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The group, four adults and two juveniles, are accused of committing at least nine commercial robberies and 35 armed carjackings throughout the Baltimore area, mostly from April 2022 to March 2023.
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“One of the things we really want to drive home is the need for more oversight and public investigation.”
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In 2022, the city sued the ghost gun manufacturer alleging that its untraceable guns — those produced by the kits have no serial numbers — were contributing to the gun violence epidemic in Baltimore City.
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The five indictments announced Tuesday range from assault, misconduct, excessive force and theft.
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The audit released Monday from the Office of Legislative Audits, a nonpartisan state financial watchdog agency, reflects an 18-month time period from December 2020 through June 2022. In a statement, a BPD spokesperson said the department “has made much progress over the last three years to create a system of accountability and oversight.”
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“Right now, we're not able to know if there's one gun store responsible for a disproportionate number of the guns flowing into our city, or if there's one area where trafficking guns is more common than others.”
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“This is actually a pretty boring and straightforward and obvious structure for the police department. We were trying to avoid as many of the landmines as possible.”
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“We have overwhelmingly proven that we can lead ourselves.”
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The new Baltimore City Police Commissioner Richard Worley joins Tom to discuss his plans for the police department including his goals for group violence reduction strategies and youth crime.
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Commissioner Worley said they did recover a handgun with an extended magazine at the scene but they do not know yet if the weapon was fired.