Posted on 09/13/23
| News Source: FOX45
U.S. Attorney Erek Barron is set to mark two years in office next month.
From his first day in office, he says he has tried to think outside the box when it comes to crime.
“I’m committed to, you know, not just [d]oing the same thing and expecting a different result," said Barron.
In 2022, Barron announced a crime fighting strategy, he compared to one of the most infamous mobsters.
“This Al Capone model of prosecution is designed to take violent people of the streets by any appropriate legal means necessary," said Barron.
Barron says the fruits of his labor are paying off.
“As of today homicides in the city are down ," said Barron.
Barron acknowledges him crime fight, can't be done alone.
“It takes a lot of communication day after day. And that’s at my level across different agencies but also on down at the line level, line prosecutors, cops on the beat, we all have to be working together day, after day, after day and that takes a lot of work," said Barron.
Along with homicides being down, Barron says non-fatal shootings are also on the decline in Baltimore City.
“Bullets don’t just rip through individuals, they rip through families, through households, they have huge impacts on those that we love," said Barron.