Anthony Barksdale

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name = Anthony E. Barksdale


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nickname = Tony Barksdale
department = Baltimore Police Department
service = United States
serviceyears = 1993-Present
rank = Deputy Commissioner of Operations
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Anthony E. Barksdale is the current Deputy Commissioner of Operations of the Baltimore Police Department and the Department's current highest ranking African American officer. [ Baltimore Sun cite web | title="For police, more change at the top" | url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/baltimore_city/bal-md.ci.police24jul24,0,3976185.story ] A 1989 graduate of Poly High School, [ BALTIMORE POLICE HISTORY by W.M.Hackley "EVER ON THE WATCH"cite web | title="COMMAND STAFF 2002" | url=http://mysite.verizon.net/vzesdp09/baltimorepolicehistorybywmhackley2/id78.html ] and former student of Coppin State University, Barksdale left Coppin in 1993 motivated to join the force after seeing two young African American Baltimore Police officers in action. [ cite web | title="The Black Cops You Never Hear About" | url=http://www.city-journal.org/html/12_3_black_cops.html] Since 1993, Barksdale advanced rapidly through the department under former Commissioner Ed Norris working in various Narcotics, Tactical, and Organized Crime Divisions rising from the rank of Lieutenant to become a Major by 2002 [ BALTIMORE POLICE HISTORY by W.M.Hackley "EVER ON THE WATCH"cite web | title="COMMAND STAFF 2002" | url=http://mysite.verizon.net/vzesdp09/baltimorepolicehistorybywmhackley2/id78.html ] , a Chief by 2005 [cite web | title= "New cards, DVD put message from police in hands of suspects" | url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/bal-cards0410,0,6247138.story?page=1] ,and a Deputy Commissioner by 2007 [ Baltimore Sun cite web | title="For police, more change at the top" | url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/baltimore_city/bal-md.ci.police24jul24,0,3976185.story ] his 14th year in the department.

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