A photo of the city of Baltimore posted on the Facebook page of the $1.2 billion Municipal Employees Credit Union reads: Pray for Baltimore.
Although there were no additional reports of violence in Baltimore Tuesday, more credit unions have decided to close branches early or for the entire day.
The Baltimore-based MECU announced Tuesday morning on its Facebook page that it shut down three branches Tuesday, including the one on Redwood Street, the cooperative's headquarters. However, on Tuesday afternoon, the cooperative said all of its branches would close at 1:30 p.m., according to a Facebook post.
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On Monday, soon after the first reports of riots surfaced, MECU closed its headquarters branch early, as well as the Harry Deitchman PJM Center Branch on N. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, and its call center. In addition to keeping these two branches closed, the credit union also closed its Fayette branch on Tuesday morning. MECU said, however, its call center reopened at 9 a.m. Tuesday.
The $2.8 billion State Employees Credit Union of Maryland closed its state office complex Tuesday because the state government also was closed, according to the Maryland-District of Columbia Credit Union Association.
The Linthicum, Md.-based credit union also reduced the operating hours of its Baltimore UMB branch on W. Baltimore Street to 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, according to the cooperative's website. Its normal hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Additionally, SECU also closed its Chadwick Branch on Security Boulevard at 1 p.m., according to its website.
At noon, the $366 million SecurityPlus Federal Credit Union in Baltimore closed its main office branch on Security Boulevard, Security West Branch on Woodland Drive, CMS Branch on Security Boulevard and Woodlawn Branch on Woodland Drive, according to the Maryland-D.C. Association and the cooperative's website.
The $367 million John Hopkins Federal Credit Union, which is based in Baltimore, also said that it closed at noon, according to its Facebook post. The credit union operates four branches.
National and local media outlets reported Monday night that rioters hurled rocks at police, destroyed patrol cars and looted several retail shops. On Tuesday morning, the Baltimore mayor's office reported there were 144 vehicle fires, 15 structure fires and nearly 200 arrests.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan declared a state of emergency in the city. He also activated the National Guard to assist city and state police.
Although Gov. Hogan said at a news conference Tuesday that there had been no incidents in the morning, he is worried about what will happen at night, according to the Associated Press.
Baltimore police reported 15 officers were injured and two remained hospitalized Monday evening. Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said the city would impose a 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew starting Tuesday.
The rioting erupted soon after funeral services on Monday for Freddie Gray, 25. He died from a spinal cord injury on April 19 after being taken into custody by Baltimore police on the city's west side on April 12, according to national and local media reports.
The violence began at about 3:30 p.m., when hundreds of youths outside a mall in northwest Baltimore began clashing with police in riot gear, throwing rocks, bricks and bottles at the officers, the Associated Press reported.
The AP said a flier circulated on social media that called for a period of violence Monday afternoon to begin at the Mondawmin Mall and move downtown toward Baltimore City Hall.
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Peter Strozniak
Credit Union Times reporter covering credit union operations, fraud, M&As, leagues, business continuity, and breaking news.
