Freddie Gray Police Trials Delayed, Woman Saved in Heroin Overdose, 3 Fatal Car Crashes: News Nearby

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Appeals Court Stops Cop Trials Pending Review in Freddie Gray Case

The Maryland Court of Appeals has stopped proceedings in the police officer trials related to the death of Freddie Gray pending a review, judicial officials announced Thursday.

The court will be reviewing the law as it applies to the situation of Officer William Porter, whom a judge compelled to testify in the trials of some of his fellow officers, with the offer of immunity. >>> Read more.

Woman Saved From Heroin Overdose by Officer

A woman found unconscious in a car was saved from a likely heroin overdose by an observant Anne Arundel County Police officer.

An officer on patrol Thursday noticed the 31-year-old woman in a vehicle parked in front of 101 Fifth Ave. SE in Glen Burnie. The woman had a blue tinge to her complexion and a faint heartbeat. >>> Read more.

Westminster Woman Died in Fiery Crash with Apple-Carrying Tractor-Trailer: Police

A Westminster woman died when her car was hit by a tractor-trailer Friday morning on MD 27, Maryland State Police reported. The intersection of Route 27 and Kate Wagner/Chapel Road was closed for more than nine hours as investigators worked to clear the scene. >>> Read more.

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