2 Men Seeking $40 Million In Damages From Baltimore Police, State

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two men who were wrongly imprisoned after officers planted heroin on them are suing the Baltimore City Police Department, the state of Maryland as well as various current and former officers for more than $40 million. The case has ties to the Gun Trace Task Force scandal.
Plaintiffs Umar Burley and Brent Matthews told WJZ that they still do not trust police.
“We had screamed our innocence, but no one would believe it,” said Burley, who served almost eight