Mayor Pugh Tags New Orleans Police Chief Michael Harrison As Next BPD Commissioner

Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh has named Michael Harrison, the Superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department, as her new nominee for BPD police commissioner. The announcement comes less than 24 hours after her first nominee, Fort Worth Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald, withdrew from the process. Tom speaks with Mayor Pugh about the reasons behind her endorsement of Mr. Harrison, who by many accounts has had a successful tenure in New Orleans.Our analysis of the Harrison pick continues with Jayne Miller of WBAL Television, Andy Green of the Baltimore Sun, New Orleans Times-Picayune reporter Kevin Litten, and law enforcement expert Matthew Horace.Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.