BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A bill backed by more than a dozen Maryland Republican lawmakers targeting Baltimore crime would allow Gov. Larry Hogan to declare a state of emergency based on a community’s homicide rate.
Senate Bill 1078 would allow the governor to declare a state of emergency in any community that sees at least three homicides per 100,000 residents in a 30-day period. To qualify for the declaration, Baltimore would need to see more than 18 homicides in a month.
So far in 2020, Baltimore has seen 51 homicides and 92 non-fatal shootings, police said Tuesday morning.
“There’s clearly a problem with crime in Baltimore City,” Senator Bob Cassilly said. “The murder rates just keep rising to new record levels every month.”
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4 comments:
Someone needs to get CIA Military involved and ask them to stop selling heroin to Baltimore Gangs.
Enough is enough
I agree
Only about ten or fifteen years too late.
Getting rid of Maryland Justice Reinvestment Act would help tremendously...it actually helps criminals..
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