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Baltimore mayor details new violence prevention plan
Aiming to treat gun violence as a public health crisis, Baltimore’s mayor has unveiled a five-year violence reduction plan for the city.
Pugh seeks state assistance in reducing violence
ANNAPOLIS — Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh expressed hope Monday that she could secure state assistance for Baltimore, a city increasingly beleaguered by escalated and record violence. Pugh met with Gov. Larry Hogan for about 45 minutes to discuss her plan and to ask for additional resources, including improved technology and potentially the use of state law […]
Violence has lawmakers urging Hogan for state of emergency in Baltimore
Two Maryland state senators called on Gov. Larry Hogan to declare a state of emergency in Baltimore in an effort to assist the city in stemming the increase in violence and homicide. The city is on pace again to reach the 300-homicide mark for the third consecutive year while also seeing a spike in non-fatal […]
Strong Baltimore market outlook tempered by violence
A strong Baltimore economy is expected to continue to propel the metro area office market, but another violent year could derail economic growth in Charm City. On Wednesday, Delta Associates released its fourth-quarter appraisal of the metro’s office market along with the region’s economic outlook for 2016. The report found vacancy declined, net absorption increased […]
Baltimore police say 14 shot in city since Sunday night
Police in Baltimore report that 14 people have been shot in the city since Sunday night. Police announced Tuesday that that four people were shot in a two-hour span overnight. That comes after a string of eight shootings around the city starting Sunday night, including two double shootings about a half hour apart on Monday […]
Death threats prompt video-game critic to cancel speech
Anita Sarkeesian, a feminist blogger critical of how video games portray women, canceled a speech at Utah State University after an email threatened “the deadliest school shooting in American history.”
O’Malley names members of school safety board
ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley has appointed members of a new board to focus on school safety issues. The governor on Monday named five members to the Maryland Center for School Safety Governing Board. The board includes four members of the public, including Lorig Charkoudian, the executive director of Community Mediation Maryland. O’Malley also appointed […]
Carroll Community College to arm safety officers
WESTMINSTER — Carroll Community College will soon arm some of its campus safety officers for the first time. The school and the county sheriff’s office signed an agreement Monday, a week after the college’s Board of Trustees voted to approve arming campus officers. Executive Vice President of Administration Alan Schuman says arming officers will better […]
Legislation aims to better protect prosecutors and public defenders
While the killing of a Texas district attorney and his wife over the weekend may have highlighted safety concerns at Maryland state’s attorney’s offices, legislation creating more protections for rank-and-file prosecutors and public defenders is already working its way through the General Assembly.
Md. House passes bill on violence before a minor
The House of Delegates has passed a measure to increase penalties for someone who commits a crime of violence in front of a minor. The House approved the bill 132-0 on Monday. It would apply to people who commit a violent crime in front of a minor who is at least 2 years old and […]
Bill would enhance penalties for violent crimes in front of children
ANNAPOLIS — The House Judiciary Committee is considering a bill that would increase the penalties for committing a violent crime within sight or earshot of a child aged 2 to 16. Those found guilty could receive an enhanced penalty of imprisonment for up to five years, in addition to any sentences given for the violent […]
Pocomoke firm creates bulletproof whiteboards for schools
POCOMOKE CITY — In direct response to the deadly school shooting in Newtown, Conn., armor manufacturer Hardwire LLC has developed a handheld whiteboard for classrooms that can stop a bullet from a handgun fired at point-blank range. “It’s something I don’t think any American can tolerate anymore, and we’re in a position to do something […]
