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Baltimore County police internal affairs reports caseload leveling and plans to move offices
Summary
Captain Brian Shanks of the Baltimore County Police Department’s internal affairs division briefed the Police Accountability Board on caseload trends, PERF’s use of county data for best-practices research, an office relocation and an update on Officer Andrew Wilkins.
Captain Brian Shanks, who leads the Baltimore County Police Department’s Internal Affairs Division, told the Police Accountability Board that intake of complaints has ‘‘leveled back to our pre-2023 levels’’ and that the department believes the overall process is functioning as intended. Shanks briefed the board on investigations, facilities changes and outreach.
Shanks said the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) has been using Baltimore County and other Maryland agencies as examples in a national best-practices study and that PERF staff recently held a forum at Baltimore County headquarters to review implementation data. ‘‘They were very pleased with the stats and the work that they’re seeing, particularly by the Baltimore County Police Department,’’ Shanks said.
Shanks updated members on plans to relocate Internal Affairs from the Public Safety Building to off-site office space to increase perceived openness and accessibility for people wishing to file complaints. He told the board the department expects to move from the Public Safety Building at 700 East Joppa Road to renovated space at 305 Washington Avenue; demolition and renovation work were already underway and an initial target date mentioned was September, with a possible earlier move.
Shanks also answered a question about Officer Andrew Wilkins, reporting the officer had been discharged and was ‘‘doing fine’’ and that an administrative review was still underway.
The board thanked Shanks and requested the department supply additional detail about body-worn camera procedure and policy at a future meeting; staff flagged the topic as recurring in ACC cases and agreed to provide policy documentation and explanation at the next session.
