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Having 'more guns' on the street has one inevitable consequence [Commentary]
During the recent gun rights rally in Bel Air that was sponsored by the Harford County Republican Central Committee, one likely candidate for sheriff next year uttered the ultimate sound bite. Jeff Gahler, a veteran state trooper whom one would...
Tags: Gun Control, Interior Policy, Trayvon Martin, Elections, Personal Weapon Control
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How not to run a local government
One of the more enjoyable aspects of my public career was an excellent relationship with public safety unions. Law enforcement, fire and EMT groups were supportive of my races for the state legislature, Congress and governor. Although not unheard of,...
Tags: Interior Policy, Elections, Public Employees, Finance, Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.
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O'Malley promises corrections reform as GOP calls for audit
Gov. Martin O'Malley said Thursday that he would expand the use of technology to block cell phone calls in Maryland corrections facilities, part of a set of reforms designed to "root out corruption" after a federal indictment alleged widespread gang...
Tags: Martin O'Malley, Executive Branch, Organized Crime, Democratic Party, Baltimore County
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Family members say victim, police officer were engaged
Two Baltimore police officers arrived at a fellow officer's home to investigate a reported domestic assault. They heard a woman inside calling for help, and when nobody answered the door, they kicked the door in and brought Kendra Diggs out. James...
Tags: Murder, Shootings, Lawyers, Justice System, Maryland Transit Administration
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Mismanagement and failed leadership led to the debacle at Baltimore's jail
The first words of Elvis Presley's classic hit, "Jailhouse Rock," were: "The warden threw a party at the county jail." In Maryland, the entire prison system is having a party thrown by gangs and official mismanagement ("Assembly leaders to be briefed on...
Tags: Regional Authority, Witnesses, Prisons, Executive Branch, Prosecution
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Corrections officials investigating Facebook, Instagram pictures
Corrections officials are investigating whether an inmate at the Baltimore City Detention Center has been using a contraband cellphone to post photos and updates on Facebook and Instagram online accounts. The Maryland Department of Public Safety and...
Tags: FBI, Organized Crime, Media Industry, Social Media, Murder
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Security chief at Baltimore City Detention Center removed
State officials said Tuesday they removed the security chief at the Baltimore City Detention Center in the wake of a federal indictment that alleged an extensive smuggling scheme involving gang members and officers at the facility. The Maryland...
Tags: Montgomery County (Maryland), Michael E. Busch, Martin O'Malley, Executive Branch, Organized Crime
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EMS crew safety comes into focus following Perryman crowd incident
An Aberdeen Fire Department EMS crew locked itself in its ambulance Tuesday night when it arrived on the scene of an emergency call in Perryman and encountered a large fight, prompting questions the about the safety of first responders in what two...
Tags: Aberdeen, Laws, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Health and Medical Professionals, Law Enforcement
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Gun-control law to make ownership records private
A little-noticed provision tucked at the end of the sweeping gun legislation approved by the General Assembly last month would shield from view key state gun records that now are public — a change that was pushed by gun-rights advocates during the...
Tags: Montgomery County (Maryland), Gun Control, National Rifle Association of America, Lawyers, Interior Policy
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Top jail officials to be polygraphed following gang indictment
State corrections secretary Gary D. Maynard ordered polygraph tests Friday of top administrators and "integrity reviews" of every employee at the Baltimore City Detention Center in an effort to root out corruption at the jail. Maynard has moved his...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Lawyers, U.S. Department of Labor, Douglas F. Gansler, Prisons
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Board questions deputy mayor's place in fire pension system
Members of Baltimore's fire and police pension board are questioning whether one of Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's top aides should remain part of the lucrative pension system that covers sworn public safety officers. Administration officials say...
Tags: Interior Policy, Natural Disasters, Local Government, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, George Nilson
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BGF gang indictment leads to state hearings
The Baltimore SunAllegations that a cabal of Black Guerrilla Family gang members effectively took over the Baltimore City Detention Center have prompted a rare out-of-session legislative hearing on the state's prison system. The House Judiciary Committee scheduled a May...Tags: U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Interior Policy, U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, Planning Inquiries, Gang Activity
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