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Baltimore’s top prosecutor dismisses about 600 open warrants

By The Associated Press

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s top prosecutor has dismissed nearly 600 open warrants for minor offenses as part of efforts to reduce the number of people entering jails amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced Thursday that drug possession, paraphernalia possession, prostitution, trespassing and minor traffic offenses, among other lower-level crimes, would all be dismissed.

The announcement comes about three months after Mosby ordered her staff to stop prosecuting such cases to help reduce the threat of coronavirus outbreaks in jails and prisons.

Mosby’s office said that some people were still being arrested on open warrants for failing to appear in court.

Maryland seeks contractors for next phase of Key Bridge replacement project

By Maryland Matters
The Maryland Transportation Authority this week began the formal process of finding a contractor for the next phase of the Francis Scott Key Bridge replacement, after parting ways with the phase one contractor over costs this spring. The authority Tuesday issued a request for qualifications, or RFQ, from prospective contractors on the major part of the replacement project: construction of the main span bridge and of marine approaches of the bridge, which will straddle the shipping channel into the Port of Baltimore.
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