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>Now the university plans to hire about 100 officers to patrol its three campuses: the Homewood campus in North Baltimore, the Peabody Institute campus in midtown and the East Baltimore campus with a hospital and medical school.

>The agreement defined the Hopkins police department’s domain as any property that is owned, leased, or operated by, or under the control of the university, specifically: the Homewood Campus, which is bounded by West University Parkway and East University Parkway on the north, East 28th Street and West 28th Street on the south, Remington Avenue and the Stony Run stream on the west, and North Calvert Street on the east; the East Baltimore Campus, which is bounded by East Eager Street on the north, East Baltimore Street on the south, North Caroline Street on the west, and North Castle Street on the east; and the Peabody campus, which is bounded by West Madison Street and East Madison Street on the north, East Hamilton Street and West Hamilton Street on the south, Cathedral Street on the west, and Saint Paul Street on the east.

>It said that police can also function on “the public property that is immediately adjacent to the campus,” including sidewalks, streets and other public rights-of-way.

>The BPD will grant Hopkins police access to its surveillance cameras that are on or near the university boundaries. It will also grant the private force access to specialized equipment, such as barricades, remote lighting sources and the Emergency Services Unit as needed for crowd control and major events.

>Homicides and any crime where Hopkins requests support from the BPD’s Crime Lab will be handled by city police.

>Another new section, “Limitation of Liability,” said that each agency would agree not to sue the other.

>Hopkins also released a summary of community feedback received during the draft period that led to changes within the agreement.

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