Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announces investigation into Baltimore City Attorney Marilyn Mosby office amid crime wave, threatens to withhold funding

Amid a recent string of violent crime, including strings of high profile homicides that rocked the city over the last two weeks, Maryland’s Republican Governor Larry Hogan made a series of announcements today regarding his office’s efforts to bring crime under control in the beleaguered city. Among other measures, Hogan promised an investigation into the office of controversial Baltimore City Attorney Marilyn Mosby, who made national news earlier this year when she announced that her office would no longer prosecute “low-level” crimes like prostitution and drug possession. Mosby’s stated theory, when announcing the new policy, was that, “the data suggest there is no public safety value in prosecuting low-level offenses.”…(Excerpts from the Blaze)