The spat between Baltimore’s top prosecutor and its mayor has hogged the headlines, but I wanted to hear more about the mission they share: increasing safety and honoring justice
Baltimoreans should hope the mayor and the city’s chief prosecutor iron out their differences because, if not, it will once again look to the world like we can’t have nice things.
The number of homicides committed within the city limits fell again in 2025 – there were 132 as of December 21, or 57 fewer than at the same point last year. But what was the recent headline? “Bates cutting ties with mayor’s public safety office.”…