A late-night alarm at Curtis Bay Elementary ended on the roof, where officers say they arrested a 20-year-old carrying screwdrivers and cafeteria food, turning what started as a routine camera check into the latest criminal case in a growing list of school break-ins across Baltimore.
Suspect Found Hiding on School Roof
During a July overnight incident, school police were sent to Curtis Bay Elementary around 2:45 a.m. after a dispatcher watching surveillance cameras saw six people dressed in black enter the cafeteria and reach the roof, according to WBFF. Officers found Raymond Causion, 20, hiding on the roof. Charging documents say he was carrying four screwdrivers, snacks, frozen pizzas, gum and soft drinks. Causion told officers he took food because he was homeless, the documents state.
Curtis Bay is a traditional Baltimore City Public Schools campus serving pre-K through fifth grade, according to Baltimore City Public Schools. The district lists it as a neighborhood school, which means the overnight intrusion hit a building actively used by local families rather than a vacant property.
The alleged conduct led to charges of fourth-degree burglary of a storehouse, theft of Board of Education property valued below $100, possession of burglar's tools, and breaking a Board of Education storehouse. The charging documents describe allegations, not a finding of guilt.
Wave of Break-Ins at Baltimore Schools
The Curtis Bay case follows an overnight break-in investigation at Baltimore Design School earlier in July, where two doors were tampered with, and a November 2025 episode at Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle School, where several large rear windows were broken, WBFF reported. The outlet also reported a Friday-night break-in at Mary E. Rodman Elementary in April 2025 and a January theft of copper from Yorkwood Elementary that left the building without heat or water.
Baltimore City schools are scheduled to reopen on August 24, according to the Maryland State Department of Education. With several campuses having sustained overnight damage or theft, security repairs and police follow-up are now part of the less-visible work happening before students return.
