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CBS News
2 days ago
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- CBS News
Teens arrested in Baltimore with multiple guns, ammo, device to create fully automatic weapons
While Baltimore is seeing record-low homicides, the city is dealing with persistent juvenile crime concerns. Four teenagers were arrested with multiple guns over the weekend. Police said the teens also had a device that turns a semiautomatic weapon into a fully automatic firearm. Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley spoke to WJZ Investigator Mike Hellgren about the department's successes and challenges ahead of a pivotal budget hearing Tuesday night. "If you don't put the guns down, we're going to come in," Worley said. "We're going to do an investigation. We're going to indict people. We're going to turn it over to the state's attorney or U.S. attorney or attorney general, and they're going to prosecute you." Four teens arrested From her front porch, Katherine Davis can see the 800 block of North Curley Street where police say four teenagers — ages 16, 17, 18 and 19— were taken into custody Sunday and found with five weapons and ammunition. Their cache included extended magazines and an auto-sear device that makes weapons fully automatic. Commissioner Worley said it can be made using a 3D printer. While Baltimore is seeing record-low homicides, the city is dealing with persistent juvenile crime concerns—including four teenagers arrested with multiple guns over the weekend. Baltimore Police Juvenile crime concerns "We come up with who is driving the violence, who is doing the shooting. All of the wraparound services are offered to them," Commissioner Richard Worley said. Worley told WJZ Investigates all categories of crime are down except shoplifting and said a small number of juveniles are causing the problems. "We had a 13-year-old over the weekend, we caught with a handgun in Cherry Hill," Worley said. "It's just incredible that these kids aren't learning, so there's got to be some discipline for the ones who continue to commit crimes." Last week, WJZ obtained video of what the business owner believes are young people breaking into a Southeast Baltimore restaurant. The week prior, police say a 15-year-old repeat offender on electronic monitoring robbed a 12-year-old at gunpoint and kidnapped him. Baltimore City State's Attorney Ivan Bates mentioned that incident in an op-ed published Tuesday, where he wrote, "…We need a system that first and foremost holds juvenile offenders accountable for their actions. This does not include continuing to release these repeat offenders back into the community… ." Worley told WJZ, "We can't continue to put them out there because what's going to happen, we're going to have a tragic event with one of these young people trying to commit a crime and someone who has an open carry permit or whatever it is, they're going to end up getting shot." Record-low homicides The city is seeing success in bringing down the overall number of shootings, with 56 homicides year to date, down 24% from last year to the lowest number ever recorded. Non-fatal shootings are down 25% from 2024, with 128 year-to-date as of Tuesday morning. "We get judged by the one number, the homicide rate, and 56 is still too many for our city, so we want to continue to keep the foot on the pedal, the foot on the gas, and continue to drive down those numbers," Worley said. Metro Crime Stoppers recently publicized $8,000 rewards for several May homicides. "The mayor's office did a fabulous job with cutting down the number of ghost guns coming into the city," Worley said. "Before the lawsuit and the ban on selling in the city, a lot of ghost guns made their way into the city." Police staffing shortage The commissioner said while BPD is still down roughly 500 officers, they have added almost 50 in the past six months. He said he is confident the department can be at full, budgeted staffing levels within three to four years. Back in Southeast Baltimore, asked if she's feeling safer, Katherine Davis said, "I do because I don't bother anybody, nobody bothers me. …I sit on my porch and mind my business, and as long as they mind theirs, I'm good."
Yahoo
4 days ago
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- Yahoo
2 teens injured in shooting near Inner Harbor, police say
Two young people were injured in a shooting in Downtown Baltimore on Sunday evening, Baltimore Police say. A patrolling police officer responded to the intersection of Light Street and Lombard Street on Sunday at about 6 p.m. after receiving a tip informing them of an armed person, according to a news release from the Baltimore Police Department. The officer found two victims, a 17-year-old boy and 19-year-old man, with gunshot wounds that were not life-threatening, the release says. The victims were transported to a local hospital for treatment. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Central District shooting detectives at 410-396-2411. Metro Crime Stoppers can accept anonymous tips online or by phone. Have a news tip? Contact Racquel Bazos at rbazos@ 443-813-0770 or on X as @rzbworks.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Yahoo
Pedestrian shot in South Baltimore road rage incident
A pedestrian was shot in the wrist in South Baltimore Monday evening in what police are calling a road rage incident. Baltimore Police responded to the 2700 block of Wegworth Lane around 7 p.m. to investigate a discharged firearm. Shortly after, they received a report of a walk-in shooting victim seeking treatment, according to a news release Monday. At the hospital, officers found an 18-year-old man being treated for a gunshot wound to the wrist. He said he was walking along the 2700 block of Wegworth Lane when he was shot. The victim is in stable condition. A preliminary investigation by Southern District officers found that two vehicles were involved in a road rage incident in which an unidentified person was shooting out of one of the cars' passenger side windows. Both vehicles crashed at the 2700 block of Wegworth Lane, where the driver and passenger of one vehicle fled from the scene on foot. The driver of the other vehicle, who remained at the scene, did not sustain any injuries, police said. Detectives believe the gunshot victim was struck by one of the rounds fired from the vehicle as he was walking, and do not believe he was involved in the incident, police said in the news release. Anyone with information about the incident can contact Southern District Shooting detectives at 410-396-2499. Have a news tip? Contact Hannah Gaskill at hgaskill@
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Yahoo
Person knocked off Hanover Street Bridge after vehicle loses control, police say
Police were called to a water rescue Monday afternoon following an accident near the Hanover Street Bridge that left two individuals in the Patapsco River. According to Baltimore Police spokesman Vernon Davis, officers responded to the 2400 block of Hanover Street around 4 p.m., where a witness reported that one vehicle lost control and struck a parked car, causing one person to be knocked into the water. A second individual then dove in to save the person in the water. Both were on the rocks under the bridge and out of the water when officers arrived. Both individuals were taken to hospitals to be evaluated. The driver was transported to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. Have a news tip? Contact Hannah Gaskill at hgaskill@
CBS News
26-05-2025
- CBS News
46-year-old man arrested in connection with Baltimore trash can explosion
Baltimore police investigating explosion in trash can near Carroll Park Baltimore police investigating explosion in trash can near Carroll Park Baltimore police investigating explosion in trash can near Carroll Park A 46-year-old man was arrested on Memorial Day in connection with an explosion set off in a trash can in Baltimore, according to police. Baltimore Fire crews responded to the 400 block of South Gilmore Street around 12:40 p.m. for a reported explosion. The explosion in the trash can caused minimal damage to a nearby structure, and no injuries were reported. Fire officials said the Baltimore Police Bomb Squad was called to the scene to scan the trash can. Recent fires in Baltimore Baltimore has seen several fires in the past few weeks. On May 12, a massive fire at a warehouse in West Baltimore prompted a response from more than 200 firefighters. Nearby residents were temporarily relocated, and Amtrak train service was disrupted along the East Coast due to the fire. The warehouse was later condemned and will be considered for demolition, officials said. It took almost a full day for crews to contain the fire, and the cause remains under investigation. Earlier on May 12, a Baltimore firefighter was hospitalized after suffering a medical emergency while responding to a fire at a three-story building on West Saratoga Street. Lt. Mark Dranbauer, 44, was later pronounced dead. On May 16, a second firefighter, Charles Mudra, died after suffering a medical emergency during a training session. On May 18, 12 people were displaced due to a fire that spread to five homes in Baltimore's Highlandtown community. No injuries were reported.
