Getting tough on city employees

Rough times for city employees, SRB says they have fess up when they've been arrested, and might have to give up their job while in jail.

Also, city taxpayer=not happy

"Boyfriend" Andrew Jackson charged with strangling his pregnant girlfriend, Betsy Sue Riggin, 29. Riggin was 5 months pregnant, fetuses are generally considered viable after 28 weeks.

Three men plead guilty in $20m pawn shop scheme

O'Malley: MD's crime lowest since 1975

I am not making this up

... Baltimore's unveiled a new tourist slogan, and it is...
"find your happy place" !!!
Lolz!

Woman forced to confess by gang, IG issues report

The woman who told police she stabbed her boyfriend last year was lying...turns out gang members had scared her into confessing to cover up their role

Inspector General: The city paid Dennis Mclaughlin $12,700 while serving a jail sentence for sexually abusing a minor, including 5 holidays!

Three dead over the weekend

Three dead and a few shootings this weelend.

Homicide in South Baltimore, triple shooting

A man was beaten to death in South Baltimore, triple shooting in Southwest.

More on the salon shooting from Peter hermann.

Dixon strikes again

Former Mayor Sheila Dixon billed city taxpayers $11,000 for make-up work.

3 city police officers charged with kidnapping

Alleged Killers of Ken Harris to be tried in August

Marty Burns of the SAO writes,
"Monday, May 3, 2010 UPDATE on NEW TRIAL DATE: Prosecutors have been notified that the new trial date in this matter is August 30, 2010 before the Honorable David Ross. This matter is specially assigned for a date certain. MTB"
.. what does that mean?

Parking ticket amensty, mayhem

The city council wants to give scofflaws a second chance.

Man found face down on Baltimore Street with several gunshot wounds. One Hickey School escapee is caught.

Two shot

Two men shot on the way to work

16-year old killed.

Once again, the trial for the alleged killers of city councilman Ken Harris is postponed.

Short Search is Over

A quick search ended today whith the arrest of Troy "TJ" Traylor and Damon Bradford Olivari relating an armed robbery in Towson.

Car stop

Do police need to rent an infinti to bust drug dealers?

Bus stop stripper

A young woman in need of cigarette money decided to take it all off at city bus stop.

Jive Turkeys

Only two murders this week, only 53 so far this year!

35 years for "Turkey," associated with organization responsible for murder of Sintia Mesa

Anguished mom sees 2nd conviction for 2nd murdered child

... there's a headline: "U.S. ARMY SOLDIER SENTENCED TO OVER 17 YEARS IN PRISON FOR OPERATING A BROTHEL"; perp was a 23-year-old from Chillicothe, Ohio operating out of Millersville.

Day late & dollar short dept: after teacher Hanna Wheeling was murdered at Cheltenham, the Department of Juvenile Services "instituted several safety measures, in terms of increased lighting throughout the campus [and] implemented the buddy system for employees." In the meantime, Donald DeVore, head of Maryland's Department of Juvenile Services, honored Wheeling's years of service and brutal murder by shirking a requested appearance at the state house.

Man-up

City employee arrested trying to put manhole in car to sell for scrap.

Home evasion

City Solicitor says Council Prez Jack Young did not commit crime when he put his name of the deed of his sister's home that was purchased with federal aid.

Dad shot in head during home invasion in Park Heights

School.cop/coach to be fired

School police want to fire a cop who warded of a gang threatening one of his players. Turns out he wasn't authorized to coach that the time the gang spat occured

Boys gone wild

Two murders this past weekend

Cleaven Williams Jr., accused of stabbing his wife outside of the courthouse after she secured a protective order against him, has been declared competent to stand trial.

Murder of Darren Green Jr., aka Miss Dee, April and Kelly Bundy, "sheds light on misunderstood [transgender] community"

County police are ISO a home-invasion suspect who should be pretty easy to find with his giant neck tattoo.

Suspicious death

Body found in Park Heights.

Knife waving at the firehouse

The city's Inspector General said a knife waving incident that resulted in the arrest of a city firefighter was the result of taunting and harrassment condoned by supervisors.

Former police spokesman suspended

Troy Harris, the former police spokesman who was transferred to patrol for sending a nude picture to WBAL TV is in trouble again.

Crime Odds and Ends

In a bit of good news, an arrest is made in the killing of a 72 year old man.


Have you seen this man? He's wanted in connection with a slaying from earlier this month.


In yet another incident of bar violence, five people are stabbed near the Carlos O'Charlie's bar. Expect to see Carlos O'Charlie's facing severe padlock pressure from the BPD.


Watch, they'll still probably acquit him; a man is arrested after shooting another man in front of both security cameras and two city detectives.


And finally, life in prison for career offender and heroine kingpin David Rich.

Probation for Mom in Toddler Cult Death

Said prosecutor Julie Drake, "Ria and her child were just pawns in the Queen's fantasy world"

Media blabber

"Tribune Co. and its creditors agreed Monday to accept the appointment of an independent bankruptcy examiner in the Chapter 11 case, opening the door to further scrutiny of Tribune Co. Chairman Sam Zell's 2007 leveraged buyout of the Chicago-based media conglomerate." reports... the Tribune.
Malkovich Malkovich!

Rough week for the BPD

Another officer suspended for playing with his gun, this time a BPD sergeant is alleged to have pistol whipped a man in Atlantic City New Jersey.

Abductions

Street snatching are becoming a popular tactic.

A couple of DC middle school students abducted their teacher.

Justice Stevens speaks out for pot

Interesting take on the retiring supreme court justice and his public questioning of the war on drugs.

County Police versus city

Justin Fentpn tells an interesting tale of some county cops wrestling a city cop to the ground. Looks like the city guy was being impolite with his gun.

Bodies in the habor

A friend of the most recent hispanic male found in harbor last week say foul play can't be ruled out.

Another child murder?

Police have charged a Baltimore man with child abuse in connection with the death of his 2 year-old daughter.

Get ready to pay

Open container fines and urinating in public are about to get a whole lot pricier.

3 homicides last night

Mayhem and violence and at least 3 dead.

Helping a sex offender get paid by the city while in jail

May get you fired...maybe, I mean he was sick.

Lamont Davis Convicted

... of attempted murder for the shooting of Raven Wyatt

What the?! Foster mother rejected by DHR for not serving pork

What the?! MD's speed cameras not catching enough violators to earn their keep

and WTF? Toxic waste from mobile meth labs blights highways

Body found in water in Fells Point

A floater near the water taxi.

New laws, bad lists

Two new laws - one that would expunge peace orders that judges later toss, another that would allow juveniles charged with a crime to be tested for lead poisining.

Also, police are pretty PO'd at Jessamy for placing detectives on the "do not call" list.

Pit Bull miss

A polcie officer got off a few shots at an attacking Pit Bull last night

F Your I

Says the SAO: "Closing arguments are to be set approximately at 11:30AM today in the Lamont Davis trial in court room 509 Courthouse East."
Hope someone not on the Sun editorial board drops in to report their impressions.

Payroll scandal

City employees who helped a sex offender stay on city payroll while in jail may face criminal charges.

no good deeds...

LOLZ! Feds say gang outreach program started with $400k of city money used as cover for Black Guerilla Family

Reisterstown Medicine Shoppe pharmacist gets six years in federalle prisonne for conspiracy to distribute Oxycodone

Keith and Kinard pled guilty to armed carjacking-- they were caught after the victim jumped out of the car at a red light!

What the ?! Colombia weirdo given 10 days in jail for wearing fake navy uniform

'Our view'

Thanks for pointing out this bull doody, non:
"At Lamont Davis’ trial, it was hard to tell the victims from the perps; all these young people have been betrayed by society’s indifference and neglect"

ps. I love how the url for this story ends "bs-ed-davis-trial-20100409,0,5637313.story"
Somebody at Sunspot knows what time it is!

.. and anyone else find it odd that the same paper that (rightfully) kvetches about the BPD not releasing officer's names doesn't have editors sign their own editorials?

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(really 46.. but 47th noted here) "An adult male, the apparent victim of a shooting, was also found dead [yesterday] about 8:30 a.m. in the 5300 block of Denmore Ave." .. and three others wounded in shootings over the weekend.

Court records via Hermann: "Youth leader" Angleo Dangerfield shot over pit bull

It's the last day of the 2010 Annapolis session, and the sex offender bill is stalling. Is it just me, but did they not pass a whole lot of anything this session?

... not crime, but dingdong that's a lotta kablingy! Minority contractors score $84.6 million in federal dollars under the "stimulus package"

Clay family wants the iG report

The family said it will pressure SRB to release IG report on the death of Robert Clay, with hopes of getting the feds to open a civil rights case.

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A man shot and killed Sunday evening on the corner of North Avenue and Aisquith.

Fatal carjack case dragged back to court

OMG! THIS case-- Bernard Eric Miller, charged with dragging Pam Basu to death with her own car as she tried to save her toddler. In 1993 my friend was a reporter at the Sun, and I went with her to the Towson courthouse for lack of anything better to do and ended up thoroughly traumatized. As awful as it sounds, the crime scene photos are worse. And I remember that lawyer-- his pants were too short and his hair was too long and he looked like he just rolled out of bed.
How awful this must be for that family. Ugh, ugh, ugh.

SC Justice Stevens stepping down

this summer.
More on SCOTUS' most venerable member from the NYKer last month

Media blabber

Sun's corporate parent, the Tribune Co, is preparing to exit bankruptcy. Reports the WSJ:

The settlement signals that the creditors have agreed to wipe out much of Tribune's roughly $13 billion in debt. In return, under Tribune's plan, the lenders would own the media company.

More tax dollars at work

City pays $30K to four DPW workers arrested after failing to come to the aid of police officer during an arrest. Says their attorney, the officer was white, his clients were black, 'they could have been shot.'

"Bill on relationship violence flags in session"

How Far can it Go?

City amends, refiles lawsuit against Wells Fargo

Rise & Shine with the BPD

From Twitter:

GUN ARREST - Great job Central Dist. Raid @ 2100 blk Brookfield Ave yields 106 cocaine vials, 18 capsules heroin, .357 handgun. 5 arrested. 3 minutes ago via UberTwitter

GUN ARREST - Chris Swinson (3/30/90) arrested for illegal .22 cal gun, & 25 ziplocks marijuana @ 2100 blk of Bolton. 34 minutes ago via UberTwitter

SHOOTING, 2901 GREENMOUNT, ADULT MALE SHOT, about 4 hours ago via UberTwitter

SHOOTING, 5300 YORK, ADULT MALE SHOT. HOMICIDE UNIT REQUESTED about 4 hours ago via UberTwitter

... IV reports that the shooting on Greenmount was fatal, the victim an elderly man
... the Sun reports he was at a carryout.
Another victim at the Yau Brothers?

A car chase ended in a crash in front of Captain Larry's in South Baltimore

Police and prosecutors disagree on the utility of crime cameras. How about saving $ by cutting off the blue lights? They've got to be thoroughly annoying (and humiliating) to people who have to live next to them. Wonder if any residents or homeowners have asked the city to remove the lights from their property sight lines?

Two homicides in Northern district

Two men shot and one suspicious death.

Your tax $ at work

A $7.4 million judgment against the BPD for family of man who died in custody .. according to the Sun, the victim, arrested for public urination, was allegedly killed after officers put him cuffed without a seat belt in the van, then intentionally drove recklessly, fracturing his spine.

Info sought on pack of juveniles that stoned a dog

No show

The ME's office says they won't show for a council hearing on "undetermined" deaths.

Triple shooting, one dead

Triple shooting in Northeast Baltimore last night

White powder

Someone keeps sending letters containing suspicious white powder, this time in a census office

After 50 years, "Pajama killer" mystery solved

No pot at the pharmacy this year!

Not so transparent

We may never know how a sex offender ,managed to stay on the city payroll while serving a prison term for sexually abusing a minor.

Dents

Man & city officer bit by pit

Love this lede: "A rare drug bust in Harford County is putting a dent in Maryland's access to marijuana."

Eric Rose has been indicted from the slaying of the security guard James Ball.

Pain & suffering

Sun: FHB III was "essentially running the department" while Hamm was chief

Two in custody after a teen was stabbed at White Marsh Mall

The Court of Appeals "will hear arguments today on whether a state cap on jury awards for pain and suffering is constitutional."

Judge Motz "dismissed a lawsuit filed by eight state prison workers who claimed a strip search for drugs violated their constitutional rights."

An arrest in the assault and robbery of a lost motorist in Annapolis

Right on red

If you live the city, come to a full stop before taking a right on red, they're snagging thousands of people for rolling...

Lamont Davis defense: ankle monitoring system proves accused never left home

Helpful Bmore living tips!

• How to defeat a pit bull with your bare hands


• How to tell if a gunshot wound is self-inflicted

With the stabbing and the shooting and the testifying

Jury seated and trial underway in the Lamont Davis case

Skinny Suge's cohort and Tree Top Piru Antwoine Gross, 23, gets 12 years for racketeering conspiracy. Or in other words "Defendant Stabbed and Shot a Man Who was Later Murdered by other TTP Members for Testifying About the Stabbing and Shooting"

One block, two murder-victim vigils

A man shot in the torso on S Hanover St

QTD: "Conaway apologized to each and every resident of Baltimore who has ever been called for jury duty."

"A former Baltimore public works employee [Maurice Boone] has pleaded guilty to stealing more than 100,000 gallons of diesel fuel from the city and re-selling it" and "a former Maryland Transit Administration worker [David Pattwi] was sentenced to two years in prison for stealing $400,000 from bus fare boxes."

Council president Jack Young, under fire for using no water at the house he calls home, shows reporters his "damn underwear"

Attempt to impeach Gansler fails

SpotCrime expanding to television

Butterfingers!

Another mistakenly released con, this time in Baltimore County

18-year-old Gary Knight of the Pasadena Denver Lanes Bloods got 17 years in the federal pen for drug dealing and carjacking, his pal Antonio White got 22 years for racketeering, in addition to the 40 years for handgun possession and 2nd-degree murder he got from the city. Sadly, neither press release tells us what their gang nicknames were.

And 10 federal years for hair-ron for Adrian Aulton. Aulton was apparently a co-conspirator of "Jr" and 'Turkey," who were implicated in the 2007 torture and murder of Sintia Mesa.

'Catholic conscience'

Last week's three homicides in the Ink

Reluctant witnesses in the trial of Lamont Davis

Law clinic to lose funding over chicken-poop suit

Ha! Judge who married victim to abuser says he was driven by his "Catholic conscience," adding "he had not read the case file, his standard practice." A level of diligence and scrutiny the pope himself would endorse!

Arrest in the murder of transvestite Darren Green, aka Kelly Bundy ... shockingly, the alleged perp was out of the clink with a suspended sentence.

"Bill targets public health risk from sale of used underwear"

Fifteen years after the murder of Kari Ann Sirbaugh, parents still seek answers

Hermann recounts the "top 10 self-defense killings"

The high price of self-defense

There's one to tell the grandkids... first humongously fat Marvin Cook Jr. breaks into 68-year-old William Bozeman's house ... then after Bozeman shoots him, Cook falls on top of Bozeman and bleeds out all over his bed. (Natch, Cook's family says he was "set up by someone")
Small world: Cook once was charged with firing shots at police union head Mark Cherry.

Topically, "The Maryland Senate has endorsed a measure that would protect people from lawsuits if they use deadly force to defend themselves"

and speaking of fat people, AAC police are ISO a Heinie-drinking counterfeiter

Pre-trial blahblahblah in the case of Lamont Davis, accused of shooting 5-year-old Raven Wyatt.

Two arrested for Chaz Village murder of "Young Gorilla" leader

Srlsy? "Marine's father ordered to pay Westboro's court costs"

A man shot in the head in Elkridge carjacking

"No apologies from Dixon" Sunday night

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Body found in Leakin Park

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Man in van, first block of N. Calverton Road

Raven Wyatt's long road to recovery

Alleged intruder slain in Perry Hall

and a man slain by an intruder in Owings Mills

Eww! 220,000-gallon sewage leak near the jail (two weeks ago)

The County has a new mobile career center to help ex-cons find jobs

College Park police use YouTube to ferret out wilding basketball fans

More on the popsicle shooting

Four credit cards, cuff links and $1.32, a few more details on the case of Fenyanga Muhammed who was shot by police in 2007.

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A 16-year-old boy, 1400 block of Luzerne Ave

Oopsiedaisies

Man shot by police for allegedly swallowing drugs, resisting arrest was actually choking on a Popsicle stick

Fenton on crime trends: everything's down but home invasions, "which are up considerably."
Now, that's interesting.. doesn't it seem like home invading would be a lot riskier and more effort for the perp than burgling, or robbing a business or pedestrian?

Right on! A major FBI raid of 30 business and 15 pawn stars. More from WJZ (Who buys their toiletries at a pawn shop?)

Kids held bake sales to save the police horses, but no one seems too misty-eyed about the ghetto bird becoming an endangered species

Former mayor Dixon's first one-on-one interview since her indictment will be with Richard Sher Sunday night at 6:30 on WMAR.

An arrest in the TU dorm burglary

Look who's working?

Dan Rodricks should be happy that a convict is getting a job: Disgraced Mayor Sheila Dixon is close to being hired by the Maryland Minority Contractors Association.

The Velvet Robe Nightclub is fined $3,500 by the Baltimore Liquor Board for the riot incident on February 25th.

Personally, I blame the potholes: Officers are accused of deliberately driving a Police van erratically while a suspect was handcuffed and secured in the back, which led to the suspect's death. A $100 million wrongful death suit against the BPD is currently in the city courts.

If he were in Vegas, none of this would be happening: The House of Ruth and Women's Law Center have filed a complaint against Judge G. Darrell Russell, notorious for marrying a couple involved in a domestic violence incident.

Commissioner Bealefeld continues to raise concerns about the budget proposed by Mayor Rawlings-Blake.

Not guilty

A not guilty for William Howell in the killing of Tarrence Regan, the case with ties to the slaying of Ken Harris. New details on motions to suppress DNA that lead to Charles McGaney's arrest for killing the councilman.

A man found shot in the 5600 Block of Pilgrim Road has been Identified as Dewayne Holmes, 22.

Maybe he was scared of losing his pension: A Baltimore City Detective is accused of embezzling $10,000 while part of a Federal task force.

One angry man: A Juror has his day in court to explain why he didn't show up.

The Princess and the Peeved: Mayor Blake's Budget incurs the ire of the Commissioner, leader of FOP, and State's Attorney. The Sun offers its view as well.

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Unid'd man, 5600 block of Pilgrim Road

Black Guerilla Family Associate Sentenced to 5 years in Federal prison.

One time truck driver Nelson Arthur Robinson given a 5 year sentence without parole by Judge Quarles of the MD USDOJ.


More information on Nelson Robinson, at City Paper

Administrative judge to legislature: city doesn't have $ or space for more judges

The Ink on last week's six homicides, noting that two were in Charles Village

Van Smith on the IRS's investigations into online gambling

More on the indictment of bail-bond icon Milton Tillman and his son

LOLz

"Relatives of the man who police say was killed by officers after he shot them ... were offended that the city's police commissioner called him an idiot. ... 'If I could meet the commissioner I'd punch him in the mouth,' said Miller's 80-year-old grandmother, Daisy Dawson. 'And I don't care where they'd lock me up. I'd leave my fist inside his mouth.' "

"Police stood by the statement."
...predictably the story and quote generated a lot of outrage

Homicide last night on Grogan Ave.

Stop of a gold Corvette led to guns, drugs, hollow-point bullets and a World War II grenade

and Justin Fenton Tweets, "Police investigating armed robbery on Towson campus - men armed with crow bar, handgun forced way in to dorm room at 3:30 p.m. today" .. more from the Towerlight

Deputy Major

SRB transition teams called the BPD "top heavy" and recommends eliminating the rank of deputy major, an at will position created by PC Clark and O'Malley to eliminate those pesky civil service captains.

Baltimore hates babies

Pregnant woman shot in the throat in West Baltimore

It takes a special person to be a foster parent, having to give a baby back to the relatives. I know foster care is expensive and all, but shouldn't there be zero tolerance for some things?

Bloody weekend

Last count was 8 shooting incidents...

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Carlos Williams, a 50-year-old man on his way to work, shot and killed during robbery attempt at 6 this morning.

Two officers shot

during a traffic stop. Said Bealefeld, "People get cheesed off when I call these guys with guns on our streets idiots and say I shouldn't call them that ... There aren't words harsh enough for me to call them."
One officer was shot in the face.

A man shot "multiple times" at 519 Scott Street, word is it's "drug related" a "domestic dispute"

Barricade

A man had holed up in a row home on Fayette Street after assaulting his girlfriend.

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Twenty-five-year-old man out for a "nighttime stroll" killed in the 3200 block of Belair Road

Wooder dey smewkin?!
"Judge, Lawyer 'Surprised' By Interest In Marriage Case: Judge Says Case Not A Big Deal" ... Judge G. Darrell Russell Jr. tells courtroom that CNN "must be desperate for news" to cover it.
Well, sure, but that's no excuse! More on the case from the Sun

"Congrats" Kwauntre Javar Crudup, Baltimore's new youngest murder suspect at 14, charged with killing Kenly Oscar Wheeler on March 3rd and taking his cell phone.

Cops versus prosecutors, Round 12

Peter Hermann takes a look at the brewing war between cops and prosecutors...FOP to the Jessamy "(you) had better learn to make friends with...criminals.

First-degree?

The Baltimore City Grand Jury indicted Torrez Seymore, 22, of the 4200 block of Ethland Avenue for first-degree murder. First-degree or self-defense... what do you think? The facts of the case:

Court documents allege that on May 28, 2009 Torrez Seymore was responsible for a shooting in the 400 block of W. Lombard Street. Milton Stepney, 22, suffered several gunshot wounds to the body. An investigation revealed Stepney allegedly became involved in a verbal altercation with Seymore after leaving a carryout on S. Eutaw Street. Stepney was then allegedly observed going to the trunk of a vehicle and retrieving a tire iron while still engaged in the verbal altercation with Seymore. The brother of Seymore allegedly attempted to diffuse the argument by pushing Seymore away from Stepney. Stepney began to walk towards his vehicle, but then turned back and announced a robbery, still holding the tire iron. It was at this time Seymore allegedly shot Stepney multiple times. Stepney died at University of Maryland Shock Trauma.

Busy night

Five shootings and a stabbing, including a gun fight at Uzo's bar.

Plus Van Smith on the indictment of Tillman

Tillman indicted

Feds say he collected pay for a no-show job while in Brazli

Oversights and loopholes

Hopkins security officer Daniel Dixon fatally shot during a gas station robbery

Sun: Making oversight law retroactive could have saved Rajahnthon Haynie

DNA-testing backlog clogs up the system

Frederick Allen Christian of the city charged with killing his "girlfriend" in Virginia

Hermann: it's not just the city but the whole state that's effed

Free live entertainment!
City council to take up the issue of the mysterious Baltimore City Foundation tonight at 5

... and March 25 (Thursday after next) author Antero Pietila will be in the Pratt's Poe Room to talk about his book Not in My Neighborhood: How Bigotry Shaped a Great American City

Inner Harbor, cop in Central Booking

Police make arrest in Inner Harbor stabbing, meanwhile the Sun's Tricia Bishop reports a city cop spent the night in jail for failing to appear as a witness at a gun possession trial.

School police, gangs

School police officer facing termination after gang encouter in Carver High School gym speaks out about his ordeal.

Intersting article byPeter Herman on the death of alleged gang member and his run-ins with police.

Downtown stabbing

Man stabbed in the chest downtown.

Bank robbery action photo

Police are looking for this man.