Seven more police officers will be assigned to the Edgewood area to quell recent violence and public outcry, Harford County Sheriff R. Thomas Golding announced Tuesday.

County Executive David Craig and Assistant State?s Attorney Chris Tabone announced a joint effort to stop violence and gang activity, responding to residents alarmed by the killing of an Edgewood man last month.

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