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The article discusses the U.S. Justice Department's report that the Baltimore, Maryland police department's policies of bias and discrimination against women, including in regard to their responses to the sexual assault of women and relations with African American women.

The article discusses a 2016 report from the U.S. Justice Department which indicates that the Baltimore, Maryland Police Department has engaged in a systemic pattern of racial bias against the city's black residents for years, and it mentions the riots that are associated with the death of a black man named Freddie Gray. A push fro police reforms by U.S. President Barack Obama's administration is examined, along with a consent decree and the overhaul of the city's police practices.

The article offers information on the expression of the citizens of Baltimore, Maryland following the death of rapper Tyriece Watson known as Lor Scoota who was killed in June 2016. It mentions that the death of the rapper highlights gun violence being experienced in urban America wherein a total of 344 homicides have occurred in the city in 2015.

The article discusses the acquittal of a police officer in Baltimore, Maryland who was charged with murder of Freddie Gray. Aside from murder, he was also charged with six other crimes in the same case. His acquittal raises concerns on whether Maryland should go ahead with the trials of four other officers involved in the crime. The officer with the most serious charges is Caesar R. Goodson Jr., the one who drove the police transport van in which Mr. Gray suffered spinal cord injury.

The article discusses a curfew enacted in response to riots and looting that occurred after the funeral of Freddie Gray, an African American man who suffered life-ending injuries while in police custody, in Baltimore, Maryland. Topics addressed include peaceful protests on the day in which the curfew was enacted, damage resulting form the riot and looting, and police and National Guard response. Baltimore mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake management of the situation is discussed.

The article discusses riots and looting that occurred in Baltimore, Maryland following protests after the funeral of Freddie Gray, an African American man who suffered life-ending injuries while in police custody, highlighting the detrimental impact of the riots on efforts to improve the city. Topics addressed include the burning of a CVS drugstore and a half-built senior housing project and community center during the riots, as well as the city's reputation related to poverty and crime.

Features Charles A. Moose, the police chief of Montgomery County, Maryland.