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Police force leader Branville Bard Jr. and his fellow panelists were forced to seek another venue following disruptions.

Command changes at the Baltimore Police Department announced Friday includes the appointment of a new chief of staff.

Amid ongoing reform efforts, Baltimore Police Department leaders hear from interns who spent 10 weeks working with the agency.

A “staffing crisis” and mounting pressure to reduce surging violence in Baltimore threaten the “significant progress” the police department has made since a federal consent decree was first reached five years ago, a federal judge warned Thursday.

A “staffing crisis” and mounting pressure to reduce surging violence in Baltimore threaten the “significant progress” the police department has made since a federal consent decree was first reached five years ago, a federal judge warned Thursday.

Amid ongoing reform efforts, Baltimore Police Department leaders hear from interns who spent 10 weeks working with the agency.

Eric Melancon, who currently serves as chief of staff under Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison, has been promoted to oversee compliance with the 2017 federal consent decree.

Baltimore police Chief of Staff Eric Melancon is being appointed as the next deputy commissioner of the compliance bureau.

Eric Melancon, who currently serves as chief of staff under Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison, has been promoted to oversee compliance with the 2017 federal consent decree.

The Baltimore Police Department plans to become one of the first law enforcement agencies in the nation to hire civilians to investigate low-level crimes, internal affairs complaints and cold cases.