Mayor Brandon M. Scott touts crime reduction strategies and continued efforts in 2024
By Tashi McQueenAFRO Political Writertmcqueen@afro.com Mayor Brandon M. Scott says Baltimore City officials will double down on 2023 public safety efforts, which he says helped the City of Baltimore end with a 20 percent reduction in homicides. Photo courtesy of Office of the Mayor Baltimore City/J.J. McQueen Mayor Brandon M. Scott, alongside legislators and public […]
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Hartford mayor’s legacy leaving office. And what’s next.
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Mayor Luke Bronin’s toughest challenge leading Hartford — pulling the city back from the brink of municipal bankruptcy — came in the early days of his administration and might get lost in two terms that were more recently dominated by a bruising, life-changing global pandemic. “It’s easy to forget — eight years on — just […]
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New Orleans homicides mayor, analysts clash
Wednesday, Mayor LaToya Cantrell said there were no homicides in New Orleans the week of June 4-10. “There was not one. Not even one homicide last week. Murders are down 21 percent,” Cantrell said during her weekly news conference.When asked, the mayor attributed the crime reduction to new development strategies plus the recent arrests of […]
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Suspected serial killer arrested while ‘out hunting’ in Stockton, chief says
A Stockton man has been arrested in connection to a series of killings in Stockton and one in Oakland, authorities announced on Saturday. He could face charges for the murders of six men. Wesley Brownlee, 43, was arrested this morning “while out hunting,” police Chief Stanley McFadden said at a news conference with City Manager […]
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