Monday, January 3, 2011

Sun: Bernstein's being was sworn in

The Sun queerly reports: "Baltimore's new state's attorney was being officially sworn in Monday morning at the Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. Courthouse. Gregg L. Bernstein was scheduled to be sworn in about 7:45 a.m." .. here's a more readable story from the BBJ. Bernstein also announced some new staff members, including an executive state’s attorney for administration. And more details from the oddly age-obsessed Daily Record.

Ya think? Report says missing N.C. teen Phylicia Barnes "may have been abducted"

Shooting in Woodlawn last night & the 32-year-old victim left clothes behind. A witness reports the shooter was driving a white SUV.
Wilson
Homicide victim #3 was ID'd as Hezikah Wilson, 38. Guy was out walking his damn dog. UPDATE: Fox reports that Wilson, left, was autistic and found shot around 6:30 p.m. last night on his front porch in the 1500 block of Plymouth Road.

Woman's body found on side of road in PGC

Who knew? "Baltimore Immigration Court is among the nation’s best"

Another attempted robbery stopped by a bad-ass officer at the right place at the right time, this one a U.S. Marshal in AAC who disarmed an 18-year-old about to rob the E Z Bee.

Retired bomb-sniffing dog & his Papillon pal are missing from Dundalk

Srsly? Hardcore hon-haters held a second protest at Roland & 36th (the story doesn't say when)

Says Anna Ditkoff, "Single Carrot Theatre is doing their annual reading of Murder Ink on Jan. 5 at 7 p.m. It will be outside their theater (120 W. North Avenue)." Bundle up, because that reading takes a long, long time...

Police Dept. press conference at 2 today to talk crime stats, you can watch it here

John Pontollilo invoked in Slate article entitled "Nerd Violence"

6 comments:

ppatin said...

Hezikah Wilson had no criminal record, so it sounds like the poor guy was really just taking his dog for a walk. The neighborhood he was shot in also isn't particularly bad to my knowledge.

Kevin said...

It's a very quiet and beautiful area.

Maybe his dog pooped on someone else's lawn, and they didn't like it too much.

John at BWI Parking said...

Not a good way to start the year.

Peg said...

Posting at 3:30 am east Baltimore Greektown. What's up with the police helicopter for the last half hour? Any news? Was it our neighborhood or an I-95 issue? Thanks!

Cham said...

Nothing good comes from an involvement with a Papillon.

Single Carrot can read all the names they want but 223 names, or when they find the missing girl 224, it isn't going to do anyone any good or bad. Now if someone bothered a year later to analyze the data from the 238 from 2009 and find out WHY 49% of them were murdered we might have some data that is worth reading and/or discussing. But that will never happen because it is so much easier to blame the "drugs" OR, my other favorite, "race".

Maurice Bradbury said...

Hi Peg, we get that question a lot-- why was this street cordoned off/ the ghetto bird in flight/ a passel of police cars barreling down the street w/sirens? Most of the time we never find out. One thing you can try if you have one a them newfangled smartphones is to download a police scanner app, I have one for the iPhone called "Police Radio" that covers Baltimore (though I am not sure what district(s), I turned it on now to check it out and it sounds like it may just be central and eastern).