This is really getting out of hand in this area. Where are the police? I realize they can't be everywhere all the time but I never see them anywhere any of the time and I live about a mile from the station house. I suppose they are writing traffic tickets on 795. The criminals are not hanging out on the beltway. I'm done with my rant. Time to buy a new lock for my front door.

If you read the other Patch publications, crime is occurring in many communities. It's a sad trend.

Security cameras and DVR's are still not going to stop it. Sucks that people can't arm themselves (legally) in Maryland... outside of their house.

To those demanding more police precense let me ask you this.

For Pikesville Precinct how many officers do you think patrol Reisterstown Road from the City line to Greenspring Valley Road and Liberty Road from the City line above Old Court? The answer might shock you.

Then tell me how many officers you think are handling Owings Mills and Reisterstown which is Reisterstown Road Greenspring Valley all the way up 140 and Rt. 30 to Carroll County line and out west to Liberty dam and east all the way and up Falls Road.

When you realize some of these precincts are patrolled by 5-8 officers at any given time it puts it in perspective doesnt it.

The only time I see police these days is when they are pulling over people on Greenspring Avenue by the Quarry, sometimes in multiple cars. It feels like they do more bullying than helping these days. I hope they catch the robber and cut off his hand. Oh wait, in our country we will just pay to keep him fed and housed. I'm so sad for the person working in the store.

CONTROL GUN CRIME.
ANY discharge of a firearm in the commission of any other crime be it misdemeanor or felony, an automatic 20 years, no parole no good time and served CONSECUTIVELY to any other sentences.

Use but non discharge gets you 10 years.

Step up Legislooters! Do the right thing and pass legislation that affects the CRIMINALS not the law abiding.

Give the public and business owners the ability to carry concealed weapons! How hard is it to recognize that the criminals don't care about legally carrying weapons so everyone who isn't armed is a potential victim. Once criminals don't know who is going to defend themselves with guns, crime will drop because these cowardly simians only attack the defenseless. Once a few of these baboons are shot and maybe killed in self defense, they will realize that the danger of being shot is always there. Seriously, how hard is that to figure out? Let's stop this bleeding heart Democratic suppression that is keeping good people from protecting themselves and their families.

When are they going to learn that a gun wont hurt a sole until a mental case gets hold of it. The united states has more hunters then any army in the world. Let us protect our selfs the cops arn"t always around when needed.