BALTIMORE, MD. (Wednesday, April 20, 2022) — Mayor Brandon M. Scott released the following statement in response to BPD's hiring incident. 

"Upon learning of a systems failure in the civilian hiring process at the Baltimore Police Department yesterday, Mayor Scott has directed Baltimore City Chief Human Capital Officer, Quinton Herbert, to perform a comprehensive review of BPD's civilian hiring practices and submit recommendations to improve their policies and procedures. Mayor Scott is committed to reforming HR practices throughout the City to ensure we hire only eligible and qualified candidates to fill these critical positions in city government."

Mayor Brandon M. Scott