War stories

Page Croyder: City's "war room" a flop

Court docs: Murdered Cherry Hill activist Angelo Dangerfield a police informant

Woman fights off assailant on Clipper Mill Rd, a bicycle-jacking and lots of stolen GPSes & iPods in the Messenger Crime Log

Gang names, city lawyers

Gang names are more sinister??? (Don't forget Eliot Wilkes AKA "Shitty"

A city supervisor accused of assaulting an employee gets a free defense courtesy of city taxpayers

Hostage taker sentenced

After robbing a gas station, he took a 93 year-old hostage.

Dude looks like a lady

Did this supposed female bank robber strike again?

Police officer indicted in Mt. Vernon shooting

Officer Tshamba was indicted on murder and gun charges and could face life in prison.

Are you really good at digging deep, dark holes?

Can you dig one deep and dark enough for a man who rapes a 5-year-old girl? Probably not.

Need some copper tubing? So does this construction site.

Possibly armed man vanishes.

"This is, I think, fire No. 7 in 13 years … They've all been arson."

Battle of Baltimore Crime's Favorite Two People: Warren Brown vs. Pat Jessamy

18-year-old arrested for shooting two other 18-year-olds in Edgewood. Of course, the alleged perp appears to be currently awaiting trial for armed robbery, assault, weapons charges, etc.

"Why is this even news anymore?" Three men shot in two hours (actually more like 1 hour, 13 minutes).

Court time, expense this

The man who wants Pat Jessamy's job would eliminate the do not call list, send prosecutors out of the murder scenes with homicide detectives, and says he would spend more time in court.

Meanwhile councilman Bill Henry said $6000 worth of bar tabs and meals charged to the city was payback for volunteers.

A Man is Only as Good as His Nickname...

Life in prison for TTP member Anthony "Mo Easy" Fleming, as well as another 20 years concurrent to his state sentence of life, for Tavon "Bloody Batman" Mouzone.


A raid of recently indicted BGF conspirator Alicia Simmons reveals a connection to "a who's who of Baltimore criminals," including Ronnie "Skinny Suge" Thomas, Johnny "J.R." Butler, and Calvin "Turkey" Wright.


Finally, convicted sex offender James "No Known Nickname" Mason III was recently arrested with four teenage girls.

Ripping of widows

He once was a big time Baltimore accountant, but he just got a five year sentence for mortgage fraud for taking $900K from a widow.

Homicide

Woman shot and killed near after hours club.

Miss, don't miss

Page Croyder: "Unfounded Rape Reports and Unfounded Excuses"

This just in...

Gregg Bernstein is Jewish.

...

A Baltimore police officer shot at a vehicle trying to get through a blocked area of a JFX on-ramp, causing the vehicle to crash.

Police are looking for a female bank robber.

What a shocker...

Registered sex offender arrested for sex offense, according to this poorly written, apparently unedited article. (Look, ma, no hyphen!)

Highlights: "Then Mason drove to a business in the Annapolis area to purchase food and was accompanied by the 13-year-old female." Nice way to start a sentence...

"One of the females text a family member stating that the juveniles were scared and needed assistance."

"Mason was arrested and charged with Second Degree Rape, Perverted Practice and Contributing to a Mino." He contributed to a mino? Helping out needy birds is a crime now?

Your tax dollars at play

Councilman Bill Henry pays the city back $6K for bar tab, other expenses.

Roundup

Jury doesn't buy insanity defense - Mary Koontz found guilty of murdering her husband. According to her daughter (and would-be victim), "it was like a weight lifted off all of our shoulders."

No charges will be filed in the shooting death of a home invader back in March.

Take note: If you're wrongfully arrested (due to a court's clerical error), shackled by wrists and ankles to a pole for 12 hours, while your children are left alone in a highway parking lot, and are declared "truly innocent and injured" by the Court of Special Appeals... you can't sue anyone. Sorry! So, you know, make sure that doesn't happen, okay?

Documents in the murder of UVA student Yeardly Love are unsealed. Ex-boyfriend George Huguely V admits kicking in her door and getting in an "altercation" with her. Was the murder planned?

Police intentionally run over some dummies.

Detectives are reviewing 18 months of data on City rape reports.

It's hot out, people. Don't leave your dogs in the car.

Missing a credit card? Terrell Reid might have it.

City Councilman reimburses taxpayers for that food we bought him. At least he wasn't using gift cards...

Omar Comin!

A real-life Omar wannabe is in deep trouble with the Federales.

Court of Special Appeals: Don't yell loudly while getting arrested.

Another candidate has filed to run for State's Attorney in the City but her candidacy doesn't look serious.

More gun seizures.

The Westboro Baptist Church case is headed for the Supreme Court.

Tighter contraband screenings in Maryland's prisons.

Judge Orders Couple To Split Custody Of Dog.

Non-fatal machete attack in Anne Arundel County.

15 federal years for sexual assault and kiddy porn. The perp in question is already doing 15 in the state system.

A snowball's chance?

Could someone possibly unseat Patricia Coates Jessamy after 15 years and three re-elections as State's Attorney?
Could that someone be one Gregg Bernstein?
Do enough people even know what a State's Attorney is and what they do all day to be convinced to care?
... hope these two have a debate, at least.

Bloodsworth retiring

Maybe the Southern District Commander not so thrilled with his "promotion"

Homicide in Northwest, BGF

Man found DOA in Northwest District.

Feds hand down more indictments for the Black Guerrilla Family.

Feds catch a big fish

What the hell is a Narco-sub?

Reading this story may lead to infertility

A NY Rep has introduced Federal legislation that would have the FTC regulate the advertising of crisis pregnancy centers.

Basketball star killed

City violence claims Mount Carmel basketball star.

Bad week

Lots of homicides, shootings, and robberies this week.

Five shootings overnight

Police report 5 shootings overnight

More on the man running against city prosecutor Pat Jessamy.

Shooting victim dies

A man shot on June 20th has died.

Another marine killed in Baltimore

The man shot and killed in a city after-hours club was a marine about to deploy.

Southern district major forced to depart

Major Scott Bloodsworth is being forced to give up command of the Southern district

Lots of guns

Lots of guns getting seized by the cops.

Baltimore's new rape hotline is starting to get calls.

A fatal shooting in Essex and another outside of a bar on Baltimore Street.

A 21-year old man was murdered in Brooklyn Park, Anne Arundel County cops are looking for two suspects.

And just in case you thought we didn't have enough homicides, a 16-year old was shot dead in Reservoir Hill on Thursday morning. He was the fourth teenager to be murdered so far this year.

Mental health "experts" can't agree if Mary Koontz, on trial for murdering her husband, is sane.

An Ellicott City man convicted by the Federales of securities fraud will get a new trial.

Was anyone else surprised that the Baltimore Sun didn't have an article about the beheading verdict being upheld? From what I recall there was a real fear that their conviction might be overturned.

Court upholds verdict

Court of special appeals upholds a guilty verdict in the beheading of three children.

Rape victim tells ABC about BPD's lack of responsiveness.. police say they have no record of her case

"A 24-year-old woman who had been stripping at Norma Jean's Gentleman's Club in Baltimore was found guilty Tuesday of stabbing another stripper to death in November 2008."

It is what it isn't

Police are now reviewing all recent rape cases that were ruled unfounded, thanks to Justin Fenton's article on the BPD's penchant for finding woman who reports rapes unreliable.

Meanwhile, 3 officers who were suspended for trying to talk a rape victim out of reporting it are suspended again.

The city is doing its collective best to make sure no one gets punished to severely for allowing a sex offender to collect sick pay while in prison.

Good news for the circulator

Complaints that ridership is not meeting expectations are premature as the young men involved in a shooting last night put the Charm City circulator to good use.

How's that Hampden Methadone Clinic Going?

Insightful comment from "David" on the Feb. 10th Hampden Methadone Clinic post

.. and did you see the NYT column last week about Baltimore's two Wes Moores? (added the book to the librury, hope to read it soon)

Rape reporting

Baltimore City police classify the highest number of rape reports 'unfounded' in the country.

A little gun play at the Harbor

Musta cleared out the Cheesecake Factory pretty quick...

Skinny Suge Sentenced

Famed Stop Snitching creator Ronnie "Skinny Suge" Thomas receives 20 years in federal prison without parole.

Parole and probation crackdown

Parole and probation officers protest a new policy requiring three meet face to face meetings a week with parolees. Union says the policy is political because it affects counties key to the 2010 governor's race.

Death row moves

Maryland's death row inmates have been moved from the Maryland Correctional Adjustment Center (which used to be informally known as "Supermax") to the North Branch Correctional Institution near Cumberland. Executions (if we ever have one again) will still take place at the Metropolitan Transition Center.

The Sun has a few more details about the transfer.

Mass arrests

According to the ACLU, the officers sued for illegally arresting 13 residents didn't know the law.

Meanwhile, O'Malley says it's the policy was not his fault...there's only so much you can do when you're the mayor.

Bealefeld: we're trying to win the drug war

to which a city resident replies...I'm more afraid of the police than I am of the drug dealers...

Bad poetry

Tree Top Piru Bloods leader writes a poem about murder, gets 30 years in federal prison.

A Cherry Hill shooting victim dies and a decomposing body is found in an abandoned house in Pigtown.

Murderous couple is getting divorced. He's doing 38 years, she's doing life plus 20.

No pepperoni on your pizza

Former high-power lobbyist Jack Abramoff has been released from federal prison and is working at a kosher pizza restaurant on Reisterstown Road.

Illegal arrest settlement

BPD pays out another big settlement, this time for illegal arrests.

Too much cerveza

Illegal immigrant (with a Maryland driver's license) drives drunk, kills passenger.

Bloods gang leader Terrence "Squeaky" Richardson received two life sentences in federal court this morning. There is no parole in the federal system.

Bad area

The shooting one Wolfe just a few blocks from the weekend homicide on Washington.

Bealefeld speaks

The Commish returns from vacation

20 Years

.. for 3.5 pounds of hair-ron

Bad night for this guy

He was shot at twice in two separate incidents in one evening, hit once.

Nine shootings in a 24 hour period. So far it looks like only one of them was fatal.

Safe Surrender appears to have been a success.

4 people shot in one incident and one shot and killed in East Baltimore.

News of the Weird

Utah executes man by firing squad (& Tweets about it)

Former first daughter robbed

Two bikes stolen from Jenna Bush

Ripping off the police

Ever get a call soliciting a donations for a FOP lodge. Well two men were sentenced for collecting donations which they pocketed by a federal judge yesterday.

Meanwhile, Baltimore man who shot at a Westminster Sheriff arrested in Hagerstown.

intriguing!

Could there be a contender for the State's Attorney's office?

More kids arrested for animal abuse; two 10-year-olds accused of beating a puppy to death on the Carroll Park Golf Course.

The "bottle tax" es muerto

Extra gross! A school bus driver, Scott Smallwood (heh!) indicted for child porn

Off the Docks & off the clocks! Hanover restauranteur pleads guilty to harboring illegal aliens

Child Movie Stars Never Turn Out Ok...

Star of "Boys of Baraka" is among 22 Gilmor Homes residents indicted by federal court.

Another guilty plea in the large scale pawn shop money laundering case.

Finally, a more in def look into the background of some of the people who have used the safe surrender program.

Arrest in dog killing case

Police have arrested two boys, pretty young, in connection with the death of the dog found hanging on a fence

Droopy B-Cup Sought

.. in Towson pistol-whip robbery.. last seen in a tube top

Another crime unpunished

Looks like the schemers who helped a sex offender get paid by the city while in jail are getting their pensions...courtesy of city taxpayers, of course - the equal opportunity funders of pensions for the criminally inclined.

Yes, it may be hard to investigate a fellow officer who shot a marine nine times, but it's even harder to lose a son who survived Iraq only to be gunned down by someone sworn to uphold the law.

Child porn sentence

30 years for a Parkville child pornographer who took distributed images of a disabled girl in his custody.

Justice For Raven Wyatt

Lamont Davis got life plus 30 years after judge Rasin rejected his motion for a new trial. Now we wait and see what the Court of Special Appeals does with this case.

Calvin Lockner's trial for beating up a 76-year old man was postponed. He'd better cover up that Hitler tattoo whenever he finally does end up in front of a jury!

Have you seen this man?

He took a shot a Carrol County cop, they think he may be in Baltimore

More details on the death of the census worker.

One More Murder In This Town

A census worker was shot and killed last week.

A 25-year old from Glen Burnie became Annapolis's third murder victim of the year over the weekend.

Two men have been charged with first-degree murder for the slaying of Trooper Wesley Brown. I'm sure nobody is surprised that both of them have "extensive" criminal records.

Ten men have been arrested for soliciting prostitutes in Laurel. The cops were kind enough to release their names and home towns.

Weekend crime

Fatal stabbing in Elkton and a shooting just North of Patterson Park.

The killer of Maryland State Trooper Wesley Brown is still at large. A $75,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of his killer.

Update: A "person of interest" is in custody.

Officer turns himself in

Missing police officer charged with murder turns himself-in.

Cop charged

Prosecutors have issued murder charges for city cop Gahiji A. Tshambi

State Trooper Murdered

An off-duty MD State Trooper was shot and killed in PG County.

The Mt. Vernon police shooting story keeps getting worse. Four separate witnesses say that the victim had his hands in the air when he was shot.

Officer Tommy Sanders has been acquitted of manslaughter in the shooting of Edward Lamont Hunt.

Sex trafficking at a sleazy motel in Laurel.

City housing inspector caught taking bribes

Another city employee not satisfied with their pay.

An extensive look at the life of the officer Gahiji A. Tshamba, who shot and killed Tyrone Brown over the weekend.

Officer trying to shoot dog hits juvenile

...in the leg,

BDP in trouble

Perhaps one of the last people to speak to Tyrone Brown before he was shot by an off-duty police officer tells her story.

The manslaughter trial of police officer Tommy Sanders in underway

The officer who shot and killed Tyrone Brown had some previous issues with alcohol

police had arrested the 80 year old husband of the 83-year old woman who was found dead. Apparently he choked her to death.

Keeping people locked up

A new report by the Justice Policy Institute says that Baltimore is pretty good a keeping people in jail pre-trial, at least.

It gets worse

Off duty officer shot Tyrone Brown nine times.

83-year old woman found fatally beaten in her West Baltimore home.

More on police involved shoooting

Peter Hermann raises questions about officer involved in weekend shooting.

NAACP asks for meeting with commissioner.

Officer suspended

Police officer involved in controversial shooting suspended.

The Sun reports the officer had a previous alcohol related shooting.

Be On the Lookout...

"Hispanic Midget" is wanted for first degree murder out in Montgomery County.

Something gives me the feeling he's not going to be too hard to find.

Man shot, killed by off-duty officer

A man was shot and killed by an off-duty police officer outside a Mt. Vernon Bar.

Officer shot 14 rounds after victim groped his girlfriend.

Trial to start for officer accused of manslaughter

The trial of the police officer Tommy Sanders is set to begin today.

Last night city cops shut down York road.

Dirty Bishop

... arrested for sexually assaulting an adult female congregant

Baby beaten

An Edgewood man has been charged with attempted murder for beating his one year old daughter

'We are not the Taliban'

Dirt bike riders plead their case...

Another day in the lfie

7 year old contracts venereal disease from 22-year old

May 15th stabbing victim was set to be a witness at an upcoming murder trial

Dirt bike accident leads to b-more style beat down.

Outdoorsman

Bealefeld holds roll call on 33rd Street.

15 Years for Doubly Deadly Stabbing Spree

From the SAO:

At a hearing today Judge Pamela J. White imposed the agreed-upon sentence for Steven J. Lashley, 32, of the 2000 block of Paulette Road: 30 years in prison suspend all but 15 years, two concurrent five year prison terms and three years probation.

Lashley pled guilty to second-degree murder and two counts of second-degree assault May 19, 2010. The State agreed to the plea when the State’s main witness, a woman previously convicted of manslaughter, told the parties that she intended to invoke her Fifth Amendment right and would not testify if called as a witness.

On September 22, 2005 Lashley stabbed three people in the 400 block of Water Street at Commerce Street following an altercation in a nearby New York Fried Chicken restaurant. Stanley Thomas, Jr was killed and two others were injured.

it's curtains for you, Miranda, my dear...

The US Supreme court rules "a suspect who has received and understood the Miranda warnings, and has not invoked his Miranda rights, waives the right to remain silent by making an un-coerced statement to the police."

Another victim

Another man shot dead on West Baltimore Street

Man shot in the head

Man shot in the head and killed on North Fulton.

8 homicides

Domestic stabbing makes it 8 slayings for the weekend.

Carrolton residents angered over surge in voilence.

Rough weekend

Double shooting, two more deaths

What?

???man shot in the leg while driving on Route 100 near Glen Burnie

Lawyer for teen comvicted of shooting a 5 year old girl in the head wants a new trial

Kids lay waste to abadoned rec center in East Baltmore

Homicides

Some mayhem last night, with two homicides occruing minutes and blocks apart.

ACLU on defense

The ACLU has decided to defend a man who recorded a traffic stop with a Maryland State Trooper and posted it on Youtube. He has been charged with...wire tapping!

Taser death, charges dropped in murder case

Man dies after being tasered by county police

Witnesses disappear, charges dropped in murder of elderly man

Bad motel

Bad things happened at this motel...

Former CFO of the MD Legal Aid bureau, Benjamin L. King Jr., charged in scheme to steal $1.1 million from the organization. Fun fact: King's dad was the first African-American to earn a CPA license in MD.

... another crazy family murder-for-hire-scheme! Dundalk bar owner Lee Martin was apparently done in by his brother-in-law at the behest of his wife, who claims to have been a victim of domestic violence. Unlike the crazy byatch in the county, there may actually be evidence to support her allegations. All four suspects are being held without bail.

Biggest loser

Peter Hermann on an arrest tied to the largest collection of child porn ever found in Maryland.

How not to ditch a gun

Rolling it up in your shirt after you just shot someone doesn't work.