Baltimore Riot: City of Baltimore officials reach $6.4 million wrongful death settlement with Freddie Gray’s family

Baltimore officials have reached a $6.4 million wrongful death settlement with the family of Freddie Gray, the 25-year-old man who died in April from a neck injury he suffered in police custody, according to two people with knowledge of the agreement.

Murder USA: Baltimore’s body count grows while city population may free-fall due to exodus of taxpayers

Mary Ferguson. “I live in Baltimore. Buying my home in Baltimore City. Still owe a mortgage. I’m planning on leaving. My son lives in Georgia. I have five more years before I retire. There are still good people here. I love this city, but can’t stay here. During all the rioting, I was staying with my daughter in Columbia but I work in the city. I myself had a close call with rioters while I was sitting at a red light. Shame that decent people can’t live in peace.”

Murder USA: When will State Department issue a crime warning for travelers to Baltimore the same as for Mexico and Bahamas?

BALTIMORE, MD. With a soaring homicide rate for 2015 at 38 percent over 2014 thus far this year and murders reaching close to the 100 mark for the year, Baltimore nearly doubled the murder rate for the Bahamas. The U.K. and Canada have both issued violent crime warnings for travelers to the Bahamas. Many cruise ship passengers simply stay on ships that arrive at ports in the Bahamas. Ironically, two ships from Baltimore make regular trips to the Bahamas.

MOOK DAY, LALA, BUTT JUICE, FLATLINE, LITTLE HEAD and more in the bozo line of Up ‘da Hill Gang on Fast Track for Up ‘de River!

◾According to the superseding indictment, the members of UDH were part of a racketeering enterprise and protected their power, territory and profits through the use of violence, threats of violence, intimidation, robbery, narcotics trafficking and obstruction of justice. The superseding indictment alleges that UDH members have also committed murders, attempted murders, assaults, carjackings, obstruction of justice and robberies. Specifically, the superseding indictment alleges that, beginning in 2004, UDH members committed six murders of rival gang members and/or drug dealers, and shot nine other individuals. In addition, the superseding indictment alleges that members of UDH committed home invasion, street and bank robberies in order to fund their narcotics activities.