Major Crimes Unit
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The Major Crimes Unit is a specialized Baltimore Police Department squad in the television series "The Wire" that focuses on long-term investigations into major drug organizations and criminal enterprises.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Major Crimes Unit (The Wire) | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional police unit
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television series element ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Wire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | real-life Baltimore Police Department investigative units ⓘ |
| commandingOfficer | Lieutenant Cedric Daniels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictsWith |
Baltimore Police Department Homicide Unit (The Wire)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western District (The Wire) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfSetting | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | David Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalTimePeriod | early 2000s ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceSeason | Season 1 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
criminal enterprises
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long-term investigations ⓘ major drug organizations ⓘ |
| genreContext | crime drama television series ⓘ |
| hasReputationFor |
political interference
ⓘ
statistical productivity conflicts ⓘ |
| headedBy | Cedric Daniels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesMember |
Ellis Carver
NERFINISHED
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Jimmy McNulty NERFINISHED ⓘ Kima Greggs NERFINISHED ⓘ Leander Sydnor NERFINISHED ⓘ Lester Freamon NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Mahon "Pat" McNulty (briefly, via Jimmy) NERFINISHED ⓘ Roland Pryzbylewski NERFINISHED ⓘ Shakima Greggs NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas "Herc" Hauk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| investigates |
Avon Barksdale
NERFINISHED
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Marlo Stanfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Proposition Joe NERFINISHED ⓘ Stringer Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ The Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterCommandingOfficer | Major Cedric Daniels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInFictional | Baltimore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | depict systemic challenges in urban policing ⓘ |
| operationalPriority | wiretap cases over street-level arrests ⓘ |
| partOf | Baltimore Police Department (The Wire) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTarget |
Barksdale Organization
NERFINISHED
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Stanfield Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reorganizedIn |
Season 2
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Season 3 ⓘ Season 4 ⓘ Season 5 ⓘ |
| supervisedBy |
Deputy Commissioner Ervin Burrell
NERFINISHED
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Major William Rawls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| underResourcedBy | Baltimore Police Department (The Wire) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
electronic surveillance
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undercover operations ⓘ wiretaps ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.