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31-year-old Maryland man killed in motorcycle crash in Harrington
A 31-year-old Denton, Maryland, man was killed in a motorcycle crash Monday in Harrington.
A 58-year-old Laurel man operating tractor-trailer and the motorcyclist were both traveling on Vernon Road around 4 p.m. The eastbound tractor-trailer had “almost completed” a left turn onto Fox Hunters Road, a Delaware State Police news release said, when the westbound motorcycle struck the back of the trailer.
The motorcyclist was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene, police said, while the truck driver was uninjured.
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The Delaware State Police Troop 3 Collision Reconstruction Unit is investigating the incident. Anyone who witnessed the crash should contact Master Cpl. W. Booth at 302-698-8451. Information may also be provided by sending a Facebook message to the Delaware State Police or contacting Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-847-3333.
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Angela Alsobrooks under scrutiny for Maryland police reforms – Washington Examiner
Former Maryland State’s Attorney Angela Alsobrooks is under fire for controversial police reforms she implemented that critics say instigated a spike in crime.
In 2020, George Floyd’s death while in police custody galvanized the Black Lives Matter movement, sparking nationwide and widespread calls to defund the police. Around the same time, Prince George County’s Police Chief Hank Stawinski resigned after a report was released alleging a history of misconduct, discrimination, and racially charged comments.
Fresh from Stawinski’s resignation and Floyd’s death, Alsobroooks fell in line with activists’ calls to implement police reform.
Alsobrooks, who is now running against former Republican Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan to replace retiring Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD), created the Prince George’s County Police Reform Working Group in July 2020. In December, the group released a report with close to 50 recommendations for addressing “many of the local and national debates about racism and policing.”
The former state attorney accepted 46 of the police reform recommendations in 2021, saying, “I believe that our families deserve to live in places where they have both justice and freedom.”
Alsobrooks is facing criticism for enacting one recommendation in particular: reallocating $20 million in funds designated for a police training facility to a mental health rehabilitation center for prisoners.
“We feel if we focus on restorative approaches and restorative practices to prevent some of the low-level crimes that occur throughout our county and within our school system, that we can reallocate those dollars for mental health and other services … that are much needed within our county,” then-state Del. Alonzo Washington, one of the co-chairs of the working group, recommended in 2020.
Alsobrooks agreed, saying during a 2022 interview with Ebenezer AME Church, “And so one of the things that we’ve done during our administration is, I decided that we were going to reallocate $20 million away from a police training facility. Now, we still have a training facility, but this one was going to be very expensive. And I have decided that you can’t heal people in jail.”
“I have reallocated, with the support of the County Council who had to vote to approve it — and it was also on your ballot in 2020. You had to approve it as well — but we instead have reallocated $20 million. And we are now opening the doors to a new mental health care and addictions care facility that will be opening the doors this July, in partnership with luminous health care, so that we can actually heal our loved ones and not treat them in jail,” she added.
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Alsobrooks made the reallocation as Prince George’s County saw a 16% increase in overall violent crime from 2019 to 2020, a 58% increase in reported homicides, a 19% increase in reported robberies, and a 15% increase in reported aggravated assaults. According to FBI statistics, violent crime in the county has increased 30% through 2022.
During her primary campaign, Alsobrooks faced criticism for not being progressive enough. Challenger David Trone criticized her for supporting the death penalty in a murder case during her time as state attorney, while Prince George’s County Councilwoman Krystal Oriadha claimed that Alsobrooks as county executive hadn’t shown enough support to the LGBT community.
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Maryland Weather: Beautiful Father’s Day Weekend Weather
BALTIMORE — Scattered showers and thunderstorms will move across the area through Friday night but will clear out by Saturday morning. A cold front will push through the region overnight, bringing drier and less humid air for the upcoming Father’s Day weekend.
Saturday and Sunday both look great for outdoor activities, with high temperatures in the low 80s on Saturday and the low to mid-80s on Sunday. Low temperatures at night will drop into the upper 50s for Saturday night and then the low to mid-60s for Sunday night.
Next week begins a stretch of very hot weather across the area. Strong high pressure in the upper atmosphere will continue to intensify through the middle and latter part of the week, leading to dry conditions and significantly warmer temperatures.
High temperatures will reach the lower 90s on Monday and the low to mid-90s on Tuesday and Wednesday. By the end of the week, some of the warmest temperatures will occur, with highs topping out in the mid to upper 90s and some areas approaching 100 degrees by Friday and Saturday.
Humidity levels will remain manageable through the first part of the week, but by Thursday, Friday, and the weekend, heat index values will top 100 degrees for many locations. For anyone attending AFRAM next weekend, significant heat will be an issue, and precautions need to be taken to protect yourself from the heat.
We will keep you updated on the significant heatwave for next week throughout the weekend. Be sure to tune in for the latest forecast on Saturday and Sunday with meteorologists Abigail Degler and Steve Sosna.
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