Baltimore, MD – Mayor Dixon and Baltimore City Police Department Commissioner Frederick Bealefeld joined Baltimore City Council President Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Baltimore City Councilwoman Rikki Spector, State Delegate Sandy Rosenberg, and Baltimore City Orphan’s Court Judge Karen Friedman at the annual Shomrim vs Baltimore City Police Department Northwest District flag football game at Northwestern High School.

Sunday’s game raised $21,000 for the Baltimore City Police Department’s Mounted Unit.
“Today’s friendly competition highlights the collaboration and partnership of efforts between the Baltimore City Police Department and Shomrim to keep the citizens of the Northwest District safe and secure,” stated Mayor Dixon.

“I want to thank Shomrim and Boost Mobile for their donations that raised $21,000 towards the Baltimore City Police Department’s Mounted Unit.”

Shomrim beat the Baltimore City Police Northwest District today 24-21 in a close and competitive game that was full of good sportsmanship and mutual respect. The true victor of today’s event was the Baltimore City Police Department’s Mounted Unit who received $21,000 in much needed funding. Shomrim donated $15,000 to the Mounted Unit and Boost Mobile donated $7,000.

About Baltimore Shomrim:
In response to increasing crime trends in the community, a group of concerned citizens founded Shomrim of Baltimore, Inc. in October-2005, as a 501(c)3 non-profit community organization whose overall mission is to improve public safety and security. Currently, Shomrim has over 30 volunteer incident responders who provide security and safety assistance in the Northwest Baltimore Neighborhood which encompasses parts of Baltimore City and Baltimore County.

Shomrim works closely with both police departments by assisting them in deterring crime, being additional “eyes and ears” in our neighborhoods; thereby helping them make more arrests and improve the overall quality of life in our neighborhood.

(Chaim Sharf – YWN)