Baltimore County names first Black man as police chief, Robert McCullough
BALTIMORE — Baltimore County Executive Olszewski announced on Friday that he had tapped Robert McCullough to lead the Baltimore County Police Department.
"Chief McCullough will be the first African American to lead our nation's 21st largest police agency. He brings over 35 years of local homegrown experience working with and for our communities," Olszewski said.
The announcement comes after Baltimore County parted ways with the former police chief, Melissa Hyatt, who served as the first female police chief.
In May, the county's Fraternal Order of Police had a vote of "no confidence" against Chief Hyatt. There were concerns about a hostile work environment, violent crime not being properly addressed, some officers said they did not have the proper tools (like enough cars or radios for the job) and some officers criticized her for not being accessible.
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