Talk:Darryl De Sousa

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Short description: Commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department in 2018

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A fact from Darryl De Sousa appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 17 January 2025 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Darryl De Sousa created a Baltimore Police Department unit to give lie detector tests to other units?

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The result was: promoted by Hilst talk 13:06, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Darryl De Sousa created a Baltimore Police Department unit to give lie detector tests to other units?

Source: "Significant Changes in the BPD". WYPR. February 9, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2024.

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Dethloff Willrodt

Created by Queen of Hearts (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 14 past nominations.

charlotte ^👸🎄 00:46, 23 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Article is in good shape; no evidence of copyvio, fully sourced, and the hook fact checks out. My only suggestion would be to say "lie detector" to make it more interesting - I for one had no idea what a polygraph was until clicking that link. QPQ also checks out. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 06:41, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- @Generalissima: Done! charlotte ^👸🎄 06:45, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  - Looks good to me! Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 06:46, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]