Stanislaus Valchek

Stanislaus "Stan" Valchek is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire, played by actor Al Brown. Valchek is a Polish-American and commander of the Southeastern district, home to many of the remaining white ethnic neighborhoods in Baltimore. A politician before a policeman, he is well-connected and maintains good terms with various Democratic organizations close to City Hall, most notably the politically influential developer Andrew Krawczy... more

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David Simon (born 1960) is an American author, journalist, and a writer/producer of television series. He worked for the Baltimore Sun City Desk for twelve years. He wrote Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets and co-wrote The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood with Ed Burns...

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