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https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/councilmembers-demand-details-from-sa- marilyn-mosby-as-cries-for-crime-help-continues

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Police Department amid a surge in violence, the councilmembers also took issue with staffing levels and getting details
from the City State’s Attorney’s Office.

Councilman Eric Costello made the public plea for change during a news conference on May 19, asking for a short-term crime plan from BPD by June
3. However, he also sent a letter to City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby demanding staffing details and information about organizational charts and spending plans as crime in Baltimore “has reached unacceptable levels.”

The letter makes several requests, including details about staffing levels
in various prosecutorial units within the SAO. Costello wrote that it was
his understanding that several “of the prosecutorial unites are currently understaffed for supervisors and ASAs by more than 50%, specifically the
Gun Violence Enforcement Division, Major Investigations Unit, Narcotics
and District Court units.”

“We view that the staffing levels at the State’s Attorney’s Office are something that are critically important,” Costello said. “We need to make
sure that we have the appropriate number of supervisors and line ASAs in
order to prosecute the cases that BPD is bringing to the table.”

Costello demanded – in writing – various details about staffing including:

Number of authorized supervisor positions for Fiscal Year 2022
Number of authorized supervisor positions for Fiscal Year 2023
Number of supervisor positions filled as of May 19, 2022
Number of vacant supervisor positions as of May 19, 2022
Name of each filled supervisor position
Number of total days each supervisor position was vacant during Fiscal
Year 2022
Number of authorized line-Assistant State’s Attorney positions for Fiscal
Year 2022
Number of authorized line-Assistant State’s Attorney positions for Fiscal
Year 2023
Number of line-Assistant State’s Attorney positions filled as of May 19,
2022
Number of vacant line-Assistant State’s Attorney positions as of May 19,
2022
Name of each filled line-Assistant State’s Attorney position
Number of total days each line-Assistant State’s Attorney position was
vacant during Fiscal Year 2022
Narrative outlining efforts to fill each supervisor and line-Assistant
State’s Attorney position through the end of Fiscal Year 2022 and
throughout Fiscal Year 2023
Staffing problems have been a consistent concern from several people and
an issue that FOX45 News has been investigating and reporting on for
months. In January, Jeremy Eldridge, a former prosecutor in the state’s attorney’s office, spoke about the understaffed and underprepared office.

“Over 100 experienced prosecutors have left the office during Marilyn
Mosby’s tenure, and they’ve been replaced by a lot of attorneys that have barely been practicing criminal law for one year,” Eldridge said. “When
the office is essentially managed and run by inexperienced people, you get inexperienced outcomes that affect victims.”

While the call for transparency comes from some lawmakers, other leaders
have come close to criticizing Mosby and her policies.

After a Baltimore Police Department officer was carjacked in South
Baltimore in early May in an unmarked police vehicle, Scott was quick to
call for more accountability while standing alongside Police Commissioner Michael Harrison.

“When you consistently see that the police are arresting the same folks
over and over again - for carjacking, the same folks over and over again
for shooting or robbery - we have to understand what’s happening after
they are arrested. When people we know are consistently let back out on
the streets, when folks aren’t held and come out and do crimes before they
go to trial, think about making sure that every part of this system is
being talked about the same way our officers are, because they’re the ones
out here risking their lives every day,” Scott said.

During a groundbreaking ceremony in West Baltimore Wednesday, FOX45 News followed up with Scott to see if his comments were directed at City
State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby and her policies of not prosecuting crimes
she has deemed low level.

“I’m saying, as I’ve said, what we are doing what I’m doing, is ending
this generations of finger pointing. The systems have not been working
together for a long, long time. Everybody can improve and must improve,”
Scott said.

When pressed if he thought the current low-level crimes being ignored are contributing to the violence problem, Scott said the focus for leaders
should be on the current violent crimes.

“So, what I’ll say again, is that someone who is having an open container
has absolutely nothing to do with someone shooting someone on the streets
of Baltimore. We have to focus on the guns ... the people operating the
violent groups in our city, the people have to do better," Scott said.
“That’s where our focus should be. Thank you.”

Scott didn’t specifically answer the question about if low-level crimes
should be prosecuted.

During a WBAL Radio interview, Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael
Harrison was asked bluntly if City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby is
making it more difficult for law enforcement, referring to her prosecution policies of not seeking charges for crimes she’s deemed low-level.

“Listen, it is not my job to decide that. My job is to make sure that we
run a very, very strong and ethical constitutional police department. We
have turned this department into exactly that,” Harrison said. “It’s
really not my place to say who’s doing a good or a bad job. My job is to
make sure that I’m held accountable – you can hold me accountable for
turning the department into a department you paid for and deserve and
expect.”

Harrison walked close to the line of criticizing Mosby and her policies,
but he didn’t cross it. FOX45 News spoke with former BPD interim
Commissioner Gary Tuggle who said allowing lower-level crimes to go
unchecked leads to an environment that could be dangerous for communities.

“When folks are allowed to commit those quality-of-life crimes it often
times gets worse and escalates into other things, particularly when they
know there are no repercussions for their actions,” Tuggle said.

While Harrison and Scott haven’t openly criticized State’s Attorney Mosby,
Gov. Larry Hogan has been a vocal critic and said leadership needs to
change in Baltimore to create more public safety.

“We’ve tried to support them every way we can. We give them every single
thing they’ve ever asked for. We back them up every way we can. But it’s
just going to take better leadership in the city,” Hogan said. “I’m
frankly tired of hearing about things that are going to take 10 years, or
20 years. I mean, we’re all addressing the causes of crime and putting
more money into the community and education, but I’m worried about
stopping the shootings tonight and this weekend.”

Costello also demanded, in writing, a list of all requests Mosby’s office
has made for federal American Rescue Plan funding “by subject, amount, and
a brief narrative of request.” Costello gave Mosby a deadline of June 3 to provide the ARPA details and staffing information.

The letter from the councilman also requested Mosby be fully prepared to discuss her “full staffing model, all challenges and what resources you
need to ensure victim services are being performed comprehensively”; Mosby
is asked to provide details about her office’s coordination with BPD, the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, work with parole and probation, and
the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement by her budget
hearing before the city council.

Mosby’s office did not respond to requests for comment, or provide updates
on staffing information.

Follow Political Reporter Mikenzie Frost on Twitter and Facebook. Send
tips to mbfrost@sbgtv.com.



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