( CNN ) A mom furious at her son for apparently taking part in the Baltimore riots has become a sensation online . In video captured by CNN affiliate WMAR , the woman is seen pulling her masked son away from a crowd , smacking him in the head repeatedly , and screaming at him . As he tries to walk away , she follows him , screaming , `` Get the f -- - over here ! '' Eventually , he turns toward her , his face no longer covered . The boy is dressed in dark pants and a black hoodie , with a dark backpack on . WMAR reports that the woman saw her son on television throwing rocks at police . The name of the woman dressed in light blue jeans , a yellow lace tunic and a cropped yellow jacket was not immediately known . But Police Commissioner Anthony Batts thanked her in remarks to the media . `` And if you saw in one scene you had one mother who grabbed their child who had a hood on his head and she started smacking him on the head because she was so embarrassed , '' he said Monday . `` I wish I had more parents that took charge of their kids out there tonight . ''
The mom saw her son on TV throwing rocks at police , CNN affiliate reports . Police praise her actions .