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Saturday, January 07, 2017

Union: Baltimore Police in ‘Crisis’ Due to Officer Shortage

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore City’s Police Union is sounding the alarm because they say the department is in crisis due to the fact that it has too few officers.

According to a new report, there are more than 100 fewer Baltimore City PD officers than last year, with the union saying this poses a safety concern as officers are being overworked.

The police union president calls the situation “dire.”

“You get in a crisis mode like we’re in right now with crime out of control and not enough uniformed officers on the street,” said Lt. Gene Ryan, president of the Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police. “I would say it’s at a crisis point.”

Police would not comment, but plan to the address the union’s blunt criticism on Friday.

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

They can thank Rawlings-Blake for that.

Anonymous said...

They couldn't pay me enough. Or BCSD.

Anonymous said...

The rest of MD should secede from Baltimore.

Anonymous said...

They will all be ok when summer hits and the local scum vacations in Ocean City.