West Baltimore — Baltimore Police Officer Richard Pinheiro was convicted of fabrication of physical evidence and misconduct in office. He was sentenced to two years probation and 300 hours of community service. Chief of the Police Trust and Police Integrity Unit, Stacyann Llewellyn prosecuted the case.<\/p>\n
On January 24, 2017, Baltimore Police Officer #1 conducted covert surveillance near the 2200 block of Eagle St. and S. Smallwood St. He observed a controlled dangerous substance (CDS) transaction in an alley located near 600 South Smallwood Street. Through additional surveillance, he saw a second transaction conducted by the same Seller. Once the transaction was completed, the Seller went to a convenience store about a block away from the alley.<\/p>\n
Officer Pihneiro and Officer #2 pursued the male that bought the substance and stopped his car. During a search of the vehicle, Officer Pinheiro obtained CDS in the form of three gel capsules of heroin. Separately, Officers #3, #4, and #5 pursued the Seller and located him at the convenience store and arrested him. During the arrest, they found marijuana, money and a gel capsule containing CDS on the seller.<\/p>\n