In 1997, only 33 Spanish-speaking officers worked for the Baltimore police department. The Baltimore police had to hire more officers to communicate with the city's ever growing Hispanic population This timeline shows several key points in the relationship between city police and the Hispanic community. It begins in 1997 and extends to April of 2012.
Only 33 Spanish-speaking officers work for the Baltimore Police Department. Only 3 are women, including Rosa Ramirez.
Uniformed Baltimore police officer Dorian Martin robbed El Salvadorean immigrant Felix Guevara on Gough Street in Southeast Baltimore.
The Baltimore Police Department held a community meeting at the Enoch Pratt Library on Broadway Street to apologize for the robberies of suspended officer Dorian Martin.
Dorian Martin's trial in the robbery of Felix Guevara began in the Maryland Court of Appeals. Judge Clifton Gordy presided over the case.
Judge Clifton Gordy sentenced Martin to 6 months in prison after a Baltimore jury acquitted the former officer of robbery but convicted him of theft and misconduct in office.
Officer Rosa Ramirez became the Hispanic Liaison for the southeastern district of the Baltimore police department.
The Secure Communities Program, which allows the FBI to access finger prints collected by local law enforcement agencies, was implemented in Maryland in Prince George's county.
Arizona implements its controversial immigration law, which requires local police officers to ask residents for immigration papers. News of the law sparked fear in Hispanic residents all around the country, including many Baltimore residents.
The 2010 U.S. Census data is released. The data estimates that Hispanics make up 4.2 percent of the city's population, a 128 percent increase from 2000 estimates.
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake was elected as Baltimore mayor. The Baltimore City Hispanic Commission presented the issue of immigration and local law enforcement as the number one issue facing her Latino constituents.
