From BPD Media Relations:
The year-to-date homicide and non-fatal shooting numbers are:
Homicides
2025-54
2026-40
Non-Fatal Shootings
2025-123
2026-121
After spending his entire senior year apart from his sister while she served overseas in the military, Kalen Barksdale received the surprise of a lifetime at his graduation. Moments like these remind us that family love can make even the biggest milestones MORE meaningful! ❤️
A MTA light rail fight leaves rider’s son in her lap as chaos erupts on train. Khiree Stewart has more about the incident in an interview with a witness as well as the response from the MTA. https://t.co/VDTAceObJp
"Thanks to their quick thinking, teamwork and concern for safety, the family was successfully guided away from traffic and out of harm's way." - @AberdeenPDMD https://t.co/KZnKp6uAj8
Baltimore police release video in an attempt to identify people in connection with Wednesday's shooting that injured an 11-year-old boy and a man: https://t.co/NJz2M5s290
In 2016, Marc Carter from Devon, England, made a heartfelt plea for help when his autistic son Ben's favorite blue Tommee Tippee cup began falling apart.
Ben had been drinking exclusively from that same cup since he was around 2 years old.
Because of his strong attachment to it, switching to another cup was extremely difficult and had previously caused serious distress and dehydration concerns.
Marc shared Ben's story online, hoping to find replacement cups. What happened next was extraordinary.
The appeal went viral under the hashtag CupForBen, and people from around the world searched their homes, attics, and cupboards for matching cups.
Dozens were sent to the Carter family by strangers who wanted to help.
Then the original manufacturer, Tommee Tippee, stepped in. Although the cup had been out of production for years, the company searched through its archives, located the original mold, and arranged a special production run of 500 new cups just for Ben.
Inner Harbor wine village, literally a repurposing of the German Christmas Village, packed, showing once again people want to be at the harbor, just not an indoor dead mall. Should find a way to keep this or something like it going (it ends after May)
BPD is increasing its dirt bike enforcement efforts across the city.
Residents can report locations and other info that may lead to the recovery of vehicles by emailing [email protected] or calling the Dirt Bike Tip Line at 443-902-4474.
If you observe dirt bikes or other off-road vehicles being actively operated on city streets or being fueled at gas stations, please continue to call 911.
Commissioner Worley and PIO are on scene of a double shooting at the intersection of Pennsylvania Ave. & Dolphin St. Multiple streets in the area are closed, and buses have been rerouted.
The media staging area will be located at the intersection of Dolphin St. & Argyle Ave.
Southern District officers conducted a coordinated enforcement operation in the 4000 block of Fort Armistead Rd. in response to ongoing illegal car meetup complaints from residents.
As a result:
• 56 vehicles stopped
• 3 drivers cited to appear in court
• 3 vehicles towed
• 1 stolen vehicle recovered from Baltimore County
The driver of the stolen vehicle fled on foot and remains outstanding.
BPD remains committed to addressing illegal and disruptive car meetups that threaten public safety and impact neighborhood quality of life.