts. If you’re not a subscriber you can register for a free article thebaltimorebanner.com/featured/from-…
I’m not sure the average person is aware that total arrests are down 87% from 2005, and drug arrests are down 96%
What I observed over the course of a few months and in speaking with a wide range of sources is a department that largely focuses on process over results. Supervisors are not pushed quotas or grilled on crime, but instead constantly reminded about protocols and procedure
At Baltimore Police budget hearing, Councilman Costello says he represents the 'most diverse council district in the state.' "I hear the same exact thing from everyone. I am absolutely disgusted with the state of public safety in the city of Baltimore," he says.
Earlier, Commissioner Harrison addressed councilmember concerns that there's not enough 'urgency' around crime: "Nothing could be further form the truth. Our sense of urgency is set to maximum, and it stays there, and it never, ever turns off," Harrison said
Councilwoman Middleton asks for stats on how many drug seizures, gun seizures, and search and seizure warrants the District Action Teams (the current plainclothes units) have produced by month over past 2 yrs.
If she's asking for plainclothes to produce more stats.... well..
Need in Keith Davis Jr case: Parties apparently agreed on plea deal, which defense says would’ve been Alford plea, to 12 years, which would allow Davis to be freed soon, but prosecution says victim’s family rejected it.
Kevin Jones’ family “can’t understand why 12 years would be sufficient,” prosecution says
Defense says attorneys affiliated with Innocence Project are joining Davis’ defense
Marilyn Mosby appearing before council for budget hearing after reports of accelerated departures from State’s Attorney’s Office. Says “for past 7 years, my office and prosecutors, I would argue, have been the only stability in this city”
Mosby critical of media reporting on issue, & gives reasons for departures given in exit interviews. Except she's citing same things we reported - that pay not competitive but ppl would be willing to stay if not for overwhelming caseloads; going to other prestigious offices, etc
"We operate on a budget that does not provide for competitive salaries," Mosby says." She said she eliminated open positions to generate savings for much-needed salary increases. Says they tried to use budget surplus for salary increases, and were denied