West Baltimore Woman Seeks Kind Neighbor Who Returned Stolen Items

BALTIMORE, Md. — A woman from West Baltimore is on a heartfelt mission to locate a neighbor who returned items stolen from her car following a break-in on Druid Hill Avenue.

Jiri Cruz discovered her vehicle had been vandalized on Sunday morning. Witnesses reported seeing two men dressed in black hoodies and masks shatter the windows of her car.

“It’s such a violation, you don’t feel safe,” Cruz expressed, noting that the thieves were clearly targeting multiple vehicles in the area.

The culprits made off with a garden bed and a doggy waste bin, both of which were funded through community grants aimed at enhancing a green space in the Milton-Montford neighborhood.

“They must have dropped the packages because someone picked them up and returned them,” Cruz said.

Shortly after the incident, an unknown individual took it upon themselves to deliver the discarded items to Cruz's front porch.

“That significant act of kindness that that person did, I want them to know. They just think, ‘Oh, these stupid kids out here stealing stuff,’ but let me tell you, they have no idea what they did,” Cruz remarked.

Cruz, who is a veteran and an active volunteer with BARCS, expressed her desire to thank the anonymous neighbor. “I want to hug them, I have a thank-you card I want to give them. People often overlook these situations; that person didn’t. They took action, and we need more of that,” she added.

With her car now repaired, Cruz plans to return the recovered items to the community green space this weekend, emphasizing the positive impact of the neighbor's gesture.

“You see negative things every day — crime, shootings — but to have something like this happen, it just feels good,” Cruz stated.

Baltimore Police reported that no surveillance cameras captured the break-in, and no suspects have been identified or arrested.

Reported by HarborBeat based on WMAR-2 News (source).