Baltimore, MD - July 18, 2024 - A Baltimore Police Departmentsocial media post warns people about the code red extreme heat alert in the city this week. It's a warning that rings hollow for Rachel Dolcine. Her husband works in the Southwestern district, and his precinct hasn't had consistent working air conditioning.
"He's been there about 2 years or so now and in the time he's been there, there's been issues with it,” Dolcine told WMAR-2 News’ Elizabeth Worthington. "There have been officers who have had to go home, officers calling out sick, and they're already short-staffed."
FOP President Michael Mancuso tells us the problem isn't unique to the Southwestern precinct.
He says 6 out of 9 district buildings have poor working conditions, and "should have been bulldozed 20-30 years ago.” Last week, he demanded that the Southwestern district building close during the heat wave. The next day, a temporary A/C unit was delivered, which WMAR-2 News saw outide today, but he says it only got the temperature inside the building down from 100 degrees to about 80.... Read More: WMAR2NEWS