Public Safety Committee
TL;DR
The Public Safety Committee held an informational hearing on missing persons policies and procedures in Baltimore City. Representatives from the Baltimore City Police Department, State's Attorney's Office, Department of Juvenile Services, Department of Human Services, and other stakeholders were invited to brief the council on how missing persons cases are handled. The committee also requested five years of data on missing persons incidents, staffing, and turnover in the Missing Persons Unit.
Key Decisions
- Informational Hearing on Missing Persons Policies Hearing held as scheduled
- Request for Missing Persons Data (5-year period) Data requested from Baltimore City Police Department and district-level offices
- Request for Staffing and Turnover Data Data requested for Missing Persons Unit for past 5 years
Agenda
- CALL TO ORDER
- INTRODUCTIONS
- ATTENDANCE
- ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING
- 25-0022R Informational Hearing – Missing Persons – Policies and Procedures FOR the purpose of inviting representatives from the Baltimore City Police Department, the Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City, including the Juvenile Division, the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services, the Maryland Department of Human Services, including Child Protective Services, Black and Missing, and other relevant stakeholders to brief the City Council regarding policies and procedures pertaining to incidents of missing persons; and requesting data concerning such incidents as well as data regarding staffing and turnover, including Baltimore City Police Department Missing Persons Unit data and district-specific data, for the past 5 years.City Council Resolution
- ADJOURNMENT
- THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC