Homicide investigator headcount at MPD dwindles
Recently obtained records show that MPD has 32 homicide investigators on the payroll, fewer than three dozen in a city that saw almost 400 homicides last year and where 164 have occurred to date in 2024. (George Walker IV/(AP Photo)
Recently obtained records show that MPD’s homicide investigator count is shrinking in a city that saw almost 400 homicides last year and where more than 100 have occurred to date in 2024.
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Samuel Hardiman
Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise and investigative reporter who focuses on local government and politics. A native Rhode Islander who lives Downtown, he enjoys tennis, golf and reading.
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