OIG: Baltimore Police Officer Who Lost Law Enforcement Powers In 2002 Maintained Same Salary

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore constabulary serviceman who permanently mislaid their instrumentality enforcement powers astir 2 decades agone inactive collected their regular wage and maintained the corporate bargaining rights of a mean bull with a badge, according to a caller study by the Office of the Inspector General.

From fiscal twelvemonth 2016 to fiscal twelvemonth 2020, the serviceman made astir $600,000, of which much than $158,000 was overtime.

A ailment to the Office of the Inspector General alleged the serviceman received preferential attraction for overtime with the Building Security Unit, adjacent though they were assigned to the Quartermaster’s Unit, the study said.

In a written effect to the report, Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said the officer’s presumption is akin to officers who are medically capable to instrumentality to work and person to permission the department. The serviceman was terminated effectual August 1, Harrison said.

The occupation statement for a constabulary serviceman “includes performing duties specified arsenic maintaining order, detaining and arresting suspects, serving apprehension warrants and summonses, and testifying successful court,” arsenic good arsenic protecting beingness and spot successful the city, the OIG study said.

Hired successful 1990, the unnamed serviceman was placed connected administrative work successful 1993 pursuing “an off-duty incident.”

The serviceman returned to work the pursuing year, but with their instrumentality enforcement powers suspended until different administrative proceeding could beryllium held.

That didn’t instrumentality spot until 2002, “at the decision of different related investigations,” the study said. At that time, the serviceman was allowed to stay employed by the Baltimore Police Department but without the quality to marque arrests, transportation a work limb and deterioration a badge.

Nevertheless, the serviceman continued to cod the aforesaid wage arsenic officers with instrumentality enforcement powers.

According to the OIG, the duties of the serviceman could person been carried retired by a civilian worker with a wage with an yearly wage of $44,518. In fiscal twelvemonth 2020, the serviceman made $92,548, the study said.

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