Baltimore completely cuts its Police Marine Unit

[vraiblonde]

Baltimore Police Marine Unit Cut from City Budget | Chesapeake Bay Magazine

As major cities face financial losses from the pandemic and increasing calls to “defund the police,” Baltimore City’s proposed budget would eliminate the police marine unit.

chesapeakebaymagazine.com

Sharing news of the plan to defund it, the marine unit posted on Facebook a laundry list of its duties:

“In addition to the high visibility things we do like stopping speeding vessels and returning lost loved ones to grieving families we also investigate boat accidents, search for missing persons, recover evidence under the water, enforce DNR laws, tow in distressed/disabled boaters, save vessels from dragging anchor and causing accidents, dewater sinking vessels (delaying sinking until private companies can take over). We conduct vessel pursuits, escort VIP vessels and protect high value assets. We also maintain security zones and set up anchorages for special events for people to enjoy like 4th of July.”

Also eliminated is the underwater recovery unit and the horse mounted unit.

But by "defund" they don't really mean defund. Right @Chris0nllyn ?

 

[Bann]

Yeah, this ought to prove very interesting in a few weeks. Right around July 4th.

 

[Smokey1]

The State DNR Police will have to take up the slack.

 

[Monello]

I bet McNulty is thrilled.

 

[vraiblonde]

The State DNR Police will have to take up the slack.

They're already stretched thin.

 

[Louise]

They're already stretched thin.

Good one!

 

[kom526]

The State DNR Police will have to take up the slack.

They can't even patrol all the non licensed VA and DC people that come down here and fish.

 

[Kyle]

But by "defund" they don't really mean defund. Right @Chris0nllyn ?

For such a Know-It-All, he's really wrong a lot!

 

[Hijinx]

Baltimore is a rather large harbor to be without a police unit.
It appears to me to be a pretty drastic cut.

But it's not surprising.It's Baltimore.They could screw up a wet dream.

 

[dan0623_2000]

They were started in 1888, a few years after the War of Northern Aggression, by an ex confederate cavalry Sargent

 

[General Lee]

The State DNR Police will have to take up the slack.

And the Maryland Transportation Authority Police's Marine Unit

 

[LightRoasted]

If I may ...

And the Maryland Transportation Authority Police's Marine Unit

What about the Coast Guard? Aren't they there as well?

 

[stgislander]

If I may ...


What about the Coast Guard? Aren't they there as well?

Coast Guard does not enforce State or City laws.

 

[Yossarian]

I bet McNulty is thrilled.

"Where don't you want to go?"

 

[BernieP]

They can't even patrol all the non licensed VA and DC people that come down here and fish.

that's probably seen as a good thing. Not harassing minorities - they aren't expected to actually follow the law.

 

[LightRoasted]

If I may ...

Coast Guard does not enforce State or City laws.

However, they do enforce, acknowledge, maritime law. Which encompasses all the navigable waters the of United States. Also to enforce laws of US waterways. I'm pretty sure they can, and will, enforce, protect. Baltimore Harbor.

 

[Smokey1]

If I may ...


However, they do enforce, acknowledge, maritime law. Which encompasses all the navigable waters the of United States. Also to enforce laws of US waterways. I'm pretty sure they can, and will, enforce, protect. Baltimore Harbor.

On the bay the traditional role for the Coast Guard has been to observe operations by the DNR Police and then take credit for what the state did in the papers.

 

[WingsOfGold]

Because Bernard Young comes from a rich seafaring background, he read Chesapeake once.