In its research, the union says it found several examples of how the databases can be misleading on what staffing resources are actually available to the department. According to the union, one of the databases shows two convicted former officers are still active and employed with the agency. The database also says 70 other officers who have left are still there, and 200 who are employed aren't even recorded in the database, including Harrison himself. Meanwhile former commissioners Darryl DeSousa and Kevin Davis are still listed as active acting commissioners. According to the FOP, the larger problem is lack of communication, real time data entry and information sharing, all of which Harrison pledged to improve.

This all led to a flurry of Facebook comments on the department’s apparent inability to know who’s working there by former Baltimore police personnel:

• The more things change, the more they stay the same. SNAFU.

• So they can manipulate the numbers like they always do! This shows that they look pretty whole for officers instead of proving that they are truly under staffed

• If I’m still listed as active, does that bump my pension up? Asking for a friend

• Corporate mismanagement of IT services.

• I got notified that one of my guys had a urine test, but he had been retired for over 6 months. Also I had access to email for close to a year after I retired.

• This points out the fact that there hasn’t been consistent leadership and management in the police department for many years. This is an issue that is critical for so many reasons a few of which are in jail now.

• When I retired tried to turn in my cell phone...they didn't want it??? I was curious so I charged it and guess what? It still works and I can still make calls with it...WTF!!!

• I want back Pay

• Can someone check and see if I'm still working? :)

• 10-18 (Report to the station to which you are assigned)

• Not surprised...I’m probably still active...hell for that matter u too... lol

• ALWAYS PLAYED WITH THE NUMBERS AND NEVER TOLD THE FULL TRUTH.

This is no laughing matter. In the report, the FOP says practices like this have caused patrol to be severely understaffed. The FOP says it found that 20 percent of officers hired since 2018 have left the agency, while 15 percent hired in 2019 have already gone. In those cases, the department has been unable to keep up and replace those officers, which will mark the second straight year that the department has lost more officers than it has hired.