Police unit's woes leading to high-profile trial delays, spike in dropped drug cases Police unit's woes leading to high-profile trial delays, spike in dropped drug cases
Backlog of DNA testing stalls lab (Baltimore Sun)
Police unit's woes leading to high-profile trial delays, spike in dropped drug cases More than a year after an internal audit highlighted widespread deficiencies within the Baltimore Police Department's crime lab, the division has a backlog of thousands of analysis requests. The problem has forced city prosecutors to drop or postpone cases - including the high-profile trial of serial drunken ...
Elder Abuse (The Frederick News-Post)
Deputy Jason Hansberger spotted an elderly Hispanic woman walking between a store and a carwash one day last fall She looked bewildered and upset
Leaders respond to issue of crimes against seniors (The Frederick News-Post)
Leaders who work with emergency response services and law enforcement in Frederick County were asked to respond to the issue of crimes against older Americans and specifically say how they would like to see the money spent should any be forthcoming through the Elder Abuse Victims Act
Milkulski's office answers questions about grant use (The Frederick News-Post)
U S Sen Barbara Mikulski, D-Md , along with Sens Herb Kohl, D-Wis , Patrick Leahy, D-Vt , and George LeMieux, R-Fla , introduced the Elder Abuse Victims Act on Oct 21, 2009, according to a news release from Mikulski's office