Note: This discussion was before Sean Suiter was killed on November 16, 2017.
In 2017, there were 337 homicides in Baltimore. Part of the effort to curb that murder rate involves getting those people behind bars who are committing these…
The Special Investigations Section in the BPD handles cases involving:
The Crisis Response Team was stood up in the summer of 2017 in direct response to the concent decree. On page 81 of the Justice Department complaint, they outline how “BPD officers routinely use unreasonable force against individuals with…
SWAT, also known as Special Weapons and Tactics or the Quick Response Team, is the team that the Baltimore Police call for those situations that might escalate, such as barricaded subjects, raids/no-knock warrants, or even ship boardings in the harbor. Although, 90% of…
I live in Baltimore City, and there is property crime. Its a thing. Look it up. I am part of the Nextdoor community for my neighborhood, and Canton Neighbors on Facebook. Every once in a while, there will be a breathless post from…
The Homeless Outreach Team is a realtively new effort by the BPD to bring community policing to the homeless. The team, formed in October 2016, helps connect the homeless with services that they need to get back on their feet.
To be completely honest, gang activity in Baltimore has been pretty invisible to me. Maybe I am naive to think that gang activity isn’t occurring when there are muggings, robberies, or roving groups of kids looking for trouble. Its easier to see potential gang…
