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"The Wire" creator David Simon and producer George Pelecanos are developing a limited series for HBO about the Gun Trace Task Force scandal.
Deadline reports the series will be based on the new book "We Own This City: A True Story of Crime, Cops and Corruption" by Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton.
Sgt. Wayne Jenkins and a number of other rogue officers were sent to federal prison for a campaign of misconduct that included robberies, home invasions, stolen evidence, planted evidence and overtime fraud. Officers dropped off drugs stolen in the course of their crimes with a bail bondsman who saw to it the drugs were sold back onto the streets.