fraternal order of police

The last thing that Baltimore needs right now is the FOP leader picking a public fight with the police commissioner.

The Fraternal Order of Police needs to putting up obstacles to rooting out bad cops.

ACLU: We call on Md. elected leaders to pledge that they will not use nor tolerate disparaging and dehumanizing language about people of color, kids especially

Baltimore's Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3 called some young people who met Saturday at the Inner Harbor "criminals." The ACLU says that's unacceptable.

By Phil Davis

May 26, 2019

The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 11, a union representing the Laurel Police Department, invited candidates for Laurel City Council to an endorsement forum Sept. 28.

By Melanie Dzwonchyk

Sep 28, 2017

I am writing to you as the President of the Carroll County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 20 which represents police officers from the Westminster City Police

A judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit from the Baltimore police union that sought to block the city's police department from sharing internal affairs files

By Catherine Rentz

Nov 4, 2016

Many in the Baltimore Police Department took notice of Lt. Kenny Butler's outspokenness after last year's unrest, and last month elected him first vice president of the local Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3 — making him the highest-ranking black officer in the organization's history.

By Kevin Rector

Oct 24, 2016

Deleting messages gloating about the acquittal of an officer involved in Freddie Gray's arrest isn't enough because they reflect a pattern of damaging rhetoric.

The president of the Baltimore Fraternal Order of Police lodge is urging the public to boycott an upcoming film by Quentin Tarantino to protest comments the director made at a rally against police brutality.

By Jessica Anderson

Nov 5, 2015

It's time to reform Maryland's decades-old law protecting the rights of officers accused of misconduct

The power to control the culture in the BPD now lies with Lodge No. 3 of the Fraternal Order of Police, which represents not only the rank-and-file officers but also the sergeants and lieutenants who supervise them. When it comes to discipline and qualitative personnel management, the tail clearly wags the dog in the BPD.

Baltimore Fraternal Order of Police report on after-action review related to Baltimore riots after death of Freddie Gray.

Baltimore Police Department Commissioner Anthony W. Batts vows to fight Fraternal Order of Police to continue reforming the agency and root out corrupt cops.

By Doug Donovan

Jun 19, 2015

A dispute between Baltimore police, the police union and the mayor's office played out in public Tuesday as the union released a statement questioning the department's commitment to reform, while police and Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake accused the Fraternal Order of Police of misleading the public.

By Justin George

Jun 16, 2015

The contract between Baltimore and the Fraternal Order of Police contains several impediments to accountability, according to a report from a criminologist who often examines policies for the U.S. Department of Justice.

By Mark Puente

May 24, 2015

A group of about 50 protesters marched several miles from the Gilmor Homes housing project in Sandtown-Winchester to the Baltimore police union's headquarters in Hampden on behalf of Freddie Gray Tuesday.

Police union wants Rawlings-Blake investigated too

The Baltimore police union president Wednesday drew outrage by comparing Freddie Gray protests to a "lynch mob" because they called for the officers involved to be jailed immediately.

An appeals court denied the Baltimore County government's latest attempts not to reimburse hundreds of police retirees who were overcharged for health insurance.

By Pamela Wood

Dec 18, 2014