Police Accountability Board responds to Baltimore police major promotion, despite pending harassment case

By Tashi McQueenAFRO Political Writertmqueen@afro.com And& By Megan Sayles& AFRO Business Writermsayles@afro.com A 22-year veteran of the Baltimore Police Department (BPD), Jennifer McGrath, was recently promoted, despite being accused of electronic communication harassment and facing an internal affairs investigation. According to charge documents a woman submitted, McGrath allegedly texted the woman several times despite being asked to stop. McGrath is allegedly dating the woman’s ex-husband. According to the documents obtained from the District Court of Maryland for Baltimore County, McGrath threatened the woman in a series of text messages, citing her role with the Baltimore Police Department.& Shown here, court documents alleging harassment from the recently promoted  Jennifer McGrath. “I’m a captain. No one is going to believe you. I’ve already contacted my connections at internal affairs to let them know to throw your complaint out. You will never see your children again. If you keep trying to establish a relationship with your children, I will make sure you are locked up forever. I am powerful established, unlike you,” Joshua Harris, chair of the Baltimore Police Accountability Board, Joshua Harris, commented on the matter. “We know that the investigation is still pending, but if it is found to be true,...