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The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) is the municipal police department of the city of Baltimore, Maryland. Dating back to 1784, the BPD, consisting of 2,935 employees in 2020, is organized into nine districts covering 80.9 square miles (210 km 2 ) of land and 11.1 square miles (29 km 2 ) of waterways.
In 1845, the Baltimore City Sheriff's Office began operation and the Baltimore City Police Department was later authorized in 1853. Prior to this time a guard force of constables and night watchmen since the early 1780s were authorized to enforce town laws and arrest those in violation.
The Baltimore County Police Department was established by the General Assembly of Maryland on April 11, 1874. [3] The Maryland state legislature authorized the Board of County Commissioners for Baltimore County "to appoint such number of policemen as they may deem necessary, for the better protection of persons and property." On June 17, 1874 ...
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Maryland.. Former Lt. Governor Anthony Brown delivers Commencement Address at the 138th Maryland State Police Trooper Graduation in 2012
A Maryland man walked into a Baltimore police station and confessed to two murders he said he committed over a decade ago, according to the city’s police department. Scott Barnett, 45, entered ...
In 2011, Baltimore Police Department reported 196 killings, the city's first time having fewer than 200 killings since having 199 in 1978. [4] [5] That number is far lower than the peak homicide count of 353 in 1993. [6]
Law enforcement officers began investigating a "suspicious item" at Austin Bergstrom International Airport at about 3:30 p.m. on Monday, the Austin Police Department said.
BALTIMORE (AP) - National Guard troops fanned out through the city, shield-bearing police officers blocked the streets and firefighters doused still-simmering blazes early Tuesday as a growing ...