Friday, January 19, 2018

New Baltimore police commissioner: 'We are working to reduce violence. Like, literally, ASAP.'

Darryl DeSousa, Baltimore’s new police commissioner, said Friday he has been given one directive by Mayor Catherine Pugh: reduce violence. DeSousa was introduced by Pugh on Friday after the mayor announced earlier in the day she fired Kevin Davis from the role. A 30-year veteran of the police department, DeSousa said he has already rolled out a few initiatives aimed at driving down Baltimore’s high murder rate. The city had 343 homicides in 2017, the highest per-capita rate of any city in the country. “We…



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