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Gary Collins

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  • Corporate News Researcher and Investigative Journalist, Sinclair Inc.
Baltimore, Washington, D.C.
As seen in: Sinclair Inc., MSN, Baltimore Sun, KOMO-TV (Seattle, WA), WJLA-TV (Arlington, VA), NewsBreak, WPEC-TV (West Palm Beach, FL), KATU-TV (Portland, OR), WBMA-TV (Birmingham, AL), KUTV-TV (Salt Lake City, UT), WJAR-TV (Cranston, RI) and
Covers:  Government accountability; politics; current events; and, crime and justice
Emmy-Nominated Investigative Journalist @WeAreSinclair and @BaltimoreSun for '@SpotlightMDNews' | Opinions & RTs = My Own | Email Tips: gmcollins@sbgtv.com

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Investigative Journalist for 'Spotlight on Maryland,' a regional accountability project with Sinclair Broadcast Group television stations and the Baltimore Sun. My beats focus on government accountability; politics; current events; and, crime and justice.

Previously served as Sinclair's corporate news researcher for the enterprise. A prior radio talk broadcast personality with WBAL-AM in Baltimore, Maryland.

Gary Collins’s Journalist Portfolio

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Lengthy court battles and allegedly trashed homes: Financial costs of Maryland squatting

Lengthy court battles and allegedly trashed homes: Financial costs of Maryland squatting

Contractors and property owners report that homes reportedly occupied by squatters are left in devastating co…

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Baltimore mayor calls squatter crisis reporting 'propaganda,' but adds state needs to act

Baltimore mayor calls squatter crisis reporting 'propaganda,' but adds state needs to act

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott provided a mixed response to the escalating social media-driven squatting crisi…

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'Get off my property': Taxpayer-funded rehabbed home allegedly taken over by squatters

'Get off my property': Taxpayer-funded rehabbed home allegedly taken over by squatters

Alleged squatters took over a prominent Baltimore community revitalizer’s taxpayer-funded project on Friday, …

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Second suburban Md. home allegedly seized by squatters within days, occupants demand $5K

Second suburban Md. home allegedly seized by squatters within days, occupants demand $5K

A social media account that illegally posts unoccupied properties for rent as part of a "squatting" scam has …

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Md. home sale halted as alleged squatters unload moving truck, demand cash for keys

Md. home sale halted as alleged squatters unload moving truck, demand cash for keys

Online social media accounts allegedly linking squatters to homes they do not have the authority to occupy ar…

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Baltimore residents blame squatters for fire that burned down block, killing a family dog

Baltimore residents blame squatters for fire that burned down block, killing a family dog

Victims of a Memorial Day weekend row house fire that consumed a West Baltimore block are blaming squatters f…

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Maryland owner locked out as alleged squatters order DoorDash, police walk away

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By Gary Collins 
| Spotlight on Maryland
Baltimore Police arrived Thursday morning to a rowhome on the 5900 block of Glenkirk Road in East Baltimore’s quiet Ramblewood neighborhood, where a property manager said squatters had changed the locks, removed a lockbox and moved into a house that was supposed to be vacant. Hours later, officers left without removing anyone. The alleged squatters, according to the property manager, produced no lease, no proof of residency and no utility bills tying them to the home.
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26 missing foster children: Maryland says they are ‘ runaways’

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By Gary Collins 
| Spotlight on Maryland
State officials have lost more than two dozen foster children in their care, a Spotlight on Maryland investigation has found. The Maryland Department of Human Services (DHS) told Spotlight on Wednesday morning that 26 children are currently missing. As of today, there are 3,823 youth in out-of-home care,” DHS press secretary Lilly Price said in an email.
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Md. won’t say how many foster teens are missing from state care as trafficking fears grows

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By Gary Collins 
| Spotlight on Maryland
Maryland officials claim they have policies for what to do when children disappear from state-supervised care. What they have not yet provided is a clear answer to a basic question: How many are missing right now? The state’s silence on the total number of children lost to its oversight is fueling growing unease.
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How is social media changing news?

In my opinion, social media is decentralizing the broadcast industry as a whole. Social media has the ability to reach more people.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email and text message are the most preferred options.

What's your favorite social network?

Without a question, Twitter lately has been dominating my preferences.

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