Baltimore streets shut down by drivers doing dangerous stunts as crime soars

Drivers shut down streets in Baltimore, Maryland by doing harmful stunts in the course of visitors Friday night time.

Footage exhibits a crowd of individuals surrounding a automobile in the course of an intersection because it drives erratically, and automobiles could be seen stacked bumper-to-bumper in a standstill on either side of the intersection.

The Baltimore Metropolis chapter of the Fraternal order of Police (FOP) said that officers arrived on the scene to discover a metropolis medical automobile blaring its lights and sirens caught within the visitors.

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“Mayor [Brandon] Scott and [Police Commissioner Michael] Harrison’s method to legal conduct has led to lawlessness,” the union chapter tweeted Saturday. The great residents of Baltimore don’t need what occurred subsequent to Little Italy final night time (see video) and elsewhere each night time!”

The incident comes as Baltimore faces a basic surge in crime, together with violent crime. Homicides are up 11% and non-fatal shootings are up 30% in comparison with 2021, in response to the Baltimore Solar.

Baltimore has suffered 81 reported homicides up to now in 2022, a rise in comparison with the identical level in 2021. Baltimore has surpassed 300 homicides for six years in a row, and is on monitor to take action once more.