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May 28, 2009

Gang raids in Baltimore

Hundreds of cops and federal agents conducted raids throughout the city last night and today in an operation targeting gangs linked to murders. It was one of the largest operations in recent memory (see more details here) and it underscores the hold gangs now have on city crime.

We will have a more detailed accounting of the days events after a 2 p.m. news conference planned by federal prosecutors, who began their investigation after the abduction of a drug dealer outside The Block.

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Peter Hermann started covering news for The Baltimore Sun in 1990, first in Anne Arundel County and, starting in 1994, reporting on the Baltimore Police Department. In 2001, he was assigned to Jerusalem as the Baltimore Sun's Middle East correspondent. He returned in 2005 as an assistant city editor overseeing crime coverage. In 2008, Peter returned to the beat as a daily reporter and blogger. A recent BBC report featured him in a segment on the harsh realities of covering crime in Baltimore.

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