Baltimore jury awards single mom $821K from Wal-Mart in false-arrest suit
"A Reisterstown teenager internationally known for never having aged past infancy has been awarded $250,000 after a Baltimore city jury found she was inappropriately restrained at Johns Hopkins Hospital"
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Cultists go on Trial
Poor Ben Nuckols, getting to cover the case of the nutjobs accused of starving little Javon Thompson. Jury selection has begun, with Queen Antoinette and Trevia Williams representing themselves, in spite of ample evidence that they're thorough and complete lunatics.
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And in Rockville, trial also begins for the Calvert County woman accused of killing her daughters and storing their bodies in a freezer.
More from JZ
And in Rockville, trial also begins for the Calvert County woman accused of killing her daughters and storing their bodies in a freezer.
Down in A-town
Facebook harassment, foreclosure mediation and some guy's sperm problem among subjects of bills in the hopper at the State House. A fab roundup of coverage from the MD Reporter.
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Our murder-free week came to a close with the shooting death of 21-year-old man in the 3200 block of Woodland Avenue. No motives, suspects, arrests, etc.
Cop in hot water
A police supervisor in charge of wire taps has been transferred and is under investigation for testifying on behalf of a drug suspect.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Luncheon to be Held for Alleged War Criminal
The Baltimore Chapter of the Federalist Society will host torture memo scribe, author and essayist John Yoo this Thursday, Feb. 18 noon at Miles & Stockbridge.
The event is open to the public but you must RSVP to Brian Fish*
*former prosecutor best known on this blog for making the case against "DJ Tommy."
The event is open to the public but you must RSVP to Brian Fish*
*former prosecutor best known on this blog for making the case against "DJ Tommy."
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Want to go on a "Wild Ride"?
The very, very upsetting story of the many breaks given to sex-offender-turned-killer Thomas Leggs Jr.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Friday, February 12, 2010
Other than a little Tasering and grumbling over Dixon's security patrol, and a couple of murders, snow time was peaceful in the city
TDR's Danny Jacobs: I'm the reason you can't Tweet in the courthouse
TDR's Danny Jacobs: I'm the reason you can't Tweet in the courthouse
Thursday, February 11, 2010
the littlest criminals
News of the weird: Brit researcher says six-month-old infants capable of 'lying'
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
.. but it's still a total dick move
SRB says she won't enforce the law against chairs in parking places.
Giant Snowballs Dpt.
Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night nor a plea bargain and resignation will keep Sheila Dixon's security detail off the payroll!
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
PoPo: No Thoreau to Go
Donny Moses: after the initial "shock" of snowflakes, Baltimore's criminals quickly resume business as usual
BPD IDs officers who shot a man Feb 4.
"The Court of Special Appeals on Monday considered a challenge to the admissibility of ballistics evidence by a Columbia teenager convicted of murder, whose lawyer argued that a widely used analysis lacks scientific rigor.
'The methodology used by the state’s examiners is unvalidated and without scientific backing,' said Brian A. Zemil, a partner at Venable"
News of the weird: 2 Salsibury students and a Fruitlander charged with stealing a 400-pound statue of Thoreau for scrap metal.
BPD IDs officers who shot a man Feb 4.
"The Court of Special Appeals on Monday considered a challenge to the admissibility of ballistics evidence by a Columbia teenager convicted of murder, whose lawyer argued that a widely used analysis lacks scientific rigor.
'The methodology used by the state’s examiners is unvalidated and without scientific backing,' said Brian A. Zemil, a partner at Venable"
News of the weird: 2 Salsibury students and a Fruitlander charged with stealing a 400-pound statue of Thoreau for scrap metal.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Contraband
Two Baltimore County corrections officers have been fired for bringing cell phones to work. Along with phones, a nice selection of bootleg DVDs were found on several COs.
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