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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
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 ...
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Read More »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 ...
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Read More »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 ...
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Read More »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 ...
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Read More »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.”
Read More »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 ...
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Read More »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 ...
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Read More »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.
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Read More »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 ...
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