They recognized a connection to the recent murder of Omar's crew member Bailey because both corpses were found in Kevlar vests. 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. 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. [3] Landsman announced the Colonel's death to the homicide unit, stating that he served 39 years in the department without leaving a trace of bitterness or hatred with any officers, a miraculous career by BPD standards. He is briefly taken off the case and replaced with Greggs, now a rookie in the squad, in order to slow progress because of pressure from the Mayor. "The Wire" Foerster was promoted to colonel and took over as commander of the criminal investigations division when Rawls was promoted to deputy commissioner of operations. Jimmy tries to initiate a reconciliation with Elena and considerably cleans up his drinking habits and behaviour. Holley ends Season 4 assisting Crutchfield, Norris, and Bunk in the investigations of murders caused by Marlo Stanfield's crew. They called in their colleague Jimmy McNulty and the Barksdale detail's work secured a conviction for the murder against soldier Wee-Bey Brice. Kenneth Dozerman is a plainclothes cop in the Western District. The Baltimore Police Department plays an integral part in The Wire. In season five, Elena confronts Jimmy because she notices he is going back to his old ways. Russell is a port authority police officer and a single mother who develops an interest in case work following a chance discovery. He often appears with discrediting evidence about officers for Burrell to use as blackmail. He was also at the Brandon Wright crime scene. He left the detail in season 2 for a drug enforcement unit sergeant posting in the Western District. [7][15] Later, Brown is the first officer at a suspicious death that is investigated by Detective McNultythe death is later ruled natural as predicted by Brown and McNulty. In season four, Holley initially works as the secondary investigator on Norris' case of a murdered state's witness named Braddock that becomes a "red ball" case. 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. Find where to watch Edward Norris's latest movies and tv shows . In 2003, he appeared briefly when investigating the shooting of a child by a stray bullet. 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. She is also protective of her sons and worries that Jimmy is a dangerous influence on them because of his drinking. [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. His caustic command style drives away Lester and Kima Greggs, leaving him with Leander Sydnor and Caroline Massey. [16] Santangelo is, along with McNulty, assigned to the Barksdale detail by Rawls, to spy on McNulty. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Last episode In the second season, he is briefly assigned to the first Sobotka detail under Lieutenant Grayson. He inspired a character named Oscar Requer played by actor Roscoe Orman in Season 5. They called in their colleague James McNulty and the Barksdale details work secured a conviction for the murder against soldier Roland Brice. 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. He was transferred to the Barksdale detail in Season One, later returning twice to the Homicide unit. Cole was secondary investigator on the shooting of Wendell "Orlando" Blocker and Detective Kima Greggs. In a brief appearance in the fourth season, he says he wants to be a rock star. A highlight of the show is the crime reports and police department stories submitted by listeners via the Crimecall website. They later found Bubbles hanging himself. He has been known to punish anyone who crosses him with transfers to undesirable posts. Sean 'Shamrock' McGinty: Brandon Fobbs . Brown is involved in a parking lot brawl with another officer over the poor state of a vehicle he hands over. [19], Colicchio is played by Benjamin Busch, who spent two tours of duty in Iraq with the U.S. Marine Corps. Along with the rest of the squad, Colicchio is involved in policing drug tolerant zones set up by his district commander Major Colvin without the knowledge of his superiors. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 He guest stars as Detective Ed Norris in the first, second, third, fourth, & fifth seasons. Edward Norris Played by Ed Norris 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. Edward Norris She convinces him to try to work things out with Beadie. 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. He is the host of the Ed Norris Show on WHFS in Baltimore, Maryland. Holley often works with Norris, Bunk, or Crutchfield and is one of the unit's more short tempered and physically intimidating detectives. Crutchfield buys Monell, another involved party, a McDonald's meal and parades the boy in front of Bunk's interrogation room to lead Bunk's suspect to believe that his friend had turned against him. 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. 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 . The following are former officers or assistant police not part of a District, Administrative, or Criminal Investigation Division. They cut him down and despite losing the clearance they send him to rehab. 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. Later he steals bootleg DVDs from Bubbles, after Bubbles attempted to report a robbery. Edward Norris was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. He tries to resist, saying that it isn't his job to inform on a fellow cop. 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. Barlow appears later in the series with open murders of homeless men that McNulty ties into his fabricated serial killer. Claiming that half of his officers felt the same way, he then asked who they were doing this for as the election was over. Freamon is a methodical and competent homicide detective who was exiled to the Pawn Shop Unit for thirteen years (and four months) for angering the then-Deputy of Operations. It is currently under the command of the Criminal Investigation Division. Walker chases him into an alley, where Michael and Namond are waiting for him. 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. Norris is a popular American radio personality and actor. DeAngelis died of cancer after filming scenes for the fourth season. 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. "-30-" He becomes a teacher at Tilghman Middle School soon after. McNulty is known as natural police and ultimately whom the show centers around. She also develops a relationship with Jimmy McNulty in seasons 4 and 5. He still meets his old Western district DEU buddies for drinks along with Herc. Officer Massey joined the show in season three as a member of the Major Crimes Unit under Lieutenant Cedric Daniels. In season one, Santangelo is an eight-year veteran in the Homicide Unit. Bunk is a well liked and proficient member of the homicide unit. 2002 to 2008 The political motivation has been alleged to be in furtherance of DiBiagio's own career, and in retribution for Norris's testimony before the 9/11 Commission. The unit is under the C.I.D. [2][13], Mello was given command of the Western district again when Daniels was promoted to Criminal Investigations Division colonel. She tells him she was actually happy for him that he found Beadie and that he was really turning his life around. He was often partnered with fellow squad members Herc Hauk and Lloyd "Truck" Garrick. Diggins is a Baltimore police department Marine Unit officer who partners with Jimmy McNulty when he is assigned to the unit. Mello first appeared on the series as Western District administrative lieutenant and Major "Bunny" Colvin's second in command and confidante before Colvin's forced retirement. 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". Bobby Brown is a Western District uniformed officer. In season five Crutchfield remains with Sergeant Jay Landsman's homicide squad. Carver refuses to back Colicchio when he shows no remorse for his action, and charges him with conduct unbecoming an officer and excessive force. This is intended as an example to all the other commanders in the department, that if they did not improve their statistics they will also be replaced. Jimmy teaches his sons the front and follow technique and when he spots Stringer Bell in a market he has them follow him. 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. Later he was responsible for the autopsies of fourteen unidentified women found at the Baltimore docks. 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. They are divorced and have two sons, Sean and Michael. He attended the wake of his colleague Ray Cole. 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 Brian Anthony Wilson throughout the series. Norris is a homicide detective who has been in the unit for 15 years since 1991 according to Season 4. Marimow is also unafraid to threaten his subordinates' careers as a means of punishing them for insubordination or similar defiance. Daniels is promoted to Major and Western District Commander after his successful case work in the MCU. His colleague Bunk Moreland told him that there was information about the case as part of a wiretap investigation that Bunk's partner Jimmy McNulty was involved in. In Season five, Dozerman is still with Major Crimes working with the detail on the row house serial murders. Colicchio accuses Carver of being a rat, but Carver is not deterred by the damage to his reputation. He and Baker are both ordered by Colvin to carry a compass until they can correctly identify the north direction. Ed_Norris. Valchek is played by Al Brown. Following the shooting of detective Kima Greggs, Holley tracks down Bubbles paging her from a payphone. Original Barksdale detail member partnered with Jimmy McNulty. 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. He is the host of the Ed Norris Show on WHFS in Baltimore, Maryland. He is mentioned by his last name as the detective investigating the murder of Nakeysha Lyles. Foerster argued with Burrell and Rawls about the decision and discussed it with Jay Landsman. In season two he appeared briefly when investigating the shooting of a child by a stray bullet. Name [2][13], After seeing his officers at work, he went to Daniels to discuss the orders patrol had been given. It is Colicchio who inspires the name Hamsterdam, after citing Amsterdam's liberal drug laws as a metaphor for Colvin's new policies. Mahon takes early retirement following his injury, and is last seen encouraging Polk to do the same. McNulty was one of the homicide unit's better detectives until his insubordination drew the ire of his commander Major Rawls. He is generally regarded as a "hump", since he has not made a single case in property crimes over their last ten years. "The Wire" Time After Time (TV Episode 2004) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A complex, impeccably acted crime drama set in Baltimore that follows the thread of a single police investigation, from the perspectives of both law-enforcement officials and the criminals they're pursuing. For a full character description see Western District section, below. The IID, homicide unit, and narcotics unit are each led by a Major. When Walker exits a club late one night, Dukie runs down the sidewalk keying cars. She is a middle-aged black woman with a distinctive, bouffant hairdo. In Season four, Baker teams with officer Jimmy McNulty to arrest two people for a string of felony church burglaries. "-30-" 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. Frazier is a Baltimore police department medical examiner. Actor Edward T. Norris is known for The Wire (2002) and Jack the Ripper in America (2009). Major Colvin uses Dozerman's shooting as the impetus for his "Hamsterdam" experiment, a way to reduce crime and not see any more of his men get hurt. When insufficient evidence against "Cheese" or any other suspected murderers is present, Rawls berates him one last time at a Comstat meeting, after which Commissioner Burrell relieves Taylor of command. She tells him Beadie knows she is losing him just like she, herself, knew back then. Reed is a Major in the Baltimore Police Department and commands the Internal Investigations Division. Norris also has a recurring minor role on HBO's The Wire (TV series), appearing in various episodes throughout the show's five season run as a homicide detective of the same name. Initially appointed as an Acting Commissioner, Burrell negotiated for a permanent posting with the Royce administration. He is also an alcoholic. While Marimow has worked hard to earn his rank, his hostile command style has established his negative reputation throughout the department. Rawls was a Major in homicide promoted to Criminal Investigations Division Colonel and then Deputy Commissioner of Operations. Lambert is a Black narcotics officer in Sergeant Ellis Carver's Drug Enforcement Unit in the Western District of the Baltimore Police Department, often seen with fellow squad members Herc, Anthony Colicchio, and Lloyd "Truck" Garrick. Believing Bubbles to be the shooter, Holley tries to interrogate Bubbles in an accusatory and threatening manner. He also appeared in "Between Two Women" (1937), the drama "Boys . The office remains the permanent location of the unit when it is formed in season three. Norris continues to have an acrimonious relationship with members of the O'Malley administration. When Major Valchek complains about the unit being full of humps, Daniels is put in command and Polk is moved back to property. After his partner Mahon retired due to injury, Polk considers deliberately injuring himself to follow in his partner's footsteps. 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. Mahon was an elderly detective from the property unit who briefly worked with the Barksdale detail. When Carcetti replaced Royce he immediately began looking to depose Burrell. MCU is commanded by a lieutenant. The IID, homicide unit, and narcotics unit are each led by a Major. Landsman is a squad sergeant in the homicide unit who must divide his loyalties between his men and his superiors. McNulty is liked by non-commanding officers and is most friendly to Bunk and Kima Greggs. Foerster continued to command CID in season four and was involved in the management of the murder of a state's witness that became a politically important case. Kima eventually realizes she does not want to be a parent and moves out of their shared home. Freamon is a quiet and methodical veteran detective who makes major contributions to the unit's investigations. 2023 TV GUIDE, A FANDOM COMPANY. Many of these officers were either commanders of the department or featured officers in the David Simon's books of The Corner and Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets. Anthony "Tony" Colicchio is a narcotics officer in Sergeant Ellis Carver's drug enforcement unit squad in the Western District of Baltimore. 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. In season 4, Truck appeared briefly at a useless lesson for Western police on counter-terrorism, and once while assisting Herc and Carver. Dozerman joins him. Reed dismisses the witnesses based upon their criminal records but suspends Prez from street duty pending a Grand Jury hearing. The Police Commissioner answers directly to the city mayor and outlines the departmental goals which are then enforced by the Deputy Commissioners. 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. He is involved in the investigation of the death of William Gant. Norris is soon reinstated when this story is leaked to the press. Rawls had him transferred out of homicide at the end of season one, although he did return in Season Five. Lieutenant Torret is a Black officer who appears in charge of the Quick Response Team (QRT) when they are required for raids and arresting criminals. 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. 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. 2023 Home Box Office, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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. He works alongside Greggs to maintain a coverup story that they were always working together. [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. A detective on Daniels narcotics shift who followed him into the Barksdale and Sobotka details. Today's Netflix Top 10 Rankings; . Slim Charles: De'Rodd Hearns . 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. Jimmy's partner Bunk Moreland suspects that Dennis is a downtown lawyer due to his appearance and mannerisms. The Western District (along with the Eastern District as shown in Season 3) of the Baltimore Police Department is one of the city's most violent districts and is located in the middle of West Baltimore at 1034 North Mount Street. Ed Norris With Daniels' promotion to C.I.D. He misses several days' work and finally shows up drunk at 9am. He works alongside Greggs to maintain a coverup story that they were always working together. 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. He returned to patrol in season 4 but after the death of an informant, he rejoined the Homicide Unit. A former Baltimore Police Department Commissioner who appears as a midnight shift homicide detective in Season 5. The information would jeopardize the wiretap so they promised they would give it to Cole when the case closed. Ed Norris In the fourth season, Reed briefly appears when Burrell is contemplating the best method to keep his appointed position as commissioner. Daniels' protege who mentored Herc and Carver while in Narcotics. In 2002, Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich appointed Norris as Superintendent of the Maryland State Police. It is stated by Jay Landsman that "Marimow does not cast off talent lightly. She struggles to balance her life as a police officer with her role as a potential mother with her partner. See Ed Norris full list of movies and tv shows from their career. 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. 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. 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. Walker's attitude earns him the respect of more zealous officers and the disdain of others, such as Jimmy McNulty. 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. By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. Also known as Years active Norris was also lead detective on the shooting of Wendell "Orlando" Blocker and Kima Greggs this time working with Detective Ray Cole. Santangelo took a post driving the narcotics wagon in the Western District. The third count alleged that he had lied on a mortgage application, stating that approximately $9,000 he received from his father was not a gift, as was stated in the loan, but a loan. He left the Western District to work on the Mayor's security detail. At the end of the series Carver is promoted to Lieutenant. Credits Both rated his capabilities highly but could not convince him to leave his position in patrol. Norris continues to pursue this lead after the election, however Greggs solves the case with a careful recanvassing of the crime scene before he is able to make progress. To improve his chances of making sergeant he transferred to the Mayor's security detail. Asher is the lenient lieutenant who was picked to command the Major Crimes Unit by Cedric Daniels. By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. Valchek is the Deputy Commissioner of Administration. i II .1 Norris 50 i Mahlon Browning 50) Charles Sullivan 50 > Charles G Griffith 50) D H Carter 50) Wm V Beall 50 George C Burns 50) Arthur L Walters 50 Edward Burris 50. In season two Elena is seen at work as a realtor showing a house to Nick Sobotka. . This case was also solved when Roland Brice confessed to the shooting. Norris has alleged political motivation behind the charges brought by DiBiagio. When Bubbles is unable to respond to his questions, Holley quickly loses his temper and tries to beat a confession out of him. [18], In season five, Colicchio remains in the Western District drug enforcement unit[7] and continues to take a combative approach to his work.