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Simon and Pelecanos also worked on “The Wire,” a five-season HBO Baltimore crime drama that ran from 2002 to 2008, as well as shows such as “Generation Kill,” “Treme” and “The Deuce.” That led to the six-part HBO miniseries, whose six executive producers include David Simon, another former Sun crime reporter, and George Pelecanos, a Washington, D.C.-based crime novelist.

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The Baltimore Sun chronicled the collapse of the GTTF in a 2019 series called “ Cops and Robbers.” Written by former Sun reporter Justin Fenton, the series was followed by his 2021 book, “We Own This City,” about the entire sordid affair. Jenkins is serving a 25-year sentence for robberies, drug dealing and other crimes.

Jenkins was no Officer Friendly to begin with, and by the time the unit was exposed as corrupt, he and his team left a trail of brutality, corruption and a fatal collision during a high-speed chase in their wake. Jenkins, who is often described as a larger-than-life character, oversaw the unit tasked with getting guns off the streets.

Wayne Jenkins, the disgraced former leader of the Baltimore Police Department’s Gun Trace Task Force. Jon Bernthal, right, is one of the stars of HBO’s “We Own This City.”īernthal was channeling former Sgt. Baltimore Sun eNewspaper Home Page Close Menu

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