. The first three seasons foundation story revolves around McNultys obsession with arresting Stringer Bell. " ED NORRIS HAS LIVED A ROLLER-COASTER LIFE FROM AMERICAN HERO WHO LED THE CHARGE AGAINST ENTRENCHED CRIME TO SCAPEGOAT FOR THE POLITICAL AMBITIONS OF OTHERS. Det. A former Baltimore Police Department homicide detective featured in David Simon's Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets. In season three, he drives the Western district prisoner transport vehicle under the command of Major Colvin. He is the unit's de facto commander, as he lays out their investigative strategies and specifically chose Lieutenant Asher to be the shift Lieutenant due to his lenient, hands-off attitude. Colicchio's method of policing supports the Broken Windows Theory. By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. Both rated his capabilities highly but could not convince him to leave his position in patrol. He is the host of the Ed Norris Show on WHFS in Baltimore, Maryland. Birth place He was part of the operation that resulted in the shooting of Officer Dozerman. New York City, New York, USA He is eventually forced to resign in a scandal over manipulation of crime statistics but receives a highly paid replacement job in order to leave quietly. His cameo appearances are a source of irony on the show, and he is often given dialogue bemoaning the state of the Baltimore police department. McNulty never intended to give Cole the information because the perpetrator was his informant Omar Little. [9], According to Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets, there was actually a Black detective in the Baltimore Police Department homicide division named Vernon Holley. Marimow leaves the Unit when Cedric Daniels becomes the Criminal Investigations Division colonel and reinstalls Lester and Asher. The Wire. Landsman gave a eulogy for Cole at the wake.[2]. Det. Polk opted for sick leave and is off until the case is closed. Ed_Norris. In 2003, he appeared briefly when investigating the shooting of a child by a stray bullet. The IID, homicide unit, and narcotics unit are each led by a Major. The Peabody-winning series was created by David Simon ('The Corner'), whose richly layered plotlines focused on the city's illegal drug trade in the first season before expanding in scope for the. The Deputy Ops wields a great deal of power and is responsible for the day-to-day activity of the department's district and investigative unit commanders. He is the subject of an Internal Investigation Division investigation after he attacks a teacher who had asked him to move a vehicle while he was making an arrest. According to Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets, there was actually a Caucasian detective in the Baltimore Police Department homicide division named Michael Crutchfield. In season two, Holley is briefly seen investigating the murder of Frank Sobotka. Jimmy McNulty was responsible for proving the cases fell under Rawls' jurisdiction. Directed by Baltimore native and . Kima is behind on her child support for much of season 4, but gets some overtime in Homicide and visits Cheryl, who is now happy with her new partner. Reed is a Major in the Baltimore Police Department and commands the Internal Investigations Division. Massey is a world-weary officer with a penchant for sarcasm and cutting coupons. 's hand-to-hand operations were suspended as Major Colvin did not want to see any more of his men come close to death over a minimal amount of drugs.[2]. Like the real department described in David Simon's Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets, the unit uses a red-black system of tracking cases where red is the color for an open/not cleared case and black is the color for a closed/cleared case. See which of your favorite stars are trending now. When he encounters former Barksdale detail members McNulty and Kima Greggs, Santangelo mentions that he is happy at being a patrolman as his job is easier: he is no longer a detective, he no longer deals with difficult commanders like Rawls and still takes home the same pay and pension contributions. During Detective Jimmy McNulty's homeless killer case, McNulty has Western District Sergeant Ellis Carver detail officers to track Marlo Stanfield's crew including officers Brown, Dozerman, and Truck. They called in their colleague Jimmy McNulty and the Barksdale detail's work secured a conviction for the murder against soldier Wee-Bey Brice. He also linked the bodies to a specific plastic surgery clinic by identifying a breast implant type that several of the women shared and tracing the serial number. Bobby J. (Best quote: "Americans, by and large, are very stupid people,") The City of Baltimore was cast as the City of Baltimore. He is the cohost of the Big Bad Morning Show on CBS WJZ-FM (105. Oscar Thurston 50, John L Mills 50. After his partner Mahon retired due to injury, Polk considers deliberately injuring himself to follow in his partner's footsteps. Holley is a detective in the homicide unit under the command of Bill Rawls, and later Raymond Foerster followed by Cedric Daniels. To improve his chances of making sergeant he transferred to the Mayor's security detail. The two remained friends. Burrell is a by-the-book careerist officer who reached the level of Commissioner. In season three he is assigned to investigate the murder of Tosha Mitchell and Tank and later the shooting of Stringer Bell, both working with Bunk Moreland. His caustic command style drives away Lester and Kima Greggs, leaving him with Leander Sydnor and Caroline Massey. His brother, a deputy commissioner in the NYPD, was a rising star until taking a position with a police department in a southern state and running afoul of local customs and politics. When Carcetti replaced Royce he immediately began looking to depose Burrell. [7] Later, Castor is the first officer attending the triple homicide of Junebug and his wife and associate, investigated by Detective Kima Greggs. The Baltimore Police Department plays an integral part in The Wire. In season two Elena is seen at work as a realtor showing a house to Nick Sobotka. Two of the counts charged Norris had made illegal personal expenditures of over $20,000 to pay for expensive gifts, personal expenses, and extramarital affairs with at least six women from the Baltimore Police Departments supplemental account. Anthony "Tony" Colicchio is a narcotics officer in Sergeant Ellis Carver's drug enforcement unit squad in the Western District of Baltimore. Currently, the Western District is administered by Major Dennis Mello, former deputy to Howard Colvin, who was forced into retirement. At the court hearing, the judge convinces them to work out arrangements between themselves. The two were also regarded as a pair of drunks who were incapable of driving soberly. [6][7] When departmental cut backs lead to the withholding of overtime, Crutchfield secures part-time work as a security guard to replace his lost pay. He quizzes Detective Ed Norris about the board; Norris tells him that Lester Freamon is responsible, having received the go-ahead to search vacant houses for concealed bodies. A former Baltimore Police Department narcotics detective turned school teacher who co-authored The Corner with David Simon. Bill Rawls installs Lieutenant Marimow as the commander of the Major Crimes Unit after Lester Freamon issues a series of subpoenas. After saying that those are Lester Freamon's fault and tells Landsman that Bubbles came in and confessed to tainting the drugs to kill a man who was stealing his drugs as well as beating him. In 2002, Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich appointed Norris as Superintendent of the Maryland State Police. A police wake was held at an Irish bar in his honor. Cheryl finds the assignment hard to understand, until Kima shows her the conditions in which fourteen girls were murdered. Dozerman was a friend of Carver and Herc in the DEU that moved into the Major Crimes Unit in season 4. Freamon is a quiet and methodical veteran detective who makes major contributions to the unit's investigations. Winona is a recurring background character who maintains The Board at the offices of the BPD Homicide Division. As actor Dick Stilwell died in a real-life car accident after appearing in this single episode,[1] his character is retired and replaced by Ervin Burrell as commissioner. Unable to follow through on his plan, he becomes despondent and goes on a drinking binge. He was with Herc when he phoned the paper to report Colvin's actions and again when he met with a reporter.[2]. Diggins is forgiving of McNulty's time away from the unit and shares his own boat with Bunk Moreland and McNulty to pose as a fishing craft when observing Spiros "Vondas" Vondopoulos. Mello then was later seen commanding the Western troops to do the complicated (by Baltimore Police standards which Mello jokingly states is uncomplicated only if officers went to college or were born by women who did not drink alcohol while they were pregnant) task of searching empty homes for bodies at the request of former district major Cedric Daniels and detective Lester Freamon. Norris secures an informant for the witness murder, but his attempt to break the story right before the election leads to him and Greggs being sent off to a security detail at a polling station for the day. Massey and Sydnor were left to face Marimow closing down their wiretaps and ordering raids on weeks old targets.[2][5]. The following is a list of actual Baltimore Police Department officers who have appeared on the show at some point. [8] Mello worked closely with Daniels. He appears recurringly as Western District Administrative Lieutenant turned Major Dennis Mello. He prides himself on being a streetwise commander and having worked his way up through the ranks. It is currently under the command of the Criminal Investigation Division. The two sleep together, but in the morning Elena asks Jimmy to leave as she feels it would be unfair on her sons for them to see him in the house. A highlight of the show is the crime reports and police department stories submitted by listeners via the Crimecall website. When Judge Phelan questioned Deputy Commissioner Burrell about the Barksdale operation, Majors Foerster and Rawls faced his subsequent wrath and demands for more information. A former Baltimore Police Department Sergeant who was featured homicide unit sergeant in David Simon's Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets. Foerster's and Burrell's insistence on using buy busts led to the operation that resulted in the shooting of Detective Greggs. While Marimow has worked hard to earn his rank, his hostile command style has established his negative reputation throughout the department. He attended the wake of his colleague Ray Cole. Victims who are not associated with the drug trade or other crime are often referred to as "taxpayers". Marimow is one of the most disliked commanders, often referred to as a "Trojan Horse", "Virus" and a "Unit Killer". Ed Norris, the former Baltimore police commissioner who plays a homicide detective on the series, is not an actor either, of course. Mello was worried, but did not report Colvin's actions to his superiors. Because the homicide unit is generally regarded as containing the best detectives on the police force, they are often given high-profile cases which are not necessarily homicides. He advises McNulty on how to make the best of the situation, but McNulty hates the fumes. Mello was once again given command of the Western district after Daniels' promotion to C.I.D. Barlow then sees that McNulty is falsifying paper work on the homeless murders case to provide resources for detectives to investigate unrelated cases. In a brief appearance in the fourth season, he says he wants to be a rock star. Kenneth Dozerman is a plainclothes cop in the Western District. A former Baltimore Police Department Sergeant who was featured homicide unit sergeant in David Simon's Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets. He is generally regarded as a "hump", since he has not made a single case in property crimes over their last ten years. Claiming that half of his officers felt the same way, he then asked who they were doing this for as the election was over. Sydnor has been part of the Major Crimes Unit throughout seasons one, three, and four of the show. In season four, Elena sees that Jimmy is becoming more stable as a patrolman and states to him that "If I knew you were going to grow up to be a grown up" suggesting that she wishes she was the one reaping the benefits of this new Jimmy McNulty. McNulty called Cole collateral damage when discussing Cole's misfortune with Bunk. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 He first appeared in Season 1 leading the search for Savino and then commanding the unit to surround Avon Barksdale's strip club during his arrest. A veteran of the homicide unit, Norris prides himself on his New York origins, secretly maintaining a love of the New York Yankees that would see him ostracized in the Baltimore unit were it common knowledge. Landsman reassigned the case to Bunk and Lester Freamon because he felt he needed his most capable detectives on it. Bunk is a well liked and proficient member of the homicide unit. He is first seen in season one where he is a lieutenant and commands Roland "Prez" Pryzbylewski and Leander Sydnor. They later found Bubbles hanging himself. He returned to patrol in season 4 but after the death of an informant, he rejoined the Homicide Unit. Christeson is the first detective whom Jimmy McNulty covers for the "homeless killer" and he is granted overtime to solve a case which the department's upper command interferes with. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. He first appears assisting Bunk and Norris on a "polygraph-by-copier" where an idiotic suspect confesses to a homicide. She is a middle-aged black woman with a distinctive, bouffant hairdo. She was particularly adept at deciphering the slang used by Barksdale drug dealers on wiretaps of cellular phones. Norris is currently the host of the popular Ed Norris Show on WHFS 105.7FM in Baltimore, Maryland. The Homicide Unit of the Baltimore City Police Department is responsible for the investigation of all unexplained deaths that take place within Baltimore City. Norris also investigated the death of Sherrod who died by tainted drugs. Mello ran briefings for the Western district at roll call maintaining a sense of humor, typically dismissing the men with "don't get captured" and jokingly referring to them as "humps" and "mopes". A former Baltimore Police Department homicide detective mentioned in David Simon's Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets who inspired a character of the same name played by actor Gregory L. Williams throughout the series. During this season, he is also seen called to duty for other investigations as the city's homicide rate rapidly approaches 300 murders for the year. Asher is the lenient lieutenant who was picked to command the Major Crimes Unit by Cedric Daniels. Norris is played by convicted felon and ex-police commissioner of Baltimore Ed Norris. Seasons He is a direct commanding officer of many of the show's characters in earlier seasons. She tells him Beadie knows she is losing him just like she, herself, knew back then. Diggins is a Baltimore police department Marine Unit officer who partners with Jimmy McNulty when he is assigned to the unit. He left the Baltimore Police Department in December 2002 in a flurry of media speculation about acrimony between Norris and staffers in the O'Malley administration. Ed Norris is an American radio host, actor, and former law enforcement officer in Maryland. Michael is Elena and Jimmy McNulty's younger son. Rawls orders him either to solve one of his open cases, all of which are difficult cases, inform on McNulty or leave the Homicide Unit altogether. Norris continues to have a good relationship with Ehrlich, who is a frequent guest on the Ed Norris Show. Show creator David Simon left the Baltimore Sun after a bitter feud with editor William K. Marimow. His appearances are a source of irony on the show, and he is often given dialogue bemoaning the state of the Baltimore police department. He was replaced as the Narcotics Major by George Smith, an associate of Major Colvin. Michael makes Walker drop to his knees at gunpoint and sees the ring that Walker stole from Omar (who stole it from Marlo, who took it from Old Face Andre); he takes it before Namond drenches Walker with paint. Mello comments that it was too bad a child had to die before locking all the drug dealers up, while Colvin questions what it is they are really doing. Herc was a narcotics detective but his tendency towards brutality and acting without thinking held up his career progression as a member of the Barksdale and Sobotka details. 2023 Home Box Office, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Russell is a port authority police officer and a single mother who develops an interest in case work following a chance discovery. After Kima's shooting, Cheryl insists that Kima take a desk job. A Baltimore Police Department homicide detective featured prominently in David Simon's 'Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets'. A running practical joke within the unit is that if a detective is caught sleeping at his desk, his necktie will be cut off with scissors and pinned to a "necktie mausoleum". Daniels left the unit when he was promoted to Major, taking the District Commander post in the Western. Cantrell and Daniels are both candidates for the next post of major, and because of Daniels' insubordination while conducting the Barksdale investigation, Cantrell receives the promotion at the end of the first season. Herc is fired from the department after an Internal Investigation Division hearing. Dozerman gets shot in the face and critically injured in a buy bust operation gone wrong and gets decommissioned from duty for the rest of the season. He is mentioned by his last name as the detective investigating the murder of Nakeysha Lyles. Frazier is the Commissioner in season one. During a counter-terrorism seminar, he was the first officer to point out the uselessness of Western District officers learning anti-terrorism tactics in a crime-ridden district. Barlow appears later in the series with open murders of homeless men that McNulty ties into his fabricated serial killer. Walker chases him into an alley, where Michael and Namond are waiting for him. He is eventually promoted to Police Commissioner, but resigns to practice law. Also known as Perry Mason. In season two, he is seen briefly as a beat officer, arresting Bubbles and Johnny when they try to steal medical supplies from an ambulance. Portrayed by Kima eventually realizes she does not want to be a parent and moves out of their shared home. In season 3 when Major Colvin institutes the Hamsterdam initiative Brown is one of the officers freed up to be assigned to investigate complaints rather than perform radio car patrols and he solves a church burglary case. She struggles to balance her life as a police officer with her role as a potential mother with her partner. MCU is commanded by a lieutenant. He is punched by Bodie Broadus, a young drug dealer, when the detail raid the low rise projects. The Police Commissioner answers directly to the city mayor and outlines the departmental goals which are then enforced by the Deputy Commissioners. Edward Norris Tom Sizemore, the "Saving Private Ryan" actor whose bright 1990s star burned out under the weight of his own domestic violence and drug convictions, has died at age 61. The Administrative Deputy oversees the Internal Investigations Division (IID) and other units. Later he steals bootleg DVDs from Bubbles, after Bubbles attempted to report a robbery. They are also responsible for investigating all police-related shootings. He helped plan and lead the raid to shut down "Hamsterdam" at the orders of Deputy Rawls. Norris is a popular American radio personality and actor. The show is notable for its cynicism of Baltimore city and Maryland state politics. She tells him she was actually happy for him that he found Beadie and that he was really turning his life around. Cole died unexpectedly and the department held a wake for him. He is a violent bully, who is feared and loathed by Namond, Michael, and the other young drug dealers in the area, and several times is seen brutalizing them. They cut him down and despite losing the clearance they send him to rehab. Major who appears as a patrolman in Season 4 who encounters mayoral candidate Tommy Carcetti. Beatrice 'Beadie' Russell 20 episodes, 2003-2008 Al Brown . Herc also has Internal Investigations Division (IID) complaints sent to the office for attempted arrests based on misinformation. Edward Norris was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. See Edward Norris full list of movies and tv shows from their career. He is the arresting officer for Omar Little, stealing a ring from him in the process. Seasons Norris is a homicide detective who has been in the unit for 15 years since 1991 according to Season 4. Name In season five Brown is livid about the withholding of his overtime pay and is insubordinate in Carver's first roll-call briefing as Sergeant in charge. Norris has alleged political motivation behind the charges brought by DiBiagio. Norris had briefly served as Deputy Commissioner, Operations. Off. Cheryl jealously insists on accompanying Kima when she goes to interview a contact in a strip club. [9], He states that Andre's store is a drug stash house, Andre's story makes no sense, and in addition to his fear of Chris, he was likely willing to implicate Omar for ripping off his stash. Holley assumes he is a suspect and has uniformed officers bring him in for an interrogation. Valchek was previously the Southeastern District commander. With Daniels' promotion to C.I.D. He is seen again in season four commanding the Southern District and preparing new mayor Tommy Carcetti for a ride-along. He appears recurringly as a grand jury prosecutor named Gary DiPasquale. Additionally similar slang such as "dunkers" (easy cases), "whodunits" (difficult cases), and "redball" (media attention gaining cases) are used to describe the various cases. Ed Norris Marimow vows to Herc that he would be happy to attend his "execution" at an IID trial if he could prove he was lying. A former D.E.U. He was transferred to the Barksdale detail in Season One, later returning twice to the Homicide unit. He was also at the Brandon Wright crime scene. The information would jeopardize the wiretap so they promised they would give it to Cole when the case closed. In Season four, Baker teams with officer Jimmy McNulty to arrest two people for a string of felony church burglaries. Initially appointed as an Acting Commissioner, Burrell negotiated for a permanent posting with the Royce administration. The Criminal Investigations Division (CID), commanded usually by a Colonel, is the division responsible for the Homicide unit, Narcotics unit, and Major Crimes Unit (MCU) among others. The show primarily focuses on sports and often includes other topics such as Maryland politics and crime. He is also an alcoholic. Detective McNulty greets her by name in episode 14. 2023 TV GUIDE, A FANDOM COMPANY. She transferred to homicide when Lieutenant Marimow came into the unit as he was a caustic commander who was difficult to work for. [2] In Season 5, Truck appears with the Western District officers who are frustrated by the lack of overtime pay due to city cutbacks. He is apparently the nephew of former Baltimore Police officer Lloyd Castor, whom Major Colvin has dubbed as "good police". Edward Norris He becomes a teacher at Tilghman Middle School soon after. When Bunk Moreland wants to re-examine the case, Crutchfield displays his anger over Bunk wanting to reverse one of his clearances. Baker is a rookie patrolman assigned with Castor to the Western District under the command of Bunny Colvin in Season three. Mello was aware of Colvin's "Hamsterdam" free zone where he allowed drug dealing to go unpunished. Cole achieved a clearance in the case working alongside lead investigator Detective Ed Norris when the case was solved with a confession from Wee-Bey Brice. Norris served as Police Commissioner for Baltimore from 2000 to late 2002 and Superintendent of the Maryland State Police in 2003. Daniels is promoted to Major and Western District Commander after his successful case work in the MCU. Crutchfield is later assigned along with Kima Greggs to Chris Partlow and Snoop's triple murder of Junebug, Junebug's partner, and bodyguard. Cole was played by the show's executive producer, Robert F. Colesberry, who died unexpectedly of complications from heart surgery. Sergeant Carver is SIC (Sergeant in Charge) of the Western District under Major Mello. Today's Netflix Top 10 Rankings; . He was dumped from homicide by Major Rawls for refusal to act as an insider in on Rawls' behalf. Norris became a BPD homicide detective in 1991. MCU is commanded by a lieutenant. Presumably this is to avoid confusion and make the relationships between different members of the hierarchy clearer to the viewer. When Bubbles is unable to respond to his questions, Holley quickly loses his temper and tries to beat a confession out of him. Landsman tells him that the psychic was meant as a joke and that Bunk and McNulty did his work for him. Worden is a former Baltimore Police Department homicide detective featured in David Simon's Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets who appears as a midnight shift homicide detective in season five. The unit's main responsibility is to build cases against high-profile targets responsible for murder, drug distribution and money laundering in Baltimore. In season one, Santangelo is an eight-year veteran in the Homicide Unit. In a brief appearance in the fourth season, he says he wants to be a video game designer. 7 The FAN) in Baltimore, Maryland that airs on weekday mornings from 6 am to 10 am. He has been known to punish anyone who crosses him with transfers to undesirable posts. In the fourth season, Reed briefly appears when Burrell is contemplating the best method to keep his appointed position as commissioner. First seen [20], Lloyd "Truck" Garrick is a Black narcotics officer in Sergeant Ellis Carver's squad in the Western District of the Baltimore Police Department, often partnered with fellow squad members Herc, Lambert and Colicchio. . Displaying his usual sarcasm, Polk replies "Yeahbeats working". Find where to watch Ed Norris's latest movies and tv shows . The following are former officers or assistant police not part of a District, Administrative, or Criminal Investigation Division. Mello was personally opposed to this statistical posturing, claiming that while the troops were increasing the minor infraction arrests, they were locking up the neighborhood people in the process. Elena is angered by Jimmy due to catching him in bed with another woman. Norris is soon reinstated when this story is leaked to the press. Taylor is a Black Major who was the acting commander of the Eastern District. In December 2003, Norris was indicted on three charges by U.S. Attorney Thomas DiBiagio. It is Colicchio who inspires the name Hamsterdam, after citing Amsterdam's liberal drug laws as a metaphor for Colvin's new policies. Barlow blackmails McNulty into providing funds for him to take a long weekend to play golf in South Carolina. In season 3, he is part of Carver's Drug Enforcement Unit squad. 1962 . With the clearance, Santangelo is able to refuse Rawls' demands and is grateful enough to tell McNulty that Rawls wants him fired. Following these raids he helps Herc to set up video surveillance of Marlo Stanfield. Simon's follow-up 1997 book, The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood, which he co-wrote with former detective and future Wire collaborator Ed Burns, was a 180-degree turn from Homicide.As was the Emmy-award winning HBO series, The Corner, which he co-wrote with fellow Diamondback alum, the African-American writer David Mills. Norris and his squad mate Vernon Holley first appeared assigned to the case of the murder of Omar Littles boyfriend Brandon Wright. "-30-" Lieutenant Charles Marimow replaced him for purposes of properly "supervising" the Major Crimes Unit under the orders of Deputy Commissioner Rawls. Michael and Sean managed to record Stringer's number plate, which aided their father's investigation. He also played an investigator in the 2009 film, "Jack the Ripper in . [2], He remains a patrolman in the Western District in season four, when McNulty transfers in alongside him. Landsman is a squad sergeant in the homicide unit who must divide his loyalties between his men and his superiors. Sergeant Landsman's squad is typically the focus of the show, though there is at least one other squad (according to David Simon's book, there are typically three homicide squads in Baltimore, on rotating shifts). He lives with his mother and his brother Sean following his parents separation but still sees his father. Brown's character is the same Baltimore police officer also called Bob Brown, played by the same featured in David Simon's miniseries, The Corner. References Categories Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.