A group repping Baltimore’s cyclists is petitioning the city for better security along the Jones Falls Trail following a bump in assaults on cyclists traveling a stretch of the path between Station North and Hampden.
Two such incidents were reported to city police this past Sunday, Det. Jeremy Silbert confirmed in an email. Eight to 10 juveniles surrounded the victims in both cases, according to arrest reports; “Get off the bike,” one of them said before knocking the rider off and absconding with his bicycle, according to the report. In the other case, the teens are accused of stealing the victim’s bike, glasses and phone.
Liz Cornish, executive director of the advocacy group Bikemore, said on a phone call that the city has seen “an uptick over this last month” for such incidents.
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