Several BaltimoreBusinesses, Orgs Close In Prep for Protests

[teflepi]

UPDATE: There is heavy police activity in Mondawmin Mall. Police tweeted, "There is a group of juveniles in the area of Mondawmin Mall. Expect traffic delays in the area."



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Concerns over protests have prompted several businesses in downtown Baltimore, such as T. Rowe Price, to close early Monday afternoon.



University of Maryland Baltimore Campus has announced it will be closing at 2 p.m.



"Due to reports from the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) concerning scheduled activities today beginning at 3 p.m., UMB will close today at 2 p.m. at the recommendation of the BPD," the university posted on its website. "These activities may be potentially violent and UMB could be in the path of any violence. The safety of our students and employees is of paramount importance please vacate the campus as soon as possible."



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T. Rowe Price also told its employees to vacate the office at 2 p.m.



Lexington Market will close at 3 p.m.



Mondawmin Mall Maryland in 2401 Liberty Heights Ave. has also closed.



BB&T Bank branches in downtown Baltimore have also decided to close early.

www.wbal.com/article/114789/40/several-downtown-businesses-organizations-close-in-preparation-for-protests

[ECB]

Yup. I work for UMB. Luckily was WFH today, though. Glad to not have to go into the city.

[wawa]

My MIL works in one of the big buildings downtown and just got evacuated. I had to step away from my local board because I can feel that somebody is about to piss me the fuck off and I'm actually on a conference call.

[One Girl In All The World]

And then there's my company....crickets. Glad I WFH today.

[wawa]

shit is apparently going down. I'm seeing people talking about kids throwing bricks at cops.

[wawa]

Baltimore police twitter says officers have been injured.

[ECB]

I'm watching the news. I saw someone throw something at the cops. Cops are spraying pepper spray.

[aussiecrush]

Watching live stream. Orders to disperse but no transit available to get home. Watched a police officer throw a brick back at the students.

[orangeblossom]

This is not good at all. Worried for the city.

[matildasun]

Apr 27, 2015 15:19:35 GMT -5 orangeblossom said:

This is not good at all. Worried for the city.

Me too.

[teflepi]

I am so worried for people down there.

[Vespasia]

I'm still not home and hate being so lost.
Thankfully, I'm not worried about getting back to my house, I don't have to go through downtown.

MH is a courier downtown but he didn't go to work today. He is however in Fells I think.

[One Girl In All The World]

Apparently 7 officers injured, one unresponsive. :/

[rubytue]

They just set a police car on fire.

Also, someone shared this on FB (edit - we think it's a fake - sorry!

Edit again - verified by pixy0stix via Twitter)

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[pixy0stix]

Damn. The gangs have reached an agreement?

ETA: Although, I need to see the receipts that this is real. People make up crazy shit on FB.

[karinothing]

Apr 27, 2015 16:00:48 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Damn. The gangs have reached an agreement?

ETA: Although, I need to see the receipts that this is real. People make up crazy shit on FB.

They are reporting it on the news and said the White House is monitoring, but who knows.

[pixy0stix]

I looked on their website, no posting of the news release.

[rubytue]

Apr 27, 2015 16:03:27 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

I looked on their website, no posting of the news release.

I'll take it down. I should know better. (Edit - on app, can't figure out how to delete the pic only. But I edited text)

[pixy0stix]

Ok, it was on twitter.

[pixy0stix]

Apr 27, 2015 16:04:40 GMT -5 rubytue said:

Apr 27, 2015 16:03:27 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

I looked on their website, no posting of the news release.

I'll take it down. I should know better.

No, it looks like it's real. I just wanted to verify and was updating as I was looking.

[orangeblossom]

In tears. So sad.

[orangeblossom]

Normally, I'm not a Jamal Bryant fan, but he is doing a good job trying to bring peace.

[rubytue]

Regarding the gangs reaching agreement. This picture and a similar one showed up on Twitter Saturday.

[ttt]

Apr 27, 2015 16:05:28 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Ok, it was on twitter.

I...still kind of don't believe it.

[terpsfan]

watching wbal footage now.. Ugh those people looting the CVS make me so mad!!!

[charminglife]

Apr 27, 2015 16:15:49 GMT -5 ttt said:

Apr 27, 2015 16:05:28 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Ok, it was on twitter.

I...still kind of don't believe it.

This is where I am.  It's also not the first time the BPD has made this claim. From the Sun, reported by Gawker:


In December, the Baltimore FBI office issued a memo that the Black Guerrilla Family gang was targeting “white cops” in Maryland, an agency spokeswoman confirmed.



The memo, circulating among officers, said a contact who had given reliable information in the past said members of the gang — connected to the high-profile corruption scandal at the Baltimore City Detention Center — were planning to target white officers to “send a message.”



And in January, police were on heightened alert after a man brought a gun into the Northeastern District police station with a handgun and said it was part of a “security test” ordered by the BGF.

gawker.com/baltimore-police-claim-gangs-have-entered-partnership-1700425774

[aussiecrush]

The Orioles are still playing?

[charminglife]

I've been texting my (former) neighbor and friends who work at UMMS and they've said it's been tense but manageable over the last several days. Citizens angry at police but not each other. No word what it's like today.

[ECB]

I understand the protesting. I even understand the anger at the cops and (unfortunately) the desire to act out towards the cops. I don't understand the looting. Can anyone explain the motivation behind it? I'm asking genuinely.

[orangeblossom]

I'm watching CNN, while I cook. Wolf is getting on my last nerve. Really they all are.