Baltimore City Sheriff John W. Anderson is seeking a ninth term in the July 19 Democratic primary. But his challenger, Sam Cogen, a former top deputy, would like to change that. Cogen believes that the sheriff’s office could and should take a more active role in reducing violent crime in the city, in part by adopting modern technology to make the office more efficient.
During this year’s tumultuous budget process, Baltimore City Council members kept agency leaders in marathon hearings and aired sharp grievances with Mayor Brandon Scott’s spending plan.