Overview
- Viral footage from Central Park Heights shows a BPD cruiser veering off-road, nearly striking a man and crashing through a fence.
- Baltimore Police suspended the officer’s powers and opened an internal affairs case, which includes a review of body-worn camera video.
- Mayor Brandon Scott and Commissioner Richard Worley called the conduct disturbing, with Worley saying it falls short of department standards.
- State’s Attorney Ivan Bates said his office is deeply concerned and will not call the officer as a witness in active cases during the probe.
- The Public Defender’s Office criticized the refusal to name the officer as undermining accountability, as BPD told a federal judge an IA case began within about 16 hours; what prompted the encounter and whether anyone was injured remain unclear.