Robberies Up from Last Year, Down in Long-Term
While robberies are up from last year’s number, this year is still under long-term averages.
While there has been an uptick in robberies in 2012 compared to 2011 in the police precinct for Owings Mills and Reisterstown, the number is below the five-year average, according to Baltimore County Police. Police in the Franklin Precinct, which covers Reisterstown and Owings Mills, experienced two recent commercial armed robbery trends, the first such trends in two years. As of Nov. 1, there were 38 robberies year-to-date in the Franklin Precinct. That number includes commercial robberies as well as street robberies. For the years 2007 to 2011, the average number of robberies as of Nov. 1 was 47, said Capt. Matthew McElwee, commander of the Franklin Precinct. This year’s robbery number is also below the yearly figures for 2007, 2008 and …
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Paul Amirault
9:03 am on Monday, January 16, 2012
Lewis, what has that got to do with this topic. Section 8 people murder those who know each other more than non Secton 8! Psycho talk! Murder rate in Baltimore County is pretty flat. Have gun, will shoot. more ›