tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post2731821432997416321..comments2024-03-22T03:56:45.022-04:00Comments on Baltimore Crime: July 25Maurice Bradburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12143777490997450728noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-8358866052755438412007-07-27T14:08:00.000-04:002007-07-27T14:08:00.000-04:00Don't get me started on the shiteous public "art" ...Don't get me started on the shiteous public "art" PP. I get so pissed I start grinding my teeth.$6.9 million--disgusting!!! If the city wants to waste city money just flush it quietly! Don't waste it and ruin the landscape at the same time!<BR/><BR/>We need a "Baltimore's most shiteous publically funded eyesore" contest. The train-station hermaphrodite is pretty bad, but there's some scrap-metal piles near the harbor that really give s/he a run for his/her money.Maurice Bradburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12143777490997450728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-42716946874752739282007-07-26T13:01:00.000-04:002007-07-26T13:01:00.000-04:006.9 million in art & culture grants! That's up alm...6.9 million in art & culture grants! That's up almost a million bucks from last year! I'm all for art, but that kind of spending is a luxury that one of the most violent cities in the country cannot afford.ppatinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09016738612222736798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-5544313648725079752007-07-26T12:54:00.000-04:002007-07-26T12:54:00.000-04:00More armed robberies in North Charles Village.<A HREF="http://news.mywebpal.com/news_tool_v2.cfm?pnpID=574&NewsID=824532&CategoryID=8012&show=localnews&om=1" REL="nofollow">More armed robberies</A> in North Charles Village.John Galthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09136810571091828349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-74693010474163299662007-07-26T11:47:00.000-04:002007-07-26T11:47:00.000-04:00Patin,Look at the graph on page 34 of the Fiscal 2...Patin,<BR/><BR/>Look at the graph on page 34 of the <A HREF="http://www.ci.baltimore.md.us/government/finance/Fiscal2007SummaryAdoptedBudget.pdf" REL="nofollow">Fiscal 2007 Summary of Adopted Budget</A>.John Galthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09136810571091828349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-19172700158333989872007-07-26T08:15:00.000-04:002007-07-26T08:15:00.000-04:00Galt, do you have a link that provides details on ...Galt, do you have a link that provides details on some of the city's $300 million in handouts? I'd be curious to see where all the money is going.ppatinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09016738612222736798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-6294934434171776552007-07-26T06:07:00.000-04:002007-07-26T06:07:00.000-04:00The homicide count on this blog mostly likely incl...The homicide count on this blog mostly likely includes some bodies that probably are still considered "undetermined" by the medical examiner's office. until an official determination is made, city police don't add the body to the official homicide list, no matter how weird the circumstances that the body is found in. The ME's gotta rule.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-25199689569913320182007-07-26T02:32:00.000-04:002007-07-26T02:32:00.000-04:00The Northshore story is here.The Northshore story is <A HREF="http://wjz.com/local/local_story_206224235.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.John Galthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09136810571091828349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-57081793815448287722007-07-25T23:32:00.000-04:002007-07-25T23:32:00.000-04:00wjz reports that the affluent Northshore Community...wjz reports that the affluent Northshore Community in Canton has hired off-duty Baltimore City Police officers because they don't feel safe. Councilman Jim Kraft says they want better policing than the City can handle at this time.<BR/><BR/>Excuse me? They're paying perfectly good money in supplemental condo fees, but also in City property taxes.<BR/><BR/>Question: where in the city budget is there inadequate money for policing? I <B>do</B> see $300 million in miscellaneous dubious handouts to nonprofits which could be transferred to the police budget.<BR/><BR/>BCPD keeps saying they have enough money but not enough personnel. But the Northshore Community is hiring <I>your people</I> !! Baltimore City cops.<BR/><BR/>This is just bullsh!t. There's plenty of money being taxed into the City treasury. The Mayor is just deciding <I>how much</I> crime to allow criminals to commit against us. And then she gives away our taxes to her friends.<BR/><BR/>We have a crime emergency. All discretionary spending (including th $300 million in freebies) should be suspended until Baltimore is no longer in the top five Most Unsafe Cities in the nation.<BR/><BR/>Call you councilpersons, people. Tell them crime takes first dollar.<BR/><BR/>Maybe we need a charter amendment forbidding grants by the City until its crime and schools are ok.John Galthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09136810571091828349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-74240642158231415782007-07-25T18:20:00.000-04:002007-07-25T18:20:00.000-04:00It's not just a "buzz word", quite a few states ha...It's not just a "buzz word", quite a few states have specific Home Invasion statutes, Florida's criminal code 812.135 "Home-invasion robbery" being one of them.<BR/><BR/>I think we need one also.Gorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03693323058277957064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-49106332998161245612007-07-25T18:04:00.000-04:002007-07-25T18:04:00.000-04:00"Home Invasion" was a "buzz word" made up by news ..."Home Invasion" was a "buzz word" made up by news reporters, its not a real crime category that's why you can't find it. <BR/><BR/>A "Home Invasion" in real life terms is: a Robbery (Res). <BR/><BR/>-People cannot be burglarized, only their property can.<BR/><BR/>-Property cannot be Robbed, only people can.<BR/><BR/><BR/>There. UCR 101.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-10056724328500617652007-07-25T17:20:00.000-04:002007-07-25T17:20:00.000-04:00I can't find a "Home Invasion" statute for Marylan...I can't find a "Home Invasion" statute for Maryland, but going by the common diffinition in the state's that do have one, they are burglaries "... that are committed when the occupants are present are considered home invasions ..."Gorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03693323058277957064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-65606930326208055932007-07-25T14:33:00.000-04:002007-07-25T14:33:00.000-04:00Anon, the discrepency is because our homicide numb...Anon, the discrepency is because our homicide number includes bodies that were suspicious but were never reported as being added to the official homicide list. Those are mostly marked with an asterisk.<BR/><BR/>The other reason for the discrepency is that I think we've missed a couple of names here and there. I'm hoping to cross-check the list and bring it up-to-date soon.taotechuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18275520227023393969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-60143165299949189452007-07-25T12:55:00.000-04:002007-07-25T12:55:00.000-04:00I heard Doc Cheetham on the Ed Norris Show today, ...I heard Doc Cheetham on the Ed Norris Show today, and he actually sounded surprisingly reasonable. Unfortunately I never heard him say anything about tougher sentences for criminals. Community involvement and better parenting would be great, but those things are complements, not substitutes, for a justice system that sends violent felons to prison for a loooooong time.ppatinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09016738612222736798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-17654475061657780082007-07-25T12:08:00.000-04:002007-07-25T12:08:00.000-04:00Why the discrepancy between the homicide number on...Why the discrepancy between the homicide number on this page (184), and the numbers reported by other sources like the Sun (178)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-44143391272547773702007-07-25T10:59:00.000-04:002007-07-25T10:59:00.000-04:00I would hardly call West Mulberry & Park Ave. a "t...I would hardly call West Mulberry & Park Ave. a "touristy" area, especially at 3am on a weeknight! But yes, it's still an unusual place for that type of crime...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-79007179540172471462007-07-25T10:21:00.000-04:002007-07-25T10:21:00.000-04:00Oh, and Snay, thanks for the sweet crime blogging ...Oh, and Snay, thanks for the sweet crime blogging while Cyb's been out of town. I'm totally disgusted and burnt out on local crime, so I've had my head in the sand for the past week or two. Hell, I don't know what's been happening in crime since, like, #174 or something.taotechuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18275520227023393969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10325596.post-16211738439556631652007-07-25T10:19:00.000-04:002007-07-25T10:19:00.000-04:00My favorite line from the WJZ dog story: "A short ...My favorite line from the WJZ dog story: "A short time later, police rushed to Annette Cool's house..." <I>Really?</I> A short time later? They <I>rushed</I>? That's some crazy shit.taotechuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18275520227023393969noreply@blogger.com