That should have been a sign that Catherine Pugh had finally donned the cape of urgency about crime — and that Davis’ days were numbered. We were 19 days into 2018, with another 11 homicides already, when Pugh fired the earnest commissioner she inherited from Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. There have been more than 1,000 homicides in Baltimore since she took office. But this time, more than any time that I can think of, the city cannot take further failure. To those much younger than me, who believe in this old city — especially young cops: Don’t give up.

Source: Daily Sun January 21, 2018 09:56 UTC