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.
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.