City of Baltimore - File #: 11-0325R

• File #: 11-0325R
• Version: 0
• Name: Request for State Action - Increased Penalties for Impersonating a Police Officer
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 10/17/2011
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 10/17/2011
• Title: Request for State Action - Increased Penalties for Impersonating a Police Officer FOR the purpose of respectfully requesting that the Honorable Chairs and Members of the Baltimore City Senate and House Delegations to the 2012 session of the Maryland General Assembly introduce and secure passage of state legislation to significantly increase the penalties for impersonating a police officer under Maryland law to more accurately reflect the harm that this crime does to community-police relations and more effectively deter criminals from furthering their crimes by impersonating police officers.
• Sponsors: Belinda Conaway, Sharon Green Middleton, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Warren Branch, Mary Pat Clarke, James B. Kraft, Edward Reisinger, President Young, Robert Curran, Helen L. Holton, Bill Henry, William "Pete" Welch, Rochelle Spector
• Indexes: Resolution

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/17/2011	0	City Council	Introduced
10/17/2011	0	City Council	Advanced to 2nd Reader on same day
10/17/2011	0	City Council	Adopted

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmember Conaway



A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Request for State Action - Increased Penalties for Impersonating a Police Officer

FOR the purpose of respectfully requesting that the Honorable Chairs and Members of the Baltimore City Senate and House Delegations to the 2012 session of the Maryland General Assembly introduce and secure passage of state legislation to significantly increase the penalties for impersonating a police officer under Maryland law to more accurately reflect the harm that this crime does to community-police relations and more effectively deter criminals from furthering their crimes by impersonating police officers.
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Recitals

Recently, a series of home invasion robberies by assailants claiming to be police officers has disturbed Baltimore. Several of these attacks, in which victims have been severely injured, may have been the work of a single gang, but there are also indications that some incidents may have been ‘copycat crimes’ that have drawn inspiration from the success of the original attacks.

Crimes by police impersonators seem to be a reoccurring problem that crops up on a regular basis. However, any trend toward increased attacks and other crimes by police impersonators must be stopped in its tracks quickly in order to avoid a serious crisis of public trust towards the police departments. Baltimore police officers work ...