Marty Lurz, who has headed up the Cockeysville precinct for six years and was the assistant commander for five years before that, sent out a mass email on Thursday, Oct. 27 announcing his plans to retire on Nov. 1.
Lurz has been with the Baltimore County Police Department for 38 years.
"It was truly a pleasure to work with folks who really care about their community and realize the importance of working with the police department to reduce crime and improve the quality of life," he wrote. "I believe that quality service and building close working relationships with our residents is the key to creating allies against crime."
Lurz announced that Lt. Bob McGraw will take over as Cockeysville precinct commander for an unknown time period. Many community members know McGraw, who frequently attended community association meetings to report on local crime and answer questions.
Lurz ended his email with his standard caution to lock doors and windows on houses and doors.
"So there you go…you get to hear the Precinct 7 mantra one last time from the guy who preached it endlessly," he wrote. "Stay healthy…stay safe…Pax Vobiscum!"