Ryan Coleman: Why MD needs a state of emergency to fight crime

By Tom Hall,

Published June 1, 2022 at 2:17 PM EDT

Ryan Coleman is the President of the NAACP's Randallstown Chapter, which sent a letter last month to Maryland Governor Larry Hogan urging him to declare a state of emergency to provide additional funds to fight crime in Baltimore City and across the state. (photo credit John Lee/WYPR) — Ryan Coleman is the president of the NAACP's Randallstown Chapter (#7032), which sent a letter last month to Maryland Governor Larry Hogan urging him to declare a state of emergency to provide additional funds to fight crime in Baltimore City and across the state. (photo credit John Lee/WYPR)

Tom's next guest today is Ryan Coleman, the president of the Randallstown Chapter (#7032) of the NAACP. Mr. Coleman says his group is very concerned about the persistently high rates of violent crime in Baltimore City and elsewhere in the state. He talks about what he’s asking Governor Larry Hogan to do to make Maryland citizens safer.

Ryan Coleman joins us on Zoom from Randallstown, Maryland.