Brooklyn, community policing and building on reforms: First town halls give clues about Baltimore Police Commissioner nominee Richard Worley

Baltimore’s nominee for police commissioner faced an early test in his tenure leading the agency when a series of shootings at a Brooklyn neighborhood block party wounded 30 people, two fatally. Richard Worley, who was tapped as acting commissioner less than a month before the early July tragedy, points to how he handled the aftermath as indication of his leadership potential. Worley implemented a comprehensive internal review of the police’s actions, expected to be released soon, and acknowledged shortcomings in a tense City Council hearing weeks later.