Bill aims to expand Md. loitering laws

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Loitering laws could expand to cover residential areas ? potentially increasing police power to crack down on gang activity ? if two lawmakers have their way in Annapolis.

Delegates Pat McDonough and Richard Impallaria, both Republicans whose districts straddle Baltimore and Harford counties, have sponsored a bill that would apply to both jurisdictions. Existing laws only prohibit loitering in commercial areas, McDonough said.

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