Colicchio's method of policing supports the Broken Windows Theory. Perry Mason. In season two, Holley is briefly seen investigating the murder of Frank Sobotka. 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. 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. See Edward Norris full list of movies and tv shows from their career. 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. When Carver leaves a message for Bunk, Crutchfield deliberately throws it away, causing a lengthy delay in the discovery of the bodies being left all over the city by the Stanfield Organization, and also indirectly ruining Randy Wagstaff's life in the process. . 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. Asher is the lenient lieutenant who was picked to command the Major Crimes Unit by Cedric Daniels. Crutchfield is later assigned along with Kima Greggs to Chris Partlow and Snoop's triple murder of Junebug, Junebug's partner, and bodyguard. A veteran of the homicide unit, Norris prides himself on his New York origins, secretly maintaining a love of the New York Yankees that would see him ostracized in the Baltimore unit were it common knowledge. colonel, at least until a new Major is given district command. Valchek is played by Al Brown. Actor 72 Credits. The show primarily focuses on sports and often includes other topics such as Maryland politics and crime. They called in their colleague James McNulty and the Barksdale details work secured a conviction for the murder against soldier Roland Brice. Norris is a popular American radio personality and actor. Mike "Sanny" Santangelo is an Italian American officer responsible for driving the district arrest van in the Western District. Homicide Unit Detective, BPD Walker tells fellow officers that he was attacked by Bloods. She tells him she was actually happy for him that he found Beadie and that he was really turning his life around. He is also an alcoholic. Castor is a rookie patrolmen, assigned with Baker to the Western District under the command of Howard Colvin in season three. In season three, he drives the Western district prisoner transport vehicle under the command of Major Colvin. [2] In Season 5, Truck appears with the Western District officers who are frustrated by the lack of overtime pay due to city cutbacks. 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. With Daniels' promotion to C.I.D. The real life Holley has worked in security for the Baltimore Ravens.[10]. Mello worked closely with Daniels. He was dumped from homicide by Major Rawls for refusal to act as an insider in on Rawls' behalf. In season 3, he is part of Carver's Drug Enforcement Unit squad. [3] Landsman announced the Colonel's death to the homicide unit, stating that he served 39 years in the department without leaving a trace of bitterness or hatred with any officers, a miraculous career by BPD standards. In season two he appeared briefly when investigating the shooting of a child by a stray bullet. Norris started his acting career landing roles in such films as the Rochelle Hudson crime flick "Show Them No Mercy" (1935), "The Wagon Trail" (1935) and the drama "The Magnificent Brute" (1936) with Victor McLaglen. In season five Castor is first seen warning his new Major, Dennis Mello, about a brawl in the district parking lot. 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. [7] Later, Castor is the first officer attending the triple homicide of Junebug and his wife and associate, investigated by Detective Kima Greggs. 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 works alongside Greggs to maintain a coverup story that they were always working together. [9], According to Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets, there was actually a Black detective in the Baltimore Police Department homicide division named Vernon Holley. Bobby Brown is a Western District uniformed officer. As part of a plea bargain in May 2004, Norris pleaded guilty to the third charge. Norris became a BPD homicide detective in 1991. Norris served as Police Commissioner for Baltimore from 2000 to late 2002 and Superintendent of the Maryland State Police in 2003. Despite having two witnesses, D'Angelo is found not guilty due to witness intimidation in the court room. When Judge Phelan questioned Deputy Commissioner Burrell about the Barksdale operation, Majors Foerster and Rawls faced his subsequent wrath and demands for more information. 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 Elena is angered by Jimmy due to catching him in bed with another woman. Frazier is a Baltimore police department medical examiner. 1962 . His unit's staffing problems are relieved when Sergeant Herc Hauk transfers back. Daniels is played by Lance Reddick. The office remains the permanent location of the unit when it is formed in season three. 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. Norris is a homicide detective who has been in the unit for 15 years since 1991 according to Season 4. He appears recurringly as a grand jury prosecutor named Gary DiPasquale. Rawls orders him either to solve one of his open cases, all of which are difficult cases, inform on McNulty or leave the Homicide Unit altogether. [2][13], Daniels informed Mayor Carcetti, who then initiated a new order for the department to no longer make arrests based on statistical quotas but rather quality felonies, something Daniels had been lobbying for. Directed by Baltimore native and . Also known as He normally lets the detectives do as they wish while working on his beach house in Delaware. He serves as the co-host of a talk show on WJZ-FM, CBS Radio in Baltimore, Maryland. After Colvin's departure, Mello was temporarily promoted to Western District Commander. He was put under intense pressure to keep the murder rate down.[2]. Credits 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 accompanied Colvin to comstat meetings. The unit is under the C.I.D. Norris became a published author in 2017 with the release of his hardcover book, Way Down in the Hole. [20], Lloyd "Truck" Garrick is a Black narcotics officer in Sergeant Ellis Carver's squad in the Western District of the Baltimore Police Department, often partnered with fellow squad members Herc, Lambert and Colicchio. The real life chain of command from the Commissioner downwards is Deputy Commissioner, Chief, Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Captain, Lieutenant, Sergeant, and Detective/Officer. Cantrell and Daniels are both candidates for the next post of major, and because of Daniels' insubordination while conducting the Barksdale investigation, Cantrell receives the promotion at the end of the first season. McNulty was one of the homicide unit's better detectives until his insubordination drew the ire of his commander Major Rawls. This case was also solved when Wee-Bey confessed to the shooting. In all subsequent seasons, the opening titles showed Cole's photo at the wake. The Wire. They interview Andre, who quickly (as ordered by Chris) identifies Omar Little as the killer in a photo array. In the first season Reed investigates the brutality charges made against Roland "Prez" Pryzbylewski for blinding a teenager in one eye. April 10, 1960 Castor fails to notice a child hiding in a closet when he secures the scene and Greggs hears the child when she arrives.[8]. Daniels left the unit when he was promoted to Major, taking the District Commander post in the Western. In season two Elena is seen at work as a realtor showing a house to Nick Sobotka. Ed Norris is an American radio host, actor, and former law enforcement officer in Maryland. He lives with his mother and his brother Sean following his parents separation but still sees his father. He is the arresting officer for Omar Little, stealing a ring from him in the process. Following these raids he helps Herc to set up video surveillance of Marlo Stanfield. Cole was secondary investigator on the shooting of Wendell "Orlando" Blocker and Detective Kima Greggs. A former Baltimore Police Department homicide detective featured in David Simon's Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets. He inspired a character named Oscar Requer played by actor Roscoe Orman in Season 5. Herc was a narcotics detective but his tendency towards brutality and acting without thinking held up his career progression as a member of the Barksdale and Sobotka details. Marimow vows to Herc that he would be happy to attend his "execution" at an IID trial if he could prove he was lying. 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. A former Baltimore Police Department homicide detective mentioned in David Simon's Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets who inspired a character of the same name played by actor Gregory L. Williams throughout the series. 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Freamon is a methodical detective who was very skilled at homicide investigations but was once kicked out of the unit for angering the Deputy of Operations. She also appears to do most of the cooking and cleaning in the relationship. During a counter-terrorism seminar, he was the first officer to point out the uselessness of Western District officers learning anti-terrorism tactics in a crime-ridden district. He is the unit's de facto commander, as he lays out their investigative strategies and specifically chose Lieutenant Asher to be the shift Lieutenant due to his lenient, hands-off attitude. The Homicide Unit of the Baltimore City Police Department is responsible for the investigation of all unexplained deaths that take place within Baltimore City. Michael makes Walker drop to his knees at gunpoint and sees the ring that Walker stole from Omar (who stole it from Marlo, who took it from Old Face Andre); he takes it before Namond drenches Walker with paint. The third count alleged that he had lied on a mortgage application, stating that approximately $9,000 he received from his father was not a gift, as was stated in the loan, but a loan. He has a noticeable Baltimore accent. Jimmy tries to initiate a reconciliation with Elena and considerably cleans up his drinking habits and behaviour. Norris is played by convicted felon and ex-police commissioner of Baltimore Ed Norris. Norris had briefly served as Deputy Commissioner, Operations. Kima eventually realizes she does not want to be a parent and moves out of their shared home. Bunk, Landsman, and Norris extract a confession by pretending a copy machine is a lie detector. Norris and his squad mate Vernon Holley first appeared assigned to the case of the murder of Omar Little's boyfriend Brandon. Norris is soon reinstated when this story is leaked to the press. The information would jeopardize the wiretap so they promised they would give it to Cole when the case closed. Valchek is the Deputy Commissioner of Administration. Mahon was an elderly detective from the property unit who briefly worked with the Barksdale detail. Rawls is Acting Commissioner on a temporary basis. Later in that investigation, he is replaced by Kima Greggs for political reasons. Norris continues to pursue this lead after the election, however Greggs solves the case with a careful recanvassing of the crime scene before he is able to make progress. Rawls is a careerist and is feared by many of his subordinates. Dozerman gets shot in the face and critically injured in a buy bust operation gone wrong and gets decommissioned from duty for the rest of the season. 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[2], He remains a patrolman in the Western District in season four, when McNulty transfers in alongside him. Jimmy McNulty was responsible for proving the cases fell under Rawls' jurisdiction. McNulty never intended to give Cole the information because the perpetrator was his informant Omar Little. He resigned from the State Police when he was indicted on criminal charges. Det. When Burrell ordered Foerster to replace veteran investigator Ed Norris with rookie homicide detective, Kima Greggs, Foerster realized that Burrell hoped to slow the investigation, assuming Burrell's intent was to prevent the investigation from revealing the victim's witness status as a possible motive for the murder before the upcoming mayoral election. New York City, New York, USA After helping Commissioner Daniels locate a crucial piece of evidence, Daniels tells Polk that he's "glad he landed okay". [2][13], The character is named after a real-life Captain Dennis Mello, who was the Western District commander when Ed Burns was an officer.[14]. He works alongside Greggs to maintain a coverup story that they were always working together. He becomes a teacher at Tilghman Middle School soon after. The following is a list of actual Baltimore Police Department officers who have appeared on the show at some point. See which of your favorite stars are trending now. Reed then intervenes when the Barksdale detail stop State Senator Davis' driver (who received a bag full of cash from a Barksdale soldier) and again when Daniels tries to withhold the location of a Barksdale stash house to protect his investigation. In that raid he had the unit arrest everyone in "The Pit" as he assumed them a suspect for being around that area. Ex-IRL Baltimore interim police chief and MPD commander Ed Norris plays Homicide detective Ed Norris. He heaves it away with great force". Sydnor has been part of the Major Crimes Unit throughout seasons one, three, and four of the show. After Kima's shooting, Cheryl insists that Kima take a desk job. He left the detail in season 2 for a drug enforcement unit sergeant posting in the Western District. In Season five, Dozerman is still with Major Crimes working with the detail on the row house serial murders. McNulty was a former beat officer who became a detective. The actor who plays Dennis Mello is a retired Baltimore detective named Jay Landsman, and was the real-life basis for the character of the same name in the show. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. He first appears assisting Bunk and Norris on a "polygraph-by-copier" where an idiotic suspect confesses to a homicide. Last seen The two remained friends. He is briefly taken off the case and replaced with Greggs, now a rookie in the squad, in order to slow progress because of pressure from the Mayor. Polk opted for sick leave and is off until the case is closed. McNulty later describes Walker as an "asshole", while talking to Bodie Broadus. He is punched by Bodie Broadus, a young drug dealer, when the detail raid the low rise projects. Herc also has Internal Investigations Division (IID) complaints sent to the office for attempted arrests based on misinformation. Mello ran briefings for the Western district at roll call maintaining a sense of humor, typically dismissing the men with "don't get captured" and jokingly referring to them as "humps" and "mopes". That evening, McNulty solves another of the open cases, and Santangelo, though pleased, doesn't understand why a different case was solved. It is stated by Jay Landsman that "Marimow does not cast off talent lightly. Mello first appeared on the series as Western District administrative lieutenant and Major "Bunny" Colvin's second in command and confidante before Colvin's forced retirement. Cheryl jealously insists on accompanying Kima when she goes to interview a contact in a strip club. McNulty called Cole collateral damage when discussing Cole's misfortune with Bunk. In season three he is assigned to investigate the murder of Tosha Mitchell and Tank and later the shooting of Stringer Bell, both working with Bunk Moreland. Colicchio is part of the operation that resulted in the shooting of Officer Dozerman. The IID, homicide unit, and narcotics unit are each led by a Major. [7][15] Later, Brown is the first officer at a suspicious death that is investigated by Detective McNultythe death is later ruled natural as predicted by Brown and McNulty. McNulty allows him credit for the arrest, later concurring with Bunk Moreland that Baker could be "good police". In season four, Dozerman transfers to the Major Crimes Unit when Herc transfers in, filling the gap left by Greggs and Freamon leaving. The Wire Re-up: The Guardian Guide . Initially appointed as an Acting Commissioner, Burrell negotiated for a permanent posting with the Royce administration. Prez left the department after accidentally shooting a plainclothes black officer Derrick Waggoner. He was replaced as the Narcotics Major by George Smith, an associate of Major Colvin. He is eventually promoted to Police Commissioner, but resigns to practice law. The character's wake was in part a tribute to Colesberry. The show is notable for its cynicism of Baltimore city and Maryland state politics. When Walker exits a club late one night, Dukie runs down the sidewalk keying cars. [18], In season five, Colicchio remains in the Western District drug enforcement unit[7] and continues to take a combative approach to his work. Raymond Foerster was a Major and unit commander of the Baltimore narcotics division in season one. Norris led the nation in crime decline every year as Baltimore City police commissioner. Simon chose to name an unsympathetic character after his old enemy.[4]. He attended the wake of his colleague Ray Cole. He was with Herc when he phoned the paper to report Colvin's actions and again when he met with a reporter.[2]. 22 Edward Norris Played by Ed Norris A veteran of the homicide unit, Norris prides himself on his New York origins, secretly maintaining a love of the New York Yankees that would see him ostracized in the Baltimore unit were it common knowledge. 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. He is first seen stealing money from Randy. Dozerman is presented with it at a press conference.[2]. Brown is also featured in The Corner as another officer. Ed Norris, the former Baltimore police commissioner who plays a homicide detective on the series, is not an actor either, of course. She earns Norris' respect with her work although he responds to the knowledge that the shooting was random with incredulity because of the political ramifications it had. Simon's follow-up 1997 book, The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood, which he co-wrote with former detective and future Wire collaborator Ed Burns, was a 180-degree turn from Homicide.As was the Emmy-award winning HBO series, The Corner, which he co-wrote with fellow Diamondback alum, the African-American writer David Mills. Norris is soon reinstated when this story is leaked to the press. 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 . Jimmy teaches his sons the front and follow technique and when he spots Stringer Bell in a market he has them follow him. Episode count 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. Santangelo is also one of several officers present for the arrest of Omar Little on a murder warrant.[2]. Valchek is well-connected with the city's politicians, and was promoted because of his political association with Mayor Carcetti. Claiming that half of his officers felt the same way, he then asked who they were doing this for as the election was over.