Laurel Posts Police Crime Report Detailing Jan. 21 to Feb. 22 Incidents

The City of Laurel posted a Police Crime Report on Feb. 23, 2026 that summarizes calls for service and notable incidents occurring between Jan. 21 and Feb. 22, 2026; the city’s update states the report is not exhaustive and is intended to keep residents informed. The posting is the latest in a series of periodic crime reports the city has published online this winter.

The municipal site’s previous posting, dated Jan. 22, 2026, covered December 20, 2025 to January 20, 2026 and shows the kinds of incidents the Feb. 23 report is likely to categorize. That Dec. 22 entry lists a package theft in the 800 block of Fifth St and a shoplifting arrest in the 300 block of Montrose Ave. A Dec. 23 entry records a DUI arrest at Main St and Seventh St and a stolen Toyota reported from the 800 block of Fifth St. The Jan. 15–16, 2026 rows include vandalism in the 8200 block of Harvest Bend Ln, multiple theft reports on Baltimore Ave (14200 and 14300 blocks), and a break-in report in the 7500 block of South Arbory Ln.

Archived tables from an earlier City of Laurel series (labelled 01-15-2025 to 02-18-2025) illustrate recurring patterns that city postings document: vehicle thefts and thefts from autos on Woodbine Dr and Fifth St, shoplifting reports at the 300 block of Montrose Ave and multiple locations along Baltimore Ave, and DUI arrests on Fairlawn Ave. That January 2025 table records a stolen Honda in the 7600 block of Woodbine Dr on 1/15/25, a Lexus stolen at 800 Fifth St on 1/17/25, and multiple incidents where “all four tires were stolen off of a vehicle” at addresses including 6900 blk Andersons Way and 13700 blk Baltimore Ave.

City-level trend data from the police chief’s public statements last month provides context for the Feb. 23 posting. Laurel Police Chief Earl Reed said, “Twenty-twenty-five was a good year and, hopefully, 2026 will be much better.” Reed noted violent crime reductions: “One of the biggest things, and one of the things I’m proud of, is that our violent crimes have gone down.” He cited homicides falling from four in 2024 to two in 2025 and added, “Two seems low, but to me, one is too many.” Reed also said total crimes reported from 2024 to 2025 decreased by 12.8 percent while robbery was an exception, with “The number of such incidents went from six from 6 to 10.”

The Feb. 23 posting continues the city’s pattern of publishing block-level classifications and short summaries - categories such as PACKAGE THEFT, THEFT REPORT, STOLEN VEHICLE, DUI ARREST, BURGLARY, and VANDALISM appear in recent tables. Residents who watch entries for the 800 block of Fifth St, the 300 block of Montrose Ave, the 14200–15100 blocks of Baltimore Ave, and the 7600 block of Woodbine Dr will recognize those locations from listings in December 2025 and January 2025 reports. Chief Reed framed the reporting and policing approach together: “We’re going to try to get back to more community policing, whatever we can do to bridge the gap between the public and the police.”