Baltimore Mayor Rawlings-Blake Fires Police Commissioner Batts Citing Rise in Violence

Baltimore Mayor Rawlings-Blake Fires Police Commissioner Batts Citing Rise in Violence
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Former Police Commissioner Batts, Mayor Rawlings-Blake (Photo Credit: New York Post)

Well, it looks like Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts—aka Captain Kickass for his impressive take-down of a rioting thug—is out of a job. Because Wednesday afternoon, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake fired him, citing a sharp rise in violence in the city, and following revelations that he ordered the stand-down amid the riots that overtook Baltimore nearly three months ago, resulting in millions upon millions of dollars in damages and lost property, and hundreds of injured officers. Here’s her announcement:

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