1.0Baltimore Beathttps://baltimorebeat.comJaisal Noorhttps://baltimorebeat.com/author/jaisal-noor/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="9jN27K7ZWm"><a href="https://baltimorebeat.com/baltimore-finally-has-local-control-of-its-police-force-now-the-fight-for-accountability-can-begin/">Baltimore finally has local control of its police force. Now the fight for accountability can begin.</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://baltimorebeat.com/baltimore-finally-has-local-control-of-its-police-force-now-the-fight-for-accountability-can-begin/embed/#?secret=9jN27K7ZWm" width="600" height="338" title="“Baltimore finally has local control of its police force. Now the fight for accountability can begin.” — Baltimore Beat" data-secret="9jN27K7ZWm" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://baltimorebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/DSC00027-scaled.jpg25601707After a decade-long campaign, Baltimore is one step closer to true accountability for its police force. Residents say the Baltimore Police Department has long used the shield of state control to act with impunity in the communities it’s sworn to serve and protect. For the second time in two years, voters decisively approved a measure […]