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Finally some common sense is coming out of Baltimore. Baltimore City Council President Jack Young and City Council Member Brandon Scott are calling for the FBI to officially take over the investigation into the murder of 18 year veteran Detective Sean Suiter. As has been reported, the Baltimore PD is under heavy scrutiny over the Federal Grand Jury indictment of 8 officers on their "Elite" gun trace task force. This would absolutely be the right thing to do, to have an outside entity working this case. The Baltimore PD is far too close to every aspect of this case. It could make the entire department look incompetent and there would be cries of a cover up.
I can only imagine how many cases in the system are going to be tainted due to the alleged activities of these trusted officers - if they are found guilty of planting evidence, conducting illegal searches and things of that nature, how many re trials will be needed to ensure there aren't innocent people sitting in jail right now? How many lawsuits will Baltimore PD have filed against them? This kind of widespread conspiracy involving so many trusted veteran officers could have ripple effects we cannot even imagine. This story is about the ambush murder of an innocent law enforcement detective but it's about so much more. They need to catch Sean Suiter's killer fast. The cards should fall fairly quickly once they do. I'd be really surprised if the killer was not someone associated in some way with the indictment or the Shropshire group. They stand to lose a lot of money if their alleged drug operations are no longer protected by those on the take.
The fact that the police commissioner is so vocal about his assurance that Detective Suiter's murder was just another random act of violence does not sit well with me. How could he possibly come to that conclusion this quickly? I understand he's protecting his job, it's politics as usual. But Sean Suiter had a wife and five children who deserve the truth. And I have a feeling they will get it. Other than the indicted officers, there have got to be good law enforcement officers out there and they hear things. They do the right thing. They are not all corrupt.j
It's unclear what Suiter knew and what his testimony was expected to include. One thing we do know is he was previously "set up" by fellow officer Kevin Jenkins for an incident in 2010 in which Jenkins planted "a cache" of heroin in a car and set it up for Suiter to make the discovery of the planted drugs. Suiter was in no way involved in the planting of evidence. He was however going to be testifying to that incident. I believe Jenkins was a Sgt. at the time and get this....he was the supervisor of the task force! It's amazing to me that some oft these alleged co conspirators were higher ranking than the average officer which makes me wonder exactly how long this kind of thing has been going on?
It's very difficult to get over public mistrust of an entire police department. Just ask Los Angeles or another department that has gone through something similar. When there are allegations of citizens being robbed by those paid to protect them, we have a real problem. What comes out of the indictments in court is sure to cause some genuine anger. And it should. I just read about a police chase in which in 2016, Jenkins and Rayam started a high speed chase after a suspect who they saw throw more than 9 ounces of cocaine out of the window before crashing the car. The officers retrieved the drugs, kept them, sold or had them sold and shared in the proceeds. This is the kind of thing that was happening frequently with these crooked officers.
Rayam has already plead guilty to his charges and is reportedly cooperating with authorities. Will he end up the next "random victim" or will we hear about a sad suicide in federal prison? I'd be REAL careful if I were Mr. Rayam. The indicted officers have a lot to lose - basically everything they have worked for their entire careers. Police officers protect their pensions like a pit bull. Just ask Drew Peterson. They don't want anyone getting their hands on their pensions. They also have jobs and reputations that could end in shambles, prison time and perhaps a few divorces or break ups over this illicit activity. They have A LOT to lose. You can't tell me you believe these officers are incapable of carrying out this type of murder of one of their own? If that one of their own is set to testify against them, you better believe it.
There is likely some form of corruption in police departments around the country. But of this scope and scale is very unusual. For it to go undetected while officers openly were associating with a known drug organization(Shropshire). I have been looking for a way to attach the entire PDF file of the indictment to this post but apparently there isn't a way. You can't simply cut/paste either. It's too much material to review here in one post but you should read it if you want to really know what these guys were into. I makes e believe they are fully capable of setting up an ambush killing of another officer.
I may be wrong, and if I am I'm sorry to the indicted officers. Everything points to conspiracy and not a random shooting in my eyes. This is the same city where Freddie Gray died in custody under suspicious circumstances. The citizens of Baltimore and around the globe were outraged when the charges were dropped against the officers involved. Not one single officer was arrested or served time. Baltimore cannot handle another case being swept under the rug - there very well could be mutiny if this happens.
I will continue to try to find a way to ink the indictment to this blog so you can read the entire 28 page document and make up your own mind. I know I will be following this investigation through it's conclusion, regardless of how long that may take. Detective Suiter deserved more. I truly believe he was killed for being an honest cop not willing to cover for the thugs in the gun trace task force and the Shropshire drug organization. RIP Sean Suiter. We won't stop putting pressure on law enforcement until the truth has been heard.
