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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Report: Baltimore Cops Not Fond of City Living

A report from the Abell Foundation thinks that better access to incentives could lure more police to live in the city.

(UPDATE) Thursday 6:47 p.m.—A report released Tuesday shows the city is not a popular place for Baltimore City Police officers to live, but more housing incentives could make it slightly more popular. According to the report completed for the Abell Foundation, of the 3,459 Baltimore Police Department employees, only 27 percent live in Baltimore. The department by far has the lowest percentage of employees living in Baltimore out of the largest departments in the city. The next lowest is the Baltimore Fire Department with 36 percent of its employees living in the city. The percentage of officers living in city limits is lower than that of New York City, Detroit and Chatanooga, TN, according to the report. Maryland law forbids municipalities…

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Wednesday, July 18, 2012

You Tell Us: Do Cameras Make You Feel Safe?

Patch gives readers the chance to talk about the controversial topics impacting our city.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced the city is creating a database that will help police quickly identify private and public security cameras near crime scenes. The implementation of the database, which is being paid for in part by an Abell Foundation Grant, will enhance the city’s already existing CitiWatch network.   "The CitiWatch Community Partnership will allow more businesses and residents to support the police department’s efforts to further reduce crime in our neighborhoods," Rawlings-Blake said in a news release. The database will allow businesses with surveillance systems to register them with the police through a web application. Police and CitiWatch officials will then be able to locate all registered systems near a …

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