The Northwestern District has a diverse makeup of communities such as Hanlon-Longwood, Cross Country and Mount Washington. The Northwestern District is home to the world-famous Pimlico Race Course, the second oldest race track in the nation and host to the second leg of the Triple Crown, The Preakness Stakes. Pimlico has played host to racing icons such as Seabiscuit, War Admiral, Secretariat, and the 2015 Triple Crown winner, American Pharoah. Sinai Hospital is also in this District.

Major Kurt Yourkovik serves as the District Commander of the Northwest District.

Major Yourkovik has served with the Department for more than 15 years and was most recently the Captain of the Northwest District. Born in Baltimore, he spent parts of his childhood in Hawaii and San Antonio, Texas. Captain Yourkovik began his BPD career as a patrol officer in the Western and Southern Districts and has also served with the Mobile Metro Unit (MMU) and the Chief of Patrol Office. He is a recipient of the prestigious Life-Savings Award, along with numerous commendations recognizing his exceptional service to the department and law enforcement.

Captain Tashania Brown has been appointed as the Executive Officer of the Northwestern District.

A Jamaican native, she has served with the Baltimore Police Department for 19 years and spent the last two years as the Executive Officer of the Performance Standards Section. Her previous assignments include four years as the Use of Force Assessment Unit Lieutenant in the Compliance Bureau, Office of the Chief of Patrol, Eastern District, Eastern District Community Collaboration Unit, Northern District, Northeastern District and the Inspections Unit. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Coppin State University. She is also a graduate of PERF’s Senior Management Institute for Police (SMIP) Session 84.