Councilman David Marks announced that he is hosting a Citizens on Patrol (COP) Town Hall meeting to help create a eastern Perry Hall Citizens on Patrol. This meeting will take place this Thursday, Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. at Rosedale Federal Savings and Loan, 9616 Belair Road.
Many Perry Hall residents have complained about an increase in crime and Marks said it is best for the community to become proactive.
“While I don’t want to bash the City of Baltimore, I will state the obvious: the city’s failure to reduce its crime has had a profound impact on other jurisdictions. We live in a mobile society. Baltimore County must step up its support for regional crime-fighting, increase the number of active officers and support initiatives like neighborhood watch programs,” Mark said in a social media statement.
This is the third public safety Town Hall meeting in Perry Hall that Marks has hosted in the past three years. A meeting was held in November 2017 at the Perry Hall Library and another meeting was held at the St. Michael Lutheran Church in January to start the creation of the Seven Courts COP. Marks said he wants to use this meeting as a chance to start a COP in the eastern Perry Hall/Honeygo area.
“As a result of our Public Safety Town Hall in January, our office worked with local volunteers to create the Seven Courts -Citizens on Patrol in western Perry Hall,” Marks added about the meeting.
“That group is thriving, assisting the police in one of our most populated areas. Now, we would like to focus on Perry Hall east of Belair Road, including Honeygo. We will continue to support our COP units already doing great work in other parts the district.”
