PHOTOS: Baltimore County Police Department Promotes 19 Officers

The ceremony took place at Oregon Ridge Park on Monday morning.

By Nayana Davis
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March 12, 2012

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Orlando Lilly of the Pikesville Precinct, center, was promoted to lieutenant.

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Police Chief Jim Johnson addresses the audience at the promotion ceremony.

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County Executive Kevin Kamenetz at the officer promotion ceremony.

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Orlando Lilly of the Pikesville Precinct, center, was promoted to lieutenant.

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Izaac Hester, center, of the Woodlawn Precinct was promoted to corporal.

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Peter Evans, center, of the Operations Bureau was promoted to colonel.

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Deanna Chemelli, center, of the Operations Bureau was promoted to lieutenant.

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The Baltimore County Police Department promoted 19 officers at a ceremony in Cockeysville on Monday morning.

County Executive Kevin Kamenetz and Police Chief Jim Johnson addressed the audience prior to the swearing-in of the officers.

Johnson noted that this particular promotion ceremony was especially significant to him because it followed a challenging year for the department. About a quarter of the command staff retired in 2011 after the county council passed an early retirement benefit plan.

"These are our friends, we will miss them," Johnson said. "But this is no time for pessimism and regret."

Clerk of the Circuit Court Julie Ensor administered the oath of office to the officers being promoted and Baltimore County Police Chaplain Reverend Paul Palazzi delivered the invocation and benediction.

Other notable attendants included Baltimore County Council members Todd Huff, David Marks and Cathy Bevins.

The following officers were promoted at the ceremony, which took place in the Conference Center at Oregon Ridge Park.

Major to Colonel

Joseph Burris (Administrative and Technical Services Bureau)
Peter Evans (Operations Bureau)

Sergeant to Lieutenant

Deanna Chemelli (Operations Bureau)
Orlando Lilly (Pikesville Precinct)

Corporal to Sergeant

Brian Brewer (Pikesville Precinct)
Michael Brooks (Wilkens Precinct)
Donald Chambers (Woodlawn Precinct)
Shane Henschen (Operations Bureau)
Robert Marley (North Point Precinct)
Thomas Stetson (Administrative and Technical Services Bureau)
Michael Toni (Woodlawn Precinct)

Officer to Corporal

John Bondura (Cockeysville Precinct)
Jeffrey Dvorak (North Point Precinct)
Bryan Fraim (Pikesville Precinct)
Matthew German (Essex Precinct)
Jeremy Gryctz (Communications Center)
Izaac Hester (Woodlawn Precinct)
Matthew Lehto (Pikesville Precinct)
Gregory Sheets (Essex Precinct)

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Buzz Beeler

11:18 pm on Monday, March 12, 2012

jack, I'm glad you said it first. Regarding your question concerning "What is a similar position to Colonel?", the answer to that question is what ever they want it to be.

The original plan was to eliminate the colonels all together, thus doing away with the position. You are familiar with the names of the three who are no longer there. Technically there is one still there, in rank only. They left because they were told their position was being eliminated and they would be demoted.

Now under the convoluted county process it was first written that a similar or equal position must be eliminated if you are going to promote. You see where this is going. That was the party line in disposing of the existing colonels, that is until the wording of the new precise document which now allows them to add a high ranking, high paying position by illuminating any other position, such as a clerk, or bottle washer.

So was it a ruse to force out the other colonels? My answer would be yes.

I'll let you finish the rest so the folks know who the new colonels are in relationship to the scheme of things.