Oscar Requer
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Oscar "Rick" Requer is a former detective of the Baltimore Police Department
. Requer joined the department in 1964 as a Western District patrolman who would eventually move into the department’s Homicide Unit.
He was featured working under Sergeant Jay Landsman
and Lieutenant Gary D'Addario
whose Homicide unit was featured in David Simon
's Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets
book.
An African American
, Requer’s investigative skills earned him a position in the BPD’s Criminal Investigation Division during a time period in which African American
officers were still subject to racial harassment in the district roll call rooms.
Requer would later man the retirement services bureau before retiring in 2007
and would provide inspiration for fictional Detective Bunk Moreland
of the HBO Drama The Wire
.
A character named "Oscar Requer" appeared in the "Transitions"
episode on the fifth season
of The Wire. The fictional Oscar Requer was a patrolman working a night shift and a former partner of detective Lester Freamon
, and was played by Roscoe Orman
.
Baltimore Police Department
The Baltimore Police Department provides police services to the city of Baltimore, Maryland and was officially established by the Maryland Legislature on March 16, 1853...
. Requer joined the department in 1964 as a Western District patrolman who would eventually move into the department’s Homicide Unit.
He was featured working under Sergeant Jay Landsman
Jay Landsman
The book was later developed into the television series Homicide: Life on the Street. He was the inspiration for the fictional character John Munch on that show and a character named Jay Landsman on the television series The Wire, created by Simon. Landsman portrayed himself in a brief appearance...
and Lieutenant Gary D'Addario
Gary D'Addario
Gary D'Addario is a retired police commander, television technical advisor and actor from Baltimore, Maryland.D'Addario joined the Baltimore police department in 1967...
whose Homicide unit was featured in David Simon
David Simon
David Simon is an American author, journalist, and a writer/producer of television series. He worked for the Baltimore Sun City Desk for twelve years. He wrote Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets and co-wrote The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood with Ed Burns...
's Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets is a 1991 book written by Baltimore Sun reporter David Simon describing a year spent with detectives from the Baltimore Police Department homicide squad...
book.
An African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
, Requer’s investigative skills earned him a position in the BPD’s Criminal Investigation Division during a time period in which African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
officers were still subject to racial harassment in the district roll call rooms.
Requer would later man the retirement services bureau before retiring in 2007
and would provide inspiration for fictional Detective Bunk Moreland
Bunk Moreland
William "Bunk" Moreland is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor Wendell Pierce. Bunk's character is based on a retired Baltimore City Police Detective named Rick Requer and nicknamed "the Bunk", an officer who joined the force in 1964 as a Western District patrolman who...
of the HBO Drama The Wire
The Wire (TV series)
The Wire is an American television drama series set and produced in and around Baltimore, Maryland. Created and primarily written by author and former police reporter David Simon, the series was broadcast by the premium cable network HBO in the United States...
.
A character named "Oscar Requer" appeared in the "Transitions"
Transitions (The Wire episode)
"Transitions" is the fourth episode of the fifth season of the HBO original series, The Wire. The episode was written by Ed Burns from a story by David Simon & Ed Burns and was directed by Dan Attias, who won the Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Drama Series Award...
episode on the fifth season
The Wire (season 5)
The fifth season of the television series The Wire commenced airing in the United States on January 6, 2008, and concluded on March 9, 2008; it contained 10 episodes...
of The Wire. The fictional Oscar Requer was a patrolman working a night shift and a former partner of detective Lester Freamon
Lester Freamon
Lester Freamon is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor Clarke Peters. Freamon is a detective in the Baltimore Police Department's Major Crimes Unit...
, and was played by Roscoe Orman
Roscoe Orman
Roscoe Hunter Orman is an American actor who plays Gordon Robinson on the television program Sesame Street. Orman joined the show in 1973, taking over as the third actor to play Gordon on the show...
.