Police Commissioner

Richard Worley, a longtime member of the Baltimore City Police Department, took an interim role as acting commissioner in the summer of 2023 before officially being named commissioner in October.

In an interview, former Commissioner Michael Harrison, Mayor Brandon Scott and Acting Commissioner Richard Worley provide new details about the events leading to the transfer of power.

One called the internal hire "an excellent choice" and another said the process needs "public scrutiny."

We’ll go On the Record to talk about the departure of Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison … with the chair of the city council’s public-safety committee … The Baltimore Banner’s city-hall reporter … and the community organizer who started the Citizens Policing Project.

Mayor Catherine Pugh announced the appointment of Fort Worth Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald as Baltimore’s new top cop Friday after a lengthy, secretive…

Does Baltimore have a new police commissioner or not? Good question. It seemed like it Friday morning, but things kept shifting all day.It started…