Under Armour CEO calls on city businesses to contribute
By Justin Fenton, The Baltimore Sun
Officers in the Baltimore Police Department’s Southern District will have new computers, bikes and other equipment thanks to $300,000 in gifts from three benefactors, who hope to spur donations from city businesses in other districts.
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Still, police say they need better equipment to fight crime, and the gifts from Plank, Krongard and developer Jack Luetkemeyer will buy … eight bicycles, …
Krongard, a Baltimore County resident, said judging the city by its homicide rate is "stupid" and that Baltimore needs to do more to improve the quality of life for average residents.
Police Commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld III said Locust Point and Federal Hill, where many of Under Armour’s employees live, can expect to see new initiatives as a result of the money, including increased bike patrols.
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