Mayor Catherine Pugh’s office is taking pitches from nonprofits to operate three new sites for Safe Streets, the city’s community-based violence-prevention program.
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Pugh Touts Downward-Trending Crime in First 6 Weeks of 2018
Mayor Catherine Pugh said the recent spell of zero homicides for 12 days—broken on Tuesday by two murders in Northeast Baltimore—can be attributed to the efforts of the Baltimore Ceasefire campaign and crime-fighting initiatives from Police Commissioner-Designate Darryl De Sousa.
Baltimore Community Mediation Center Works to End Conflict in a Divided City
Sometimes an event prompts you to look at your life and goals through new eyes. In the aftermath of Freddie Gray’s death, Shantay Guy found herself driving with her son through an intersection near Druid Hill Park during a heated conflict between police and youth. At one point, an object hit the side of her truck.
“A flurry of emotions enveloped me—fear, anger, frustration,” recalls Guy, who grew up not far from where Gray lived. Her reaction quickly turned to understanding. While an active volunteer, Guy, then a technology project manager for T. Rowe Price, realized she wasn’t doing enough to help heal the deep divides in her city.
Guns in Maryland’s Churches? A Proposal from Two Harford County Lawmakers
Two state legislators in Harford County are proposing a statewide gun policy change that would allow pastors to let parishioners bring concealed handguns to church.
Carroll County Ends Ban on Field Trips to Baltimore After Two Weeks
Baltimore’s northwesterly neighbors have deemed the city safe enough once again for their students to visit for field trips.
Hogan’s Baltimore Crime Plan: Bring in U.S. Marshals and State Police, Demolish More Vacants
With no signs of violence slowing in Baltimore at the end of 2017, Maryland’s governor plans to send in U.S. Marshals, state troopers and probation and parole officers to assist city law enforcement, and to ramp up demolition of vacant properties in crime-riddled areas, among other strategies.
Fells Point Bars Closing Early Ahead of Predicted Halloween Mayhem
A number of Fells Point bars and retailers are turning in early for Halloween, with owners foreseeing some of the same chaos that’s tarnished the neighborhood’s Oct. 31 festivities in recent years.
Baltimore Delegate’s Grandson Gunned Down on Labor Day
Unchecked violent crime in 2017 has now claimed the lives of 238 242 people in Baltimore. The most recent victim was the grandson of a prominent local delegate.
Another Baltimore Ceasefire Weekend Set for November
In a city with 235 murders and counting this year, an attempt at one weekend without any shootings simply isn’t enough.
