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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), KOKI-TV (Tulsa, OK), NewsBreak, WJAR-TV (Cranston, RI), WPEC-TV (West Palm Beach, FL), KATU-TV (Portland, OR), WBMA-TV (Birmingham, AL) 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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Gary Collins’s Biography

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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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'One drink’: Police response to Maryland senator's SUV incident raises new questions

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By Gary Collins Verified
| KRCR-TV (Redding/Chico, CA) Verified
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WBFF) — Annapolis police say a Maryland state senator told officers he had consumed one drink when they asked him about a driving incident last week, but they did not pursue a broader investigation and allowed another licensed driver to take his SUV from the scene. The disclosure, provided nearly a week after days of questions from Spotlight on Maryland, adds to scrutiny over how police handled an incident involving state Sen. C.
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'One drink’: Police response to Maryland senator's SUV incident raises new questions

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By Gary Collins Verified
| KDNL-TV (St. Louis, MO) Verified
'One drink’: Police response to Maryland senator's SUV incident raises new questions Maryland Sen. C. Anthony Muse, D-Prince George's County, along with two viral photographs of his vehicle parked atop a tree. (Graphic: Steve Pierce/Spotlight on Maryland)
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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.