Sherri Torriente isn't really focused on what the president has to say about Baltimore. "What he said is really not important," she said at a neighborhood safety walk Monday night. "That's a barrier to take away from what's really happening."She and many of her neighbors came to the safety walk in their Heritage Crossing neighborhood to focus on solutions."We have rat problems. I think the city needs to do more -- better with sanitation. They took away one of the trash days, so we have one trash day and one recycle day," Torriente said."We want to see a reduction in the crime, more police presence," resident Shawn Pugh.The safety walks give residents a chance to meet with the mayor, police commissioner and other city leaders one-on-one, to show them the issues, like vacant buildings or areas where rodents are a consistent problem.Mayor Jack Young slammed the president's tweets over the weekend about Baltimore, calling them childish."The president needs to be the president and stop tweeting," he said.WBALTV-11 News asked Young if anything positive can come out of the political hits back and forth. "No. 1, the president can send some federal help to Baltimore City, (but) not just to Baltimore City -- cities that are in the same situation as we are -- a high rate of crime. And public subsidies for housing and food stamps that he's talking about cutting," Young said. Police Commissioner Michael Harrison answered questions regarding the violence over the weekend. He said the department is working every day to deploy officers where they need to be and once again stated the need for community help.​

Sherri Torriente isn't really focused on what the president has to say about Baltimore.

"What he said is really not important," she said at a neighborhood safety walk Monday night. "That's a barrier to take away from what's really happening."


She and many of her neighbors came to the safety walk in their Heritage Crossing neighborhood to focus on solutions.

"We have rat problems. I think the city needs to do more -- better with sanitation. They took away one of the trash days, so we have one trash day and one recycle day," Torriente said.

"We want to see a reduction in the crime, more police presence," resident Shawn Pugh.

The safety walks give residents a chance to meet with the mayor, police commissioner and other city leaders one-on-one, to show them the issues, like vacant buildings or areas where rodents are a consistent problem.

Mayor Jack Young slammed the president's tweets over the weekend about Baltimore, calling them childish.

"The president needs to be the president and stop tweeting," he said.

WBALTV-11 News asked Young if anything positive can come out of the political hits back and forth.

"No. 1, the president can send some federal help to Baltimore City, (but) not just to Baltimore City -- cities that are in the same situation as we are -- a high rate of crime. And public subsidies for housing and food stamps that he's talking about cutting," Young said.

Police Commissioner Michael Harrison answered questions regarding the violence over the weekend. He said the department is working every day to deploy officers where they need to be and once again stated the need for community help.