Ed Norris
| Ed Norris | |
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| Superintendent of Maryland State Police | |
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In office January 15, 2003 – December 10, 2003 |
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| Governor | Bob Ehrlich |
| Preceded by | David B. Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | Thomas E. Hutchins |
| Baltimore City Police Commissioner | |
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In office 2000–2002 |
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| Mayor | Martin O'Malley |
| Preceded by | Ronald Daniel |
| Succeeded by | Kevin P. Clark |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 10, 1960  New York, NY
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Edward T. Norris (born April 10, 1960) is an American radio host and former law enforcement officer in Maryland. He is the cohost of a talk show on WJZ-FM (105.7 The Fan) in Baltimore, Maryland. Norris, a 20-year veteran of the New York Police Department, served as Police Commissioner for Baltimore from 2000 to late 2002 and Superintendent of the Maryland State Police in 2003. Norris was later convicted of a felony and spent six months in federal prison.
Norris was born on April 10, 1960 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is of Irish and Italian descent. He graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School and attended the University of Rochester. At Rochester, Norris played football, was president of the boxing club, and boxed in the light heavyweight division as an amateur. Financial setbacks led to Norris’ departure from Rochester, and jumpstarted his career in law enforcement, as he was sworn in to the New York Police Department. Norris later completed his college career at St. John's University and earned a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice.
Norris was sworn in as a member of the New York Police Department on September 2, 1980. Upon graduating from the Police Academy, Norris was assigned to the Midtown South Precinct in Midtown Manhattan (Times Square). During Norris’ tenure with the NYPD he held the ranks of Police Officer, Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain, Deputy Inspector, Deputy Chief and Deputy Commissioner of Operations. Norris worked various assignments throughout the five boroughs of New York City (i.e. uniformed patrol, narcotics division, detective bureau, fugitive division and cold case squad).
As Captain, Norris took command of the Fugitive Division. In his first year, the number of fugitives captured doubled from 6,000 to 12,000. Norris was promoted to Deputy Inspector by then Police Commissioner Bill Bratton.
To further reduce crime, Norris proposed the idea of creating a special squad to focus on unsolved violent crimes, such as murder and forcible rape. In the first six weeks after creating the Cold Case Squad, the unit re-investigated and solved 27 previously unsolved murders, which generated national interest. NPR launched a story featuring the unit on “All Things Considered” by Melissa Block. The Squad inspired the book “The Restless Sleep: Inside New York City's Cold Case Squad” by Stacy Horn and A&E’s television series Cold Case Files.
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