Posted on 02/24/24
| News Source: FOX45
Baltimore, MD - Feb. 24, 2024 - According to police audio, Baltimore Police responded to the home of Mayoral Candidate Sheila Dixon Friday night.
Dixon telling Fox45, someone broke into her detached garage and stole a bicycle and attempted to steal other items.
On Friday, Dixon attended a crime walk in the Morrell Park neighborhood, with a focus of quality-of-life crimes.
“When I come in the house or bring my car and park it in the garage, I don’t want to have to feel nervous and have to look around. I should have to coming into my neighborhood. No one should," said Dixon.
In Dixon's neighborhood, a car was stolen two weeks ago, and last month a person was carjacked at gunpoint.
“That’s why we really have to deal with the quality of life of crime. Burglaries, car thefts, car jacks, I mean people don’t feel safe and it’s very frustrating," said Dixon.
This week at City Hall, Mayor Brandon Scott praised the fact that homicides and violent shootings are down.
However, when asked by FOX45 about quality-of-life crimes, like stolen cars, the mayor placed the blame on the justice system.
The mayor claiming police are arresting the same people over and over, because they are being let go.
Sheila Dixon, however, has a different take on crime in Baltimore.
“I know that the police are focused on, you know, going after the violent offenders, and we gotta do that, but there’s a balance." said Dixon.