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Unit Citation

Wednesday, 11 September 2013 03:24
Unit Citation

Any bureau, division, district, section, subdivision, unit or squad of members of the department is eligible for this award. The Unit Citation is awarded by the District Commander/Commanding Officer (or designee) to commend extraordinary law enforcement performance, attention to duty, contribution to this agency or to the general welfare of the citizens of the City of Baltimore. The criteria for the awarding of this recognition is the same as that for the “Commendation” when a group effort is recognized.

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Southern

Wednesday, 11 September 2013 03:19
Southern

1845 - Southern District History - The Southern District was first located at Montgomery and Sharp Streets, where it sat from 1845 until 1896 when they moved to Ostend Street. Ostend Street and Patapsco Street, remained in use from 1896 until 1985/86, when it moved to 10 Cherry Hill Road where it remains in use to present. The Southern District is comprised of 12.79 square miles and approximately 61,000 residents. It is home to M&T Bank Stadium, home of the Ravens, and Camden Yards, home of the Orioles. The district borders Anne Arundel County and Baltimore County, as well as the Southwest, Western and Central Districts. The district extends south from the Inner Harbor along the waterfront to Hawkins point, west to the Lakeland community, north to Baltimore St. and Payson St. and east back to the Harbor.

Published in Integrity

1968 Riot Ribbon

Wednesday, 11 September 2013 03:17
1968 Riot Ribbon

Only sworn member of the department on duty in the City of Baltimore during the period of civil unrest, 5 April through 14 April 1968, were eligible for this award.

Published in Dignity

Central

Wednesday, 11 September 2013 03:15
Central

1826 -  Central/Middle District History - 03-09-1826  Central District was first known as the Middle District and was first located at Holiday and Saratoga Streets, it was established on 03-09-1826, the building that housed Central was built in 1802 and was in use by the police until 1870. From there they moved to 202 N. Guilford Avenue, (North Street) that building was brand new built in 1870 and used until 1908. On March 4, 1908, Central moved to Saratoga and St. Paul Streets, a renovated schoolhouse. That location was used until 09-12-1926 when they went to Fallsway and Fayette St. sharing the Headquarters building built in 1926 and used until 09-12-1977 when they moved to 500 E. Baltimore St. 

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Arson Unit

Wednesday, 11 September 2013 03:12
Arson Unit

Where There's Fire - There's Investigation - If the cause of a fire is suspicious in nature there is much more to its end than the cooling of the embers. When the task of the fire-fighter has ended, that of the arson investigator begins. Technically, arson has several meanings in both common law and statutory language, but to the arson investigator it means the deliberate setting fire to one's own property or the property of another, for an unlawful purpose. There is no other crime for which such diversity of motives is found; fraud, vengeance, murder, robbery, spite, evidence destruction, and the excitement found in fire by the pyromaniac. It is also one of the least expensive crimes to commit. Spending twenty-six cents for a book of matches and a gallon of kerosene, the arsonist can start a fire destroying thousands of dollars worth of property, or even more tragic, taking a human life.

Published in Justice

Eastern District Initiative

Wednesday, 11 September 2013 03:10
Eastern District Initiative

Eastern District Initiative The Special Commendation of Eastern District Initiative

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Commissioner Award 2000

Wednesday, 28 August 2013 03:10
Commissioner Award 2000

In 2000 Commissioner Edward Norris presented this commendation to every officer that worked that year, as it was one of the first years that, Shootings, and Homicides had been significantly reduced from year prior.

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Preservation Program

Wednesday, 28 August 2013 03:08
Preservation Program

Don't pass up an opportunity to participate in a unique and exciting effort to help preserve our police history. If we fail to fulfill the obligation we have to future generations of Baltimore Police, their families, and their families families, through the preservation of our history, it will be gone forever, and they will never know how it was. While we maintain the site, we'll also work to research our history and update the site with new, verified information. We will from time to time add information that comes to us from our readers, but unless it has been verified through documentation, we will not put it in as anything but information from a reader. We had info from some well known historians that came back as incorrect. Ken has himself found information that was contradicted by other information, so until it is fully verified and documented he himself won't include a theory of his own without the documentation that lead to the theory, and then you our readers can make up your mind as to whether or not his theory is correct. In most cases Ken has verified, double and triple checked his sources. So we hope you will join us in these efforts to continue our research, and preservation.  

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