Laurel Police roll out aggressive domestic violence initiative

Six short-stemmed red roses in wine glasses surrounded the same number of varied place settings on a round table with a white tablecloth at the front of the Laurel Police Department's Partnership Activity Center. A lavender candle emitted a haunting glow on photographs at some place settings, which in addition to dishes and silverware, also included eyeglasses, a conch shell, an album, a novel, a pacifier and a football.

By Gwendolyn Glenn, gglenn@patuxent.com

October 26, 2011