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Baltimore County ACC receives internal‑affairs briefing; committee votes to enter closed session
Summary
Major Rick Hart, the new commander of Internal Affairs for the Baltimore County Police Department, told the Baltimore County Administrative Charging Committee on an Aug. 1 agenda that his office treats "inaccuracy of report" as a typically human error and treats "misrepresentation of fact" as an intentional falsification that can warrant termination.
Major Rick Hart, the new commander of Internal Affairs for the Baltimore County Police Department, told the Baltimore County Administrative Charging Committee on an Aug. 1 agenda that his office treats "inaccuracy of report" as a typically human error and treats "misrepresentation of fact" as an intentional falsification that can warrant termination. "An inaccuracy of report is like a simple mistake. It's an error," Hart said. "Misrepresentation of fact is...a bold faced lie."
The committee, meeting in the Historic Courthouse in Room 118 and by Webex, heard examples Hart and Captain Jeffrey Shanks provided about common report template mistakes, witness confusion and cases the department treats as intentional misrepresentation. Hart said the department…
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