Originally Posted by
TGS
I know this is off topic, but a follow up on this. Yesterday I was running around Baltimore with a fellow agent who used to be Baltimore PD, and they were the same way. He said that IA would do random inspections of officers' lockers, patrol car, and duty gear...and if extra rounds were found, or you were short, it was assumed to be an unauthorized use and/or attempt at covering up an unauthorized use of the gun on duty and your ass was grass.
He also had a full days worth of stories about abuse of authority and corruption within Baltimore PD that suggests the policy was warranted. He left after 4-5 years for greener pastures at Montgomery County PD, where he was viewed with suspicion until his new colleagues learned he was trustworthy.