Wehrwolfen
02-24-2018, 04:00 PM
It's not just Homicides that have increased in Baltimore
— (https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3634903/posts)
Commercial Robberies Are Up 88 Percent (https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3634903/posts)
By Jessica Anderson
Feb. 21, 2018
While the three-year spike in violent crime in Baltimore draws most of the attention, business owners across the city have suffered a similar increase in commercial robberies. Such crime has risen 88 percent in the last five years, from 560 commercial robberies in 2013 to more than 1,000 last year.
Business owners are also complaining of threats outside their stores: drug dealing, intimidation, stabbings and shootings. They’re fighting back with security measures — guards, surveillance cameras, door buzzer systems — moving out of the city or, in some cases, shutting down altogether.
“Our members are very concerned,” said Cailey Locklair Tolle, president of the Maryland Retailers Association. “Unfortunately, a lot of our members don’t relocate. It’s a massive endeavor. A lot of times they just go out of business.”
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A Family Dollar Store on nearby Northern Parkway was robbed twice in the last two months of 2017, an assistant manager said. He said he was working in December when an armed man wearing a ski mask walked into the store as it opened and demanded cash and cigarettes.
The assistant manager did not want to be identified because no arrests have been made.
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the store has added a sign at the entrance asking customers to remove face masks and hoods before entering.
“I’m just more mindful of my surroundings and who is in the store,” the assistant manager said.
Similarly, Thompson has added a sign to her Metro PCS store, handwritten on a piece of notebook paper: “Please remove all hats, hoods, masks. Wait to be buzzed in — Thanks!”
The buzzer system allows her to keep the front door locked. When customers press a button, she can open the door from behind the register.
“We are just trying to stay vigilant,” she said.
Source: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/ma...ercial-robberies-increase-20180117-story.html (http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/bs-md-ci-commercial-robberies-increase-20180117-story.html)
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This important news item for the city of Baltimore was quickly buried within hours of printing. One has to question why. Is it because the City government is embarrassed by the truth of the story?
Perhaps if the city government did not persecute the police for doing their job things might be different?
Baltimore used to be a wonderful place to visit decades ago. But after decades of Democrat rule, this is what the city has been reduced to. Congratulations Democrats, you found your black privilege.
— (https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3634903/posts)
Commercial Robberies Are Up 88 Percent (https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3634903/posts)
By Jessica Anderson
Feb. 21, 2018
While the three-year spike in violent crime in Baltimore draws most of the attention, business owners across the city have suffered a similar increase in commercial robberies. Such crime has risen 88 percent in the last five years, from 560 commercial robberies in 2013 to more than 1,000 last year.
Business owners are also complaining of threats outside their stores: drug dealing, intimidation, stabbings and shootings. They’re fighting back with security measures — guards, surveillance cameras, door buzzer systems — moving out of the city or, in some cases, shutting down altogether.
“Our members are very concerned,” said Cailey Locklair Tolle, president of the Maryland Retailers Association. “Unfortunately, a lot of our members don’t relocate. It’s a massive endeavor. A lot of times they just go out of business.”
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A Family Dollar Store on nearby Northern Parkway was robbed twice in the last two months of 2017, an assistant manager said. He said he was working in December when an armed man wearing a ski mask walked into the store as it opened and demanded cash and cigarettes.
The assistant manager did not want to be identified because no arrests have been made.
~~~
the store has added a sign at the entrance asking customers to remove face masks and hoods before entering.
“I’m just more mindful of my surroundings and who is in the store,” the assistant manager said.
Similarly, Thompson has added a sign to her Metro PCS store, handwritten on a piece of notebook paper: “Please remove all hats, hoods, masks. Wait to be buzzed in — Thanks!”
The buzzer system allows her to keep the front door locked. When customers press a button, she can open the door from behind the register.
“We are just trying to stay vigilant,” she said.
Source: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/ma...ercial-robberies-increase-20180117-story.html (http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/bs-md-ci-commercial-robberies-increase-20180117-story.html)
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This important news item for the city of Baltimore was quickly buried within hours of printing. One has to question why. Is it because the City government is embarrassed by the truth of the story?
Perhaps if the city government did not persecute the police for doing their job things might be different?
Baltimore used to be a wonderful place to visit decades ago. But after decades of Democrat rule, this is what the city has been reduced to. Congratulations Democrats, you found your black privilege.