On Saturday, nearly a third of the city fire department's engine and truck companies were out of service due to shortages of personnel, fire officers’ union president Josh Fannon said.
Baltimore police union says the state should order police agencies to stop barring recruits with a history of cannabis use and discontinue “random” drug screenings for officers.
Mayor Brandon Scott officially named Stefanie Mavronis as the new director of the office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement. She formerly served as the office’s chief of staff.
Mayor Brandon Scott will nominate Richard Worley, the deputy commissioner for operations, as interim commissioner and intends to nominate him to the position permanently.
Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison gave more details about how officers will utilize the ability to cite, or even arrest, people for low-level offenses, during the police budget hearing on Tuesday night.
Six years after the Baltimore Police Department entered a federal consent decree, courtroom relationships have gotten closer, while community input remains sparse.
Wednesday’s discussion touched on unsolved homicides, staffing issues, youth gun violence, the Group Violence Reduction Strategy and a newly proposed arsonist registry.
The report is the first study on Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services staffing shortages that had the full collaboration of the union representing correctional officers.
The allegations echo the stories of those who testified before Maryland lawmakers in a push to change policies around how transgender people are treated in Maryland’s prisons and Baltimore jails.
Sheriff Chuck Jenkins has gained notoriety for casting himself as part of the “constitutional sheriff” movement that resisted federal authority on COVID-19, election results, and gun policy.