May 29

Eight murders this week bring the year's total to 91. Anna Ditkoff reports that thus far, 13 of the victims have been female, and 60 have been black men over the age of 18.

Two women stabbed each other during a fight in Southwest Baltimore.

...and in related news, school officials report that catfights are on the rise.

And did you hear about this lady in Rockville who was randomly stabbing people with a homemade weapon at Nordstrom?

An informant who helped Baltimore's dirtiest cops (King and Murray) has been released.

I just discovered (via this story) that the FBI's Internet child porn team, named Innocent Images, is headquartered in our fair city. Here's another story about the division.

While violent crime is down just about everywhere in the country, it's on the rise in Dundalk.

In Cecil County, a man was found dead in the parking lot of Sweeney's Bar and Pub.

Fire hydrants, fishing tackle, silverware and gloves: all recently stolen items in Carroll County.

A bottle of wine, a set of tires and two Japanese maple trees: Anne Arundel County.

A tip jar and newspaper boxes in Annapolis.

In Parkville, a woman and her sons were robbed of handguns.

In Howard County, one Brian Scott Lewis who lives on Encounter Row is in the can for sexual offenses involving a 12- and a 14-year-old. Also, Walter J. Blannon was given life without with possibility of parole for robbing and murdering Jessup deli owner Kwang Jun Kim.