Baltimore Police are asking the public to help identify individuals connected to a residential burglary that happened before sunrise on the 800 block of Gorsuch Avenue in North Baltimore. Investigators say the break-in occurred at approximately 6:14 a.m. on July 22, and detectives still have not named or located those responsible.
The Northern District's request for help, shared with a photo of the unidentified individuals, was posted by Baltimore Police on X. Detectives labeled the case Identity Sought and are working it under case number 260707340, which police records list as an Other Felony Not Listed with no firearm involved and not classified as a cold case. The 800 block of Gorsuch Avenue sits in the Better Waverly neighborhood, a historic pocket of North Baltimore rowhouses and townhomes east of Greenmount Avenue near Johns Hopkins University's Homewood campus, according to Zillow.
Identity Sought
— Baltimore Police (@BaltimorePolice) August 19, 2026
Northern District detectives need your help in identifying these individuals. pic.twitter.com/tfnnEzB44N
How Tipsters Can Collect a Reward
Anyone with information is being urged to contact Metro Crime Stoppers, which offers anonymous tipsters a maximum cash reward of up to $2,000 if their tip leads to felony charges and an arrest, per the post from Baltimore Police. Tips can be submitted through the P3 Tips mobile app, online at metrocrimestoppers.org, or by calling the 24-hour line at 1-866-756-2587, though every tip must carry a Metro Crime Stoppers tip ID number to qualify for payment. Metro Crime Stoppers of Maryland operates independently of police as a non-profit and assigns those coded ID numbers specifically so tipster identities stay protected, according to the Baltimore County Government.
The case falls under the Baltimore Police Department's Northern District, which is headquartered at 2201 W. Cold Spring Lane under District Commander Major Keira Saunders and covers a wide swath of residential communities across North Baltimore, per the department's own district listing. Residents with ongoing concerns about property crime in the area can raise them directly with command staff at the district's Commander's Crime and Community Meetings, held on the second Wednesday of each month at the Cold Spring Lane station and streamed virtually via Zoom.
What Charges Could Look Like
Maryland law gives prosecutors discretion over how a case like this could ultimately be charged, depending on what evidence detectives develop about intent. Under Section 6-202 of the Maryland Criminal Law Code, breaking into a residential dwelling with intent to commit theft or a violent crime is classified as first-degree burglary, a felony carrying up to 20 years in state prison, according to Price Benowitz LLP. A lesser charge is also possible: Section 6-205 covers breaking and entering a dwelling without permission or possessing burglar's tools, which can be charged as fourth-degree burglary, a misdemeanor punishable by up to three years, the lowest degree of burglary under state law, according to the Law Office of Raymond F. Anthracite.
No suspects have been named, and it remains unclear what, if anything, was taken from the Gorsuch Avenue home. The case is not being treated as a cold case, and detectives have not indicated whether a weapon was involved, with the incident report specifically noting no firearm was present.
Property Crime Amid a Broader Citywide Decline
The Better Waverly burglary comes as Baltimore Police reported an overall drop in major crime citywide. In its 2025 year-end crime report released in January, the department reported a 10% overall decrease in NIBRS Group A offenses compared to 2024, including significant reductions in homicides and carjackings. Even so, property crimes such as residential break-ins have remained a recurring operational priority for the department even as violent crime categories have trended downward.
City leaders have also moved to expand crime-prevention efforts into North Baltimore more broadly. In April, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and Police Commissioner Richard Worley announced the expansion of the city's Group Violence Reduction Strategy into the Northern District, an initiative that uses community mediators to try to de-escalate conflicts before they turn into crimes. Neighborhoods across the district also take part in annual National Night Out events each August, organizing light-ups and community gatherings with officers as part of the nationwide community-policing campaign.
For now, the case remains open, and detectives are relying on the public to help put names to the faces in the photo they released. Anyone with information is asked to route it through Metro Crime Stoppers rather than contacting police directly, since only tips submitted with a Metro Crime Stoppers ID number are eligible for the cash reward.
