"EVER ON THE WATCH" THE HISTORY OF THE BALTIMORE POLICE DEPARTMENT by Officer W.M.Hackley

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION

INTRODUCTION
MEDAL OF HONOR
ROLL CALL
FINAL ROLL CALL
BPD FALLEN HEROES
LOMBARD & CAREY
BALTIMORE POLICE ANGEL
INSPIRATION / PRAYERS
MEMORIAL PLAQUES
OUR WOUNDED
OUR HISTORY
BALTIMORE PARK POLICE
OFFICER W. M. HACKLEY
A FAMILY OF SERVICE
BADGES 1
BADGES 2
BADGES 3
HAT DEVICE
PATCHES
EQUIPMENT
PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT 1888
PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT1907
PICTURES OF PERSONNEL 1907
OUR POLICE 1
OUR POLICE 2
OUR POLICE 3
OUR POLICE 4
OUR POLICE 5
OUR POLICE 6
OUR POLICE 7
OUR POLICE 8
OUR POLICE 9
OUR POLICE 10
ACADEMY CLASS PHOTOS
CENTRAL DISTRICT
SOUTHEAST DISTRICT
EASTERN DISTRICT
NORTHEAST DISTRICT
NORTHERN DISTRICT
NORTHWEST DISTRICT
WESTERN DISTRICT
SOUTHWEST DISTRICT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT
NEWS LETTERS
BALTIMORE FIRE 1904
COMMAND STAFF 1937
COMMAND STAFF 2002
NEW HEADQUARTERS BUILDING 1925
DISTRICT STATION HOUSES
ORIGINAL BPD DOCUMENTS
ARSON UNIT
AVIATION UNIT
C.I.D.
CRIME LAB
K-9 UNIT
MARINE UNIT
MOTOR UNIT
MOUNTED UNIT
TACTICAL SECTION
TRAFFIC DIVISION
T.I.S.
VICE SQUAD
BPD TEAMS
D.A.R.E.
INNER HARBOR UNIT
BPD VEHICLE HISTORY
DEPARTMENTAL ACCIDENTS
RESTORED BPD VEHICLES
BALTIMORE RIOTS 1861 & 1968
V.I.P.
MUSEUMS
POLICE INFORMATION
RETIREMENTS
BPD PHONE DIRECTORY
POLICE SHOWS / EVENTS
BALTIMORE POLICE VIDEO
BPD WAR STORIES
POLICE HUMOR
"THE POET"
POLICE WEEK
MARYLAND FALLEN HEROES
GOOD SITES TO VISIT
CREDITS
CONTACT BILL HACKLEY
FOP
NYPD / NYFD TRIBUTE 9-11-2001
COP'S HOLIDAY SEASON
POLICE ITEMS 4-SALE
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CITY OF BALTIMORE

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Baltimore police

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Please take a moment to reflect on a Hero, a Lieutenant, a Friend, a great person..........................Died in The Line Of Duty, protecting his men...and doing a job he loved so much........

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“He was a passionate and dedicated police officer who gave of himself every day on the job, not because he had to, but because he loved doing it”
“Owen’s watch is not over. It never ended. It continues on in the many lives of those he touched.”

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Baltimore City Police Detectives and Sergeant circa 1905

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W.M.Hackley Photograph

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Detective George Klein, Edward Glacken, Special Agent Andrew Manning FBI, Detective Broderic Kinkead
receive Unit Citation December 5, 1980

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Below: Members of the CID, Crimes Against Persons Section, Homicide Unit, having been awarded the Departmental Unit Citation, for outstanding performance in the investigations and solutions of Homicide, Suicide, Kidnapping, and other major crimes for the Year 1983.
 
Presented August,1984.

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Front:Trawinski, McAllister, Hess, Goldstein, Barrack, D'Addario, Oliver, Cordwell, Cooke, Tinsley-James, Buckhite, Corbin, Fahlteich, Landsman, Lansey, Sweeney, Hollingsworth, Francis, Segreti.
 
Back: Kurth, Edgerton, Davis, Brander, Kincaid, Dunnigan, Boone, Brown
 

In the front row it should be Lansey, ( Doc ) Davis, Sweeny. the back row it should be Edgerton, Jansen, Brander. The guy between Doc Davis and Owen Sweeny is Russ Carney.

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Courtesy of Sharon Halligan

Detective William A. Lansey, Jr. Died on August 11,1987 having served an honorable career.

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Photo Courtesy Sergeant Bernie Wehedge

Detective Ed “Unk” Mullins CID Check Squad was one of the sharper dressers ...when he worked the Greenmount & North Ave. area in Central District, his uniform was neat as a pin...we had to furnish our own shirts in those days and Ed had some real sharp shirts....his nickname was “Unk” maybe as in uncle.....??

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Courtesy Sergeant Bernie Wehedge

Detective John Clark Auto Squad
 
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Courtesy Lt. Tom Douglas
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Courtesy Lt. Tom Douglas

Detective Douglas with a recovered stolen motorcycle at City Yard.

(Below) Police Commissioner D.D. Pomerleau congratulates Detective Tom Douglas

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Courtesy Lt. Tom Douglas

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Officer Fahlteich Honored

The Baltimore Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution recently presented their Law Enforcement Medal of Honor to a Baltimore Police Officer from the Southwestern District.

The organization's membership includes a number of prominent leaders in the community. It presents the Law Enforcement Medal of Honor to that officer who, in their judgment, has excelled in his service to the community.

The Sons of the American Revolution's Law Enforcement Medal of Honor is unique in that it is approved and recognized by the Congress of the United States of America as a civil award by proclamation instituted in 1945.

The organization presented it's Medal of Honor to Police Officer Richard C. Fahlteich, a four year veteran of the Department.

Officer Fahlteich was honored at a luncheon held on September 30, 1978 in Baltimore County. The keynote speaker at the affair was retired Judge Wilson K. Barnes of the Maryland Court of Appeals who is also the past National President of the Sons of the American Revolution. Officer Fahlteich was honored because he "has been found to be aggressive, fair, and genuinely concerned about the citizens and their interactions with police."

Officer Fahlteich displayed his aggressiveness in the spring of 1978 when he observed a person fitting the description of a hold-up suspect who quickly turned a corner. The Officer stepped around the corner and was immediately confronted by the suspect pointing a sawed-off rifle at him. Without hesitation, Officer Fahlteich kicked the weapon from the hands of the suspect and took him into custody. As a result of this action, Officer Fahlteich was awarded the Bronze Star.

Last winter Officer Fahlteich arrived on the scene of an apparent suicide attempt in which a man jumped from a bridge more than 100 feet into the water below. Although the air temperature was only 19 degrees, the Officer jumped into the water, reached the seriously injured victim, and applied first aid until they were both removed from the icy water by emergency equipment.

In these and other instances the "determination, coolness, courage and professionalism displayed under split second condition . .. . coupled with the knowledge that a citizen could be in mortal danger, reflects great credit on Officer Fahlteich."

Following the luncheon, Officer Fahlteich was awarded a United States Savings Bond, the Law Enforcement Medal of Honor. and a plaque commemorating the event. Attending the ceremony also were Officer Fahlteich's wife, Helen, and Captain Elmer R. Turner, Southwestern District.

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Homicide Detective Richard C. Fahlteich, at the scene of an early morning homicide/shooting in Northwest Baltimore, August 1987

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All the Officers and Agents working the "CHINA WHITE" case 1992
 
During 1991 and 1992, the Baltimore Police Department headed one of the largest investigations, involving drugs and murder, ever accomplished in the history of the State and Federal Judicial system.

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US Attorney Brent Gurney, Detective Curtis Stewart, Detective William Burley IV, Lieutenant Frederick Koch, Sergeant Joseph Peters, Detective Mike Warnick, Detective Joe Gourding

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Photo courtesy Sgt. Jim Distler

Detective Daniel Boone

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Detective Arthur Vidler, Sergeant Joseph Lovett, Detective Robert Birney, Detective Leo Smith

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Above: Detective Sergeant Richard C. Fahlteich, Homicide Unit, preparing a Search and Seizure Warrent during an investigation of a double homicide/shooting July 1993

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Major Richard C. Fahlteich

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Jay Landsman Sr. (RIGHT) a retired Baltimore City homicide detective who joined the Baltimore County Police Department, where his son, Jay Landsman Jr.(left), is a homicide detective.
March 18, 2004

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CIB/DES SEIZES 1,000 KILOGRAMS OF COCAINE (above)
 
In what was determined the largest drug seizure in Maryland history, 2,400 pounds of cocaine. February 27, 1997
 
Detective Terry Hipkins, Detective Captain Michael Anrews, Detective Major Eugene T. Yeager, Detective Sergeant James C. Cappuccino, Detective Arthur Brummer, Detective John Morcomb

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New Sketch Technology

In Baltimore, police are using a new combination of technology and art to track down robbers, resulting in the arrests of several suspects in a recent rash of robberies. "We can turn around an hour after the robbery and have the flyer and be taking it right back to out to the area, which has happened in these recent cases," said Lt. Sandy Joyce of the Baltimore City Police Department.

Police said that even without surveillance cameras, they are currently better able to produce artist's sketches.

Police said that one sketch that was produced based on the description provided by a robbery victim contained so much detail that detectives remembered it when they were questioning a suspect about a different robbery.

"They compared the composite of the person, who they didn't know, with the person they were questioning and realized it was him," Joyce said.

The robbery unit's sketch artist is currently being trained by the FBI to produce even better sketches.

Police said that in the last month, they've closed 80 commercial robberies and currently hold a robbery clearance rate more than twice as high as other cities of Baltimore size.

Baltimore City Police Department HOMICIDE totals

HOMICIDES BY MONTH: 1970 TO 2005 FROM OFFICIAL UCR DATA

   YEAR    JAN.  FEB.  MAR. APR. MAY   JUN.  JUL. AUG. SEP.  OCT. NOV. DEC. TOTAL

1970 13 15 19 24 24 25 13 19 23 20 22 14 231

1971 28 15 18 26 32 23 30 25 21 29 32 44 323

1972 32 22 25 23 19 25 35 45 30 22 26 26 330

1973 35 10 28 12 20 22 31 29 19 17 21 36 280

1974 18 24 18 32 16 28 31 30 20 28 21 27 293

1975 25 14 23 32 12 30 30 15 19 25 16 18 259

1976 21 20 18 14 12 18 25 15 10 13 19 15 200

1977 10 15 14 10 16 12 16 16 09 16 17 20 171

1978 13 14 17 14 21 12 14 17 22 21 13 19 197

1979 17 26 28 19 14 22 21 10 23 23 23 19 245

1980 15 19 16 15 20 18 22 24 22 13 17 15 216

1981 19 20 21 19 16 22 19 20 20 15 18 19 228

1982 24 21 11 13 19 22 24 14 19 18 26 16 227

1983 17 16 12 27 15 07 16 18 18 18 15 22 201

1984 21 22 17 19 19 17 12 14 21 23 21 09 215

1985 16 18 16 20 17 13 13 18 23 16 23 20 213

1986 15 17 21 15 15 20 30 17 26 21 24 19 240

1987 19 18 16 19 12 26 26 26 11 20 12 21 226

1988 21 14 25 24 12 11 20 21 18 19 23 26 234

1989 20 17 18 23 17 23 26 29 24 27 18 20 262

1990 28 25 16 22 22 20 25 42 25 23 23 34 305

1991 31 19 24 29 23 20 18 28 24 31 21 36 304

1992 29 26 20 22 25 28 37 29 34 27 26 32 335

1993 27 25 28 30 29 33 29 35 26 32 30 29 353

1994 22 14 25 29 23 28 28 27 28 35 30 32 321

1995 28 16 29 22 26 25 29 34 29 24 34 29 325

1996 27 16 27 36 32 30 31 39 20 30 19 24 331

1997 29 20 20 21 37 29 20 24 31 23 31 27 312

1998 25 31 27 23 17 32 25 28 34 16 24 31 313

1999 27 14 22 14 22 26 26 25 29 29 36 35 305

2000 24 16 26 33 22 20 28 25 16 19 15 17 261

2001 21 23 16 25 26 26 09 18 16 28 21 27 256

2002 19 17 26 22 21 22 29 14 24 24 18 17 253

2003 23 20 23 26 27 22 25 21 12 18 23 30 270

2004 23 22 21 18 28 25 31 23 27 23 21 14 276

2005 32 13 17 16 27 32 27 21 20 22 22 20 269

2006                                     275

HOMICIDES BY DISTRICT: 1970 TO 2005

YEAR CD SED ED NED ND NWD WD SWD SD TOTAL

1970   36    28   46   13     9    23     39    18    19    231

1971  45     31   62  14    12    29     71    33    26    323

1972  46     44   40    9    19    29     87    22    34    330

1973  40     32   43  13    15    20     61    28    28    280

1974  42     28   44  16    19    34     60    26    24    293

1975  48     21   31  11    15    33     56    24    20    259

1976  32    18    31    9    11    24     44    17    14    200

1977  25    19    24    9    12    20     35    18      9    171

1978  29    20   26   18    14   17      37    21    15    197

1979  33    25   27   17    15   21      53    33     21    245

1980  32    19   36   18    13   20      34    25     19    216

1981  37    24   44   15    13   23      38    18     16    228

1982  26    25   36   18    14   15      48    22     23    227

1983  28    11   36   14    10   30      39    16     17    201

1984  33    13   43   14    19   25      34    20     14    215

1985  35    13   37   22    11   25      32    20     18    213

1986  24    16   35   22    11   35      48    30     19    240

1987  31    19   38   17    19   36      30    16     20    226

1988  20    24   40   13    20   32      45    25     15    234

1989  32    15   36   25   19    31      45    22     37    262

1990  39    20   43   26   16    39      78    35       9    305

1991  26    33   38   25   16    36      73    43     14    304

1992  34    15   74   17   23    31      86    39     16    335

1993  39    25   83   29   22    42      52    43     18    353

1994  26    17   82   23   27    31      41    41     33    321

1995  26    25   81   34   20    35      42    38     24    325

1996  29    17   68   33   20    44      47    47     26    331

1997  31    27   79   19   20    22      59    37     18    312

1998  26    25   64   24   24    25      47    50     28    313

1999  31    20   54   36   20    54      37    28     25    305

2000  27   18    52   16   22    35      41    27     23    261

2001  23   23    38   30   18    25      50    31     18    256

2002  14   19    60   26     9    27      43    31     24    253

2003  13   20    42   25    25   32      54    32     27    270

2004  12   30    55   28    17   40      38    24     32    276

2005  14   24    35   29    31   30      38    40     28    269

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"Policeman's Bar"

Four retired policemen are walking down the street when they turn a corner and see a sign that says "Policeman's Bar" over the doorway of an establishment that doesn't look all that well kept up.

They look at each other and go in. Once inside they realize they could “judge the book by its cover.” The bar is a real dump with sawdust on the floor and a bunch of mismatched tables and chairs.

The old bartender says, “Come on in boys and let me pour one for you! What'll it be, gentlemen?”

There seems to be a fully stocked bar with lots of high end booze. The men all ask for a martini and in short time the bartender serves up 4 iced martinis and says, "That'll be 40 cents for the round, please."

The four ex-cops stare at the bartender for a moment then look at each other. They can't believe their good luck. They pay the 40 cents, finish their drinks and order another round. Again, four excellent martinis are produced with the bartender again saying, "That'll be 40 cents, please."

They pay the 40 cents but their curiosity is more than they can stand. They've each had two martinis and so far they've spent less than a dollar. Finally one of the men says, "How can you afford to serve martinis as good as these for a dime a piece?"

The bartender replies, "No doubt you've noticed the decor in here and the outside of the place ain't nothin' to write home about. I don't waste money on that stuff. But, here's my story. I'm a retired sheriff's deputy and I always wanted to own a bar. Last year I hit the lottery for $45 million and decided to open this place for real cops. Every drink costs a dime. Wine, liquor, beer; all the same."

"Wow. That's quite a story." says one of the men.

As the four of them sipped their martinis they couldn't help but notice three guys at the other end of the bar who didn't have a drink in front of them and hadn't ordered anything the whole time they were there.

One man finished his martini and, gestured at the three at the end of the bar without drinks and asked the bartender, "What's with them?"

The bartender said, "Oh, those are retired Baltimore City police detectives; they're waiting for happy hour. Drinks are half price then."

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Baltimore Police Homicide Unit

Christmas Song”

 

 

 

Deck the halls with bough of holly,

Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la!!

Throw that stiff up on the dolly,

Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la!!

Talk to us and if you’re willing,

Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la!!

Tell us who did all this killing,

Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la!!

Tell us how you want forgiveness,

Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la!!

You don’t know we’ve got a witness,

Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la!!

Talk to us, you’ve nothing to loose,

Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la!!

Why is blood upon your gym shoes?

Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la!!

Want to make a good impression,

Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la!!

Make yourself a fast confession,

Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la!!

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WANTED

POLICE INFORMATION

Copies of: Your BPD Class Photo, Pictures of BPD Officers, Vehicles, Equipment, Newspaper Articles of BPD Officers, Old BPD Newsletters, BPD Lookouts, BPD Wanted Posters, BPD Brochures, Deceased BPD Officer Information and anything that may help to Preserve the History and Proud Traditions of this agency. Please contact Retired Officer William Hackley.

W.Hackley@BaltimoreMarylandPolice.com

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NOTICE

How to Dispose of Old Police Items

If you come into possession of Police items from an Estate or Death of a Police Officer Family Member and do not know how to properly dispose of these items please contact: Retired Officer William Hackley

Please dispose of POLICE Items: Badges, Guns, Uniforms, Documents, PROPERLY so they won’t be used IMPROPERLY.

W.Hackley@BaltimoreMarylandPolice.com

 

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