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navigation, search Ervin Burrell The Wire Burrell.jpg First
appearance "The Target" (episode 1.01) Last appearance
"Transitions" (episode 5.04) Created by David Simon Portrayed by
Frankie Faison Gender Male Occupation Mayoral crime committee
advisor Title None Spouse(s) Arlene Children Yes  Ervin Burrell
is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by
actor Frankie Faison. Burrell was an officer in the Baltimore
Police Department who ascended from Deputy Commissioner of
Operations to Commissioner over the course of the show. He was
fired by Mayor Tommy Carcetti for falsifying crime statistics.
Burrell is a careerist who believes in the BPD's chain of
command and stores knowledge of corrupt activities of officers
below him to maintain his authority. Burrell is a statistical
bureaucrat who cares more about reducing crime on paper than
building strong cases. He is conscious of the media coverage of
the BPD and is very sensitive to the