There was a report of a robbery at the Perry Hall High School basketball courts on Tuesday afternoon around 3:45. According to Baltimore County Police, two juvenile victims were approached by two unknown suspects while playing basketball at Perry Hall High School.
One of the suspects pushed one of the victims and took his cell phone. Implying a gun, the other suspect demanded the other victim’s watch. Both suspects then fled on foot.
Councilman David Marks release a social media statement about the attack.
“I try very hard to be careful in what I post, but this angers and scares me. It is time to stop citing statistics that gloss over the very real and perceived increase in crime – and it’s time to budget for more police officers. Enough is enough,” Marks said in a statement.
Marks later explained that he had spoken with Baltimore County Executive John Olszewski Jr. about the need for more police.
Part of the challenge, as [Olszewski] reminded me, is recruiting to fill the 40 funded vacancies already in the budget. The Executive included in the current budget pay raises that should help,” Marks added