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Inform the public

I got this in a email from a Baltimore Police Officer. I couldn’t say it better myself: At the end of the day, I hope more officers will see your book as a vehicle to inform the academic community and public about the many challenges of policing in a poor urban environment. I think the average police officer will view…

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Apologies in flex squad case

Annie Linskey writes in the Sun. The full story is here. City settles, calls supervisor a ‘law-abiding officer’ Two and a half years after allegations surfaced that an elite Baltimore police unit had become a rogue operation, the city did an about-face, agreeing yesterday to pay the squad’s supervisor a six-figure settlement and issuing a rare public apology, calling him…

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A voice of reason

I was starting to think I was the only sane person in a crazy world. Then another email flew in over the transom: I read the “real” first edition of your book, before the publisher recalled it for typographical errors. I mention this not because it confers upon me any particular credibility, but to highlight the point that I read…

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More crusty outrage

I received an email from a former commander of the Eastern District (he retired before I was there). He too refuses to read my book [everything below is edited and cut for length from the original emails]: Your apparent motivation for writing your book would indicate that it was successful, you have your new profession, that of college professor; but…

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Germany hails ‘bullet-proof bra’

Or so says the BBC. It’s not a bullet-proof bra. It’s a bra designed not be dangerous when combined with the impact of a bullet on body armor. But I do love the fact it says “police” on the bottom. It is being dubbed the new “bullet-proof bra”, a new kind of Wonderbra which could help protect thousands of women…

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Rural Police

Very little is known (or has been written) about rural cops. Certainly I’m very guilty of an urban bias. This could be the man to inform us. He’s planning on writing. I’ll encourage him. More good stuff: For the past nine months I have been pushing a sled in one of the poorest and most isolated rural counties in ****.…

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Good stuff!

I received this email a while back from a Baltimore Cop who transferred elsewhere. I’m protected his identity (of course) by blocking out a few details with ****. (By the way, I think the “proper” spelling of “screet” is with a K, but that’s a minor issue.) This is good stuff. perhaps even better than my book: Much like a…

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A former P.G. County Police Officer says…

…Reading your blog about the book certainly reminded me of my own experiences. I’m sure you knew you’d get criticism from salty old veterans who think it takes 20 years of driving in circles for 8 hours a day to figure out the streets… but I agree with you, it doesn’t.

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On the Beat

There’s a good story in today’s Baltimore Sun by Annie Linskey about me, my book, and current crime reduction efforts in Baltimore. When I talked to this reporter, I could see that she’s a thinking woman who cares about her story. Plus she’s got a solid track record of good pieces. Well done.

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“Gives great insight…”

This just came flying over the transom from a police officer: I just wanted to let you know I finishedCop in the Hoodlast night at work (Don’t tell the chief . . . it was a slow night for a change). I must say it was quite different than I expected, mainly because it was more analytical than I thought…

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