Terrence McLarney

McLarney is a native of the suburbs of Washington, D.C., and an alumnus of American University (SPA/BA '75). In 1981, McLarney graduated from the University of Baltimore School of Law with a Juris Doctor degree. ==Early Baltimore Police career==

McLarney joined the Department in 1976 and was assigned as a patrolman to the city's Central (1st) District. Later he was promoted to Sergeant and transferred to the Police Department's Western (7th) District. In 1985, McLarney survived an incident where he was shot in the abdomen while patrolling the Western District. ==Career as a homicide detective==

In 1981 McLarney was appointed a detective and transferred to Homicide. At that time, McLarney was the youngest detective assigned to the storied unit. ==Relationship to David Simon's Homicide: Life on the Street==

In 1988, McLarney along with Detective Sergeant Roger Nolan and Detective Sergeant Jay Landsman were each heading individual squads of detectives under the command of Detective Lieutenant Gary D'Addario whose Homicide unit was featured in David Simon's Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets book. McLarney has also appeared on the commentary describing the production of HBO's The Wire, another work of David Simon displaying the Baltimore Police Department. ==References==