![]() ![]() Simon and Pelecanos primarily follow GTTF ringleader Wayne Jenkins (Jon Bernthal), a formerly wide-eyed officer who slowly became inured to the casual corner-cutting and unlawful searches and arrests that fellow cops preached as conventional wisdom. It remains a shocking scandal that not only laid bare the ruthless behaviour of officers hired to "serve and protect" the citizenry, but also the political failures that allow such behaviour to continue unfettered as well as the devastating judicial, legislative, and social effects their actions had on Baltimore at large. ![]() In 2017, all eight members of the GTTF were arrested on charges of federal racketeering and all were eventually sentenced to multiple years in prison. They wrongfully searched civilians and stole money from them, planted drugs and guns, and generally acted with brutal impunity, all with the protection of a badge. Their latest miniseries, We Own This City, based on the book of the same name by Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton, chronicles the real-life story of the Baltimore Police Department's Gun Trace Task Force (GTTF), an elite unit that ruled the city like a roving gang of thieves. ![]()
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