"Health Commissioner’s Statement On Safe Streets East - McElderry Park"

Monday Jul 20th, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Baltimore City Health Department stands united with the Police Department and with our city, state and federal partners in reducing violence and promoting safety in Baltimore. Operations of the Safe Streets East site in the McElderry Park community have been indefinitely suspended pending further investigation. Safe Streets has a zero-tolerance policy for felony arrests; therefore, the two Safe Street employees allegedly involved have been terminated.

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