Possible package theft near Roland Avenue, Baltimore MD
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As discussed during the dispatch call, officers discussed a possible package theft near Roland Avenue and West Cold Spring Lane. The caller, who was away from home, stated that several packages had been taken from his porch and provided a description of an elderly male carrying an Aldi’s bag or a backpack filled with packages. Officers in the area were asked to look for someone matching that description. It was unclear whether a formal theft report would be filed.
Audio|Heard on: Baltimore City Police Northern District
Listen to dispatch call
02:28
Transcript:
00:00
He called complaining that he had some packages stolen off his porch.
00:06
He's out of town, but I got a callback (number withheld).
00:11
Let me know when you're ready.
00:12
Already spoke to him on the phone.
00:14
He wanted to put out a description of the person stealing the packages, but he didn't necessarily want to report it stolen.
00:25
So what you want to do with this call?
00:28
Yeah, ten four.
00:29
In that area, if anybody's around that area, just look for a number one or number two male.
00:35
He's elderly.
00:36
He's got an Aldi's bag.
00:38
I believe he might have a green or red coat on.
00:43
And I'm not sure his direction of travel from the location.
00:46
Believe it was Roland Avenue.
00:53
If you need a code for that, go ahead and put a David Noll on that.
00:57
But if any officers are in that area, if you look for a guy with a bag out of a bunch of packages in it.
01:04
Copy.
01:06
Excuse me, I have one number of people aware of trying to get Cold Spring and Roland with the green long jacket.
01:14
He has a backpack.
01:17
Yeah, he should have like a blue Aldi's bag with him.
01:20
It should be full of packages.
01:25
I don't see the back of it either, but he has a backpack on.
01:34
Yeah, and his description out of the gentleman who called said that he put the packages in that bag specifically.
01:44
Two, this is one of the homeless guys at a corner.
01:48
It's a number two male,
01:49
a gray hoodie, green jacket,
01:52
blue jeans, and I have a backpack, black backpack.
01:57
But I don't know if it has anything or not.
02:01
Yeah, ten four.
02:02
He didn't say a backpack in the description.
02:04
He just said there was a blue Aldi's bag.
02:08
Ten four, everyone blew all these bags.
02:15
Black backpack, multiple symbols on it—like a peace symbol and stuff like that.
02:25
Yeah, I didn't get that far of a description from him.
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Location mentioned:
Roland Ave & W Cold Spring Ln, Baltimore, MD 21210
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