Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley was released from the hospital Saturday after falling at his home, officials said.
Worley fell at his residence around 2 a.m. Friday and was taken to a hospital in an ambulance, police said. He received treatment for a broken nose and dehydration.
Deputy Commissioner Brian Nadeau was serving as acting commissioner while Worley remained hospitalized for observation, police officials said.
City leadership was in contact with Worley’s family, officials said, and police operations remained fully functional.
Worley had been playing baseball earlier in the night, police said. He was a baseball player in college and continues to play in recreation leagues.
Worley became police commissioner in 2023.
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This article has been updated.
Breaking news editor Eileen Holliday contributed to this report.
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