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Fighting violent crime in Baltimore

The swearing in ceremony on Thursday of Richard Worley as Baltimore’s police commissioner comes as the police department faces new scrutiny amid recent violent crimes, including Tuesday’s shooting on the campus of Morgan State University, last week’s killing of a rising tech CEO and an arson and rape in west Baltimore just days prior. 11 […]

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Former BPD Deputy Commissioner named City’s new Deputy Mayor for Public Safety

BALTIMORE — A former interim commissioner for the Baltimore Police Department has been named the City’s next Deputy Mayor for Public Safety. On Friday, Mayor Brandon Scott named Anthony Barksdale to the position. He starts July 11. A Baltimore native and Polytechnic Institute graduate, Barksdale rose through the ranks of the Baltimore Police Department to become their […]

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