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ARMED GUNMAN SENT INTO POLICE STATION BALTIMORE —The Black Guerrilla Family gang sent an armed gunman into a Baltimore police station Tuesday to test security, police said. Police said the man was sent to the Northeastern District station. Police said officers smelled marijuana on the man, searched him and found a loaded gun. Police said the man told them he had been sent in by the BGF gang to test security. Police Commissioner Anthony Batts has called the incident alarming. Batts is so concerned about the incident that hes ordering security changes throughout the department and is calling a meeting of other agency chiefs over the next few days. An organized gang in the city of Baltimore sent an armed suspect into our building to see our security, to test our security. That is alarming to us, to me. I am going to send a message that we are not going to cower, were not going to back down, Batts said. Police said the man is credible and they suggested he had been put up to the task because of running afoul of the gang previously. He did not go in there on his free will. This person had very little option, according to his statement, which lends credibility to what a dire situation this was, Deputy Police Commissioner Jerry Rodriguez said. Clearly, this was not a rumor. Clearly, this was not hyperbole. This happened, Batts said. Last month, the FBI warned police departments nationwide that the BGF was targeting police officers. This incident comes weeks after two New York City police officers were fatally shot while they sat in their patrol car. The BGF gang has plenty of notoriety, including the huge role the gang plays in the federal city jail corruption case. Security has also been enhanced in neighboring Baltimore County, where Cpl. John Wachter said, The Baltimore County Police Department has received information about an incident at the Baltimore City Police Northeast District Station this morning. In response to this, we have made necessary adjustments to our operations to ensure the safety of officers, professional staff, and visitors at our facilities.
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 00:30:00 +0000

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