January 1998: Acting Police Chief Sonya Proctor decides to recentralize homicide.

April 1998: Post report finds that the closure rate remains low, with many "administrative closures"-in which a suspect is dead or already in prison.

September 1998: Chief Charles H. Ramsey announces sweeping reorganization of the department.

Homicide Unit to Return Officers to Headquarters
Showing Dubious Progress in a Deadly District
Ramsey Prepares Overhaul Of Police

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