Baltimore Police are asking the public to help identify a person photographed in connection with two commercial burglaries that struck businesses on N. Calvert Street and N. Charles Street in the early morning hours of October 24. Investigators say whoever is pictured in the two released images smashed through both storefronts with a large rock before making off with property from inside.
Eastern District detectives released the photos Friday, saying they are seeking the identity of the individual shown in them, according to Baltimore Police
. The burglaries happened at 2406 N. Calvert Street and 1801 N. Charles Street, both in the early morning hours of October 24, department officials said. In each case, the suspect broke the front windows with a large rock, entered the business, and stole property, police said.
Anyone who recognizes the person in the photos is asked to call detectives at 410-396-2433. Police noted that the account used to post the appeal is not monitored around the clock, and that anyone needing to report a crime in progress should instead call 911.
Part of a Busier Pattern of Break-Ins Citywide
The Calvert and Charles street burglaries land amid a string of similar break-ins reported across Baltimore in recent weeks, though police have not tied the cases together. On October 28, officers investigated five early-morning business burglaries that happened within a three-hour window, according to a report from foxbaltimore.com. Detectives in that case were looking into whether the burglaries were connected given their similar timing, locations and methods, the station reported.
In two of those October 28 incidents, at PaperMoon Diner and 29th Street Tavern, police said broken glass was involved but no property was reported stolen from either business. At three businesses in the 2000 block of West Maryland Avenue, the outlet reported, a burglar took a cash register and a coin-operated machine.
Other Open Cases Across the City
Baltimore Police have also sought public help identifying a separate person wanted in a commercial burglary in the city’s Southern District, with that investigation directing tipsters to call detectives at 410-396-2499 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7Lockup, per the same station’s reporting.
Further west, police said a series of three burglaries struck the city’s Western District between Aug. 8 and Aug. 11, according to shorenewsnetwork.com. Investigators linked a suspect captured in surveillance images to break-ins in the 2300 and 2400 blocks of Eutaw Place and the 2400 block of Madison Avenue, the outlet reported, and Western District detectives likewise asked the public for help identifying that person.
None of those earlier cases have been connected to the October 24 burglaries on N. Calvert and N. Charles streets, and no arrests have been announced in the Eastern District investigation. For now, detectives are relying on the two released photos and the public’s help to put a name to the person they believe is responsible.
