Baltimore County Chief pledges changes to combat record murder rate

Baltimore County Police Chief Melissa Hyatt is well aware of the numbers.

SET RECORDS FOR HOMICIDES IN2019....SO DID BALTIMOCOUNTY.

THERE WERE 50 COUNTYHOMICIDES LAST YEAR.

IT IS ASTARK INCREASE FROM 2018 ANDIT HAS LAW ENFORCEMENT MAKIA FEW CHANGES TO ADDRESS THEVIOLENCE.

WMAR 2 NEWSINVESTIGATIVE REPORTER BRIANKUEBLER SAT DOWN WITHBALTIMORE COUNTY POLICE CHIEMELISSA HYATT AND HAS MORE.CHIEF MELISSA HYATT IS WELLAWARE OF THE NUMBERS.

50PEOPLE WERE KILLED INBALTIMORE COUNTY LAST YEAR━A RECORD━ OUTPACING LAYEAR'S RATE BY 85 PERCENT.

ANDHYATT SAYS━ THINGS ARECHANGING TO ADDRESS THE STARKRISE.

FOR STARTERS━ THECHIEF SAYS BALTIMORE COUNTYWILL HAVE THREE PATROL ZONAROUND THE COUNTY━ NOT JUSTTWO....PROVIDING A MORE NIMBLEDEPLOYMENT.

SHE ALSO PLANS OREFRESHING THE COMSTAT PROCESSTO BRING OTHER AGENCY HEADS TOTHE TABLE TO ADDRESS CRIMETRENDS AND━ A TECHNOLOGICALINVESTMENT━ SETTING UPREAL TIME CRIME CENTER... LIKEFOR INSTANCE━ 2019 SAW EIGDOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMICIDES.EVEN THIS YEAR IN 2020━ THEFIRST MURDER LAST WEHAPPENED IN REISTERSTOWN.BALTIMORE COUNTY POLICEARRESTED THIS MAN, JIMMY FOYEFOR STABBING HIS GIRLFRIEND,LILY RUIZ, TO DEATH.

HYATTSAYS IT IS ABOUT MARSHALINGRESOURCES WHERE THEY CAN TOHELP PREVENT CRIMES LIKE THIS━ BUT ALSO PULLING INPARTNERS.

BALTIMORE CITY SETRECORD FOR MURDERS AS WELL.PROOF THE CHIEF SAYS THATVIOLENT CRIME ALSO NEEDSMETRO APPROACH.

AND TURNAROUND TWO RECORD BREAKINYEARS IN BOTH BALTIMORECITY...AND COUNTY.

IN TOWSON━ BRIAN KUEBLER━ WMAR 2NEWS.PETA IS OFFERING A ━THO