Thursday, July 26, 2012
Group calls for expanded background checks and bans on high-capacity ammunition magazines.
Updated (4:41p.m.)—Baltimore County Police Chief Jim Johnson Thursday joined with other law enforcement agencies in calling for stricter gun laws in the wake of the shooting in Aurora, CO. The National Law Enforcement Partnership to Prevent Gun Violence, during a news conference in Washington DC, called for expanded background checks and a ban on the purchase of high-capacity ammunition magazines, according to a statement released by the Baltimore County Police Department. Johnson is the incoming chairman for the National Law Enforcement Partnership to Prevent Gun Violence. Cpl. Cathy Batton, a police spokeswoman, said Johnson was unavailable due to scheduled meetings over the next two days. In prepared comments released by the department…
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
New interview process aims to make the Baltimore County police more responsible, accountable for selecting its leaders.
Baltimore County Police Chief Jim Johnson threw out a more than three-decades old promotions policy just days before a class of sergeants was to take standardized oral interviews to become lieutenants. The change comes amid a looming U.S. Department of Justice inquiry into the county's hiring and promotions practices within the police and fire departments. The change involves who interviews prospective candidates for promotion. Until now, interviews had been conducted by outside law enforcement personnel. Now, those interviews will be conducted by officials who work for Baltimore County. "I have not determined the motivation of the administration as to why this change was instituted," said Cole Weston, president of the Fraternal Order of …
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Police attribute 50 percent increase to spike in domestic-related killings and say three to five year trend shows killings are going down overall.
Homicides in Baltimore County increased by 50 percent in 2011 compared to the previous year. The increase ends a four-year downward trend for total homicides in Baltimore County. But county officials caution that the 30 homicides in the county in 2011 are more in line with the county's historic range for such crimes. "Last year was extremely low," said Elise Armacost, a police department spokeswoman. "Thirty is a bit more typical of what the county has seen over the last 10 to 15 years. Last year (2010) was an anomaly." Armacost said the ratio of homicides continues to drop though because the county continues to grow in population. "We're focused on three to five year trends, not just year to year. Because year to year weird things can …
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Police chief says review of original 15 is complete and has recommended moving some devices to new school zones.
Some of the 15 speed cameras in Baltimore County school zones could be moved to new locations, according to county police Chief Jim Johnson. Johnson, in an interview Wednesday, said a review of the original 15 cameras, installed just over a year ago, was recently completed. "I've been looking at the current 15 camera sites and I'm making recommendations as to whether or not some of the cameras should be moved to other locations," Johnson said, adding that "there are a few sites that could be changed." Johnson declined to say how many cameras could be moved as a result of what he called "a lengthy analysis." The cameras issue $40 tickets to drivers caught exceeding the speed limit in school zones by more than 12 mph. Johnson has previously …
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
In 2009, officials said the program was needed to reduce traffic accidents and curb speeding. Speeds are down; accidents are not.
When Baltimore County officials rolled out a network of 15 speed cameras in school zones last year, they said the program’s success would be measured in two ways: less speeding and fewer accidents. An analysis released last week of the program’s first five months shows a dramatic decline in speeding citations issued by the cameras, which are triggered by cars going more than 12 mph over the speed limit. The report, however, shows no decline in accidents in those zones. Still, county officials are declaring that the speed camera program is a success and the County Council is considering legislation to expand the number of cameras. The council holds a hearing on the issue today. It would appear that reducing accidents — a key measure cited …
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