147 murders so far this year the number of arrests down dram lick. in may 1,952, 3200 in april, and 3100 in march. it goes to show you that beyond the disorder the murders the shootings that are pretty much a fixture of baltimore life also been a slowdown in the number of arrests made by police. the question has been what can the commissioner do there about it? so far it has not worked whatever prescriptions he s offered have not word. she s appointing kevin davis, the deputy commissioner to lead the department to help fix things. not clear whether he ll keep the job permanently. we had heard last week that the mayor s office had actually reached out to potential candidates so we had an inkling