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Baltimore Police Eliminating Police Positions, Hiring Civilian Investigators
Police Tribune.com ^ | 4/16/2022 | Sandy Malone

Posted on 04/17/2022 2:45:31 PM PDT by Beave Meister

Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott announced plans to launch a 35-person civilian investigative corps to help Baltimore police detectives solve low-level crimes.

Scott announced the $5 million program as part of a $4 billion proposed spending plan for the Baltimore Police Department (BPD), The Baltimore Sun reported.

Baltimore City Budget Director Bob Cenname said the mayor’s proposal called for eliminating 30 vacant sworn police officer positions and replacing them with civilian investigators.

Cenname said the civilians would help detectives and patrol officers in completing investigations by tracking down leads and searching databases, The Baltimore Sun reported.

The mayor and Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison rolled out the plan to stretch resources, WBAL reported.

“It helps us with speed and it helps us with frequency,” Commissioner Harrison explained. “We can get to cases faster and we can take on more cases at the same time by adding this capacity.”

(Excerpt) Read more at policetribune.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: anarchotyranny; badidea; baltimore; baltimorepd; baltimorepolicedept; bidenvoters; bpd; civilians; democrats; dystopia; investigators; liberals; police
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To: Beave Meister

21 posted on 04/17/2022 3:38:52 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: Beave Meister
Actually, this sounds like a good idea:

Scott said his soon-to-be-launched civilian detective corps specialists will investigate low-level property crimes, work cold cases, conduct background checks, do intelligence gathering, and manage internal affairs matters for the police department

I lived in a major city for a few years. The police had no time to help us with the "little" crimes because they had to focus on the violent crimes.

22 posted on 04/17/2022 3:45:17 PM PDT by Tired of Taxes
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To: Beave Meister

Never mind. I missed the part where they’re eliminating police positions.

This is only a good idea if Baltimore is adding to positions with a unit that handles nonviolent crimes and cold cases.


23 posted on 04/17/2022 3:53:28 PM PDT by Tired of Taxes
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24 posted on 04/17/2022 4:08:03 PM PDT by dsrtsage ( Complexity is just simple lacking imagination)
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To: Gaffer

“No police union, no retirement packages, reduced benefits......yep....seems like a money-saver.....”

Next get rid of every teacher, principal and then fire any school employees left like janitors, guards and people who prepare the 3 free meals and snacks for each so called student,just replace them with Gang Leaders and their gangs. Then McD can do the free food things for less money.

Then, just do what Oregone did last year. Eliminate any ability/documentation/tests needed to demonstrate reading, writing and math to get a high school diploma.


25 posted on 04/17/2022 4:29:26 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (Anyone, who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.!" ~ (Voltaire)!!!)
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To: Beave Meister

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216603905

Trigger Warning DU thread.


26 posted on 04/17/2022 4:36:34 PM PDT by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: Beave Meister
This is stupid stupid stupid. Just because Baltimore blacks can't stay out of trouble they want to cripple law enforcement and crime investigation.

Don't worry though, there will be a massive move back to law and order and sanity once people get sick and tired of the ludicrous mistakes they're currently making.

27 posted on 04/17/2022 4:36:48 PM PDT by Bullish (CNN is what you get when gullible children run a 'news' channel.)
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To: Covenantor

I have two friends who were Baltimore cops. Both quit in the last two months. One was a street cop, the other plain clothes.


28 posted on 04/17/2022 4:38:25 PM PDT by cyclotic (I won't give up my FREEDOM for your FEAR. Oh Canada, we stand on guard for thee.)
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To: blackdog

This is a new slant to defunding the Police.


29 posted on 04/17/2022 4:40:58 PM PDT by chopperk
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To: Beave Meister

For some perspective...

https://www.wypr.org/wypr-news/2021-12-15/baltimore-citys-year-to-date-homicide-and-clearance-rates-rise


30 posted on 04/17/2022 4:47:14 PM PDT by mewzilla (We need to repeal RCV wherever it's in use and go back to dumb voting machines.)
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To: Beave Meister

Another issue. Will courts feel they can rely on testimony from non-sworn police? Will juries believe their testimony?


31 posted on 04/17/2022 4:52:39 PM PDT by 17th Miss Regt
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To: Beave Meister

“Civilian Investigators”

Hold tight, here comes the sharia law no go zones!!


32 posted on 04/17/2022 4:54:22 PM PDT by Samurai_Jack (This is not about hypocrisy, this is about hierarchy!)
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To: Beave Meister

Civilian Investigator = BLM/Antifa


33 posted on 04/17/2022 5:04:40 PM PDT by Mashood
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To: Gaffer
No police union, no retirement packages, reduced benefits......yep....seems like a money-saver.....

With the right investigators, this could work. Of course they'd need to be armed with power to arrest. Even low level criminals can get hostile.

34 posted on 04/17/2022 5:05:03 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Libloather

Love that movie.


35 posted on 04/17/2022 5:27:26 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: Covenantor

Ya don’t say!?

https://homicides.news.baltimoresun.com/


36 posted on 04/17/2022 5:28:27 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: 17th Miss Regt

I have had enough experience with “professional, career officers” that I would take the word of half the homeless I see over most cops testimony.

When you overhear them bragging about half truths, it really makes it difficult to trust and respect them.


37 posted on 04/17/2022 5:33:00 PM PDT by Don W (When blacks riot, neighborhoods and cities burn. When whites riot, nations and continents burn)
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To: Beave Meister

One of this country’s many carbon-copy examples of Mogadishu...


38 posted on 04/17/2022 5:33:16 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is another Sam Adams now that we desperately need him?)
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To: Libloather

Leeloo Dallas Multipass. Good movie except that cringe worthy voice if Chris Tucker


39 posted on 04/17/2022 6:14:57 PM PDT by GMThrust
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To: Brian Griffin

Is Clouseau available?


40 posted on 04/17/2022 6:25:28 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper (Figures )
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