Baltimore pharmacy looting linked to jump in crime

Baltimore's mayor, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, wanted to give rioting thugs "space to destroy" and her recklessness is still behind violence.

From CBS Baltimore:

City leaders are connecting the spike in violence to the theft of thousands of dollars worth of prescription drugs from local pharmacies during the April 27th riots.

Derek Valcourt spoke with frustrated pharmacy owners who say police aren't doing enough to help.

Some worry the drugs that were taken may now be fueling violent territory disputes.

Meanwhile, pharmacy owners WJZ talks to say police aren't doing enough to investigate who stole those drugs to begin with.

But the mayor and Baltimore's prosecutor have declared war on he police.