Pages tagged “crime”
Op/Ed: The Dixon Report by Baltimore City Mayor Sheila Dixon:
A week ago, our city lost a powerful advocate and many of us lost a great friend when former Councilman Ken Harris was killed in a robbery. It has been a difficult week for us all, especially his family - including his wife, Annette, as well as their children - Nicole and Kenneth. Jr. They continue to be in my prayers, and I hope they are in yours as well. Read in Full >>
Op/Ed: A few words about Ken Harris and Our Stop-The-Violence Campaign:
Normally, when our community suffers such a high profile loss due to senseless violence as we did this past weekend, I will take the opportunity to immediately write and send out a few words. I wasn’t able to do so right away regarding the murder of Ex-Councilman Ken Harris and I realize now that one of the reasons was that this one hit a little bit close to home to me. Read in Full >>
Mayor Dixon Announces Safe Streets Expansion:
Mayor Sheila Dixon and Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Joshua Sharfstein were joined yesterday by advocates, donors, and city employees to announce the plan to expand the community anti-violence program Safe Streets. The planned expansion is funded by private and public money, and will allow the program to operate through June 30, 2009. Read in Full >>
