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Aiming to treat gun violence as a public health crisis, Baltimore’s mayor has unveiled a five-year violence reduction plan for the city.
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Read More »Baltimore mayor details new violence prevention plan 
Baltimore mayor details new violence prevention plan
White House convenes mayors of Baltimore, other cities to discuss strategies on crime
The Biden administration convened the first meeting of a group of mayors and officials that will work with the federal government to reduce gun violence.
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Read More »Baltimore leaders, congressional delegation meet to discuss violent crime
July 13, 2021
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Maryland’s congressional delegation met with Baltimore’s leadership to discuss ways of reducing violent crime in the city.
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Read More »Biden anti-crime effort focuses on law-breaking gun dealers
June 23, 2021
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President Joe Biden is announcing new efforts to stem a rising national tide of violent crime as administration officials brace for what could be a turbulent summer.
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Read More »Fells Point businesses threaten to withhold taxes amid violence
June 9, 2021
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More than three dozen business owners in Fells Point are threatening to withhold tax and permit payments if Baltimore officials don’t restore “basic and essential municipal services.”
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Read More »Baltimore prosecutors add hate crime charges in Asian American store attacks
June 8, 2021
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A man accused in a rampage at three Baltimore liquor stores owned by Asian American families last month is now facing hate crime charges, prosecutors announced Monday.
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Read More »Baltimore gang members indicted in connection with dozens of shootings, many fatal
June 3, 2021
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Federal prosecutors announced the indictment of 15 alleged members and associates of a Baltimore gang in connection with 18 killings, 27 attempted killings, witness intimidation and running street-level drug distribution “shops.”
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Read More »Officials in Baltimore renew effort to take gun cases to federal court
May 27, 2021
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Law enforcement officials in Baltimore are renewing an effort to prosecute gun crimes in federal court where the penalties are stiffer.
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Read More »Maryland, DC prosecutors coordinate efforts to fight carjackings
May 20, 2021
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The U.S. attorney’s office in Maryland is forming a regional task force to prosecute carjackings that span the District of Columbia and the two Maryland counties that border it.
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Read More »Judge grants new trial to Baltimore man tried for murder 4 times
May 13, 2021
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A Baltimore judge has granted a new trial to a man who has been tried four times for murder in the shooting death of a security guard.
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