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Lawmakers seek scrutiny of prisons in wake of Baltimore contraband case
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comSome Washington County lawmakers are calling for another look at the state prison system and how the prisons are run after federal charges were filed against 13 female corrections officers, seven inmates and five others with alleged gang ties last week at...Tags: Politics, Maryland General Assembly, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Organized Crime, Safety of Citizens
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Police believe recent violent incidents might be gang related
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comHagerstown police say four shootings in the city over the past week were retaliatory strikes between the Bloods and Crips street gangs. Lt. Tom Langston said Monday that the first incident occurred at about 7 p.m. April 15 behind a house in the 200 block...Tags: Washington, DC, Guilford (Baltimore, Maryland), Shootings, Firearms, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Hagerstown police chief warns of dangers of prescription drugs
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comPrescription drug abuse is “really becoming a big problem” in Hagerstown, city Police Chief Arthur Smith warned this week. “We haven’t had the numbers of fatal overdoses that they’ve had in West Virginia, but that is one...Tags: Seizures, Cocaine, Synthetic Marijuana, Prescription Drugs, OxyContin (drug)
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This week in government
Scheduled meetings this week of the Washington County Commissioners, Washington County Board of Education; and Hagerstown Mayor and Council: WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS County Administration Building 100 W. Washington St., Hagerstown Tuesday,...Tags: Values, Human Interest, Politics, Citizens Initiative and Recall, U.S. Department of Justice
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Letters to the Editor - July 17
Ignoring obvious about gangs in school would be mistake To the editor: Regarding the June 28 article in The Herald-Mail about gangs, it would be a mistake to ignore the obvious. Mr. Todd Dunkle (a "gang expert") admits students are identifying...Tags: Human Interest, Social Issues, Relief and Aid Organizations, Human Body, Crime, Law and Justice
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Expert unsure if student groups' activity at Washington County schools was gang-related
julieg@herald-mail.comA gang expert said Tuesday that during the past year groups of students at some Washington County Public Schools identified themselves in a manner consistent with nationally recognized gangs, but he wasn’t ready to “hang the title ‘gang&...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Washington (U.S. state)
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Questions surround Washington County school board's gang policy
julieg@herald-mail.comThe Washington County Board of Education recently adopted a policy addressing gangs, gang activity and similar destructive or illegal behaviors, but school system officials say gangs aren’t a big problem. “I believe probably the most...Tags: Elections, Teaching and Learning, Politics, Justice System, Lawyers
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