Source: R1 / Radio OneSabrina Tapp Harper is preparing to make history as the first woman and first Black woman to serve as sheriff of Baltimore City. She spent 26 years with the Baltimore Police Department, retiring as a major after working in five of the city’s nine police districts. After retiring from the police department, Harper joined the Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office as a major and led its domestic violence unit. A graduate of Dunbar High School, Coppin State University and Johns Hopkins University, Harper credited her campaign team, former classmates and Baltimore residents for supporting her historic run. “This is like a life dream,” Harper said, adding that her focus is on making meaningful contributions and being an effective sheriff for Baltimore City.