Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley

Interim Commissioner Richard Worley told councilmembers last month the report would take 45 days. The department says they will need more time.

July still saw a decrease in shootings, with numbers close to 2015.

“The families who are affected by crime and violence, that reduction does not matter to those families.”

“... breakdown in communication and judgment that is absolutely unacceptable.”

In an interview, former Commissioner Michael Harrison, Mayor Brandon Scott and Acting Commissioner Richard Worley provide new details about the events leading to the transfer of power.

Interim MONSE director Stefanie Mavronis clarified the relationship between the police and Safe Streets by writing that the program’s success depends upon the “rapport amongst the community they serve.”

Seven people remain hospitalized Monday afternoon, four in critical condition, after a shooting that killed two and injured 28.

The shooting at the annual Brooklyn Day block party is the most people shot in one incident in Baltimore since at least 2015.

City leaders announce the takedown of a West Baltimore Drug Trafficking Organization as part of Baltimore’s Group Violence Reduction Strategy (GVRS).

One called the internal hire "an excellent choice" and another said the process needs "public scrutiny."