Source: Mitchell Layton / GettyA Baltimore Police officer has been indicted after investigators accused him of logging fake traffic stops to avoid responding to calls for service. Officer Dequwan Houchins faces four counts of false entry in a public record and five counts of misconduct in office, Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates announced Monday. According to reports, the allegations surfaced in December 2025 during a Baltimore Police Department audit that found Houchins had allegedly entered numerous false traffic stops into the department’s electronic reporting system over several months. Investigators also found no corresponding body-camera footage, which is required during traffic stops. Undercover detectives later followed him during four patrol shifts and documented nine legitimate stops and eight allegedly false reports.