Baltimore sets 10 min response time for Emergency Calls

danb · Jul 23, 2019

https://www.guns.com/news/2019/07/2...antLink&utm_campaign=176117&utm_medium=ale_NA

Michael Harrison, BPD’s new commissioner, announced the new plan alongside local prosecutors, federal law enforcement, and Baltimore Mayor Jack Young. The plan includes the increased use of technology such as data-driven crime suppression strategies but for that ransomware and ancient technology lol, leveraging partnerships with federal agencies our officers are not arresting people and the judicial system is a turnstile please help, recruiting more officers the pay is low, the job is dangerous, everyone including city council will hate you, but perks include all the guns and drugs you can steal and setting a response time goal — something the city currently doesn’t have.

hey... we will respond to that "emergency" ... eventually. How does 10 min sound? I assume its 10 minutes if you are actually shot. If its a robbery, good luck with that.

Oh, and this is the "5 year plan" ... 5 year plans have a great success rate in the Soviet Union! Maybe it was just a not so Freudian slip. Speaking of one party rule, I hear Young is running for mayor (he said he wouldn't), because no one was stupid enough to out their name in the hat, or something.

This pretty much proves the adage that if you can have/carry a gun, you probably wont need it. But you will most likely need a gun where you are not allowed to have it...

Bertfish · Jul 23, 2019

With all the crime calls in the city the response time seems impossible. Plus I would hope that BPD is prioritizing response. Shooting? Be right there. Neighbor making noise pissing you off? We'll get to it if we have time.

danb · Jul 23, 2019

They do prioritize. But even for a shooting, "Be right there" is about the same time frame as when my wife says she is ready to go.

The neighbor making noise pissing you off could be a drug dealer up the street. Call the po-po at your own risk.

CrazySanMan · Jul 23, 2019

This in itself ought to be G&S...

Uncle Duke · Jul 23, 2019

CrazySanMan said:
This in itself ought to be G&S...

Yes, indeed it should.

That it won't be speaks volumes.

Subjects....

SRD · Jul 23, 2019

CrazySanMan said:
This in itself ought to be G&S...

"When seconds (minutes in this case) count"

rseymorejr · Jul 23, 2019

A lot of very bad things can happen in 10 minutes

Muleskinner · Jul 23, 2019

danb said:
They do prioritize. But even for a shooting, "Be right there" is about the same time frame as when my wife says she is ready to go.

The neighbor making noise pissing you off could be a drug dealer up the street. Call the po-po at your own risk.

It's much worse than that. My "step son" (MDTA Police)has been working with the state task force that goes into the city once or twice a week to "augment" the BPD. They sit in on roll call in what ever district they have been assigned to that night...and in every roll call they are told by the shift commander "there will be no non emergency calls for service" meaning if you call because your neighbor won't shut off his music at 3 AM tough crap...you're on your own...basically BPD has become an emergency response only agency and ONLY for violent or potentially violent crimes...

Muleskinner · Jul 23, 2019

When seconds count, the police are only minutes away...in this case 10 minutes...

teratos · Jul 23, 2019

Even in the movies, big shoot-outs don't last that long.

BW460 · Jul 23, 2019

I used to do a lot of work for emergency service centers in another state. Their stated goal was 4 minutes response time. They didn't always achieve it, but they were almost never more than 6 minutes out.

Uncle Duke · Jul 23, 2019

rseymorejr said:
A lot of very bad things can happen in 10 minutes

One second from dead....

Equals dead 600 times over.

Too bad. So sad. Sorry for ya.

Well, cuz guns....

Mr H · Jul 23, 2019

teratos said:
Even in the movies, big shoot-outs don't last that long.

I guess he'd rather they use a broomstick instead of a boomstick?

Gives new meaning to "When seconds count, police are only minutes away."

Mr H · Jul 23, 2019

BW460 said:
I used to do a lot of work for emergency service centers in another state. Their stated goal was 4 minutes response time. They didn't always achieve it, but they were almost never more than 6 minutes out.

Might as well call tech support.

"Your emergency will be responded to in the order your call was received. Our estimated response time is approximately... 8... minutes."

BeoBill · Jul 23, 2019

Muleskinner said:
It's much worse than that. My "step son" (MDTA Police)has been working with the state task force that goes into the city once or twice a week to "augment" the BPD. They sit in on roll call in what ever district they have been assigned to that night...and in every roll call they are told by the shift commander "there will be no non emergency calls for service" meaning if you call because your neighbor won't shut off his music at 3 AM tough crap...you're on your own...basically BPD has become an emergency response only agency and ONLY for violent or potentially violent crimes...

Oh that's just comforting AF...

Bmore may just overtake Chiraq in the mortality sweeps.

possumman · Jul 23, 2019

About the same as Domino's.

sajidakh · Jul 23, 2019

Word of advice if you're near a Hopkins campus/hospital which is near a lot of bad areas call the Hop cops (Campus PD). This number goes to their emergency line 4105167777. They will respond quicker and patrol surrounding neighborhoods. Much more professionally than BPD.

I used to party a lot at Hopkins and it's the # we gave girls as they walked back to their cars late nights during college.

K31 · Jul 24, 2019

You can't recruit enough police so you're having existing ones work massive OT and your plan is to decrease the response time.

I guess that BPD research into matter/energy transporters is really paying off.

ADR · Jul 24, 2019

sajidakh said:
Word of advice if you're near a Hopkins campus/hospital which is near a lot of bad areas call the Hop cops (Campus PD). This number goes to their emergency line 4105167777. They will respond quicker and patrol surrounding neighborhoods. Much more professionally than BPD.

I used to party a lot at Hopkins and it's the # we gave girls as they walked back to their cars late nights during college.

You sure about that?

I'm pretty much never in that area but if I'm not mistaken Hopkins doesn't have a police department yet.

rseymorejr · Jul 24, 2019

sajidakh said:
Word of advice if you're near a Hopkins campus/hospital which is near a lot of bad areas call the Hop cops (Campus PD). This number goes to their emergency line 4105167777. They will respond quicker and patrol surrounding neighborhoods. Much more professionally than BPD.

I used to party a lot at Hopkins and it's the # we gave girls as they walked back to their cars late nights during college.

A real gentleman would have walked them to their cars

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