String of home break-ins reported in Northwest Baltimore but police investigation limited by state law

BALTIMORE — A quiet neighborhood in Northwest Baltimore has become the target for a recent string of break-ins and while police are now searching for those responsible, the councilman who represents the area says they’re limited in how they can, by state law.

"Why allow a suspect to continue to victimize people across the city when we can easily solve those those cases and prevent future incidents from taking place," District 5 Councilman Isaac “Yitzy” Schleifer said.

Schleifer reports there have been at least 5 break-ins since late July in Mt. Washington.

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“It's unsettling,” a neighbor who chose to only give her first name, Eliza, said. “This is a level of calcula