Effort to give mayor control of Baltimore Police is dead
The sponsor of a bill seeking to return control of Baltimore Police back to the city said Friday afternoon he is withdrawing his proposal. Del. Curt Anderson, a city Democrat,…
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The next generation of the apprentice
Apprenticeships have always been a way to provide on-the-job training for people who want to work in the skilled trades; like a carpenter or electrician. Not so much for IT,…
The real question about crime in Baltimore
A group of central West Baltimore residents gathered near Triangle Park Wednesday night to march against the surge of violence in their neighborhood and the city at large. “Our deal…
FOP to address mayor, commissioner and contract…at some point
Gene Ryan, president of Baltimore City’s police union, planned to respond to comments made recently by Mayor Catherine Pugh and Commissioner Kevin Davis about staffing issues in the department and…
Baltimore Police a state agency? What does that mean for consent decree?
Originally posted on wypr.org on Oct. 14, 2016 In case you missed it, the Baltimore City Police Department is a state agency. It has been that way since the 19th…
Police on trial for Freddie Gray death
From September 2015 through July 2016, I covered the trials of police officers accused of the in-custody death of Freddie Gray.
Baltimore celebrates Lor Scoota
//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js Baltimore’s farewell to local rap artist Tyriece Watson took a New Orleans flavor Friday; a somber funeral in the morning at the Empowerment Temple AME Church in Park Heights…
SRB’s Mixed Record on Police Reform
Story originally posted on news.wypr.org on Feb. 25, 2016. Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake often talks of her commitment to police reform. She says her background shows she’s “very meaningful” and “intentional”…
P. Kenneth Burns 