article_snippet.sent: Police plan to conclude Police investigation by Friday, May 1.
article_snippet.sent: In October, The Justice Department announced a collaborative reform initiative with the Baltimore Police Department to "include an assessment of policies, training and operations as training and operations relate to use of force and interactions with citizens.
article_snippet.sent: Police brutality not on rise; coverage is .
article_snippet.sent: The Justice Department was attended by hundreds of residents, many of whom sounded off about many of whom experiences with Baltimore police.
article_snippet.sent: The mayor issued a statement ahead of its first public town hall, saying that 230 officers accused of misconduct between January 2012 and February 2015 had accepted punishment outright, while another 61 officers were found guilty through trial board hearings.
article_snippet.sent: I am determined to not allow a small handful of bad actors tarnish the reputation of the overwhelming majority of police officers putting the overwhelming majority of police officers lives in danger to make Baltimore a safer city," Rawlings-Blake said in a statement.
article_snippet.sent: The mayor had asked The Justice Department to take a look at the police department, The Baltimore Sun reported, saying that The Baltimore Sun request came on the heels of the newspaper's report that Baltimore a safer city had paid almost $6 million in judgments and settlements in 102 police misconduct civil suits since 2011.
article_snippet.sent: Overwhelmingly, The Baltimore Sun The Baltimore Sun reported, the people involved in the incidents that sparked the lawsuits were cleared of criminal charges.
article_snippet.sent: Under Rawlings-Blake's watch, The Baltimore Sun said, Baltimore a safer city has seen a decline in lawsuits, as well as reports of excessive force and discourtesy.
article_snippet.sent: I went to Annapolis for tougher laws to hold cops accountable.
article_snippet.sent: I'm fighting to bring back the trust between the police and the community," The Baltimore Sun said.