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Jun 2018
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Part 4: The Police Scandal That Shook Ba...

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Nook’s mother, Toby, had long ago lost faith in the Baltimore police. And as the department tried to repair its public image, a corruption trial exposed the depths of misconduct: An elite group of officers had been stealing from residents for years.

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