Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates is moving to stop his office from coordinating with the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (MONSE), which oversees the city’s anti-violence initiative.
Baltimore City has seen major reductions in homicides and shootings for three years in a row.
Our media partner, The Baltimore Banner, reports that Bates sent seven pages of complaints to Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott’s Office, alleging that MONSE operates behind a “cloak of secrecy.”…