Major Tashania Brown serves as the Commanding Officer of the Northeastern District.

A Jamaican native, Major Brown has served with the BPD for 19 years. She has served as the Captain and Executive Officer in the Northwest District and the Performance Standards Sections for the past two years. Her previous assignments include four years as the Use of Force Assessment Unit Lieutenant in the Compliance Bureau, the Chief of Patrol’s Office, Eastern District, Northern District, Northeastern District and the Inspections Unit. She earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Coppin State University and is a graduate of the Senior Management Institute for Police.

Captain Bill Shiflett is a Baltimore native who joined the Baltimore Police Department in July 1994. He has been appointed to serve as the Executive Officer of the Northeastern District. Most recently, he was assigned to the Eastern District as a Captain. He was promoted to Captain in September 2023.

In 1985, he enlisted in the Maryland Army National Guard. During his military career, he was deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa. He received several combat decorations, including multiple Combat Air Medals and the Earl T. Ricks award from the Air Force association for excellence in 2009.  

Prior to joining the BPD, Shiflett served as a Trauma Tech at Shock Trauma from 1989 to 1994.  At BPD, Shiflett served in patrol (Southern District), Homicide and CID (Eastern District Shooting Investigator). He served in Special Operations as a Tactical Flight Officer in the Aviation Unit for 15 years before being promoted to Sergeant and moving to the Northern District in October 2016.

Following a shooting on July 15, 2019, Shiflett was sidelined for nearly a year.  Upon returning in July 2020, he was assigned to ACS, serving on a DEA Task Force (Group 56) until his promotion to Lieutenant in May 2022.

He has received several commendations, including the Medal of Honor for the Methadone Clinic shooting.