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Emily Zantow

ezantow@washingtontimes.com

Emily Zantow was a U.S. Department of Justice reporter for The Washington Times.

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FILE - In this Sunday, April 28, 2019 file photo, Police work near the scene where authorities say several people were shot, at least one fatally in Baltimore. Baltimore broke its annual per capita homicide record after reaching 342 killings Friday, Dec. 27, 2019. With just over 600,000 residents, the city hit a historically high homicide rate of about 57 per 100,000 people after a week of relentless gunfire saw eight people shot three fatally in one day and nine others one fatally another day. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark, File)

Maryland lawmakers restrict police from genealogical databases

Maryland lawmakers are poised to pass first-in-the-nation legislation that would limit police access to popular genealogical databases that have been used in recent years to solve decades-old rape and homicide cases across the country.

March 29, 2021