December 6, 1999, was my official D.O.E. in the Baltimore Police Department (even though I was already two-months into an academy class). Had I stayed on the job, I would now have ten years on, with ten more to go.
Tag: Baltimore
In Memory of Marcellus Ward
Ward was killed 25 years ago. His assassination and last dying breaths were caught on tape and haunted the memory of many Baltimore police officers, some of whom I worked with. At a memorial, held where Ward was killed, Commissioner Bealefeld said that it is “not for us to judge the results of his sacrifice.” And certainly a memorial to…
Mayor Dixon Convicted of One Misdemeanor
She was acquitted of more serious charges. The jury deliberated 7 days. A bunch of stories in the Sun.
Holiday (Criminal) Spirit
The Christmas crime season is the US begins. This storyfrom the NY Daily News. [November 30 Update] And the Chicago Sun Times. Street crime really does up before Christmas. Keep that in mind. I’m in a pub in York, UK, right now. Leeds, where I’m staying, and where David Simon said he might have set The Wire if he set…
Did officers mishandle this call?
No. And Peter Hermaan, a very good reporter, should really learn his 10-codes. Here’s the story. The dispatch said she was notifying the Eastern, where the car was headed. The Southeast cannot drive around and look for a car at a location long since gone.
Baltimore Mayor Dixon’s trial starts
The story in the New York Times.
A Tale of Two Cities
The Sun is starting a nice little feature where a reporter from London and Baltimore switch places.
Five shot in Baltimore
Five shot during four-hour span. And the mayor wants to cut police pay.
Why Police Officers Hate the Department
People often fail to understand just how dysfunctional a big-city police department can be (and some have told me small town PDs are worse). Justin “H.L.” Fenton reports in the Sun: Sgt. Carrie Everett… spoke to a reporter after she was administratively charged in connection with an incident in which a murder suspect committed suicide by jumping from a top-floor…
Baltimore Police Quarry
Anybody in Baltimore know why the major from the Southeast was suspended? An old buddy of mine from Eastern was asking if I knew why. Sheee-it… like I know anything. I didn’t even know he was the major. But we both remember him a good guy. If you know, I’d appreciate it if you could send me an email directly…