Baltimore Officers Caught Looting During Riots The Baltimore Police continue to be called into question after Freddie Gray’s death and the subsequent riots last month. Now, new video has surfaced showing officers sent in to help neutralize the situation joining in on the rioting. Via RawStory : Three Baltimore police officers were accused of theft in two separate investigations — including two charged after being caught on video looting a store during the unrest that followed the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray. According to the Baltimore Sun, correction officers Tamika Cobb and Kendra Richard were suspended without pay after footage showed them exiting a local convenience store holding Slim Jims and Tostitos chips on April 25. Take a look: That same day, riots broke out in the city after six hours of peaceful protests calling for charges to be filed against the officers who arrested Gray earlier that month. Six officers were later charged in connection wih Gray’s death. Both Cobb and Richard were assigned to corrections facilities downtown, near the site of the unrest. They face charges of burglary and theft, and bail was set for each of them at $35,000. Public Safety and Correctional Services Secretary Stephen T. Moyer said in a statement that authorities began investigating the two officers following a tip. “We will not allow the vast majority of our employees who are honest and hardworking to be tainted by the actions of a few,” he said. And yet…some still question that members of the Baltimore PD are crooked.
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New Video Shows Baltimore Corrections Officers Looting In The Midst Of Riots
