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February 19, 2009

Leopold story gets new legs

Looks like the prediction of one astute commenter on this site had it right: With four term limited Republican Anne Arundel County Councilmen, somebody was going to push for more answers in the bizarre case of John Leopold and the 911 call.

Tyeesha Dixon and Julie Scharper report this morning that several officials, led by County Councilman C. Edward Middlebrooks, want Police Chief James Teare Sr. to explain how the department handles incidents like this one, apparently to get at the question of whether Leopold got special treatment. It's hard to imagine the chief, who works for Leopold, revealing anything that would make his boss look bad, but it certainly does suggest that the county exec isn't going to see this one fade away as quickly as he might like.

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Annie Linskey covers state politics and government for The Baltimore Sun. Previously, as a City Hall reporter, she wrote about the corruption trial of Mayor Sheila Dixon and kept a close eye on city spending. Originally from Connecticut, Annie has also lived in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, where she reported on war crimes tribunals and landmines. She lives in Canton.

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