Baltimore Crime and Corruption - Page 22

June 25, 2020

Trump says violence in Chicago, Baltimore, other US cities like 'living in hell,' in 'Hannity' town hall

President Trump, in a Fox News town hall with Sean Hannity on Thursday, tore into the soaring violent-crime rates in cities including Chicago and Baltimore – comparing them to Afghanistan and Honduras, and saying, “it’s like living in hell.”

June 11, 2020

Tammy Bruce: Democrats exploit cities — They've ruled for decades but guess who they blame for problems?

For the Democrats, marches based on outrage and people gathering to protest are the most effective means with which to gather names and to expand political influence.

June 11, 2020

Newt Gingrich: Democrats must apologize – here's how they've failed America's cities

While the Democrats want to blame President Trump, let’s look at the facts about which party has crippled America’s cities.

June 9, 2020

Ex-Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh expected to plead guilty to perjury

Pugh faces up to 10 years in prison on the perjury charge.

June 3, 2020

Ex-Baltimore mayor, once convicted of embezzlement, now favorite to fill seat of mayor convicted of fraud

The Baltimore mayoral seat that was vacated last year when Catherine Pugh resigned over a corruption scandal -- which led to a three-year prison sentence -- now appears likely to be filled by a former mayor who has a past conviction of her own.

June 1, 2020

Mounds of bricks, bottles found in Baltimore ahead of expected George Floyd unrest

According to sources, mounds of bricks and bottles have been found in Downtown Baltimore.

April 30, 2020

Baltimore's new crime-fighting tool: Aerial surveillance

Starting Friday, the roughly 600,000 people living in Baltimore will be constantly recorded whenever they step out under the open sky.

March 9, 2020

Baltimore-area shooting leaves 13-year-old dead, 5 others wounded in 'horrifying' act of violence

A 13-year-old Maryland boy was killed in a shooting outside a shopping mall where five others, including four juveniles, were wounded as they walked through the parking lot on Sunday, investigators said.

March 2, 2020

Baltimore sees more than 50 homicides so far in 2020, activists say city 'was never like this'

Only into the third month of the new year and more than 50 people have been killed in the Baltimore city area. 

February 27, 2020

Baltimore ex-mayor releases apology video ahead of Thursday sentencing: ‘I really messed up’

Catherine Pugh, a former mayor of Baltimore who is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday following her conviction on federal tax evasion and conspiracy charges, apologizes for her crimes in a 13-minute video that went public Wednesday.