Posted on 04/27/2015 12:28:50 PM PDT by kristinn
The University of Maryland, Baltimore and numerous downtown businesses closed early Monday, citing concerns about potentially violent activity in the area.
Lexington Market, a city courthouse and businesses including T. Rowe Price and Venable LLP said police warned them of large gatherings and protests downtown.
According to widely circulated flier, a high school "purge" was to take place at 3 p.m., starting at Mondawmin and ending downtown.
Such memes have been known to circulate regularly, but today's has led to bolstered police presence around the city.
The flier includes an image of protesters smashing the windshield of a police car this past weekend after a march spurred by the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old man who died earlier this month after being arrested by city police, turned violent and destructive.
A post on the University of Maryland Baltimore's website said that the closure was prompted by a recommendation from city police. The campus will also stop shuttle service.
(Excerpt) Read more at baltimoresun.com ...
I think it’s a macho man type of thing in their community maybe. I’m being kind ... deleted what I tried to find a way of saying.
I've never seen so many large crowds of cops standing around in formation, not doing a GD thing.
And these agencies cost the tax payers big.
I'm trying to imagine a really big widespread nation level event....Everyone would be on their own. There will be no law...Hope it never gets there.
The Baltimore police helicopter is now making an announcement: “Mondawmin Mall is closed. Remove all vehicles from the property now.
Big fire now...What’s that cooking?
They can’t do anything.......the Mayor will continue to passify the students.....to spare further rioting if they did do something.
You’ve seen it and so have I .....you go after their kids and the parents have kissy fits....only in BAltimore they’d go out and sestroy and loot if you do anything to their kids.
GOVENOR SPEAKING ON FOX NOW!
Have they started praising each other yet?
That lady flailing her arms around is an annoying distraction..
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Yes...they’re all playing their role of being significant and thanking one another.....
Speaker says...”as you see here we have the full court PRESS”.
Questions coming up...
A female national guard general just stepped up...
Oh boy...
Marland National Guard deployed up to 5000 if needed.
Will be out in massive force to patrol the streets. This is not Martial Law...we are not at that point. NAtional Guard there for “support” will take their part as the police dept. needs or directs.
7 officers injured.
Statepolice are in charge currently...National Guard will be backup...
Baltimore is way to close to Obama’s doorstep so he’s told them to get this under control no doubt.
The gov is basically saying, “Yeah we were all prepared, and we were on the case”...
Gak...
The rioters are looking to kill people tonight. Pringles and diapers and booze and drugs...
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