The Eastern District is home to the Coldstream-Homestead-Montebello (“The Chum”) neighborhood, Four by Four and Clifton Park, a national historic district that includes the 18-hole Clifton Park Golf Course.

Additionally, Baltimore’s Penn Station, the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum and the historic Green Mount Cemetery may be found here. Several notable historical figures are buried at the cemetery, including John Wilkes Booth, Johns Hopkins and Enoch Pratt.

Major Jai Etwaroo has been appointed as the District Commander of the Eastern District.

Major Jai Etwaroo joined the Department in 2010. He has previously served as the Executive Officer for the Deputy Commissioner of Operations, Commander of the Performance Standards Section, shift commander in the Northern District, the Office of the Deputy Commissioner of Operations, the Chief of Patrol’s Office, the Use of Force Assessment Unit and Northeastern District.

Major Etwaroo earned a Master’s Degree from the University of Louisville, a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Maryland Global Campus and a certificate in criminal justice leadership from the University of Maryland University College. Major Etwaroo most recently attended the Senior Management Institute for Police (SMIP) Session 88. He is also a graduate of the University of Louisville’s Southern Police Institute’s 144th Administrative Officers Course.   

Captain Scott Swenson has been appointed as the Executive Officer of the Eastern District. He has been a member of the Baltimore Police Department for 22 years. Shortly after joining the Police Department in 2001, his Marine Corps infantry unit was activated, and he was called to serve in Operation Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Upon returning to the Baltimore Police Department, Captain Swenson continued to serve in Patrol and later in the District Flex Squad. He has previously served in the Special Operations Section’s SWAT Team, the Central District, the Southeastern District and the Training Academy. Captain Swenson most recently served as the Use of Force Assessment Unit Commander. Captain Swenson holds a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Shippensburg University and a Master of Science in Management from Johns Hopkins University.