The last time I put Tim Longo's name in a story was back in 2000, and it was about the retired colonel having to return to the police department to testify at an administrative hearing against a cop seven years earlier had taken a bribe from a drug dealer. He had led the investigation.

I knew Longo had gone on to lead the Charlottesville Police Department in Virginia (he's at left in a photo by The Daily Progress), but I haven't kept in touch. Today, Timothy J. Longo Sr.'s name is all over the news -- from the pages of his old Baltimore Sun to The New York Times -- talking about Yeardley Love, the 22-year-old senior from Cockeysville who was found slain at the University of Virginia.

The varsity lacrosse player was allegedly killed by another lacrosse player, 22-year-old George Huguely, of Chevy Chase. The slaying has stunned the college campus and our region and there's Longo front and center, straddling both worlds with ease.

Here is a little of what I wrote in February 2000 when Longo left the Baltimore Police Department:

Another Baltimore police colonel has announced his retirement, continuing a stream of high-level departures since January, when a new commissioner took over and began to reorganize the force and reinvigorate efforts to stem violent crime. Col. Timothy J. Longo Sr., 37, said yesterday that he will leave the department March 10. The 18-year veteran is stepping down two years shy of being eligible for a full pension."This is a positive move for me personally," said Longo, who met with Commissioner Ronald L. Daniel a week ago. "He was very complimentary of what I could contribute to this agency. As a result of the conversation, I felt it was in my best interest and his for me to seek an early retirement." Longo was well-regarded as a young commander who began his career as an 18-year-old cadet, earned a law degree while on the force and rose quickly through the ranks.

Here's a bit more: