UPDATE (March 19, 3:38 p.m.)—A robbery in the White Marsh Mall parking lot on Saturday and on Friday led to several arrests, police said.
Mall management called the incidents "rare and isolated," and emphasized the mall's public safety program.
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At about 10 p.m. on March 17, a 12-year-old boy and a 13-year-old boy, both from Middle River, were robbed and assaulted in the mall parking lot along the 8200 block of Perry Hall Boulevard, according to a police report.
A group of male teens approached the boys, punched one of them, and stole an iPod and cell phone from them, the police report showed.
Based on witness accounts and video surveillance footage, police arrested and charged a male 14-year-old Parkville resident at the 7-Eleven, adjacent to the mall, shortly after the robbery. Police later arrested and charged a male 16-year-old and a male 14-year-old near their Parkville homes, according to the police report.
Officers also arrested Windsor Thaddeus Jones, 18, of the 8700 block of Melissa Lilian Court in Perry Hall and charged him with robbery, second-degree assault and theft less than $1,000, court records showed. Similar charges were brought against each of the juveniles involved in the incident, police said.
Officers responded to the mall the previous night, as well.
Shortly after 9:15 p.m. on March 16, several police officers and a helicopter unit responded to a of the mall, .
A male 15-year-old Middle River resident began cursing at a police officer after he was asked to leave the mall. The boy pushed and struck the officer and was arrested, according to of the .
A "hostile crowd" of between 50 and 100 people gathered around the officer, Balog said.
David Reed, 33, of the unit block of Lawrence Road in Dundalk was arrested after intervening in the melee. He was charged with resisting and interfering with an arrest and disorderly conduct, court records showed.
The 15-year-old suspect was charged with assault, disorderly conduct and was released to his mother, police said.
Regarding the recent mall incidents, Balog said officers are "working with security to ensure adequate presence inside and outside the mall."
Lisa Bisenius, White Marsh Mall general manager, released the following statement to Patch on Monday afternoon:
The safety and well-being of our shoppers are our top priorities every day, not just when incidents occur. We have a customized public safety program made up of various measures that include a trained public safety team in addition to several off-duty policemen. We do not discuss the other measures because doing so would compromise our efforts. We also have a code of conduct that we expect everyone to abide by when they come to White Marsh Mall. Our code of conduct ensures every shopper has an enjoyable shopping experience.
Because of our commitment to the safety and well-being of our shoppers, the incidents that occurred over the weekend were rare and isolated ones that were quickly handled by our security team and police officers.
Are you comfortable shopping at White Marsh Mall on nights and weekends? Tell us why or why not in the comments.
Our society is simply softer and less responsible then ever before, and it shows in the development (cumulative speaking) of our children. It sucks, but you can't fix other people's kids. Only make sure your own don't continue the trend. If enough local parents don't suck at aspects of parenting, maybe in 10-15 years this trend will slow down to pre-today levels.
Keep voting for the Dem's you liberals..... it will never get better. Only worse! I'd rather see the rich get richer than the piece's of ^&$# who are ruining society get their handouts any day. Either way the middle class gets screwed. So do thr right thing. Clean up this state, Perry Hall was so awesome 20 years ago when I moved here. Now I can barely stomach what it's become.
i would rather eat my own hand then just assault someone
AND to the people that are scared, get out of your bubble that yu obviously live in! YOUR in Baltimore and its 2013. Your generation is over, get out of the past. Don't show these clowns fear. I could go on and on, but I rest my case for now.
Unfortunately, racism is alive and well - but it honestly goes in all directions, not just 'one'. It gets propagated by both young and old, black, white, hispanic, mixed, etc. Why? Because it's easy, it's lazy. Best thing you can do is don't contribute to it. Stand above it, even when you see others sink to those depths.
Just stop it. Her message is good, if not a bit blunt. If you're willing to listen to it.
I did set the record straight on one subject and after the finger pointing at the police how many comments were made. Now that contains some crumdugeoning. My apologies to the young lady. They do have county police at the mall. http://dundalk.patch.com/blog_posts/north-point-officers-exonerated-in-shooting-death-of-joshua-lopez
The fact that we live near Baltimore in 2013 does not justify animalistic behavior at the mall or anywhere else. There are no racists behind every rock either. The comments made here only reflect the anecdotal experiences of the posters. No one here is singling out any particular race or ethnic group. We expect all persons to behave properly in public places. Now you may believe that posters here who are mentioning the city and hip-hop music are racially stereotyping. But people are just calling it as they see it from their own experiences. If you have some statistical data that would refute these anecdotes then I would love to see it.
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___________________________________________________ sean 5:51 pm on Tuesday, September 25, 2012 Buzz Beeler you are nothing more then a lethargic devil you know nothing about josh you know nothing about the situation it what actually happened all you know is what this false propoganda ...[sic] _______________________________________________________ What am I now. I hear no outrage from those who vilified the police and yet no comments. What does that say? Hang first before the evidence is in? And Steve you want justice. Your version of justice is Steve's world. Frank I think the unemployment figures are higher than you thought. They were announced tonight. Reality sometimes gets in the way fantasy.
What is interesting is that those who hide in the shadows and are gutless and afraid have the nerve to tell me to shut up and yet they have nothing to offer but their unfettered wisdom. You want respect but fail to do the nothing to earn it but run your mouth and say" LOL" like I can hear you. How can I prove anything to nothing. The truth is not character assassination and speaking of that you follow your buddies Steve and Frank. They accuse me of crimes, libel me and yet you accuse me of character assassination. I defend myself against tings like you and I am not responsible that you have nothing to offer otherwise you would state same and be proud of what you do. I asked jag what kind of work he did because he accused me of "sucking" off the public after working as a police officer for 39 years and just like you, Steve and Frank I will get no answer. You don't make sense. On the one hand you accuse me of not putting up and when I do you tell me to shut up. When you grow up and become whatever a djp is that get back to me otherwise I know I'm at least more of person with character than you because I'm real.
LOL You never worked a day in your life!
I see now jag has joined your group. Another no name who claims to have the answers when he fails to comprehend what he reads. The only reason as I see it is your group is afraid to step up and that speaks volumes of your character. It also tells me you have not accomplised much in life otherwise you would not be afraid to talk about it since you put your two cents into everything else. I still wonder why your are not at work?
"Lord Steve" I kinda like it! DJP has you nailed to a tee Beeker.
And you wonder why this country is dying. Cat got your tongue or your boss standing over your shoulder. I'm sure your job is a "lumpenproletariat" one. Who or what is a DJP? Just another meaningless nothing. I'll change my life right away based on a nothing's remarks. Gutless!
It's always the police at fault not the kids. The cops have a saying that goes something like - what, not my child; my child would never do that! Go up to the mall on a Friday night and just sit there and watch. The truth often hurts. You will get an eye full.