Hogan dings Also­brooks for ‘plat­i­tudes’ on crime after gun con­trol speech

For­mer Mary­land Gov. Lar­ry Hogan chal­lenged his Demo­c­ra­t­ic oppo­nent in the state’s Sen­ate race on Fri­day over her record on pub­lic safe­ty, accus­ing Prince George’s Coun­ty Exec­u­tive Angela Also­brooks of offer­ing emp­ty promis­es with gun con­trol rhetoric.
Vice Pres­i­dent Kamala Har­ris endorsed Also­brooks on Fri­day at an event mark­ing “Gun Vio­lence Aware­ness Day” in her Mary­land coun­ty.
“Instead of just offer­ing more plat­i­tudes, we urge her to tell vot­ers how she will address the sky­rock­et­ing crime on her watch in Prince George’s Coun­ty,” Hogan said in a state­ment.
The for­mer two-term gov­er­nor cit­ed coun­ty crime sta­tis­tics that have wors­ened “after years of under­fund­ing and depri­or­i­tiz­ing pub­lic safe­ty under her lead­er­ship,” includ­ing steep ris­es in homi­cides, car­jack­ings, and oth­er vio­lent crimes.
The Also­brooks cam­paign did not respond to a request for com­ment. …