Christmas Parade prevails despite BPD officer shortage

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — As 2023 is still only in the first month, the year has already claimed the lives of three Baltimore teens, under the age of 17. On New Year's, a 17-year-old girl was killed, only three days later a 16-year-old lost their life, and on Wednesday a 15-year-old was fatally shot in west Baltimore.

Baltimore (WBFF-TV) — Baltimore city isn't the only place seeing an uptick in juvenile crime. Some surrounding Maryland counties are too, leaving some residents concerned and frustrated over the troubling trend. In Anne Arundel County, a 16-year-old boy was gunned down while standing on the back porch of his...

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Baltimore Police officials tell FOX45 News the department is currently down 455 sworn officers. In 2022, the department hired 103 new officers, however, 277 sworn officers left the department. In the Western District, so far in January, Baltimore police have responded to over 5800 calls. FOX45...

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — In Baltimore City, 21 people have been killed so far this year. On Wednesday, a 15-year-old Forest Park High School student was shot and killed just blocks from the school. On the scene, Mayor Brandon Scott condemned the crime and placed blame on gun manufacturers. “We...

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Baltimore Police release new images in the search for the people accused of killing one teenager and injuring four others at Edmondson Village Shopping Center earlier this month. On January 4, 16-year-old Deonta Dorsey was killed in the 4400 block of Edmondson Avenue when two people...

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — The Baltimore City Police Department (BCPD) said an alarming amount of Baltimore youth are getting their hands on guns. At a public meeting concerning juvenile justice in the city, the department revealed about 40% of the ghost guns being pulled off the streets are found on those under the age of 21. Meaning, many of those caught illegally carrying are too young to buy a gun in the first place.

WBFF (BALTIMORE, MD) — It's just days before Christmas in east Baltimore. Police say a man, who they identified as Darryl Crawford, 27, walks into a Walgreens Pharmacy near Johns Hopkins Hospital. “People inside the store recognized him as a known shoplifter,” said Mat Silverman, Deputy Chief with the...

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — An investigation is underway after a man smashed the front glass door at City Hall on Wednesday, according to the Baltimore Police Department. Police said the man possibly armed with a hammer broke the door around 9:30 a.m. The man fled on foot from City Hall,...

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — At a quarterly hearing on Thursday, the federal judge overseeing Baltimore's consent decree took aim at the continued officer shortage at the city's police department. "Insufficient staffing is the largest single barrier standing between the police department and this court's finding," said Judge James Bredar. In...

GLEN BURNIE, Md. (WBFF) — A man attempted to shoplift from a store in Glen Burnie, then assaulted an employee before fleeing on foot on Wednesday, according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department. Police said the shoplifting and assault happened around 5 p.m. at Roses, located at 7387...

HANOVER, Md. (WBFF) — A man was shot and killed on Wednesday night at a shopping center in Anne Arundel County, according to police. Police say that officers were called to the Ridgeview Plaza Shopping Center in the 2600 block of Annapolis Road in Hanover at about 9 p.m. on January 25.

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — A 49-year-old man has been arrested in connection to a northeast Baltimore shooting that happened Nov. 29, according to the Baltimore Police Department. Police said the shooting happened around 11:15 p.m. in the 4000 block of Saint Clair Crossing. When officers arrived to the scene, police...

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Baltimore City Police have identified that 18-year-old man who was shot in east Baltimore earlier this week. Police say Marquis Stuckey was shot in the 1700 block of Lamont Avenue just after 6:15 p.m. on January 24. Officers were initially called to that location because of...

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Baltimore City Police have identified two homicide victims killed earlier this week,. Dante Stansbury was killed on January 23, 2023, in the 3200 block of Noble Street. Ivean Earle Williams Jr. was killed on January 23, 2023, in the 800 block of Gretna Court. Police also...

GAITHERSBURG, Md. (7News) — Montgomery County police arrested and charged a man after a bank robbery Tuesday at the Bank of America in Gaithersburg, according to a release. The bank is located in the 400 block of North Frederick Avenue. Police obtained an arrest warrant for 37-year-old Jason Rollins,...

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Four men and one woman were injured in separate shootings across Baltimore on Tuesday night, according to Baltimore City Police Department:. At about 6:21 p.m., officers responded to the 1700 block of Lamont Avenue for a shot spotter alert. Upon arrival, officers located an unidentified male...

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Outgoing Department of Public Works Director Jason Mitchell said the job “began to compromise who” he was “as a man and as a professional" in a meeting after he submitted his resignation, according to an audio recording obtained exclusively by FOX45 News. From...

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Annapolis Police are investigating a fatal crash that killed a 74-year-old bicyclist. Officers responded to the scene near Hilltop Lane and Merryman Road Tuesday just after 10 p.m., according to police. Once on scene, officers found the victim, identified as Zarko Peruza, with fatal injuries. He...

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — It’s the call no loved one wants to receive, but for the family of 15-year-old La’Ron Henderson, it’s the call that never came. "Nobody could tell us where the child is," said La’Ron’s aunt, Shanea Jones. "Someone’s child was shot, that’s...

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — A fire in southwest Baltimore this morning left three people injured, and 10 puppies and their mother died in the fire. Two of the people jumped from the back of the building, according to Capt. Hoerl, the acting battalion chief. The fire broke out in the...