A former Baltimore Police Department Commissioner who appears as a midnight shift homicide detective in Season 5. Marimow is also unafraid to threaten his subordinates' careers as a means of punishing them for insubordination or similar defiance. Worden is a former Baltimore Police Department homicide detective featured in David Simon's Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets who appears as a midnight shift homicide detective in season five. In Season four, Baker teams with officer Jimmy McNulty to arrest two people for a string of felony church burglaries. This case was also solved when Roland Brice confessed to the shooting. Foerster visited Greggs in the hospital with many other command officers and appeared anxious when trying to find a tape recorder to replay the last transmissions before she was shot. The following is a list of actual Baltimore Police Department officers who have appeared on the show at some point. A former Baltimore Police Department Sergeant who was featured homicide unit sergeant in David Simon's Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets. He helped Jimmy McNulty to prove that the deaths occurred in the city jurisdiction, by establishing their time of death based upon the air supply in the container the bodies were discovered in. He was with Herc when he phoned the paper to report Colvin's actions and again when he met with a reporter.[2]. Mello was worried, but did not report Colvin's actions to his superiors. The Criminal Investigations Division (CID), commanded usually by a Colonel, is the division responsible for the Homicide unit, Narcotics unit, and Major Crimes Unit (MCU) among others. During this season, he is also seen called to duty for other investigations as the city's homicide rate rapidly approaches 300 murders for the year. The following notable deaths in the United States occurred in 2023.Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order as set out in WP:NAMESORT.A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth and subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, year of birth (if known), and reference. Edward Norris He normally lets the detectives do as they wish while working on his beach house in Delaware. Many of these officers were either commanders of the department or featured officers in the David Simon's books of The Corner and Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets. The IID, homicide unit, and narcotics unit are each led by a Major. The Western District (along with the Eastern District as shown in Season 3) of the Baltimore Police Department is one of the city's most violent districts and is located in the middle of West Baltimore at 1034 North Mount Street. (Major Colvin had compared "Hamsterdam" to the practice of not enforcing violations of open-container laws when the bottles were obscured by paper bags.) References Categories Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. In March 2000, Norris was selected to become Police Commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department by Mayor Martin O'Malley. Holley is a detective in the homicide unit under the command of Bill Rawls, and later Raymond Foerster followed by Cedric Daniels. In 2002, Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich appointed Norris as Superintendent of the Maryland State Police. Cole achieved a clearance in the case working alongside lead investigator Detective Ed Norris when the case was solved with a confession from Wee-Bey Brice. They later found Bubbles hanging himself. Rawls is Acting Commissioner on a temporary basis. Norris was determined to have lied by a jury of his peers. Actor Richard DeAngelis suffered from cancer during this time and was often absent from work. Following the shooting of detective Kima Greggs, Holley tracks down Bubbles paging her from a payphone. His colleague Bunk Moreland told him that there was information about the case as part of a wiretap investigation that Bunk's partner Jimmy McNulty was involved in. The show broadcasts from 3:00pm to 6:00PM Eastern Time. colonel, at least until a new Major is given district command. Norris was also lead detective on the shooting of Wendell "Orlando" Blocker and Kima Greggs this time working with Detective Ray Cole. His unit's staffing problems are relieved when Sergeant Herc Hauk transfers back. She tells him she was actually happy for him that he found Beadie and that he was really turning his life around. A police wake was held at an Irish bar in his honor. He guest stars as Detective Ed Norris in the first, second, third, fourth, & fifth seasons. In season one, Santangelo is an eight-year veteran in the Homicide Unit. Holley often works with Norris, Bunk, or Crutchfield and is one of the unit's more short tempered and physically intimidating detectives. Ex-IRL Baltimore interim police chief and MPD commander Ed Norris plays Homicide detective Ed Norris. 2023 TV GUIDE, A FANDOM COMPANY. He is also an alcoholic. He becomes friends with Herc and Carver while working in the squad accompanying them in various activities off duty. This case was also solved when Wee-Bey confessed to the shooting. Norris continues to have an acrimonious relationship with members of the O'Malley administration. His cameo appearances are a source of irony on the show, and he is often given dialogue bemoaning the state of the Baltimore police department. Dozerman remains in the unit as an ally to both Herc and Leander Sydnor, who mentor Dozerman on his investigative strategies. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The Wire Re-up: The Guardian Guide . First episode He is punched by Bodie Broadus, a young drug dealer, when the detail raid the low rise projects. Both rated his capabilities highly but could not convince him to leave his position in patrol. After Colvin's departure, Mello was temporarily promoted to Western District Commander. Star Trek Picard season 3 is bringing back TNG's cast, and Worf (Michael Dorn) is the best of them as he pals around with Raffi, Jack (Ed Speleers), and more in the new episodes. Sean is Elena and Jimmy McNulty's oldest son. McNulty is known as natural police and ultimately whom the show centers around. Burrell is a by-the-book careerist officer who reached the level of Commissioner. He is the arresting officer for Omar Little, stealing a ring from him in the process. Landsman tells him that the psychic was meant as a joke and that Bunk and McNulty did his work for him. Norris and his squad mate Vernon Holley first appeared assigned to the case of the murder of Omar Littles boyfriend Brandon Wright. The political motivation has been alleged to be in furtherance of DiBiagio's own career, and in retribution for Norris's testimony before the 9/11 Commission. He lives with his mother and his brother Sean following his parents separation but still sees his father. Cole was played by the show's executive producer, Robert F. Colesberry, who died unexpectedly of complications from heart surgery. A complex, impeccably acted crime drama set in Baltimore that follows the thread of a single police investigation, from the perspectives of both law-enforcement officials and the criminals they're pursuing. first Ed Norris's "Americans are a stupid people by and large; we pretty much believe whatever we're told", then Bunk's "The bigger the lie, the more they . i II .1 Norris 50 i Mahlon Browning 50) Charles Sullivan 50 > Charles G Griffith 50) D H Carter 50) Wm V Beall 50 George C Burns 50) Arthur L Walters 50 Edward Burris 50. He has a noticeable Baltimore accent. By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. He is also mentioned in episodes in season one ("The Pager"), season three ("Slapstick"), season four ("Margin of Error") and season five ("Not for Attribution"). They interview Andre, who quickly (as ordered by Chris) identifies Omar Little as the killer in a photo array. The Criminal Investigations Division (CID), commanded usually by a Colonel, is the division responsible for the Homicide unit, Narcotics unit, and Major Crimes Unit (MCU) among others. He attended Rawls' weekly comstat meetings and worked with Sergeant Jay Landsman in running the homicide division. [6][7] When departmental cut backs lead to the withholding of overtime, Crutchfield secures part-time work as a security guard to replace his lost pay. He is eventually forced to resign in a scandal over manipulation of crime statistics but receives a highly paid replacement job in order to leave quietly. He and Castor are both forced by Colvin to carry a compass until they can correctly identify the north direction. In a brief appearance in the fourth season, he says he wants to be a rock star. Lieutenant Torret is a Black officer who appears in charge of the Quick Response Team (QRT) when they are required for raids and arresting criminals. Henry Cole 50, John W Slmw 50 j James C Bean 60, Charles Berness 50, Zadoc Mitchell 5o, Austin Frazier 50, Charles B Jones 5o, Stephen B . This is intended as an example to all the other commanders in the department, that if they did not improve their statistics they will also be replaced. He was also at the Brandon Wright crime scene. Polk opted for sick leave and is off until the case is closed. member who was a partner of Ellis Carver. Actor Edward T. Norris is known for The Wire (2002) and Jack the Ripper in America (2009). Entertainment career. Reimagining Healing and Transformation November 10, 2020 - 3:45 pm; MCSA's Response to Gender Based Violence June 26, 2020 - 10:29 am; MCSA's Response to the Corona Virus March 9, 2020 - 1:38 pm; Statement on Proposed Prayer Vigil for Mayor Gumede August 7, 2019 - 8:30 am; Statement of the SACC NEC on probity and Integrity April 1, 2019 - 1:25 pm His brother, a deputy commissioner in the NYPD, was a rising star until taking a position with a police department in a southern state and running afoul of local customs and politics. Norris secures an informant for the witness murder, but his attempt to break the story right before the election leads to him and Greggs being sent off to a security detail at a polling station for the day. When Judge Phelan questioned Deputy Commissioner Burrell about the Barksdale operation, Majors Foerster and Rawls faced his subsequent wrath and demands for more information. He was the first officer on scene at the shooting of William Gant. Norris continues to have a good relationship with Ehrlich, who is a frequent guest on the Ed Norris Show. During Detective Jimmy McNulty's homeless killer case, McNulty has Western District Sergeant Ellis Carver detail officers to track Marlo Stanfield's crew including officers Brown, Dozerman, and Truck. Colvin was the veteran Major and District commander who was forced out of the department due to his "Hamsterdam" experiment that de-criminalized drugs, despite this causing a reduction in felonies. Norris also has a recurring minor role on HBO's The Wire (TV series), appearing in various episodes throughout the show's five season run as a homicide detective of the same name. Ed Norris (actor), born April 10, 1960 in New York City, New York, USA, is an actor, radio presenter and police commander. [8] He has been known to punish anyone who crosses him with transfers to undesirable posts. Detectives fall into a rank that coincides with their administrative position. As Taylor's district had a low number of felony arrests and handgun confiscations in addition to a high number of homicides in a very short period of time, Deputy Rawls angrily tells him that he had eight hours to get a grip on his district or he would be fired. In season five Brown is livid about the withholding of his overtime pay and is insubordinate in Carver's first roll-call briefing as Sergeant in charge. In the second season, he is briefly assigned to the first Sobotka detail under Lieutenant Grayson. Norris is a 20-year veteran of the New York Police Department. Mello was personally opposed to this statistical posturing, claiming that while the troops were increasing the minor infraction arrests, they were locking up the neighborhood people in the process. Occupation Mahon takes early retirement following his injury, and is last seen encouraging Polk to do the same. Michael and Sean managed to record Stringer's number plate, which aided their father's investigation. Beatrice 'Beadie' Russell 20 episodes, 2003-2008 Al Brown . Marimow is one of the most disliked commanders, often referred to as a "Trojan Horse", "Virus" and a "Unit Killer". [8] He is last seen watching as Kenard is being placed in the back of a squad car, presumably having arrested him for the murder of Omar Little. Frank Barlow is a Caucasian detective in the homicide unit who first appeared as the primary detective at the trial of D'Angelo Barksdale. For a full character description see Western District section, below. Marimow and Herc develop an immediate mutual dislike. Two of the counts charged Norris had made illegal personal expenditures of over $20,000 to pay for expensive gifts, personal expenses, and extramarital affairs with at least six women from the Baltimore Police Departments supplemental account. He guest stars as Detective Ed Norris in the first, second, third, fourth, & fifth seasons. When he encounters former Barksdale detail members McNulty and Kima Greggs, Santangelo mentions that he is happy at being a patrolman as his job is easier: he is no longer a detective, he no longer deals with difficult commanders like Rawls and still takes home the same pay and pension contributions. In season 3 when Major Colvin institutes the Hamsterdam initiative Brown is one of the officers freed up to be assigned to investigate complaints rather than perform radio car patrols and he solves a church burglary case. He is eventually promoted to Police Commissioner, but resigns to practice law. Dozerman joins him. He is the subject of an Internal Investigation Division investigation after he attacks a teacher who had asked him to move a vehicle while he was making an arrest. Kenneth Dozerman is a plainclothes cop in the Western District. A former Baltimore Police Department homicide detective featured in David Simon's Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets. Valchek is played by Al Brown. Landsman gave a eulogy for Cole at the wake.[2]. He is mentioned by his last name as the detective investigating the murder of Nakeysha Lyles. Seasons In season five Castor is first seen warning his new Major, Dennis Mello, about a brawl in the district parking lot. She is also protective of her sons and worries that Jimmy is a dangerous influence on them because of his drinking. In the first season the detail's office is located in the basement of a downtown building where the only redeeming features are working telephones and electricity. Rawls is a careerist and is feared by many of his subordinates. She was a key member of the Major Crimes Unit and proved herself on both the Barksdale and Sobotka investigations. [2], With his overzealous attitude, Colicchio is delighted to participate in the arrest hike ordered by Commissioner Burrell to appease the city's politicians. A former Baltimore Police Department narcotics detective turned school teacher who co-authored The Corner with David Simon. He was a ruthless and feared commander of the unit who expected nothing less than unwavering loyalty and competence from his detectives. Initially appointed as an Acting Commissioner, Burrell negotiated for a permanent posting with the Royce administration. The first three seasons foundation story revolves around McNultys obsession with arresting Stringer Bell. Presumably this is to avoid confusion and make the relationships between different members of the hierarchy clearer to the viewer. Walker tells fellow officers that he was attacked by Bloods. Claiming that half of his officers felt the same way, he then asked who they were doing this for as the election was over. Cheryl is Kima Greggs' live-in partner; she works in the television news industry and often worries about Kima's safety as a police officer. [9], When Omar is arrested he manages to convince Bunk Moreland he is innocent and Bunk asks Crutchfield and Holley to re-open the case. DeAngelis died of cancer after filming scenes for the fourth season. Marimow accurately suspects Herc of lying to him about the source of his information. Landsman is angry at the sudden drop in his squad clearance rate and calls Freamon a vandal and a visigoth. The information would jeopardize the wiretap so they promised they would give it to Cole when the case closed. After Dozerman's shooting the D.E.U. In season four, Elena sees that Jimmy is becoming more stable as a patrolman and states to him that "If I knew you were going to grow up to be a grown up" suggesting that she wishes she was the one reaping the benefits of this new Jimmy McNulty. He accompanied Colvin to comstat meetings. HE KNOWS THE DARK UNDERBELLY OF THE AMERICAN CRIME SCENE.HIS STORY IS POWERFUL AND PROVOCATIVE. Sean 'Shamrock' McGinty: Brandon Fobbs . The real life chain of command from the Commissioner downwards is Deputy Commissioner, Chief, Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Captain, Lieutenant, Sergeant, and Detective/Officer. Episode count He advises McNulty on how to make the best of the situation, but McNulty hates the fumes. Norris was appointed Maryland State Police Superintendent following his term as Baltimore Police Commissioner. Massey is a world-weary officer with a penchant for sarcasm and cutting coupons. She struggles to balance her life as a police officer with her role as a potential mother with her partner. McNulty allows him credit for the arrest, later concurring with Bunk Moreland that Baker could be "good police". Rawls had him transferred out of homicide at the end of season one, although he did return in Season Five. Jimmy teaches his sons the front and follow technique and when he spotted Stringer Bell in a market he had them follow him. McNulty never intended to give Cole the information because the perpetrator was his informant Omar Little. The Wire. He left the Baltimore Police Department in December 2002 in a flurry of media speculation about acrimony between Norris and staffers in the O'Malley administration. Holley and Bunk then reappear with a grand jury summons where at the courtroom, Holley manages to intimidate Andre both physically and legally to have him confess his role in lying about the murder. He is the host of the Ed Norris Show on WHFS in Baltimore, Maryland. Reed is a Major in the Baltimore Police Department and commands the Internal Investigations Division. Although he is a capable detective, Bunk is a known alcoholic with a penchant for infidelity. 2023 Home Box Office, Inc. All Rights Reserved. In season four, Holley initially works as the secondary investigator on Norris' case of a murdered state's witness named Braddock that becomes a "red ball" case. Walter Cantrell is a major and the Southern District commander. Foerster's response was to ask his shift lieutenant Cedric Daniels for a report and then to assign Daniels and his team to the Barksdale detail. 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Lieutenant Charles Marimow replaced him for purposes of properly "supervising" the Major Crimes Unit under the orders of Deputy Commissioner Rawls. Herc is fired from the department after an Internal Investigation Division hearing. At the end of the series Carver is promoted to Lieutenant. Last seen Anthony "Tony" Colicchio is a narcotics officer in Sergeant Ellis Carver's drug enforcement unit squad in the Western District of Baltimore. Polk was an aging detective from the property unit who worked briefly in the Barksdale and Sobotka details. . Actor 72 Credits. Under pressure from the Mayor's office, Ervin Burrell is told to start coming down on the department to reduce the crime rate by any means possible. Edward Norris 20 episodes, 2002-2008 Amy Ryan . Ed Norris is an American radio host, actor, and former law enforcement officer in Maryland. Diggins is forgiving of McNulty's time away from the unit and shares his own boat with Bunk Moreland and McNulty to pose as a fishing craft when observing Spiros "Vondas" Vondopoulos. This information helped the detectives to establish that the women were sex trade workers. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Directed by Baltimore native and . Bunk, Detectives Ed Norris and Michael Crutchfield, and Sergeant Jay Landsman manipulate Fredericks into believing his accomplice Monell is co-operating with the police. Mello continues to give charismatic roll call briefings including readying his men for polling station duty and introducing the murder warrant for Omar Little. Santangelo is also one of several officers present for the arrest of Omar Little on a murder warrant.[2]. She tells him Beadie knows she is losing him just like she, herself, knew back then. McNulty was a former beat officer who became a detective. He was often partnered with fellow squad members Herc Hauk and Lloyd "Truck" Garrick. He appears recurringly as a grand jury prosecutor named Gary DiPasquale. He believes it would be easy to topple Marlo, but his first series of raids fail, as he underestimates his targets. He also linked the bodies to a specific plastic surgery clinic by identifying a breast implant type that several of the women shared and tracing the serial number. Currently, the Western District is administered by Major Dennis Mello, former deputy to Howard Colvin, who was forced into retirement. When he exposes them to danger by having them tail the subject of his investigation, Stringer Bell, she files for an emergency order to prevent him from seeing the boys. Freamon is a methodical and competent homicide detective who was exiled to the Pawn Shop Unit for thirteen years (and four months) for angering the then-Deputy of Operations. Daniels is the Deputy Commissioner of Operations. Nolan's name is mentioned as the sergeant of another homicide unit in the department. When Carcetti replaced Royce he immediately began looking to depose Burrell. In Season 2, he appeared leading the raid on the Franklin Terrace towers when a nine-year-old child was accidentally shot and killed by a stray round in a shootout between drug dealers. Detectives often fall asleep in the office (or on stakeout) because of the overtime demands and have at times worked double and triple shifts as they have dealt with multiple murders. After saying that those are Lester Freamon's fault and tells Landsman that Bubbles came in and confessed to tainting the drugs to kill a man who was stealing his drugs as well as beating him. His cameo appearances are a source of irony on the show, and he is often given dialogue bemoaning the state of the Baltimore police department. He and Baker are both ordered by Colvin to carry a compass until they can correctly identify the north direction. Bobby Brown is a Western District uniformed officer. Colicchio's method of policing supports the Broken Windows Theory. . Seasons Simon chose to name an unsympathetic character after his old enemy.[4]. A Baltimore Police Department homicide detective featured prominently in David Simon's 'Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets'. In season four, Crutchfield plays a bigger role, appearing with Vernon Holley getting an identification of Omar Little as a murder suspect from Old Face Andre. With Daniels' promotion to C.I.D. Ed Norris Slim Charles: De'Rodd Hearns . The department is led by a Police Commissioner assisted by Deputy Commissioners of Operations (often shortened to Deputy Ops) and Administration. First seen Elena is angered by Jimmy due to catching him in bed with another woman. He also was quizzed by Detective Sergeant Jay Landsman about numerous red names on the board. In Season 3, he appeared at the rank of Major commanding QRT and Tactical units citywide no longer actively participating in the raids. Valchek was previously the Southeastern District commander. The two were also regarded as a pair of drunks who were incapable of driving soberly. Additionally similar slang such as "dunkers" (easy cases), "whodunits" (difficult cases), and "redball" (media attention gaining cases) are used to describe the various cases. Cedric Daniels and Jimmy McNulty then arrested an eastside drug dealer named "Cheese" whom they suspect of being responsible for some of the murders in his district. Following these raids he helps Herc to set up video surveillance of Marlo Stanfield. Dozerman is presented with it at a press conference.[2]. Colicchio is also present for the arrest of Omar Little on a murder warrant, relishing finally bringing in the legendary criminal. Fruit: Anwan Glover . A clearance rate of 50% or more for the year is aimed for and the unit is among the most demanding in the Criminal Investigations Division. Yes, the actor who plays the deacon is one of the real life inspirations for Avon Barksdale. Mike "Sanny" Santangelo is an Italian American officer responsible for driving the district arrest van in the Western District. As actor Dick Stilwell died in a real-life car accident after appearing in this single episode,[1] his character is retired and replaced by Ervin Burrell as commissioner. Christeson is a young Black detective who is the homicide unit's newest detective. Daniels is played by Lance Reddick. The show primarily focuses on sports and often includes other topics such as Maryland politics and crime. Like the real department described in David Simon's Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets, the unit uses a red-black system of tracking cases where red is the color for an open/not cleared case and black is the color for a closed/cleared case. After his partner Mahon retired due to injury, Polk considers deliberately injuring himself to follow in his partner's footsteps. Taylor is a Black Major who was the acting commander of the Eastern District. He misses several days' work and finally shows up drunk at 9am. Crutchfield then promises to reverse a clearance of Bunk's as payback for going back on a solved case. A former Baltimore Police Department Sergeant who was featured homicide unit sergeant in David Simon's Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets. Because the homicide unit is generally regarded as containing the best detectives on the police force, they are often given high-profile cases which are not necessarily homicides. In the ninth episode of the fifth season, Polk makes a small cameo, as the officer running the evidence control locker in one of the precincts. Many of these officers were either commanders of the department or featured officers in the David Simon's books of The Corner and Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets. The shooter also steals Dozerman's service weapon and Bunk Moreland is ordered to locate it. Norris spends his evenings listening to a great deal of talk radio. Crutchfield is later assigned along with Kima Greggs to Chris Partlow and Snoop's triple murder of Junebug, Junebug's partner, and bodyguard. Marimow orders his men to take Marlo down, leading Herc to break several rules by hiring a lip reader to spy on Marlo, and using a video camera without a court order or Marimow's approval. Off. The unit's main responsibility is to build cases against high-profile targets responsible for murder, drug distribution and money laundering in Baltimore. Cole was the lead investigator of the death of Anton "Stinkum" Artis. The Peabody-winning series was created by David Simon ('The Corner'), whose richly layered plotlines focused on the city's illegal drug trade in the first season before expanding in scope for the second to include corruption on the waterfront. Herc also has Internal Investigations Division (IID) complaints sent to the office for attempted arrests based on misinformation. Winona is a recurring background character who maintains The Board at the offices of the BPD Homicide Division. Ed Norris, the former Baltimore police commissioner who plays a homicide detective on the series, is not an actor either, of course.

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