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Annapolis police report CALEA reinstatement and arrest in Clay Street homicide; outline Ward 6 crime trends and foot-patrol push
Summary
City police said the department was reinstated by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies and reported the arrest of a suspect in a Clay Street homicide. Command staff presented 2024 crime data for Ward 6 and emphasized expanded foot patrols and a tailored crime plan.
The Annapolis Police Department told the Public Safety Committee on April 2025 that it was reinstated by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) in March with no conditions and that detectives, working with federal partners, arrested a suspect in a Clay Street homicide.
Chief Keith, the city’s police chief, said the department was reinstated by CALEA “with no conditions,” and thanked command staff and civilian partners who worked on policy revisions and the accreditation submission. He identified Kayla Ziegler as a newly hired community advocate and singled out officers and staff who received department awards for the accreditation work.
The department also announced the arrest of Roscoe Jerome Jones in the morning hours of the same week. Chief Keith said U.S. Marshals, assisted by the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, apprehended Jones “in the front of…
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