Posted on 08/14/25
| News Source: WBAL
Baltimore, MD - Aug. 14, 2025 - Someone is targeting and breaking into Mount Washington homes, with six burglaries in the last two weeks, officials said.
“It’s an unfortunate set of circumstances where someone felt like they needed to do this,” one Mount Washington resident said.
A Metro Crime Stoppers poster shows a suspect, along with a $2,000 reward for information.
Surveillance video obtained by 11 News shows the alleged person driving past homes multiple times before ringing the doorbell. In some cases, windows and doors have then been broken into. The person has stolen valuable items, officials said.
Baltimore City Councilman Isaac “Yitzy” Schleifer wants to see facial recognition technology used to determine who the suspect is.
“We want to get the suspect apprehended. That would’ve happened already if we were able to utilize all the tools in the toolkit, because we do have clear pictures of the suspect,” Schleifer said.
Due to Maryland’s current law, police are unable to use the technology at this point in the case. Passed in 2024, the law limits the use to certain crimes, including those that are violent.
“That list does include crimes of violence, which in and of itself includes 26 crimes — one of which is first-degree burglary,” said Baltimore County Sen. Charles Sydnor III, D-District 44, said.
Sydnor, who worked on the law, said restrictions are in place to protect people from misuse and discrimination.
“We’ve put some parameters around how it can be used to ensure that people still feel comfortable and not surveilled when they’re exercising their First Amendment right,” Sydnor said.
Schleifer said police have been tracking the suspect for break-ins across the city for months. Authorities are increasing their presence in the Mount Washington neighborhood.
Police are asking anyone with information to call them.