Homicide Victims Identified

143: Identified as David Deans, 25

149: Identified as Chris Hester, 38

151: Identified as Jamaal Holmes, 25

152: Identified as David Hunt, 23

With lots thanks to Justin Fenton of The Baltimore Sun for the help.

Fingerprint evidence debated in Security Square Mall capital murder case

Details on the bust of alleged sticky-fingered cop Michael Sylvester

"Police crackdown a hit in SW Baltimore" - the double metaphors, not so much

There's a thought: before we spend more $ on criminal justice programs, we should figure out what works.

Study finds youth violence, truancy linked

Poor Tony Fein, arrested and then cut from the team

More lawsuits for Ritz-Carlton developers

Evocative headline of the day: "Cops, Jews, Square Off On Field"

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A man shot Friday during a playground brawl in the 1600 block of Filbert St.

Who shot Raven Wyatt?

Clay revisited

Lack of response to the Inspector General's report that urged the case of Robert Clay be reopened has prompted relatives to plan a press conference in front of City Hall Tuesday.

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"W. Baltimore street sees third fatal shooting in week"

Former Raven Orlando Brown Arrested

Now the 2nd former Raven to be arrested in the past month.

Paterakis pleads guilty!

and he's going to snitch on Helen Holton!!
Bring it!

Three more city cops suspended

Three more officers in the Northwest district have been suspended pending an investigation of a rape victim's claims that they interviewed her over the phone about her ordeal, rather than making a house call.

Eariler Thursday police announced officer Michael Slyvester was caught stealing money from an internal affairs officer posing as a drug dealer

Baltimore Man Given 35 yrs. for Shooting Officer.

Anne Arundel County Officer shot in 2008 during a confrontation on the city line.

If you don't like the stories in the papers

.. write your own!
Posts the BPD on their Facebook page:

A BPD Repeat Customer - Convicted Murderer Roaming Streets with Illegal Gun Loaded w/ Hollowpoint Bullets

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Today at 8:38am

This morning around midnight members of the Cherryhill crime reduction team were patrolling the rear side of Coppin court at 3300 Round Rd. when they observed two black males later identified as Jawan Gregory Simmons M/B 12/17/81 (Convicted Murderer currently on probation) and Allen Johnson M/B 7/19/82, (3 time shooting victim in Cherry Hill and currently on Parole until 09/21/09).

Operations units converged on the location and upon being recognized as police officers, both suspects dropped thier alcohol and ran in separate directions. Allen Johnson was immediatley arrested and Jawan Gregory Simmons ran a short distance and pulled a loaded .40 cal Smith and Wesson handgun on police, but decided that BPD would probably win a gun fight. Simmons decided to surrender and slowly placed the gun on the ground and was taken into custody with no further incident.

Recovered= .40 cal Smith and Wesson, loaded with one Magazine containing 10 rounds ( hollow points)

Great Job by All

... I miss copy editors.

Tough times for b-more robbers

The belt bandit struck Tuesday night, and lost.

Murders to 148

Hopkins employee saved from stray bullet by Vera Bradley handbag

Suspected kidnapper of the Blackwell boys sent to prison for bullets. Tricia Bishop interviews his victim

MD to test cell-phone jamming in jail

.. how about that Texas, executing an innocent man?

Arrest in hampden shooting, more on "floaters"

A suspect in the shooting of pregnant woman in hampden has been arrested in North Carolina.

Meanwhile, hundreds of questionable deaths, including a lot of "floaters", remain in limbo. A veteran homicide detective said the backlog is due to an overworked unit.

Hate?

A coalition of civil rights organizations claims the number of internet based hate groups is growing

Twitter sucks, but if you must be on there-- like for your jackassed job or something-- you should follow justin fenton

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A 16-year-old was arrested for the murder of Michael White, 24, last Thursday on Prestman St; and 28-year-old Shawn Robert Williams died Wednesday after being shot in the leg in the 3200 block of Lyndale Ave.

Shooting on the avenue

A few details on a pretty nasty shooting on 36th street over the weekend.

The streets are just a tad safer now...

"Bulldozer Driver Given Double Life plus 100 for kidnapping a young couple"


"Meanwhile two more TTP bloods given hefty sentences by federal court today"

The arrest of a Raven

IV editor Regina Holmes opines on the arrest of Baltimore Raven Tony Fein

State Court VS. Federal Court...Which is better?

Serial robber Served only 4 years of a 21 year sentence in state.


Meanwhile, a man gets 19 years from the feds on a gun charge after he crashed his bike into a curb and fled police on foot.

And the winner is...

...and speaking of grandmothers and drivers...

"Woman, 82, Leads Trooper On Chase, Rams Cruiser"

"Deputy Sheriff Harry L. Neisser says it's not uncommon for people to vent anger at a judge, but officials can't remember the last time there was a serious threat against a judge."

Media Blabber

Tribune bondholders: Zell's a fraudster

Happy Friday...

Shooting at 2200 McCullough.

Del. Cardin pays $300 for his wedding proposal stunt and writes a letter of apology.

Teen who killer her grandmother denied transfer to juvenile justice...

...while the teen driver in the Odenton firebombing gets probation.

Man found stabbed, critically wounded in Glen Burnie; woman arrested.

Gang vandalism at a church possibly related to funeral of victim.

And Mayor Dixon isn't happy with the comparisons between Bawlmer and Madchester. No, wait, it was all a hoax!!!.

Not crime related, but did you see that the Brass Elephant is closing?!?

Woman Killed this morning is a corrections officer

"Corrections officer Erica Carr found shot to death."

Blogger cop

IV correspondent and blogger tracks down a white supremacist reporposing his posts, and the guy ends up getting arrested

More info on 145

"Woman Shot, Killed Near Elementary School"

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Baltimore PoliceDept HOMICIDE - 1400 KENHILL AVE, ADULT FEMALE SHOT

More guesting!

"Baltimore Police Fire At Car, Woman Injured"

More on the marathon robber. Turns out he previously got out of a 21 (then reduced to a 15) year sentence for a series of 2005 robberies.

The Garrison Blvd shooting victim (143? 144?) was the son of death row inmate Vernon Evans Jr., whose case started the death penalty moratorium movement in Maryland.

Some serious snooping snags 70 sign smasher. Say that three times fast!

The Tweet goes on...

SHOOTING: 1000 Dundalk Ave. Adult Male Shot Police Investigating
http://nixle.us/A75L
about 3 hours ago from API

"I love young boys -- plain and simple."

The murder on Velvet Valley Way has a new twist.


ps. thank you so much for all of the guest-blogging offers! I am working on writing everyone back. I take back everything I said about you, readers, you're the best!

Hey, it's a guest post!

22 days, 17 robberies. Industrious!

"Police Seek Peeper in Baltimore County."

A shooting in Belair-Edison.

Governor's proposed budget cuts include $21 million in police aid.

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Unid'd man, yesterday afternoon, Liberty Heights & Garrison

.. and Gerrod Finch is back on the toll

Headline of the day: "Alleged drug lord tired of police attention"

"Man acquitted in fatal shooting of boy, 14"

"City police arrest 3 men in separate gang rape cases"

Guest bloggers wanted

drop a line if you're interested!

What the?! a 13-year-old girl and two adults stabbed on Federal Street

Trial postponed for alleged killers of Ken Harris

Homicide victims "Jack" and "Boots" knew each other

A most mysterious murder in Baltimore County, that of Scott Greenburg, 51, found by his ex-wife

... 22 johns arrested in HoCo

ps. anybody see the Baltimore Magazine article on the demise of the Sun? Brutal.
Not with a bang, but with a Tweet...!

Scofflaw relief?

Amnesty may be in the offing for city parking scofflaws.

Raven Arrested for Shiny Object

Ravens player arrested at the harbor for allegedly assaulting a police officer

More on the arrest from Peter Hermann

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(... but seven people have been shot since homicide 140, according to Tweets)
...and a man shot while seeking shelter from last evening's thunderstorm

... and a jaywalker killed in Charles Village

SW Police Stumble Upon 13 Pounds of Pot, Gun

Posts the BPD:

On August 20th, Southwest District Detective Unit was in the 4500 block of Frederick Ave staging for a search and seizure warrant. Unrelated to the warrant, officers observed some drug activity involving a silver 2006 Scion with a white male driver. At this point a second white male came from the driveway of 4509 Frederick Ave. He had a large clear plastic bag (1lb 7 oz.) with appeared to suspected drugs.

Officers secured the suspects and recovered the following:

13 lbs. 13 oz of Marijuana, a .40 cal semi auto S&W handgun and $6,445 in cash.

Suspects arrested:
Derek Haller, W/M, dob: 10/8/89, 11XX Rear Braddock Rd. Cumberland, Md.

Gerald Staples, W/M, dob; 11XXX McMullen Hwy, Cumberland, Md.

Donte Clark, B/M, dob: 6/3/74, 45XX frederick Rd. Balto. Md.21229

Yesterday's homicide victim was ID'd as Donte Gunter, 25

No Bail for Hate Teens

Reports Joe of the SAO:

"Judge Jack I. Lesser ordered Zachary Watson and Emmanuel Miller, charged with attempted first-degree murder, held without bail at a bail review hearing today. The court scheduled a preliminary hearing date of September 19, 2009 for both defendants."

Obviously

Jon Cardin to the Jewish Times: "I obviously feel horrible. It was poor judgment." Adding, "It had nothing to do with a helicopter, even though one did fly over, but I knew nothing about it.” Meanwhile his compañeros in the 11th are standing by their man.
Del Morhaim: “in the long run, this will help him focus on the important legislative matters we face."
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Baltimore PoliceDept HOMICIDE: 125 S Highland Ave Adult Male shot Police investigating

Madison St. prison complex adding on to cram in more cons, bill to taxpayers est @>$280 million

Two teens arrested & charged as hate-crime accomplices, Emmanuel (or Emanuel) Miller, 16, and "Zachary" or "Zackary Dylon" Watson, 17. Meanwhile, the backstory on alleged ringleader Calvin Lockner is nightmare material.

Remember "Rolls Royce" lawyer (to the cocaine stars) Robert M. Simels? (if not, see here and here from the CP archives) Bloomberg/Fraud With Peril reports he's been convicted in NY of conspiring to tamper with witnesses.

Tasered mom sues County

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Thank you TAB

Homicide totals explained by reader TAB:

Hi there. I noticed your inquiry into why the homicide totals are so different so I will try to help. Part of the problems lie In that this list is a tad jumbled. Because some murders have been ruled justified, numbers have had to be repeated.And while it should logically even out numbers wise, It may still add confusion. Also your number should now be 144 because Gerrod Finch has been ruled a homicide now.

Suspiciously dead male, 302 E. Lanvale St. (8/13) is not listed in either the Ink or Sun.

Suspicious death, unidentified, 2743 St Paul St. (6/1) is not listed by either site.

104. Tony Geiger, 41, 100 block Old Riverside Road (6/2) and 95. Unidentified man, 21, Old Riverside Rd. (6/2) are the same.

61. Unidentified man, 1017 Hillen Road (4/7) is not listed on either site.

Questionable death, N. Abington Ave/Elbert St. (3/27) not listed either places but does not count towards the tally anyways.

And to let you know Marcus Sanchez was the man murdered on July 25th.

So with the addition of Gerrod Finch and the Subtraction of #'s 61, 95, 96, and 142 your list should be on par with murder Ink's and when the Sun catches up, then all 3 should be equal.

Suddenly the homicide count is all over the place: Sun says 140, Ink says 139, we have 143.
Too busy to straighten out the corpses today. maybe a helpful reader can?

What they don't want you to know

An internal city report shows judges threw out or reduced almost all parking tickets challanged in court.

more details on the alleged hate crime

WBAL: 76-year-old man victim of a racially motivated "hate crime attack"

Harbor violence continued

Some say bloods have influence downtown, others say shooting is isolated incident

RJR: get money, Gs!

Douche du jour: Jon Cardin
Romance is no substitute for common sense, ladies!

Tweet du jour @keiffermitchell: "Do you believe that our police reporting statistics are accurate and reliable?"

more on the harbor shooting

Gunfire @the harbor

Chinese Cuisine Teens Get <Five Years

Remember those laughing girls?

In April, police and prosecutors said they charged the wrong guy for the shooting, now two teens have been sentenced.
From the SA's office:

State’s Attorney Patricia C. Jessamy announced today that two teenage cousins, David Jefferson, 17, of the 2700 block Tivoly Avenue and Kevin Johnson, 15, of the same address, pleaded guilty today to second degree attempted murder, handgun and robbery counts after admitting their involvement in a highly publicized shooting of a patron at a Harford Road carryout on August 6, 2008, captured by store video camera.

The Honorable Martin P. Welch imposed a sentence of 25 years, suspend all but 7 years, first 5 years without parole and 5 years probation for David Jefferson and a sentence of 25 years, suspend all but 9 years, first 5 years without parole and 5 years probation for Kevin Johnson. State prosecutors offered 25 years, suspend all but 12 years, first 5 without parole, but are bound by a court offer in a plea agreement. The plea occurred in open court and the victim did not make a statement. The crime occurred when Jefferson and Johnson, who was 14 years old at the time of the incident, and shot the victim, rifled the victim’s pocket for money and found none, and then fired shots in front of onlookers who were near the carryout.

The facts of the case are: On August 6, 2008, just after midnight, Baltimore police officers responded to the Chinese Cuisine Carryout at 2700 Harford Road for a shooting call. Victim Marvin Edmonds was shot in the left leg at that location. Edmonds had ordered food and was waiting for his order when David Jefferson entered the carryout. Jefferson had a bandana tied over the lower part of his face and was carrying a handgun. Jefferson pushed Edmonds against the wall, placed the gun to his neck and started going through Edmonds' pockets.

At that time, Kevin Johnson entered the carryout also with a bandana tied over the bottom of his face and carrying a handgun. Johnson walked over to Edmonds and placed his gun against Edmond’s head. After not being able to take any property from Edmonds, both Jefferson and Johnson turned to leave. The two then turned around, aimed their guns and fired at Edmonds. Edmonds was struck one time in the leg. The entire incident was captured on the store’s video surveillance camera. Witnesses identified Jefferson and Johnson as the two gunmen in the store. Jefferson waived his Miranda Rights and agreed to speak with officers. He identified himself on the store video tape and confessed to his part in the robbery and shooting. Johnson was arrested in April of 2009. He waived his Miranda Rights and confessed to his involvement in the shooting.

Both statements were entered into evidence during the plea agreement.

FIVE prosecutor Kelly Madigan prosecuted the case.

Don't ask

It's a crime for little old ladies to beg in Baltimore.

Bealefeld: how can people forget about Raven so soon?

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Robbery victim Constantine "Dino" Frank has died.

Two teenagers wounded by one bullet on the East side

Superseding federal murder indictments for alleged drug dealers RJ and Turkey

Headline of the day: "Woman to be jailed one day for each of 74 dead cats"

Oh no, Michael Phelps!

Aw shiz! Homeslice wrecked his Escalade in front of Brown Capital while traveling east on Biddle at Calvert ... Perezhilton sources say he was speeding and ran a red light!!!

(Wow, look how flimsy the Escalade is- like tinfoil!)

UPDATE: Police say the crash was the other driver's fault!

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"Suspicious Death-302 E.Lanvale St-Adult male found dead inside his apartment."

BPD Tweets since 8/9/09

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DOUBLE SHOOTING, 419 N EAST,REPORTED @ 1AM, POLICE INVESTIGATINGabout 10 hours ago from txt

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Suspicious Death-302 E.Lanvale St-Adult male found dead inside his apartment.about 17 hours ago from txt

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SHOOTING ARREST: Derrick Rucker M/B/DOB-9/22/93 was arrested on 8/11/09 for the 7/26 shooting which occurred @ 2846 Harford Rd.about 23 hours ago from web

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Shooting - Oliver/ Lakewood, adult male shot11:26 PM Aug 11th from UberTwitter

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SHOOTING-2836 CARVER RD-ADULT FEMALE SHOT9:18 PM Aug 11th from UberTwitter

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BARRICADE ARREST: Cecil Bailey 26yr old from NE Baltimore charged w/ theft, handgun, armed assault/robbery, false imprisonment.3:52 PM Aug 11th from UberTwitter

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Double shooting, Calvert and 23th, 2 adult males both shot in the arm, walk ins at Hospital5:18 AM Aug 11th from UberTwitter

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UPDATE: BARRICADE - 4200 MARY AVE - 1 suspect taken into custody, occupant of home transported to hosp. for precautionary measures3:12 PM Aug 10th from UberTwitter

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MEDIA ADVISORY: At 12:15, BPD Chief Spokesman Anthony Guglielmi will give a media update on barricade at scene @ 5900 Belair Rd.12:05 PM Aug 10th from UberTwitter

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BARRICADE - 4200 MARY AVE, POSSIBLE ROBBERY SUSPECTS INSIDE LOCATION. POLICE INVESTIGATING.10:53 AM Aug 10th from txt

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SHOOTING - REPORTED @ HIGHLAND & BALTIMORE, ADULT MALE SHOT5:51 AM Aug 10th from UberTwitter

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SHOOTING - 224 HERRING CT, ADULT MALE SHOT5:42 AM Aug 10th from UberTwitter

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UPDATE, SHOOTING @ 600 CHERRY HILL, 2 POSSIBLE SUSPECTS IN CUSTODY11:06 PM Aug 9th from UberTwitter

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SHOOTING - REPORTED @ 600 CHERRY HILL, ADULT MALE SHOT10:32 PM Aug 9th from UberTwitter

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REMINDER: Due to Fridays hacking of Twitter site, BPD updates have been delayed. Some posts are from days prior. Problem should be fixed now5:44 PM Aug 9th from UberTwitter

16.
UPDATE On Code Red: CARE Cooling Centers will only be open on Monday and Tuesday, and not today. http://nixle.us/8WCM1:55 PM Aug 9th from API

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SHOOTING, 900 N EDEN, ADULT MALE SHOT IN HIP9:34 AM Aug 9th from txt

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NOTE: Due to tech issues with Twitter/Facebook, BPD updates have been delayed. Problem should be fixed now9:07 AM Aug 9th from UberTwitter

Don't tell the mayor...

City lawyers argued yesterday that Baltimore police officers don't technically work for the city.

Sun Sued

Criminal defense attorney Ivan J. Bates has filed a $13 million suit against the Sunpapers and reporters Julie Bykowicz and Melissa Harris for defamation

What the?!

"City police are looking into whether a patrol sergeant handcuffed a homicide detective during a disagreement as they investigated a reported abduction."

A Peaceful Week!

Six days without a homicide in the city!

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Unidentified 20-year-old, N. Lakewood and East Oliver, a few blocks from the Honey Hole & a half-mile from the BBQ shoot-up weekeend before last. No arrests...

Lamont Davis' lawyer says closed-circuit camera footage exonerates his client in the shooting of Raven Wyatt.

Meanwhile, in Cherry Hill, 59-year-old Shirley Foulks' living-room evening repose was disturbed by a stray bullet that came through her front window and struck her in the shoulder.

Baltimoriest subhead ever: "Shawn Michael Green pleads not guilty to new charges; his mother appeals her sentence"

The unfortunately-named Marlow Humbert was cleared by DNA in a Charles Village rape case. (How was the victim able to ID a masked attacker in a lineup in the first place?)

More on Rivera part II

The last person to talk to Rey Rivera says the man hardly seemed suicidal

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18-year-old Charles Gregory Pratt, killed at the Cherry Hill shopping center

The men arrested by FHB III for shooting into the air New Year's eve will avoid jailtime

1st Mariner CEO/ Billy Murphy suing Constellation Energy for $65 mil

After Yates hit-and-run, mourners dedicate "ghost bike"

Three life sentences

for Darron Goods of "Special"

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2:30 a.m. today, 200 block of S. Herring Court

was all excited that the Deuce has stepped it up with a page just for Baltimore City Crime. .. too bad the "Weekend Violence" story is about last weekend. (Notable though is story on 67-year-old Chillager and youth counselor Jack Yates, killed in a hit-and-run)

Rey Rivera

The wife of Rey Rivera talks about his unusual behavoir just days before he dissapeared in May of 2006.

The Weekend in Tweets

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SHOOTING - REPORTED @ HIGHLAND & BALTIMORE, ADULT MALE SHOTabout 4 hours ago from UberTwitter

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SHOOTING - 224 HERRING CT, ADULT MALE SHOTabout 4 hours ago from UberTwitter

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UPDATE, SHOOTING @ 600 CHERRY HILL, 2 POSSIBLE SUSPECTS IN CUSTODYabout 10 hours ago from UberTwitter

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SHOOTING - REPORTED @ 600 CHERRY HILL, ADULT MALE SHOTabout 11 hours ago from UberTwitter

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REMINDER: Due to Fridays hacking of Twitter site, BPD updates have been delayed. Some posts are from days prior. Problem should be fixed nowabout 16 hours ago from UberTwitter

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UPDATE On Code Red: CARE Cooling Centers will only be open on Monday and Tuesday, and not today. http://nixle.us/8WCMabout 20 hours ago from API

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SHOOTING, 900 N EDEN, ADULT MALE SHOT IN HIP9:34 AM Aug 9th from txt

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NOTE: Due to tech issues with Twitter/Facebook, BPD updates have been delayed. Problem should be fixed now9:07 AM Aug 9th from UberTwitter

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AGG. ASSAULT - E.FAYETTE/PRESIDENT ST-ADULT MALE FOUND WITH SERIOUS HEAD TRAUMA8:11 AM Aug 9th from txt

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DOUBLE SHOOTING - Glenmore/ Walther, 2 males shot in lower back (tech issues w/ Twitter, reported @ 1215am)6:23 AM Aug 9th from txt

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SHOOTING: 244 S. Dallas Ct, adult male shot in foot (reported @ 11 20pm - tech problems w/ Twitter)6:05 AM Aug 9th from txt

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SHOOTING, NORTH & LINDEN, ADULT MALE SHOT IN CHEST, WALK IN AT MERCY5:22 AM Aug 9th from txt

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SERIOUS ACCIDENT: W.Lexington/N.Calhoun St-Vehicle overturned, multiple people injured. Avoid area.3:04 AM Aug 9th from txt

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Commissioner orders nuisance hearing for Shirley's Honey Hole Bar @ 2300 E. Oliver - Repeated violence prompt possible padlocking by police1:36 PM Aug 7th from web

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TWITTER TECH ISSUES. Due to problems with the Twitter website BPD alerts may be delayed or incomplete.9:08 AM Aug 7th from UberTwitter

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Test6:16 PM Aug 6th from UberTwitter

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GUN SEIZURE: Northeast Gang Unit seizes 5 Illegal Guns from traffic stop. Since Jan 1, BPD has seized more than 1500 guns off city streets.1:32 PM Aug 6th from web

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Shooting-3612 9th St-Adult male shot in the upper chest.9:49 PM Aug 5th from UberTwitter

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SUPPORT THE BPD MOUNTED UNIT: Budgetary cuts threaten city's 6 police horses. Click here to help: http://bit.ly/sUv5t9:32 PM Aug 5th from web

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UPDATE BARRICADE: 2904 DENHAM CR.-SITUATION SECURED,SUSPECTS WERE NOT INSIDE LOCATION.4:24 PM Aug 5th from UberTwitter


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is it fair to shut the Honey Hole?

DEA Madness

It's official, commemorative Obama excstacy pills are now be made available to the general public.

(Speaking of drugs, sounds like cocaine killed Billy Mays, Len-Bias style -- MJB)

Too Many Guns, Not Enough Smarts

Five shot in two separate overnight incidents including two at the Perkins homes

Details and names of the past week's intentional homicides in the Ink
And thanks to our reader TAB, who id'd some unidentified names on the toll.

CP: Wastewater management, self-help book publishing, auto detailing, youth mentoring, lite wife beating ... some of the many activities allegedly compatible with membership in the Black Guerrilla Family, says Van Smith

Tricia Bishop on gangster noms de guerre

Fatal car-jacking

A suspect under surveillance by the regional auto theft task force crashed a stolen vehicle into car, killing the a woman in West Baltimore.

Police officers suspended

3 city police officers have been suspended pending an investigation into allegations of a 17-year old boxing stand-out who claims officers hit him with an unmarked police car while sitting on a dirt bike.

Unjust dessert

McDonald's employees can get a little testy if you complain about the size of your McFlurry

Sign of the times?

Must be bad when cops are wearing a bodymore murderland t-shirt

Crime cameras credited with murder arrests.
But must the blue lights flash? so unsightly!

New facebook quiz: "IN WHICH UNIT OF THE BALTIMORE CITY POLICE DEPT. YOU SHOULD BE WORKING?" In case you were wondering it "IS ABUOT THE BALTIMORE CITY POLICE DEPT. AND IS TO SEE WHICH UNIT IN THE DEPT. THAT FITS YOU MOST."

Vomitous Child Porn in Essex

this case is beyond disturbing.
John Nicklas and Shannon Leigh Honea did things that make a neighbor "want to vomit" (& in Middle River, that's saying something)
we shall now retreat into our protective bubble of denial and try to pretend like we never heard this story.

This weekend's victims identified; the man shot on Edmondson Ave., 25-year-old Steven Eldridge, died of his injuries.
Domestics? Drug family feuds? Money problems? Love troubles? We'll probably never know!

Abducted?

Police now say they will investigate the case of a teen who said she was kidnapped by a man in a chef's outfit last week, reversing an early decision to drop the case.

Baltimore's (only?) "2 gay officers work for acceptance on force, in community"

133, 134, 135, 136

HL says 3 but story has 4 killings since Friday: a seemingly random outdoor shooting, a 26-year-old who'd been MIA for days, a woman in a Honda, a stabbed teenager.

David Reese, 18, 200 N. Paca
Unidentified 18-year-old, 800 block of Allendale St. (8/2)
Stanley Joines, 26, of the 1915 W. Lafayette Ave. (found 8/1)
Unidentified woman, 2800 block of Edgecombe Circle North (8/1)

Gone in 11 days

Thugs chased family out of the city just eleven days after they move in.

"Baltimore medics mistakenly declare man dead" after he was shot by an officer

The Weekend in Tweets

BPD Tweets since midnight Friday

1. DOUBLE SHOOTING - 800 BLK ALLENDALE ST, POLICE INVESTIGATINGabout 7 hours ago from TwitterBerry

2. SHOOTING: 2715 SPELMAN RD, ADULT MALE SHOT POLICE INVESTIGATINGabout 9 hours ago from TwitterBerry

3. AGG ASSAULT: 2500 Edgecombe Circle N., female with severe head trauma, Police Investigatingabout 14 hours ago from txt

4. SHOOTING - 500 blk S. Potomac, adult male shot in legabout 19 hours ago from TwitterBerry

5. STABBING: 3900 2nd St - Adult male stabbed chest/ back. Police investigatingabout 20 hours ago from TwitterBerry

6. UPDATE: 4100 WESTCHESTER RD VICTIM WAS NOT SHOT BUT SHOT AT.about 22 hours ago from TwitterBerry

7. HOMICIDE ARREST: TODAY BPD CitiWatch cameras aided police in suspect arrest for 2am stabbing @ Mulberry/Paca. Oscar Skinner B/M/18 charged.6:30 PM Aug 1st from web

8. SHOOTING: 2119 Edmonson Ave. Adult male shot. Police investigating4:15 PM Aug 1st from TwitterBerry

9. SHOOTING: 5601 Loch Raven, male with gsw to arm (reported @ 1am - tech. Difficulties w Twitter site)7:04 AM Aug 1st from TwitterBerry

10. UPDATE P/O SHOOTING: Susp lunged @ Police w/ knife-like obj. Officer fired 1 defensive shot striking susp. Susp alive transported to hosp7:01 AM Aug 1st from TwitterBerry

11. UPDATE: 4709 Garrison Bd is correct address for police involved5:18 AM Aug 1st from TwitterBerry

12. POLICE INVOLVED SHOOTING: 3709 Garrison Bd, Male suspect shot during breaking and entering attempt. Police on scene investigating.5:09 AM Aug 1st from TwitterBerry

13. UPDATE - STABBING: Mulberry/Paca, is now a homicide.5:08 AM Aug 1st from TwitterBerry

14. HOMICIDE: 1915 W. Lafayette Av, adult male shot. Reported at 250am. Police investigating5:06 AM Aug 1st from TwitterBerry

15. STABBING: Mulberry/Paca, adult male stabbed in chest5:05 AM Aug 1st from TwitterBerry


17. ATT MURDER ARREST: Chris Muscelli M/W/12/31/82 arrested last night in Frederick Cty, VA for 7/12/ Att murder which occurred @ 2500 Banger St12:01 PM Jul 31st from web

18. ED, SHOOTING, 1816 HOPE, ADULT MALE SHOT IN ARM2:47 AM Jul 31st from TwitterBerry

19. SHOOTING, EAST LYNNE & LEHMAN, ADULT MALE SHOT IN HEAD,12:45 AM Jul 31st from TwitterBerry

20. SHOOTING, 22 S GREENE, VICTIM WAS SHOT IN HEAD/GRAZED AT 1700 MULBERRY.12:34 AM Jul 31st from txt


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Murder #132

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A man shot in the head shortly after midnight, "found on the ground next to the driver's side of a vehicle in the 500 block of E. Lynn Ave." and three other shootings last night

... did you hear the one about the lawyer negotiating the return of children from a murderous drug gang? When they heard what his fees were, the gang decided keeping the kids would be cheaper!
... some politic backpedaling from the Mayor after her "step up" zing to the feds.

A shooting near the mall in Columbia

"Cop killer to be freed"

"Unfounded" abduction?

Family says police refused to take report on teen's abduction

Dixon: Step Up, Feds!

Dixon: Federal investigators need to "step up" to fight the Blackwell/Old Chapel Hill Boys drug-family feud. Meanwhile, one of the victims of the Ashland Ave BBQ shootup was an Operation Safe Streets mediator.. will s/he "snitch"?
... You can "chat" "live" with reporter Justin Fenton at 2 p.m. today on the "Crime Beat"

Tewfer! Stolen minivans haul off stolen bikes

Christopher Hitchens - a man's home is his Constitutional castle; rights cannot be negotiated away over beer.

Need a job? "Prison consultants help inmates get good digs"

Parking problems

According to the city, 129 parking lots are facing criminal or civil penalties for not paying parking taxes, including one valet service in Little Italy that is facing criminal charges.

Indicted again!

Linskey: the grand jury's got five counts fa da Mayor's azz!
... the original 12 counts will be dismissed.

Helen Holton and octogenarian H&S bakery magnate/Harbor East developer John Paterakis were indicted yesterday

10 days in prison for officer accused of punching & choking his then-girlfriend

The Ink updates the names and numbers.

It's nice to be from the suburbs

Charges are dropped against a Calvert Hall student initally charged with assualting a Baltimore police officer during a car stop.

Police get $10 million from stimulus package

Drug Family Feud

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No arrests yet in the N. Lakewood/2600 E. Ashland Avenue Sunday BBQ bulletstorm, which the Sun reports was rooted in the feud between the Blackwell and Rich family drug organizations.

The two teens shot and killed at 200 N. Conkling St, Gary Martin and Darien Jones, apparently had no connection to the BBQ shootings and no criminal histories, reports JZ, though they were also reportedly on the way home from a cookout.

However, the shootings at Baltimore & Bond (and Comet?) apparently all DO have some link to the feud that dates back at least as far as the Blackwell brothers' kidnapping and the shootout at Unity United church last summer, and the Baltimore Spectator speculates that the the woman shot at the Club at 4217 Erdman and the killing of Jerrod Reed were connected also.
Some smart comments to a Sun blog post, "Second Opinion"

Interview with a former crack dealer part II

"Most of these white people, if they’ve been to some of the blocks I’ve been on they wouldn’t last a day. I dare them to live a day of my life -- I dare them"

Bealefeld: it's "Gangster War"

A Gus & Annie from 2008 on what was then five homicides related to the Blackwell kidnapping case.

FHBIII was on WBAL, says these are "not so much the Bloods and the Crips and Purple City Dip Set(?)" but "committed groups of drug dealing organizations" "bent on destroying each other" in a "gangster war" for control of the East side

Update on shootings

Two more victms makes it 19 people who were shot in six hours