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Cunninghams_right t1_j9biq2w wrote

Reply to comment by Avocadofarmer32 in Gun pulled on me during road rage incident. by Avocadofarmer32

remember when candidate-Scott promised more license plate scanners so that we could catch carjackers, shooters, etc.? pepperidge farm remembers....

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bmore t1_j9bklos wrote

They did equip far more city vehicles with them. Getting BPD to do anything with that information is another matter.

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Killbot_Wants_Hug t1_j9rli41 wrote

Yeah, I think a lot of Baltimore's crime problem come from lack of police enforcement.

A guy I knew had his OneWheel taken at gun point. He contacted the police but they basically did nothing. One of the girls in our group did a bunch of research, finds the guy selling it on Facebook market place, gets his name and his address, finds the crime camera that would have video of it. They get the footage from the police with this info, it's apparently all recorded.

The guy has warrants for shooting someone. So now they have video taped evidence, a witness, they already knew his address, they even have contact information and a reason to get him to meet up.

They never arrest him.

When my motorcycle was stolen the cop didn't file the police report for like 3 months (which delays insurance payout), and even when he did he never had the vin added to the stolen vehicle registry. So even if someone got caught with the bike they wouldn't know it was stolen.

Police in Baltimore don't do their jobs. And these aren't even the only stories I know about of Baltimore cops just not doing what they're supposed to.

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Cunninghams_right t1_j9h29b2 wrote

how many city vehicles? which city vehicles? are the city vehicles patrolling a set pattern? putting them on city vehicles is great for finding abandoned stolen vehicles, but you need a defined pattern in order to catch someone like shown above.

but I agree that is only one piece of the puzzle, you also have to get the police to take action.

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