Baltimore Police Chief Links Recent Crime Wave to Staff Shortages, Gang Violence

Baltimore Police Chief Links Recent Crime Wave to Staff Shortages, Gang Violence
A Baltimore police officer at a fundraising event in Baltimore, Md., on Sept. 12, 2019. Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images
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Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison has blamed a rise in violent crime and homicides in the most populous city in Maryland on “a number of issues,” including a shortage in staff.

Harrison noted during an interview with CNN on June 22 that just like New York and other big cities across the country, Baltimore is seeing a spike in violence, with 18 homicides recorded in the past 10 days alone.
Lorenz Duchamps
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