Baltimore County Councilman set to introduce new series of police reforms

Baltimore County Councilman set to introduce new series of police reforms

A Baltimore County Councilman is set to introduce a new series of police reforms.

THE COUNTRY... INCLUDING HEREIN BALTIMORE COUNTY.COUNCILMAN JULIAN JONESUNVEILED SEVEN NEW PIECES OFREFORM LEGISLATION IN A SPEECHIN TOWSON TODAY.

SOME HAD BEENINTRODUCED BACK IN JUNE...THEN TABLED IN A TIGHT COUNCILVOTE.

THE MEASURES INCLUDEBANNING CHOKEHOLDS...PREVENTING OFFICERS UNDER ACLOUD OF SUSPICION FROMGETTING HIRED IN THE COUNTY...AND PLACING LIMITATION ONNO-KNOCK WARRANTS.

JONES SAYTHESE ARE REFORMS..

AND NOTANTI-POLICE BILLS.

"This is analignment between the policeand the demands from thecitizens.

This is anopportunity to bringexpectations from the citizensinto policies and proceduresthat can be carried out by thepolice which in the end willmake the police departmentbetter." WHEN THE PREVIOUSBILL WAS TABLED... ONOPPONENT WAS THE PRESIDENT OFTHE COUNTY'S FRATERNAL ORDEROF POLICE.

HE SAID AT THE TIMETHE BILL WOULD HAVE BEENREDUNDANT... AS MANY OF THREFORMS ARE ALREADY L