Remember Mark Carter, the former Commander of the Second District’s Metropolitan Police Department? If you don’t, it’s no surprise—his tenure lasted barely half a year before MPD Chief Cathy Lanier replaced him with Matthew Klein, formerly of MPD’s Internal Affairs.

However, if you were among the tens of 2D residents who MPD arrested for open container violations during the months of his reign, it would seem you have him to thank.

MPD statistics reveal that dozens more open container arrests took place between May and October, the months during which Carter served as 2D’s Commander, than during January through April.

In April, MPD made 8 arrests of this type. That number leapt to 34 in May (Carter became Commander in mid-April, at which point the Voice asked him to make nice with us kids), and increased throughout the summer until it peaked in August at 53.

Numbers are not available past September, so it’s anybody’s guess what they will look like under Commander Klein. Given 2D’s historical fondness for quality-of-life issues, I wouldn’t hold my breath—but I would hide my beer can.

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