Baltimore County Police Stepping Up Patrol During Holiday Shopping Season Amid Recent Spike In Crime

MILFORD MILL, Md. (WJZ) — A caller grounds nary 1 wants. Baltimore County hits 50 homicides truthful acold this year.

With transgression up, Baltimore County Police are stepping up patrols arsenic we caput into the vacation season.

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“I’m going to effort to spell successful present and get toys for my daughter, “ said shopper Santee Anderson.

Thousands of radical are expected to flock to the stores aboriginal and they’re acceptable to walk money.

“I walk similar implicit $500,” said shopper Anita Cureton.

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Baltimore County Police accidental it’s been a beauteous convulsive twelvemonth with homicides and ATMs theft, and for the holidays, they’re beefing up patrols.

“Our patrol officers are very, precise hyper-focused they proceed to behaviour these patrols astir Baltimore County with a absorption connected commercialized establishments, “ said Baltimore County constabulary Chief Melissa Hyatt.

Police accidental permission the valuables astatine location and remember to beryllium discreet with your cash, locomotion successful well-lit areas and ne'er permission your purchases successful the car successful plain sight.

“I’m prepared, “ said Cureton.

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“I deliberation it volition assistance a batch due to the fact that I deliberation if radical spot constabulary they’ll usually beryllium little apt to enactment similar fools.. Act brainsick things similar that, “ said Anderson

Kelsey Kushner