WTF Baltimore

Micro history project collecting classic Baltimore WTF! 3x a week posts planned.

[Maddi O'Neill @MaddiONeill]

In the year 2026, the only way you can pay a public records fee to the Baltimore Police Department is by *mailing a check*

[Baltimore Crime Museum @museum_crime]

The Baltimore Crime Museum asked our uncaptured J6er what they thought about Trump's slush fund.

Answer:

Absolute nonsense. Why are they rewarding these people for getting caught? Shouldn't I get money for successfully avoiding detection? Why reward failure and incompetence?

[Baltimore Crime Museum @museum_crime]

This conspiracy theory is making the rounds.

It is important to realize that @LilahGenX is unable to name who cooks the books.

B) Explain why the murder and carjacking rates are down. Trivial crimes might not get reported, but murders and carjackings always get reported.

[WTF Baltimore @BaltimoreWtf]

This is a great meme

[Baltimore Crime Museum @museum_crime]

Yesterday was the fourth anniversary of this crime. Baltimore has really improved since that time.

[WBAL-TV 11 Baltimore @wbaltv11]

HAPPY RETIREMENT! 92-year-old Sid Grossman, nicknamed "City Hall Sid," retired Friday after decades of working as a greeter at Baltimore City Hall; https://t.co/yziQqlmu1G

[Justin Fenton @justin_fenton]

I’ve seen Baltimore experience four homicides in a day - even the span of a few hours - countless times. April just saw 4 homicides for the entire month, a single-month, all-time low for the records we have going back to 1970. @alex_mann10 reports https://t.co/UxzAYdVJn6

[WTF Baltimore @BaltimoreWtf]

Helen Keller believed Baltimore smelled nice.

[Hero of Capitalist Labor @History_Stud]

Helen Keller was a Communist

[WTF Baltimore @BaltimoreWtf]

First bloodshed of the American Civil War.

[Baltimore Crime Museum @museum_crime]

Good Morning Patrons!

Did you know that Mayor George Brown was accused of shooting a rioter during the Pratt St. Riot on April 19, 1861?

Browne denied the allegation, explaining that the rumor likely arose after a child brought him a still-smoking musket, which he then secured.

[Justin Fenton @justin_fenton]

Federal prosecutors are seeking 2 yrs in prison for former Dunbar championship football coach Lawrence Smith, who pleaded guilty to stealing overtime as a city schools police officer. Defense wants probation; letters of support from Jack Young, Cory McCray & Dunbar's principal..

[Baltimore Crime Museum @museum_crime]

Eighty-eight years ago today, some of the oldest surviving graffiti in Baltimore was penciled near the top of the Phoenix Shot Tower by George Leatherbury.

Who George Leatherbury was and why he climbed the Shot Tower are still mysteries.

[WTF Baltimore @BaltimoreWtf]

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

[The Baltimore Sun @baltimoresun]

A growing dispute is unfolding in Baltimore over a list of police officers with credibility issues.

Public defenders say prosecutors aren’t being transparent enough about the “Do Not Call” list, raising concerns about how evidence is shared in criminal cases. Read more: https://t.co/d61MPevvcY

📸: Kenneth K. Lam, @baltimoresun

[Baltimore Crime Museum @museum_crime]

Happy Opening Day to all!
Here is a fun, baseball true-crime story.

On Home Opener Day in 1986, the Baltimore Orioles were playing the Toronto Blue Jays at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto. The game was wild and chaotic—not because of the play on the field, but despite it.

[Baltimore Crime Museum @museum_crime]

Did You Know?: During the Jim Crow Era, newspapers made a point of highlighting when Black people committed crimes!

See below:

[Baltimore Crime Museum @museum_crime]

Marty Bass was acquitted of those charges in January 1986.

[Lisa Snowden @LisaESnowden]

Over the weekend, we lost @LoganHullinger https://t.co/Y1Y7RKSr8D

[Ziggy_Sobotka @Ziggys_Duck]

The Wire ended 18 yrs ago today. It’s been taught in Ivy League schools, law schools & film schools. David Simon was interviewed by a sitting president about its lasting impact. Cited in a State Supreme Court ruling. Often hailed by critics as the best ever. Never won an Emmy.

[Baltimore Brew @BaltimoreBrew]

Remembering Baltimore Mayor McKeldin, an extinct species: the moderate-to-liberal Republican. https://t.co/7yuc7ttGWA Researching his latest play took @DanRodricks back to the days of a different GOP.

[Baltimore Crime Museum @museum_crime]

On March 1, 2017, the lawlessness of the Gun Trace Task Force came to an end. Seven members—Daniel Hersl, Evodio Hendrix, Jemell Rayam, Marcus Taylor, Maurice Ward, Momodu Gondo, and Wayne Jenkins—were lured to Internal Affairs on Kirk Ave and arrested by the FBI.