Baltimore police investigate two early-morning armed robberies in southeast corridor
Two armed robberies hit Pulaski Highway and East Lombard Street before dawn, raising fresh concern for Orangeville and Highlandtown commuters.
Two armed robberies before dawn on Baltimore’s southeast side put a spotlight on a corridor many residents use for work, shopping and early errands. Police said the cases were reported about 30 minutes apart, one on Pulaski Highway in Orangeville and the other on East Lombard Street in Highlandtown.
The first robbery was reported around 3 a.m. in the 4100 block of Pulaski Highway. Baltimore police said the victim was approached by three unidentified Black men armed with guns, then assaulted and robbed of property. About half an hour later, police received a second report from the 3700 block of East Lombard Street, where the victim said two unidentified white men approached, with one possibly armed, before the robbery happened.
No arrests had been made in either case. Police had not publicly said whether detectives believe the robberies are connected, but the back-to-back timing and the close geographic spread across the southeast corridor raise the question of whether the same overnight window was used to target people moving through major east-side streets before sunrise.
That part of the city is not just a crime scene on a map. The Southeastern District includes Brewers Hill, Butchers Hill, Canton, Highlandtown and Greektown, a mix of residential blocks, historic neighborhoods and commercial strips that draw workers and shoppers well before the morning commute begins. Baltimore City says the Patterson Park and Highlandtown Historic District is bounded on the north by Pulaski Highway, placing one of the robberies at the edge of a dense residential and business area.
Police data can help show whether the cases fit a wider trend. The department says its public crime map is updated once every morning and looks back 365 days, while its Part 1 crime dataset includes robbery as a major crime against persons. That means follow-up reporting could show whether this was an isolated overnight pair of robberies or part of a larger pattern in the district.
The incidents also land against a broader backdrop of city crime numbers that have shown improvement. Baltimore police said its 2025 mid-year report showed homicides down 22 percent, from 88 to 68, and non-fatal shootings down 19 percent, from 204 to 164, compared with 2024. The department also reported 2025 Group A NIBRS offenses down 11 percent, while its 2024 year-end report showed homicides down 23 percent and non-fatal shootings down 34 percent.
Even with those citywide declines, armed robberies on Pulaski Highway and East Lombard Street can quickly change how people move through southeast Baltimore before dawn and after dark. The latest cases leave Orangeville and Highlandtown watching for answers as detectives try to determine whether the two robberies share a common thread.
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