Settlement Reached in Freddie Gray Case:  A settlement has been reached between the city of Baltimore and the family of Freddie Gray, the 25-year-old black man whose death in police custody in April opened a deep wound in the racially-divided city.  Keith L. Alexander of the Washington Post reports that the proposed $6.4 million settlement "does not constitute an admission of liability on the part of the city, the Baltimore Police Department, individual Baltimore police officers" or anyone else who may be responsible for Gray's death, said Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake in a statement Tuesday.  The settlement comes one week after preliminary hearings were held for the six Baltimore police officers charged in Gray's death, who each face varying charges and will be tried separately beginning in October.  Last April, Freddie Gray was arrested by Baltimore police officers and suffered a severe spinal cord injury while being transported in a police van.  His death one week later set off widespread rioting, the worst seen in decades.

3 Illegal Immigrants Charged in Death of Teen:  Three illegal immigrants have been charged with the murder of a 17-year-old Virginia high school student who was shot Friday morning on his way to the bus stop.  Fox News reports that Danny Centeno-Miranda, a native of El Salvador who had been living with relatives in the U.S. since 2013, was shot twice in the back by a 17-year-old whose name has been withheld from the public due to his age.  Two others, 20-year-old Henry Dominguez Vasquez and 18-year-old Juan Aguirre Zelaya, were charged as accessories.  Sheriff Mike Chapman says that the crime was not random and the department is probing possible gang connections between the suspects and victim.

Another CA City Questions Prop 47 Amid Rising Crime:  Barstow Police Chief Albert Ramirez Jr. has observed alarming upward trends in crime in the city this year, particularly burglary and robbery, and questions whether a state policy to blame.  Jose Quintero of the Desert Dispatch reports that violent crime in the isolated city is up 11 percent and property crime has risen 25 percent when compared to the same six-month period last year; most staggering are a 52 percent increase in burglaries and 50 percent uptick in robberies.  Since burglaries are often committed by drug addicts seeking stolen property to support their habit, Ramirez believes that Prop. 47, the measure approved by voters last November that reduced several drug offenses from felonies to misdemeanors, has resulted in more drug offenders on the streets looking for items to steal and trade, as they are often booked and cite-released on the same day as their arrest under the policy.  He contends that "too many convicts are back on the streets by way of lenient sentences," and has noticed an increase in the number of repeat offenders.

New Bill Protects Illegal Crime Victims from Deportation:  Proposed legislation in California that would grant deportation protection to illegal immigrants who have been victims of violent crime passed the state Assembly last Thursday with a unanimous vote of 66-0 and is heading to Gov. Jerry Brown's desk for his signature.  Daniel Nussbaum of Breitbart reports that SB 674, or the Immigrant Victims of Crime Equity Act, would require state and local law enforcement agencies to provide illegal immigrants who have cooperated with investigations necessary certifications to apply for special Victim of Criminal Activity visas.  Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de Leon, one of the bill's authors, believes this bill promotes overall public safety stating that "every time a criminal goes free because the victim fears deportation and the police, we are a little less safe."  California has approximately 2.5 million illegal immigrants.