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Precipitously the mayor suggested police were engaged in a work slowdown. >> as long as they plan to cash their paycheck, our expectation, my expectation is that they work. >> meanwhile, homicides in the city spiked. >> police leaders wont acknowledge it so much now, but at the time they were saying we are afraid to do our jobs, we are unsure, things we thought were legal, were not sure if theyre legal anymore. >> reporter: even as arrest numbers crept back up to normal levels, the number of hom...

At the time they were saying we are afraid to do our jobs, we are unsure, things we thought were legal, were not sure if theyre legal anymore. >> reporter: even as arrest numbers crept back up to normal levels, the number of homicides continue to hover above the previous several years. peaking in july. >> its been another violent month on the streets of baltimore city. this time 45 people have been murdered in july. a number that hasnt been seen since august of 1972. >> several other cities whic...