Top Maryland officials, including Gov. Larry Hogan and U.S. Attorney Erek Barron, pledge to renew violent crime fight

Standing in front of an East Baltimore park, across from burned-out rowhouses, top Maryland law enforcement officials, including Gov. Larry Hogan and U.S. Attorney Erek Barron, announced more initiatives to reduce violent crime. Wednesday’s news conference, which included Mayor Brandon Scott, Attorney General Brian Frosh, Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison and officials from the FBI, ATF and DEA, was a public announcement about how the law enforcement partners planned to use the $3.5 million Hogan’s office awarded the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office in March.