Takeaways from Baltimore Police budget hearing: Commissioner won’t leave for D.C., vacancies continue, low-level offenses in spotlight

Baltimore Police’s top cop began Tuesday night’s hourslong budget hearing by combating one rumor: He will not be leaving for the police chief gig in nearby Washington, D.C. Commissioner Michael Harrison told Baltimore City Council members he’s fielded calls from across the country to gauge his interest in open jobs. He’s said no to all, he said.