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

Departed Members of the Baltimore Police Department

INTRODUCTION
MEDAL OF HONOR
ROLL CALL
FINAL ROLL CALL
BPD FALLEN HEROES
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
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
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
GOOD SITES TO VISIT
CREDITS
CONTACT BILL HACKLEY
FOP
NYPD / NYFD TRIBUTE 9-11-2001
COP'S HOLIDAY SEASON
POLICE ITEMS 4-SALE

www.BaltimoreMarylandPolice.com

Departmental Motto

"EVER ON THE WATCH"

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Definition of a Baltimore Police Officer
 
A Police Officer  - whether active duty or retired, who, at one point in their life, wrote a blank check made payable
 to "The City of Baltimore", for an amount  "up to and including their life."
 
That is honor, and there are way too many people in this city who no longer understand it.

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“Dedicated to the Loving Memory of our Brothers and Sisters who Served….but were taken away from us”

Let us pray for our members who have joined the ranks of Saint Michael the Archangel, the Patron Saint of all Law Enforcement Officers

 

With Deepest Sympathy to Your Family

It's difficult to bear the loss of one so very dear,
But may it help a bit to know that caring thoughts are near, And may your special memories be a comfort to you, too. And keep the one you loved so much still very close to you.

GOD GRANT THEM ETERNAL REST, AND LET YOUR PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM

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Their badges have turned into stars when their shifts ended here, thanks for lighting up the sky just a little bit brighter for us

They are loved and will be missed by their Children, Family and the Police Brotherhood

Their service Honored the Police Department and the City of Baltimore

May they rest in peace, their shift has ended.

~ALL TOLD~

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"Thin Blue Line"

There is a line
the color of the sky
on a clear afternoon


There is a line
the hue of the ocean
on a bright sunny day


There is a line
the purest shade of a newborn's eyes
awakening for the first time

There is a line
that protects us from harm
in all we do
whether day or night

There is a line
no one can penetrate
no one can alleviate

There is a line

made of those who choose
to follow a calling many do not hear
and still more do not comprehend
They choose to walk
the path of fear, hate and mistrust
taken by so few
yet marked by so many
And when one leaves this line
they leave a legacy
but the line does not break
for the remaining must still protect
There may be emptiness
a loss, or sadness
but never a hole
not in this line
This line that holds
the souls who have gone
and the souls of who will be
----THE THIN BLUE LINE----

 

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SICKNESS OR DEATH OF A MEMBER

Please arrange for someone to call Henry Schmidt of the Baltimore Retired Police Association @ 410-668-9145 whenever a member is sick or passes away. It is the ONLY way that the Association is aware of it.

***REMEMBER*** upon your death, your spouse or immediate family should contact the Police Personnel Board @ 410-396-2546

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 Major Anton T. Glover D.O.B: 02/27/21

FORMERLY ASSIGNED: Patrol Division Eastern District

SERVICE TIMES: E.O.D.: 04/03/47 R.F.D.: 01/24/74

PASSED AWAY: 25 November 2008

Viewing: Peaceful Alternatives Funeral & Cremation Services

2325 York Road

Timonium, Maryland 21093

30 November 2008

1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Funeral: Peaceful Alternatives Funeral & Cremation Services

2325 York Road

Timonium, Maryland 21093

01 December 2008

11:00 a.m. Funeral Service

Interment: Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens & Mausoleums

200 East Padonia Road

Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland 21093

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FORMER BALTIMORE POLICE OFFICER KILLED IN LINE OF DUTY:

SAM HICKS was a former Baltimore Police Officer, a graduate of the Baltimore Police Corp. and served in the Southwest District until he joined the FBI. He was assigned to the FBI Pittsburg Office and was killed during a drug raid outside Pittsburg, Pa. on Wednesday, 19 November, 2008. He is survived by his wife and a 3 yr. old son.

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS:

VIEWING:  Schimunek Funeral Home, 9705 Bel Air Road, Perry Hall, MD.  410-256-3600.

Sunday, November 23, 2008.  2 p.m. - 4 p.m.  and 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Monday, November 24, 2008.  2 p.m. - 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.


FUNERAL: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 @ 11 a.m.  Cathedral Mary Our Queen. 5200 N. Charles Street.


BURIAL: Burial following the funeral mass at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens.

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Michael J. Cortezi, veteran, police officer

Michael James Cortezi, a World War II veteran and retired member of the Baltimore sheriff's department who had been assigned to the Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. Courthouse, died Thursday of complications from Alzheimer's disease at Lifespring Hampton Meadows, a Towson assisted-living facility. He was 86.

Mr. Cortezi was born in Baltimore and raised on West 23rd Street. He attended Polytechnic Institute and later earned his General
Educational Development certificate.

Mr. Cortezi enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1942 and served with an anti-aircraft battery in the Pacific.

While on Samoa, Mr. Cortezi learned to speak the native language.

"He spoke fluent Samoan and organized a network of natives who spied on the Japanese troops and reported on their movements," said his daughter, Ellen Cortezi-Kuder of Phoenix, Baltimore County.

After being discharged with the rank of corporal in 1945, Mr. Cortezi became a city police officer in 1946. Later, he owned and operated a pizzeria in Edmondson Village Shopping Center.

During the 1960s and 1970s, he was a private detective with the Wackenhut Corp. From 1981 until retiring with the rank of major in 1995, Mr. Cortezi was employed by the city sheriff's department.

Mr. Cortezi, who enjoyed writing, was the author of several short stories for children.

"He also was the author of Italian Family Secrets, a published cookbook," his daughter said.

BALTIMORE POLICE DEPARTMENT

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~2008~
 
Officer Jerry H. Jordan
Formerly Assigned: Southern District
Date of death: January 06, 2008
 
Lieutenant Leo R. Matarazzo
Formerly Assigned: Southwest District
Date of death: January 14, 2008
 
Lieutenant William "Lee" Pritchett
Formerly Assigned: Property Division
Date of death: January 20, 2008
 
Officer Thomas Marlowe, Jr.
Formerly Assigned: Homeland Security-Special Operations Section
Date of death: January 20, 2008
 
Officer Howard D. Green
Formerly Assigned: N/A
Date of death: January 23, 2008
 
Officer Donald E. Fisher
Formerly Assigned: Traffic / Motors
Date of death: January 24, 2008
89 years old, retired in 1960
Shot in the line of duty 1956
 
Officer Raymond C. Shipley
Formerly Assigned: Central Records Division
Date of death: February 02, 2008
 
Officer Vernon T. Hibline
Formerly Assigned: Property Division
Date of death: February 08, 2008
 
Officer C. David (Dave) Elkins
Formerly Assigned: N/A
Date of death: February 08, 2008
 
Colonel William L. Rawlings
Formerly Assigned: IID/ISD
Date of death: February 10, 2008
78 years old, Retired in 1980
 
Sergeant Edward J. Dix
Formerly Assigned: Central Records Division
Date of death: February 29, 2008
 
Officer Charles J Rudolph
Formerly Assigned: Property Division
Date of death: February 29, 2008
 
Officer Robert W. Hoff, Sr.
Formerly Assigned: Traffic Division
Date of death: March 02, 2008
 
Officer James D.M. Muldowney
Formerly Assigned: K9 Unit
Date of death: March 11, 2008
 
Lieutenant Michael Borrell
Formerly Assigned: Northern District
Date of death: March 13, 2008
 
Officer Warren E. Darby
Formerly Assigned: Southern District
Date of death: March 14, 2008
 
Officer Charles D. Clark
Formerly Assigned: N/A
Date of death: March 19, 2008
 
Officer Edward W. Stocker
Formerly Assigned: Communications Division
Date of death: March 19, 2008
 
Sergeant Charles J. Stefan
Formerly Assigned: Police Commissioner's Office/IID
Date of death: March 21, 2008
 
Officer Michael Stats
Formerly Assigned: Eastern District
Date of death: March 27, 2008
 
Officer Arthur R. Cordwell
Formerly Assigned: Traffic Division
Date of death: March 29, 2008
 
Officer Jean D. Quick
Formerly Assigned: N/A
Date of death: April 18, 2008
 
Officer Richard J. Prkna
Formerly Assigned: Southeast District
Date of death: April 19, 2008
 
Officer Norman Stamp
Active Duty
44 years of service
Formerly Assigned: Marine Unit
Date of death: April 24, 2008
 
Officer William P. Skopp
Formerly Assigned: Traffic Division
Date of death: April 26, 2008
 
Sergeant John Cowan
Formerly Assigned: Traffic Division
Date of death: May 05, 2008
 
Lieutenant James M. Gorsuch
Formerly Assigned: C.I.D. Special Investigations Section
Date of death: May 05, 2008
 
Detective William E. Brown
Formerly Assigned: C. I. D.Special Investigation Section
Date of death: May 10, 2008
 
Agent Mary C. Phillips
Formerly Assigned: Southern District
Date of death: May 11, 2008
 
Sergeant Marian Louise Crawford
Formerly Assigned: Community Relations Section
Date of death: May 16, 2008
 
Officer Bernard R. Brawner
Formerly Assigned: Traffic Division
Date of death: May 18, 2008
 
Officer Bernard Fischer
Formerly Assigned: Central District
Date of death: May 28, 2008
 
Officer Ralph L. Shipley
Formerly Assigned: Traffic Division
Date of death: May 30, 2008
 
Lab Supervisor Joseph V. Lanzetta
Formerly Assigned: Laboratory Division
Date of death: June 09, 2008
 
Detective John R. Conroy
Formerly Assigned: CID
Date of death: June 17, 2008
 
Sergeant Richard J. Concannon, Jr.
Formerly Assigned: Technical Service Division M.I.S.
Date of death: July 07, 2008
 
Officer Joseph Leroy Folster
Formerly Assigned: Central District
Date of death: July 08, 2008
 
Officer Gordon W. Gingles
Formerly Assigned: N/A
Date of death: August 11, 2008
 
Officer Joseph B. Huffman
Formerly Assigned: Casual Section
Date of death: August 11, 2008
 
Sergeant Merle R. Newman, Sr.
Formerly Assigned: Southern District
Date of death: August 14, 2008
 
Lieutenant Charles P. Thommen, Sr.
Formerly Assigned: C.I.D.
Date of death: August 19, 2008
 
Officer Robert E. Myers
Formerly Assigned: Traffic Division
Date of death: August 22, 2008
 
Detective William C. Valentine
Formerly Assigned: C.I.D.
Date of death: August 25, 2008
 
Sergeant George A. Boston
Formerly Assigned: Community Affairs Section
Date of death: August 26, 2008
 
Officer John M. Wisniewski
Formerly Assigned: Tactical Section
Date of death: August 29, 2008
 
Officer Paul Shaprly
Formerly Assigned: N/A
Date of death: August 30, 2008
 
Officer Orlando F. Hughes
Formerly Assigned: Southeastern District
Date of death: August 29, 2008
 
Officer Frank E. Murphy
Formerly Assigned: Eastern District
Date of death: September 04, 2008
 
Lieutenant Frederick H. Heiderman
Formerly Assigned: Traffic Division
Date of death: September 14, 2008
 
Officer Lawrence G. Berger
Formerly Assigned: Property Division
Date of death: September 16, 2008
 
Officer Charles R. Kropfelder
Formerly Assigned: N/A
Date of death: October 03, 2008
 
Detective Carmelo S. Curreri
Formerly Assigned: CID
Date of death: October 06, 2008
 
Former Officer Paul G. Serio Jr.
Formerly Assigned: Southwest District
Date of death: October 08, 2008
Paul left the department in the 1970's
His father Paul G. Serio served 35 years in the NED & ED
 
 
Sergeant Herbert William Ey
Formerly Assigned: Southern District
Date of death: October 19, 2008
 
Officer Joseph C. Weih, Sr.
Formerly Assigned: Southwestern District
Date of death: October 21, 2008
 
Officer Steve Machlinski
Formerly Assigned: Tactical Section/Special Operations
Date of death: November 2, 2008
 
Detective George F. Selzer Jr.
Formerly Assigned: CID/Missing Person Unit
Date of death: November 13, 2008
 
Officer Stephen J. Cirri
Formerly Assigned: Communications Division
Date of death: November 14, 2008
 
Officer Sam Hicks
Formerly Assigned:Southwest District
Date of death: November 19, 2008
* Left the BPD and joined the FBI.
Line of Duty Death
 
Officer Thomas A. Hayes
Formerly Assigned: Northern District
Date of death: November 23, 2008
 
Major Anton T. Glover
Formerly Assigned: Eastern District
Date of death: November 25, 2008
 
Officer Michael J. Cortezi
Formerly Assigned: N/A
Date of death: November 2008
 
Officer James D. Dial, Sr.
Formerly Assigned: Western District
Date of death: November 25, 2008
 
 
 
 
 
 

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~2007~

 Captain James S.M.Dipino

Formerly Assigned: Commander of Southwest District

Date of Death: January 1 2007

 Officer Maxine C. Mills

Formerly Assigned: Education & Training Division

Date of Death: January 7, 2007

Detective Troy Lamont Chesley

Assigned: BPD Housing Unit

Line Of Duty Death: January 09, 2007

 Officer Clyde W. Barco

Formerly Assigned: Property Division

Date of Death: January 10, 2007

 Police Agent Harlow Fullwood, Jr.

Formerly Assigned: Personnel Division

Date of Death: January 14, 2007

 Officer Charles J. Lidinsky

Formerly assigned: Pine Street Station

Date of death: February 1, 2007

 Officer Paul C. Spears

Formerly Assigned: Administrative Division Communications

Date of death: February 02, 2007

Officer John M. Burford

Formerly Assigned: Northeast District

Date of Death: February 03, 2007

Officer Edward Bohager, Jr.

Formerly assigned: Western District

Date of death: February 4, 2007

Data Operator Veronica A. Green(Active)

Formerly Assigned: Central Records

Date of death: February 6, 2007

Lieutenant Kenneth S. Peach

Formerly Assigned: Central District

Date of death: February 11, 2007

Detective Vincent T Beck

Formerly assigned: Criminal Investigation Division

Date of death: February 19, 2007

Officer Maurice F. Weisberg

Formerly Assigned: Education And Training Division

Date of death: February 21, 2007

Officer Alfred l. Parks

Formerly assigned: Central Records Section

Date of death: February 26, 2007

Firearms Examiner Joseph Kopera

Formerly assigned: Civilian, Crime Lab Firearms Identification Unit

Date of death March 1, 2007

Officer Robert V. Ewing

Formerly Assigned: Southern District

Date of death: March 2, 2007

Officer Vernon L. Dranbauer Jr.

Formerly assigned: Property Division

Date of death: March 4, 2007

Officer Raymond K. Hinkle

Formerly Assigned: Eastern District

Date of death: March 13, 2007

Officer Lawrence James Malat

Formerly Assigned: Property Section

Date of death: April 7, 2007

Officer William J. (REDS) DePaola

Formerly Assigned: Northwest District

Date of death: April 6, 2007

Sergeant William G. Bory Sr.

Formerly Assigned: Western District

Date of death: April 8, 2007

Captain John J. Cunningham

Formerly Assigned: CID

Date of death: April 8, 2007

Officer Kelvin Vincent

Formerly Assigned: Property Division

Date of death: April10, 2007

Officer George B. Mortimer, Jr.

Formerly Assigned: Southern District

Date of death: April 11, 2007

Officer James Paul Heaps

Formerly Assigned: Southern District

Date of death: April 15, 2007

Detective Carroll H. Wise

Formerly Assigned: Detective Division

Date of death: April 16, 2007

Officer Eugene M. Price

Formerly assigned: Communications Division

Date of death: May 1, 2007

Officer Robert L. Fullagar

Formerly Assigned: Southern District

Date of death: May 7, 2007

Officer Robert E. Weir,Sr.

Formerly Assigned: Tactical Section Special Operations Unit

Date of Death: May 20, 2007

Captain Douglas Coster

Formerly Assigned: Personnel Section

Date of Death: May 22, 2007

Officer Thomas Lewis Riley III

Formerly Assigned: Central District

Date of death: May 31, 2007

Detective Sergeant Wilbur Clinton Robinson

Formerly Assigned: C.I.D

Date of death: May 31, 2007

Officer William L. Burch

Formerly Assigned: Tactical Section

Date of death: June 19, 2007

Officer Ross G. Phillips

Formerly Assigned: Special Operations Tactical Unit

Date of Death: June 23, 2007

Officer Joseph G. Snyder

Formerly Assigned: Northwest District

Date of death: N/A

Sergeant John J. McGee Sr.

Formerly Assigned: Southern District

Date of Death July 18, 2007

Sergeant Robert M. Kuhn

Formerly Assigned: Southeastern District

Date of death: July 26, 2007

Officer Frank S. Bell

Formerly Assigned: Southern District

Date of death: August 9, 2007

Officer Irvin C. Seidel

Formerly Assigned: Eastern District

Date of Death: August 11, 2007

              Officer Harry S. Hilnbrand                   

Formerly Assigned:Special Operations Section Tactical Unit

 

Date of death: August 16, 2007

 

Officer Jason Smith, Jr.

 

Formerly Assigned: Administrative Division Property Section

 

Date of death: August 20, 2007

 

Lieutenant Carolyn M. Robinson

 

Formerly Assigned:Administrative Division Community Affairs

 

Date of death: August 21, 2007

 

Detective Leroy Jacob Levee, Sr.

Formerly Assigned: C.I.D.

Date of death: August 25, 2007

Officer John Johnson 

 

Assigned: Southwest District

 

Date of death: August 29, 2007

 

Officer George Nelson Watkins

 

Formerly Assigned: Traffic Division

 

Date of death: September 6, 2007

Officer John E. Markell

Formerly Assigned: Homeland Security

Date of death: September 11, 2007

Detective Robert A. Prescott

Formerly Assigned: C.I.D.

Date of death: September 15, 2007

Officer Trainee Ruben Renta

Assigned: Education and Training Division

Date of death: September 15, 2007

Officer William Seibert

Formerly Assigned: Community Affairs

Date of death: September 19, 2007

Sergeant Kenneth J. Morgan

Formerly Assigned: Traffic Division

Date of death: September 21, 2007

Detective Juanita B. Cooper .

FORMERLY ASSIGNED: Detective Division Special Investigation Section

Date of death: September 22, 2007   

Officer Vincent J. Sanzone

Formerly Assigned: N/A

Date of death: October 16, 2007

Officer Linda R. Alderman

Formerly Assigned: Eastern District

Date of death: October 17, 2007