Thursday, May 21, 2015

Denies Cops Are "Holding Back"--Yes They Are!

Baltimore Police Commissioner Discusses Violence Spike In City 

By CBS Baltimore, May 21, 2015

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — In the midst of crime scenes, police say it’s harder to do their jobs. Wednesday, the city’s frustrated top cop says officers are being confronted by large groups and cell phone cameras in the wake of the Freddie Gray case.

Christie Ileto has more.

Recorded mayhem at Penn and North exactly one week after riots ripped Baltimore apart. Residents were convinced a cop shot an unarmed man, prompting many to pull out their phones.

It’s scenes like this the city’s top cop says cripples officers from doing their jobs.

“It makes it very difficult for us to follow up on violence that takes place there. When you have 50 or 60 people there, it makes it difficult to get eyewitnesses,” said Police Commissioner Anthony Batts. “It makes it difficult to get information that’s out there.”

Residents are quick to document after Freddie Gray’s April arrest, highlighting chronic distrust of police.


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