Crime & Safety

Baltimore Police Spokesman T.J. Smith Resigns

The spokesman for the Baltimore Police Department announced he is leaving the position.

BALTIMORE, MD — The spokesman for the Baltimore Police Department has announced he is resigning. T.J. Smith, chief of media relations, announced his resignation on social media.

Read his goodbye letter here.

"I'm not going far, but I can’t just type this stuff, I need to go get to work on addressing this stuff," Smith wrote of the issues in Baltimore.

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Before joining the Baltimore Police Department in August 2015, T.J. Smith was the media relations director for the Anne Arundel County Police Department.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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Photo of T.J. Smith from Baltimore Police Department.

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