Thursday, September 3, 2009

Tough times for b-more robbers

The belt bandit struck Tuesday night, and lost.
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15 comments:

Cham said...

If every day was like that for the city police I wouldn't hesitate to join the force. Keystone cops, I'd laugh myself silly.

Thu Sep 03, 07:13:00 AM EDT
Anonymous said...

Can't Shelia Dixon and the City Council use Eminent Domain to bulldoze every bit of Pennsylvania Avenue? So much wasted time and energy trying to police this God- forsaken neighborhood.

Thu Sep 03, 09:48:00 AM EDT
Maurice Bradbury said...

hey yeah, whatever did happen to eminent domain? Has the city ever actually used it?

Thu Sep 03, 09:55:00 AM EDT
evan said...

I doubt the city would even bother using eminent domain in that area as there's really no desire to use it for anything.

But over at the UM biopark off of MLK, there's a lady's house which is literally surrounded by the facility - they tried to buy her out, and she refused, so they had to build around her (eminent domain was not an option). Good for her!

Thu Sep 03, 11:14:00 AM EDT
mr.ao said...

"...another officer whom the first cop had flagged down for assistance jumped out of his patrol car before putting the vehicle in park. Both the first officer and Henderson ended up on the hood of the moving patrol car, which the second officer managed to bring under control before anyone was injured, police said."

what a sideshow

Thu Sep 03, 11:24:00 AM EDT
Maurice Bradbury said...

How about the former restaurant on Lanvale & Charles street? It's the first storefront visitors from Penn station see, valuable property & abandoned eyesore for at least 30 years.

Thu Sep 03, 11:32:00 AM EDT
Sean said...

Actually, that place is already owned by the City. It won the City Paper's Best Waste of Space in 2005. Plus, the Baltimore Development Corporation received several proposals for development. And this was in the Sun in December 2008:

In October, city officials announced a goal of transforming the district into a $1 billion "cultural crossroads" for Baltimore. The plans include ... redeveloping of historic landmarks such as the ... former Chesapeake Restaurant building...

...

Because of the current economic slump, it could take several years for the pace of the projects to pick up and for new construction to begin on vacant parcels, Beilenberg and others involved in the area's development say.But when it does, they say Charles North could be Baltimore's next hot neighborhood.

Thu Sep 03, 11:50:00 AM EDT
Maurice Bradbury said...

So the city owns it now, then? Organic groceries and robotic parking, fascinating! ... thanks for posting Sean!

Thu Sep 03, 12:03:00 PM EDT
Sean said...

Well, it would be nice to FINALLY have somewhere downtown that I can park my robot... Wait, isn't that what it means?

Thu Sep 03, 12:45:00 PM EDT
Cham said...

Eminent Domain? When hell freezes over.

Nobody will eminent domain my property, my neighbors property on anyone else's property.

Thu Sep 03, 01:07:00 PM EDT
Sean said...

Eminent Domain? When hell freezes over.

Nobody will eminent domain my property, my neighbors property on anyone else's property.

O rlly?

Baltimore Uses Eminent Domain to Take 1001 Properties Since 2001

Unless they do, I guess.

Thu Sep 03, 01:16:00 PM EDT
Cham said...

You can eminent domain vacant properties to your heart's content.

Thu Sep 03, 01:37:00 PM EDT
Sean said...

Well, I can't "eminent domain" anything. But the Guvment can take vacants, occupieds, etc.

Remember, the Eastside redevelopment by Hopkins?

"Phase I of the EBDI project relocated 396 families through eminent domain, and Phase II is planning on relocating 900 families"

Thu Sep 03, 02:13:00 PM EDT
evan said...

Wasn't all of that housing section 8 and owned by the city anywayzlls? I can't remember. Regardless I hate hate hate eminent domain - especially when it creates highways to nowhere.

Fri Sep 04, 03:32:00 PM EDT
Anonymous said...

You want that prime property across the street from Penn Station? Grease Sheila Dixon's palm and it's yours.

Sat Sep 05, 10:20:00 PM EDT

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