Baltimore Checkbook: Federal Hill business owners seek to hire private security force to 'get people back down here'

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Federal Hill business owners seek to hire private security force to 'get people back down here'

Business owners in Federal Hill are considering employing a private security force to help patrol the streets in the wake of the city’s ongoing crisis of violent crime that they say has impacted their bottom line. During a nearly two-hour meeting Tuesday night at MaGerks Pub and Grill on Cross Street, about two dozen business leaders in the South Baltimore peninsula debated how to best address the issue of crime and its impact on their livelihood. “Hang in there, it will get better,” said Hank…