12/28/2025
EDITORIAL: Crime Doesn’t Disappear Just Because Annapolis Won’t Admit It Exists
Transparency in public safety is not optional--and Annapolis keeps forgetting that. Transparency in public safety is not optional. It is the baseline requirement for trust, cooperation, and credibility. Yet Annapolis has developed a frustrating habit of keeping residents—and the media—on the outside looking in, told to wait for information that never seems to come. Let’s be clear: everyone understands that there are moments when police cannot release details....
Transparency in public safety is not optional–and Annapolis keeps forgetting that. Transparency in public safety is not optional. It is the baseline requirement for trust, cooperation, and cr…