He inspired a character named Oscar Requer played by actor Roscoe Orman in Season 5. Detectives fall into a rank that coincides with their administrative position. . Winona is a recurring background character who maintains The Board at the offices of the BPD Homicide Division. McNulty allows him credit for the arrest, later concurring with Bunk Moreland that Baker could be "good police". Seasons Freamon is a methodical detective who was very skilled at homicide investigations but was once kicked out of the unit for angering the Deputy of Operations. Colicchio is also present for the arrest of Omar Little on a murder warrant, relishing finally bringing in the legendary criminal. Foerster's response was to ask his shift lieutenant Cedric Daniels for a report and then to assign Daniels and his team to the Barksdale detail. They recognize a connection to the recent murder of Omar's crew member Bailey because both corpses are found in Kevlar vests. Dozerman takes part in Lieutenant Charles Marimow's first series of failed raids as unit commander. 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. He is very loyal to Ervin Burrell's command, often more focused on protecting Burrell's status and command than on rigorously investigating individual officers. References Categories Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. [2], Norris is played by ex-police commissioner of Baltimore and convicted felon Ed Norris. Original Barksdale detail member partnered with Jimmy McNulty. Landsman eventually recommends a psychic, "Madame LaRue", and Santangelo, in desperation, follows her instructions to bury a doll in the murder victim's grave. He was with Herc when he phoned the paper to report Colvin's actions and again when he met with a reporter.[2]. Claiming that half of his officers felt the same way, he then asked who they were doing this for as the election was over. Marimow attempts to change the unit's focus to the more obviously violent drug dealers and closes down their wiretaps on Marlo Stanfield. In March 2000, Norris was selected to become Police Commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department by Mayor Martin O'Malley. He has been known to punish anyone who crosses him with transfers to undesirable posts. Ed_Norris. 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. By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. Castor fails to notice a child hiding in a closet when he secures the scene and Greggs hears the child when she arrives.[8]. 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. Crutchfield helps Bunk to manipulate a confession from DeShawn Williams. Det. He left the detail in season 2 for a drug enforcement unit sergeant posting in the Western District. Ed Norris Bubbles threw up on the detectives. Mello continues to give charismatic roll call briefings including readying his men for polling station duty and introducing the murder warrant for Omar Little. Victims who are not associated with the drug trade or other crime are often referred to as "taxpayers". Ray Cole was a somewhat inept member of Sergeant Landsman's homicide squad under the command of William Rawls. The show is notable for its cynicism of Baltimore city and Maryland state politics. Frazier is a Baltimore police department medical examiner. The unit is under the C.I.D. In all subsequent seasons, the opening titles showed Cole's photo at the wake. Cole was secondary investigator on the shooting of Wendell "Orlando" Blocker and Detective Kima Greggs. This case was also solved when Wee-Bey confessed to the shooting. Norris was determined to have lied by a jury of his peers. In season three, Elena is established as seriously dating a man named Dennis who sits front row at Orioles games but wears a suit and spends most of the game talking on a cell phone. He also played an investigator in the 2009 film, "Jack the Ripper in . Norris is currently the host of the popular Ed Norris Show on WHFS 105.7FM in Baltimore, Maryland. 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. In season four, Crutchfield plays a bigger role, appearing with Vernon Holley getting an identification of Omar Little as a murder suspect from Old Face Andre. He attended Rawls' weekly comstat meetings and worked with Sergeant Jay Landsman in running the homicide division. Santangelo is demoted to patrol officer at the end of season one for failing to give Rawls any more information. Ed Norris is publishing a memoir, "Way Down in the Hole," a title borrowed from the theme song of David Simon's "The Wire" HBO series, which chronicled policing, crime and drugs in Baltimore. He attended the wake of his colleague Ray Cole. 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. In season four, Massey continued to work with the Major Crimes Unit and settled into her role. Nolan's name is mentioned as the sergeant of another homicide unit in the department. He was transferred to the Barksdale detail in Season One, later returning twice to the Homicide unit. McNulty later describes Walker as an "asshole", while talking to Bodie Broadus. Dozerman remains in the unit as an ally to both Herc and Leander Sydnor, who mentor Dozerman on his investigative strategies. 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Dozerman is presented with it at a press conference.[2]. Henry Cole 50, John W Slmw 50 j James C Bean 60, Charles Berness 50, Zadoc Mitchell 5o, Austin Frazier 50, Charles B Jones 5o, Stephen B . Christeson is a young Black detective who is the homicide unit's newest detective. Colicchio's method of policing supports the Broken Windows Theory. As Colicchio is zealously committed to using brute force to fight the war on drugs, he describes the drug-free zones as "moral midgetry. (Major Colvin had compared "Hamsterdam" to the practice of not enforcing violations of open-container laws when the bottles were obscured by paper bags.) 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. When Marimow left, she remained in homicide due to the higher pay. Officer Massey joined the show in season three as a member of the Major Crimes Unit under Lieutenant Cedric Daniels. The Baltimore Police Department plays an integral part in The Wire. Mello was worried, but did not report Colvin's actions to his superiors. A former Baltimore Police Department Major who was featured homicide unit shift lieutenant in David Simon's Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets. He appears recurringly as Western District Administrative Lieutenant turned Major Dennis Mello. After Colvin's departure, Mello was temporarily promoted to Western District Commander. He is the host of the Ed Norris Show on WHFS in Baltimore, Maryland. Both rated his capabilities highly but could not convince him to leave his position in patrol. Edward Norris (as Ed Norris) Richard Burton . Menu. Mike "Sanny" Santangelo is an Italian American officer responsible for driving the district arrest van in the Western District. [8] 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. 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. 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. A highlight of the show is the crime reports and police department stories submitted by listeners via the Crimecall website. 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. Mahon takes early retirement following his injury, and is last seen encouraging Polk to do the same. Along with the rest of the squad Garrick was involved in policing drug tolerant zones set up by his district commander Howard "Bunny" Colvin without the knowledge of his superiors. "The Wire" April 10, 1960 McNulty never intended to give Cole the information because the perpetrator was his informant Omar Little. Det. He also was quizzed by Detective Sergeant Jay Landsman about numerous red names on the board. 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. They called in their colleague James McNulty and the Barksdale details work secured a conviction for the murder against soldier Roland Brice. He becomes a teacher at Tilghman Middle School soon after. When Walker exits a club late one night, Dukie runs down the sidewalk keying cars. With Daniels' promotion to C.I.D. Ex-IRL Baltimore interim police chief and MPD commander Ed Norris plays Homicide detective Ed Norris. Bunk, Landsman, and Norris extract a confession by pretending a copy machine is a lie detector. He prides himself on being a streetwise commander and having worked his way up through the ranks. A former Baltimore Police Department homicide detective featured in David Simon's Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets. They recognized a connection to the recent murder of Omars crew member John Bailey because both corpses were found in Kevlar vests. The following is a list of actual Baltimore Police Department officers who have appeared on the show at some point. In Season five, Dozerman is still with Major Crimes working with the detail on the row house serial murders. Norris was also lead detective on the shooting of Wendell "Orlando" Blocker and Shakima Greggs this time working with Detective Ray Cole. Polk opted for sick leave and is off until the case is closed. While Marimow has worked hard to earn his rank, his hostile command style has established his negative reputation throughout the department. Daniels' protege who mentored Herc and Carver while in Narcotics. This information helped the detectives to establish that the women were sex trade workers. The Wire. She also appears to do most of the cooking and cleaning in the relationship. He was dumped from homicide by Major Rawls for refusal to act as an insider in on Rawls' behalf. " 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. 22 Michael is Elena and Jimmy McNulty's younger son. DeAngelis died of cancer after filming scenes for the fourth season. Valchek is well-connected with the city's politicians, and was promoted because of his political association with Mayor Carcetti. When Burrell ordered Foerster to replace veteran investigator Ed Norris with rookie homicide detective, Kima Greggs, Foerster realized that Burrell hoped to slow the investigation, assuming Burrell's intent was to prevent the investigation from revealing the victim's witness status as a possible motive for the murder before the upcoming mayoral election. Holley ends Season 4 assisting Crutchfield, Norris, and Bunk in the investigations of murders caused by Marlo Stanfield's crew. Perry Mason. This also allows Rawls to unburden himself of one of his more inept homicide detectives, as Santangelo has a clearance rate of less than 40%, with his excuse for his performance being a lack of easy cases. Norris became a published author in 2017 with the release of his hardcover book, Way Down in the Hole. Daniels is promoted to Major and Western District Commander after his successful case work in the MCU. [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. Elena is angered by Jimmy due to catching him in bed with another woman. Crutchfield is a detective in the homicide unit whose name is mentioned earlier in the series but who does not appear on screen until season three. Yes, the actor who plays the deacon is one of the real life inspirations for Avon Barksdale. Find where to watch Edward Norris's latest movies and tv shows . He is a direct commanding officer of many of the show's characters in earlier seasons. In season five Crutchfield remains with Sergeant Jay Landsman's homicide squad. According to Season 4, he served 39 years on the force, suggesting he joined the BPD in 1967. She earns Norris' respect with her work although he responds to the knowledge that the shooting was random with incredulity because of the political ramifications it had. Marimow leaves the Unit when Cedric Daniels becomes the Criminal Investigations Division colonel and reinstalls Lester and Asher. Polk was an aging detective from the property unit who worked briefly in the Barksdale and Sobotka details. Norris was appointed Maryland State Police Superintendent following his term as Baltimore Police Commissioner. Norris started his acting career landing roles in such films as the Rochelle Hudson crime flick "Show Them No Mercy" (1935), "The Wagon Trail" (1935) and the drama "The Magnificent Brute" (1936) with Victor McLaglen. [9], When Omar is arrested he manages to convince Bunk Moreland he is innocent and Bunk asks Crutchfield and Holley to re-open the case. Crutchfield is later assigned along with Kima Greggs to Chris Partlow and Snoop's triple murder of Junebug, Junebug's partner, and bodyguard. He was the first officer on scene at the shooting of William Gant. 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. He was sentenced to six months in federal prison, six months of home detention, and 500 hours of community service which were served in Baltimore. . In 2002, Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich appointed Norris as Superintendent of the Maryland State Police. 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. McNulty is liked by non-commanding officers and is most friendly to Bunk and Kima Greggs. Brown was later present with Sergeant Ellis Carver to both warn and arrest Namond Brice for selling drugs on a pre-indicted corner. He is also mentioned in episodes in season one ("The Pager"), season three ("Slapstick"), season four ("Margin of Error") and season five ("Not for Attribution"). In Season 3, he appeared at the rank of Major commanding QRT and Tactical units citywide no longer actively participating in the raids. Landsman reassigned the case to Bunk and Lester Freamon because he felt he needed his most capable detectives on it. McNulty was one of the homicide unit's better detectives until his insubordination drew the ire of his commander Major Rawls. He returned to patrol in season 4 but after the death of an informant, he rejoined the Homicide Unit. He is the arresting officer for Omar Little, stealing a ring from him in the process. The following is a list of other Baltimore Police Department officers who have been mentioned on the show at some point. [2], With his overzealous attitude, Colicchio is delighted to participate in the arrest hike ordered by Commissioner Burrell to appease the city's politicians. Frank Barlow is a Caucasian detective in the homicide unit who first appeared as the primary detective at the trial of D'Angelo Barksdale. colonel, at least until a new Major is given district command. Marimow is also unafraid to threaten his subordinates' careers as a means of punishing them for insubordination or similar defiance. Sergeant Carver is SIC (Sergeant in Charge) of the Western District under Major Mello. Name She tells him she was actually happy for him that he found Beadie and that he was really turning his life around. Repeated courses of chemotherapy failed to cure the disease. His performance as the Baltimore Police Commissioner is still taught by the University of Virginia's Darden School as a case study on effective leadership. They call in Jimmy McNulty and the Barksdale detail's work secured a conviction for the murder against soldier Wee-Bey Brice. He misses several days' work and finally shows up drunk at 9am. McNulty came up under the guidance of Bunny Colvin, a western district Major, who often refers to McNulty as Bushytop for McNultys wavy or curly locks of hair. Cheryl finds the assignment hard to understand, until Kima shows her the conditions in which fourteen girls were murdered. 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). A detective on Daniels narcotics shift who followed him into the Barksdale and Sobotka details. 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. Reed then intervenes when the Barksdale detail stop State Senator Davis' driver (who received a bag full of cash from a Barksdale soldier) and again when Daniels tries to withhold the location of a Barksdale stash house to protect his investigation. They later found Bubbles hanging himself. In season five, Elena confronts Jimmy because she notices he is going back to his old ways. He believes it would be easy to topple Marlo, but his first series of raids fail, as he underestimates his targets. Following these raids he helps Herc to set up video surveillance of Marlo Stanfield. First seen "The Wire" She is a middle-aged black woman with a distinctive, bouffant hairdo. Massey and Sydnor were left to face Marimow closing down their wiretaps and ordering raids on weeks old targets.[2][5]. She transferred to homicide when Lieutenant Marimow came into the unit as he was a caustic commander who was difficult to work for. supervision of Rawls in season 2, then Raymond Foerster from the start of season 3 until Foerster's death from cancer, at which point the role is taken over by Cedric Daniels. Norris also investigated the death of Sherrod who died by tainted drugs. He and Castor are both forced by Colvin to carry a compass until they can correctly identify the north direction. The show broadcasts from 3:00pm to 6:00PM Eastern Time. Colvin then helped create a "dunker" case having his suspect turned in after threatening the drug dealers in the "free zone". The two remained friends. Cole was the lead investigator of the death of Anton "Stinkum" Artis.