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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.
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.
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.
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[...]
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[...]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
