Baltimore

Last November, as Mayor Brandon Scott prepared to announce his former chief of staff as the city’s new top attorney, the head of the Baltimore Police Department’s consent decree monitoring team quietly notified the federal court of a familial relationship. Ebony Thompson, Scott’s choice foracting city solicitor, is the great-niece of Ken Thompson, the head…

The Baltimore Police Department falls short by 489 officers, which is limiting reform and preventing compliance with the federal consent decree, officials said Thursday. Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said the staffing shortage is also keeping police from being present in the community. “In order to have good community engagement, you have to have the…