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Gov. Hogan, Baltimore Mayor to meet about violent crime

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Gov. Hogan, Baltimore Mayor to meet about violent crime
Gov. Hogan, Baltimore Mayor to meet about violent crime
Gov. Hogan, Baltimore Mayor to meet about violent crime

BALTIMORE CITY MAYOR BRANDONSCOTT WILL BE MEETING NEXTWEEK TO TALK ABOUT VIOLENTCRIME.

WMAR 2 NEWS ABBY ISAACSJOINS US FROM BALTIMORE WITHWHAT COMMUNITY LEADERS HOPECOMES OUT OF THE MEETING.INTRO- WE ARE SEEING A SURGEIN VIOLENT CRIME IN BALTIMORE&.AND THE BALTIMORE CEASEFIRECO- FOUNDER SAYS WE ARE GOINGTO CONTINUE SEEING THESETRENDS UNTIL THE ROOT CAUSESARE ADDRESSED.

AND SHE HOPESTHAT COLLABORATIVE PROCESSWILL BEGIN IN THE MEETING NEXTWEEK.

59-1:02 Whether or notthey agree, they need tounderstand each otheBALTIMORE CEASEFIRE COFOUNDERERRICKA BRIDGEFORD IS EXCITEDTHE GOVERNOR AND BALTIMORECITY MAYOR ARE SITTING DOWNFOR A MEETING TO ADDRESSVIOLENT CRIME IN THE CITY.15-28 Baltimore needs itbecause when there are thingsthat need to be healed, whendecisions being made, whenitdecisions really work foreveryone, a collaborativeprocess is the way to go.

SOFAR IN 2021, BALTIMORE CITYHAS RECORDED 108 MURDERS, 12MORE THAN THIS TIME LAST YEAON TUESDAY, GOVERNOR LARRYHOGAN EXPRESSED HISDISAPPOINTMENT WITH CITYLEADERSHIP, SUGGESTING TOUGHERLAWS AND INVESTING MORE INPOLICE.

BALTIMORE MAYORBRANDON SCOTT CHALKED HOGAN'SSUGGESTIONS UP TO“MAGATALKING POINTS” ASKING FOR AMEETING OVER TWITTER.

WELL NOWHEHE CALLED THE MAYOR AND POLICECOMMISSIONER IN TO HEAR THEIRCRIME PLAN IN ONE WEEK.

CLIP12 12:25:48-53 HOGAN- Wehaventhis current group and Ianxious to hear what theiplans are HOGAN SAYS HE WANTSTO WORK WITH THEM AND PROVIDETHE RESOUCES THEY NEED, AFTERALREADY GIVING 1.3 BILLIONDOLLARS INTO BALTIMORE CITYFOR PUBLIC SAFETY CLIP 1312:30:17-30 HOGAN- But theyjust not getting the job doneand I think itcoherent crime strategy andpart of that is the turnover,4 mayors and 5 policecommissioners in a 5 or 6 yearperiod is not a great way tohave consistency.

BRIDGEFORDSAYS WHILE THINGS HAVE BEEN INAN UPHEAVAL BEFORE, WE ARETHE PATH TO STABILIZING THINGS2:43-51 BRIDGEFORD- We didnget into this overnight, weare not gonna get out of itovernight 3:09-12 BRIDGEFORDWe have a mayor who is reallythinking about the root causesof violence from blight topoverty to racism as a publichealth issue TAG- THE NEXTBALTIMORE CEASEFIRE WEEKENDSTARTS TOMORROW.

THERE WILL BEBOTH IN PERSON AND VIRTUALEVENTS PROMOTING PEACE ANDCELEBRATING LIFE.

IN BALTMOREABBY ISAACS WMAR 2 NEWS.A POLICE OFFICER IS FACINGCHARGES OF HIS OWN TONI

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