Following a deadly week that saw 18 killings in Baltimore, police are taking an all-hands-on-deck approach in attempt to quell violence.
Interim Police Commissioner Gary Tuggle announced today that an additional 527 officers and detectives, 66 sergeants and 20 lieutenants will be deployed on city streets, focusing on areas where they believe retaliatory shootings may occur, over the next three days.
The department is suspending leave time, except in emergency situations, to free up the manpower.
“We’ve scrubbed this building for personnel that can be on the street, in uniform, doing the job,” Tuggle said during a press conference at police headquarters.
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