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Safe Streets

Apr 14, 2022

Baltimore pledges more money for anti-violence program

Baltimore officials are planning to boost funding for an anti-violence program that a recent review found lacked oversight.

Jan 20, 2022

3 men, including Safe Streets anti-violence worker, fatally shot in East Baltimore

A quadruple shooting in Baltimore on Wednesday night left three men dead, including a Safe Streets anti-violence worker.

Apr 9, 2018

General Assembly sends anti-crime bills to Hogan

The Maryland General Assembly passed legislation this session aimed at preventing and stiffening penalties for repeated gun offenders.

Mar 12, 2018

Senate passes omnibus crime bill; attention shifts to House

ANNAPOLIS – The Senate on Monday night passed omnibus, bipartisan anti-crime legislation that would provide enhanced penalties for gun crimes, broader wiretapping authority in firearms investigations, stiffer punishments for witness intimidation and greater funding for witness-relocation and community-based educational, vocational and social programs that offer alternatives to gangs. With the Se[...]

Mar 8, 2018

Md. Senate preliminarily approves omnibus anti-crime bill

ANNAPOLIS – The Senate on Thursday gave preliminary approval to omnibus anti-crime legislation that would provide enhanced penalties for gun crimes, broader wiretapping authority in firearms investigations, stiffer punishments for witness intimidation and greater funding for witness-relocation and community-based educational, vocational and social programs that offer alternatives to gangs. The S[...]

Nov 26, 2017

Lawmakers will focus on Baltimore’s violence, online bullying, parental rights

With the number of homicides exceeding 300 annually in Baltimore, the Maryland General Assembly this coming session will consider increasing funding for programs legislators say show promise for reducing violent crime in the state’s most populous city as well as strengthening penalties for illegal gun possession and witness intimidation. Legislation will also be introduced to […]

Sep 30, 2016

Baltimore scores $500K grant for hospitals to address violence

After Baltimore saw a record homicide rate in 2015 and a 75 percent increase in gun violence over the previous year, city health officials want to expand a successful violence-prevention program into area hospitals. A new $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention will support that effort, allowing […]

Aug 8, 2016

Hogan puts $3 million toward anti-heroin efforts

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is allocating $3 million in additional state funds to combat heroin addiction, his office announced Monday. Two initiatives will benefit from the new money, which fulfills a pair of recommendations made in December by the state’s Heroin & Opioid Emergency Task Force, which was overseen by Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford. A […]

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