At least nine Baltimore police officers have sought medical treatment for injuries they sustained while on duty during the first six weeks of 2026.
Seven officers were involved in collisions involving their patrol vehicles across the city. One officer was hospitalized for smoke inhalation after he ran into a house that was on fire to save people in southwest Baltimore. Another officer was dragged by a suspect’s car during a traffic stop.
The list of incidents includes high-impact collisions that set off airbags—and, in one case, overturned a patrol car—an act of heroism, and survival during a harrowing encounter with a fleeing suspect…