Around three dozen businesses in Fells Point, Baltimore, said in a letter that they won’t pay taxes unless the city adequately deals with a surge in crime in the area that included a series of recent shootings earlier this month that left three dead. According to local reports, in response, the Baltimore Police Department’s Mobile Command Center has set up in Fells Point for the weekend. Police Commissioner Michael Harrison, days after the letter was sent during a town hall, promised more officers would be deployed around the historic bar area and would be “laser-focused on scanning for weapons and potential incidents.” Last week, 37 restaurants and small businesses sent a letter to the mayor’s office, titled, “Letter to City Leaders From Fells Point Business Leaders,” saying they would stop paying local taxes and other fees until “basic and essential municipal services are restored.” The letter was addressed to Democrat Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, …