As National Guard Leaves Baltimore, Traffic Delays Possible: Police

There may be congestion on Reisterstown Road in Pikesville for several days due to National Guard activity, according to the Baltimore County Police Department.

Thousands of National Guardsmen responded to Baltimore City after riots broke out on Monday, April 27, and Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan declared a state of emergency.

For the next 72 hours, they will be “demobilizing via the Pikesville Armory” in a 24-hour-a-day operation, police reported Sunday afternoon. The armory is located at 610 Reisterstown Road in Pikesville, where there is likely to be traffic congestion, police reported. Drivers are advised to take alternate routes.

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Hogan announced the National Guard was moving out as Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake ended the citywide curfew Sunday, Hogan said.

More than 3,000 National Guard soldiers and airmen deployed over 150 vehicles in response, and they began moving out of the city Sunday morning, Hogan said.

“We think it’s time to get the community back to normal again,” Hogan said at a press conference Sunday. “It’s safe, and we’ve got calm and peace in the city.”

In addition to the National Guard, the state facilitated the response of 1,000 additional police and 2,600 volunteers to Baltimore after the riots.

“We had to build an entire city to help save the city,” Hogan said. Now, he added: “What we need is a lot of healing.”

Pictured, National Guard on Pratt Street on May 2, 2015. Photo Credit: Elizabeth Janney.