Several homicide arrests and a multitude of victims have been id'd after a bevy of killings this past week.
The 36th victim of the year has been id'd as 23-year-old Dexter Maurice Jones Jr. 22-year-old Guy Leon Thomas has been arrested for the killing.*
This years 37th victim has been id'd as Jonathan Hutchinson, age 24.
The 38th victim of the year has been id'd as 20-year-old Ronnell Chaney.*
Five men have been arrested after a triple stabbing in Garrison. The five arrested are; Ronald Williams, 20, Christopher Ramgeet, 18, Merez Ferguson, 21, Jeffrey Jackson, 20, and sweet face tattoo having Ryan Johnson, age 19.
This weeks Murder Ink covers several weekend killings and an arrest in the 2007 murder of Rodney Gardner.
The seemingly never ending legal battle that is the Travers and Tremayne Johnson animal cruelty trial is set to (hopefully) come to an end.*
The last police officer in the Majestic towing scandal has plead guilty. 36-year-old Jaime Luis Lugo faces 25 years in prison when sentenced.
You can now feel safe walking the streets of North Baltimore, as a "suspicious package" turned out to be a very anti-climactic backpack.
County police have made an arrest in a 20-year-old cold case. Sean Sanford, 38, has been arrested for the 1991 Christmas Eve Eve murder of Robert Stephen Collins.
Well that's just great...
The Supreme court has decided that convicted serial child rapist John Merzbacher, age 70, needs to be let out of prison.
This weeks police blotter reports a heap of crimes, including a wooden plank beating, and the theft of pillow cases.
Finally, eight years in the federal pen for large scale Baltimore document trafficker Victor Lopez-Escamilla, age 39.
Friday, March 23, 2012
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Shootings, Corrupt Cops, and a County Brawl
Shootings continue to be on the rise, after several more people were shot Tuesday evening. One man died at the intersection of West North Ave. and Ashburton St., the 36th of the year.*
Over two years in federal prison for disgraced police officer Jerry Diggs, Jr., 25. Digs is among a bevy of officers to have been convicted in the "Majestic Towing" scandal.
The city police department has taken yet another hit this week, as a former officer has plead guilty to being an active heroin dealer who once provided drugs while in a police station parking lot. He's expected to receive 20 years in the federal pen when sentenced.
Three men were stabbed and bullets flew during after a massive fight broke out in Owings Mills.
2012's 33 murder victim, 54-year-old Gregory Parker has a precarious history, including several years spent working for the Baltimore drug kingpin Maurice "Peanut" King back in the 80's.*
32-year-old Lovell Patterson got 10 years in federal prison after being caught dropping off a bag of heroin at a stash house. This is his sixth drug conviction.
Police have released a sketch of the creep-bag who beat up an 84-year-old woman during a burglary.
A man (pictured right) is wanted by the FBI after robbing the Wells Fargo on Eastern Ave. earlier today.
Man meets woman, man steals woman's phone, man holds phone for ransom, man goes to jail.
Bulgarian ATM skimmer Ivo Svetozarov Damyanov, age 32, was sentenced to six years in prison for his role in a major credit fraud ring.
Not Baltimore, but interesting enough. Robert Benscoter, a 33-year-old man with an atrocious haircut, is accuse of beating his mom with a hammer before fleeing into the woods.
Many apologies for the long delay in posting, don't mean to withhold valuable Baltimore Crime news from the public...
Over two years in federal prison for disgraced police officer Jerry Diggs, Jr., 25. Digs is among a bevy of officers to have been convicted in the "Majestic Towing" scandal.
The city police department has taken yet another hit this week, as a former officer has plead guilty to being an active heroin dealer who once provided drugs while in a police station parking lot. He's expected to receive 20 years in the federal pen when sentenced.
Three men were stabbed and bullets flew during after a massive fight broke out in Owings Mills.
2012's 33 murder victim, 54-year-old Gregory Parker has a precarious history, including several years spent working for the Baltimore drug kingpin Maurice "Peanut" King back in the 80's.*
32-year-old Lovell Patterson got 10 years in federal prison after being caught dropping off a bag of heroin at a stash house. This is his sixth drug conviction.
Police have released a sketch of the creep-bag who beat up an 84-year-old woman during a burglary.
A man (pictured right) is wanted by the FBI after robbing the Wells Fargo on Eastern Ave. earlier today.Man meets woman, man steals woman's phone, man holds phone for ransom, man goes to jail.
Bulgarian ATM skimmer Ivo Svetozarov Damyanov, age 32, was sentenced to six years in prison for his role in a major credit fraud ring.
Not Baltimore, but interesting enough. Robert Benscoter, a 33-year-old man with an atrocious haircut, is accuse of beating his mom with a hammer before fleeing into the woods.
Many apologies for the long delay in posting, don't mean to withhold valuable Baltimore Crime news from the public...
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Springtime, when a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of ...
rioting and stabbing the shit outta people! (Apologies to Tennyson) St Patrick's day weekend, young men and women flashmobbed, converging on Canton and the Harbor, carrying on a decades-long tradition of wilding in the streets as soon as weather permits. Imagine if they actually put all of those ranging teenage hormones to a purpose, protesting against the youth jail with Occupy and the Algebra project, perhaps! Singing songs and carrying signs!
#35, a man shot in the chest on Imla St.
And our favorite drunk-driving bongload-smoking Olympic medalist is reportedly trying to quietly unload his Harbor East condo for a million-and-something.
#35, a man shot in the chest on Imla St.
And our favorite drunk-driving bongload-smoking Olympic medalist is reportedly trying to quietly unload his Harbor East condo for a million-and-something.
Friday, March 9, 2012
O'Malley says he would veto a medical marijuana bill*. .. why can't he just direct the state and local police to not enforce marijuana laws, a la "Maryland the Free State" during Prohibition? Could anyone's interests possibly be served by cancer patients sitting in jail? .. and could the federal law-enforcement $$ have anything to do with O'Malley's position...?
And what to make of O'Malley going against the very study his administration paid to have done and going ahead with building a new $70-$100 million kiddie jail? Yes, he can find the money to build jails but not to fix schools, y'all.
And what to make of O'Malley going against the very study his administration paid to have done and going ahead with building a new $70-$100 million kiddie jail? Yes, he can find the money to build jails but not to fix schools, y'all.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Fake genitals; fetus-murder charges dropped
A city officer who was dating a relative of a suspect in the Monae Turnage murder has been suspended.
Murder charges have been dropped against the NJ doctors who started an abortion in one state, finished it in another and stashed fetuses in the freezer.
Fake genitals were found on a guy arrested for indecent exposure at Anne Arundel Community College, begging the question, is it indecent exposure if what's exposed is plastic?
Speaking of make-believe genitals, the NYker is reporting that in Lawrence v. Texas, no sodomy ever actually took place; the most "deviant" thing police saw was "sexually explicit art on the walls, notably a pencil drawing of a naked James Dean with oversized genitals."
Finally, the "Atlantic Wire" says that the Sun says that wiretaps of "Snoop" (Felicia Pearson) reveal her to be, in real life, a nice person just looking for some "ew-we," wtvr the f that is.
Murder charges have been dropped against the NJ doctors who started an abortion in one state, finished it in another and stashed fetuses in the freezer.
Fake genitals were found on a guy arrested for indecent exposure at Anne Arundel Community College, begging the question, is it indecent exposure if what's exposed is plastic?
Speaking of make-believe genitals, the NYker is reporting that in Lawrence v. Texas, no sodomy ever actually took place; the most "deviant" thing police saw was "sexually explicit art on the walls, notably a pencil drawing of a naked James Dean with oversized genitals."
Finally, the "Atlantic Wire" says that the Sun says that wiretaps of "Snoop" (Felicia Pearson) reveal her to be, in real life, a nice person just looking for some "ew-we," wtvr the f that is.
Monday, March 5, 2012
Concealed Carry for Maryland?
A US District Court judge has ruled that Maryland's law on who can carry a concealed weapon is unconstitutional*. According to Judge Benson Legg the requirement that concealed carry permit applicants show "good and substantial reason" is an impermissible infringement on the Second Amendment. The AG's office has already said they will appeal.
Monae Turnage, 13, shot to death
The murdered 13-year-old girl was ID'd as Monae Turnage. She was shot once in the chest, her body hid in an alley under trash bags.
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Another Young Girl Murdered
For the second time in a week a young girl has been murdered in Baltimore City. An unidentified 13-year-old girl, who was originally reported missing late last night was found dead at around 6:00 PM Sunday inside a row house in the 1600 block of Cliftview Ave.*
Friday, March 2, 2012
SRB to Obama: Bmore Won't Enforce Your Immigration Laws
Baltimore joins with DC in refusing to enforce federal immigration laws locally. The Obama administration seemingly can't win -- it's deported more undocumented immigrants than any other and is trying to pilot a program here to prioritize violent criminals and leave otherwise law-abiding residents alone, yet both the rat wangers and the liberals are enraged, and the Mayor's order takes it a step beyond keeping ICE out of Central Booking: "No City department, agency, officer or employee shall discriminate against any resident of Baltimore City based on confirmed or suspected race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, immigration status, and/or inability to speak English."
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Parrish jury deliberating
A jury is deliberating the guilt of 15-year-old Jason Mattison's (alleged) killer Dante Parrish. Mattison, who wanted to be a medic, was kicked out of his mom and grandma's house because they thought he was gay. He was slashed to death at his great-aunt's house with a box cutter while she and her addict friends nodded off downstairs. Parrish admitted to police that he beat and gagged Mattison. I wonder if his mom, grandma or aunts have been in the courtroom...?
$70k Payout approved for dad stomped by cops while holding tot
The Board of Estimates approved a $70k settlement to a man and his toddler son who were roughed up." TDR and The Sun's Luke Broadwater reports that at issue were the events of Aug. 28, 2009 when two Baltimore police officers arrested Tyrode Gibbs Sr., who was sitting on the front steps of a vacant property along with his 2-year-old son, Tyrode Gibbs Jr. The vacant property had a "No Trespassing" sign posted, and the officers instructed Gibbs and his son to leave, but he said he was "seeking shelter from the rain," the documents say. ... The lawsuit alleged the officers beat Gibbs to the ground, kicking and stomping him while he was still holding his son in his arms. During the altercation, one of the officers struck the 2-year-old and sprayed mace on the elder Gibbs, the lawsuit alleged."
Owings Mills HS Grad to Snitch on other Gitmo Detainees
Majid Khan pleaded guilty* to terrorism-related charges and also agreed to help the gvt prosecute other terror suspects. Maybe he will testify against Rumsfeld at the Hauge.
("Fun facts": Rumsfeld, the architect of the Iraq and Afghan wars and the U.S. torture program is a Marylander, currently living in a manse in St Michaels once known as the Mount Misery Bed and Breakfast.)
("Fun facts": Rumsfeld, the architect of the Iraq and Afghan wars and the U.S. torture program is a Marylander, currently living in a manse in St Michaels once known as the Mount Misery Bed and Breakfast.)
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Lee Stephens Dodges the DP
After six years of legal wrangling, Lee Stephens's punishment for killing a prison guard while serving a life sentences is... another life sentence.*
Lamar Harris, Stephens's alleged co-conspirator, remains in legal limbo over his mental competency to stand trial.
Lamar Harris, Stephens's alleged co-conspirator, remains in legal limbo over his mental competency to stand trial.
Owings Mills HS Grad pleads Guilty at Guantanamo
Accused Al-Qiada member and Owings Mills high grad Majid Khan, left, the only U.S. resident imprisoned at the American naval base in Cuba, entered guilty pleas to charges of supporting terrorism while living in Pakistan. (Non-paywall link here.)
Related: a House Judiciary Committee meeting on indefinite detentions of Americans and the NDAA is going on right now.
¡Ay, qué rico!
Rico no suave! Baltimore's Chief Information Officer has resigned after allegations that he pressured the security company McAfee for a job for his girlfriend while at his last job in NY.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Five Year Old Girl Murdered
Details are sketchy at the moment, but 5-year-old Mya Carr was killed earlier in the evening in the 3400 block of Calloway Ave. No cause of death has been given, but a "person of interest" is in custody.
Murder dad sentenced, JHU patient-raper arrested
Tyrone Hamber, 24, has been given 25 years for killing his two-year-old daughter in April of 2010.
The man accused of committing a West Towson home invasion robbery and shooting has been identified as Bradford Steven Holup, 49, (Pictured Right). Holup was arrested while fleeing the scene dressed in camouflauge army fatigues.
Twenty-three-year-old Eric Phillips was sentenced to 50 years in prison for stabbing and beating a man to death during an attempted robbery.
Super-creepy Bayview Medical Center security guard Kevin Porter, 47, has been arrested for attempting to rape a patient.
Two men were shot in separate incidents Monday morning.
If you're going to clean your gun in your dingy unlit house, you may as well be drunk.
The Baltimore Racing Development has dissolved. Apparently owing money to every conceivable group possible just isn't a profitable business model. A real shame...
Randallstown native Donald Tyrone Gross, 44, got eight years in the federal pen for using a toy gun to rob a PNC Bank.
Bodog founder and billionaire Calvin Ayre, alongside four Canadians has been indicted in Maryland federal court for running a massive worldwide gambling operation. Ayre, age 50, is currently at large.
The man accused of committing a West Towson home invasion robbery and shooting has been identified as Bradford Steven Holup, 49, (Pictured Right). Holup was arrested while fleeing the scene dressed in camouflauge army fatigues.
Twenty-three-year-old Eric Phillips was sentenced to 50 years in prison for stabbing and beating a man to death during an attempted robbery.
Super-creepy Bayview Medical Center security guard Kevin Porter, 47, has been arrested for attempting to rape a patient.
Two men were shot in separate incidents Monday morning.
If you're going to clean your gun in your dingy unlit house, you may as well be drunk.
The Baltimore Racing Development has dissolved. Apparently owing money to every conceivable group possible just isn't a profitable business model. A real shame...
Randallstown native Donald Tyrone Gross, 44, got eight years in the federal pen for using a toy gun to rob a PNC Bank.
Bodog founder and billionaire Calvin Ayre, alongside four Canadians has been indicted in Maryland federal court for running a massive worldwide gambling operation. Ayre, age 50, is currently at large.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Beyond Sad
Carney P.E. and special-ed teacher Major Robert Marchanti, 48, was killed in Afghanistan. Why, why, why are we still there? Why did we not leave the day after they shot Osama?
Sunday, February 26, 2012
20
The 20th victim of the year is 32-year-old Thomas Adkins Jr. Adkins was found stabbed to death in the 400 block of N. Kenwood Ave.
The Royal Farms robbery/shooting from last week is now an FBI investigation.
A 37-year-old man was shot Wednesday night in the 1800 block of North Caroline St.
Do you live in the county? Was your Ipod stolen? The Baltimore County police have a solution for you. *
The Majestic Towing scandal has gone to trial, and former Edgewood officer Samuel Ocasio, 36, has been convicted. Another officer, 42-year-old Kelvin Quade Manrich, plead guilty in the middle of his trial.
A home invasion in West Towson turned into an attempted murder. A man was shot after spooking a home invader early this morning. An as of yet unidentified perpetrator has already been arrested.
So long as its only done sexually... Creepy police impersonator Derek Propalis, 59, claims he was only playing dress up for sexual reasons, nothing malicious.
The first of three murders at the Perkins Hospital was apparently a botched murder suicide.
An interesting look to the criminal history and mind set of PG County serial killer Jason Scott.
Finally, Forestville resident Marvin Antoin Duckett, 39, will spend the next 20 years in the federal pen for distributing a massive amount of PCP.
The Royal Farms robbery/shooting from last week is now an FBI investigation.
A 37-year-old man was shot Wednesday night in the 1800 block of North Caroline St.
Do you live in the county? Was your Ipod stolen? The Baltimore County police have a solution for you. *
The Majestic Towing scandal has gone to trial, and former Edgewood officer Samuel Ocasio, 36, has been convicted. Another officer, 42-year-old Kelvin Quade Manrich, plead guilty in the middle of his trial.
A home invasion in West Towson turned into an attempted murder. A man was shot after spooking a home invader early this morning. An as of yet unidentified perpetrator has already been arrested.
So long as its only done sexually... Creepy police impersonator Derek Propalis, 59, claims he was only playing dress up for sexual reasons, nothing malicious.
The first of three murders at the Perkins Hospital was apparently a botched murder suicide.
An interesting look to the criminal history and mind set of PG County serial killer Jason Scott.
Finally, Forestville resident Marvin Antoin Duckett, 39, will spend the next 20 years in the federal pen for distributing a massive amount of PCP.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
No new trial for you!
Death row inmate Anthony Grandison's sixth trip to the Court of Appeals has resulted in his conviction and sentence being upheld yet again.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Killings, Convictions, and the Theft of TastyKakes
An arrest has been made in this years 19th murder. 45-year-old Todd Marrow has been arrested in the stabbing death of Orville Chamblee, 47.
This weeks City Paper has info on the City's last three murders. Specifically, the 26-year-old shot to death in the 1600 block of North Bond St. has been identified as Brandon Washington.
The first murder of the year in Baltimore County occurred this weekend in Rosedale. Erwin Lee Whaley, 35, was found shot to death on Maidstone Court. Maurice Garnett White, 32, was arrested a short time later for on first-degree murder charges.
Antonio W Taylor, 22, was convicted by a city jury of killing Allen Johnson as he sat in his car back in 2009.
The murder trial of convicted murderer Dante Parrish, 37, began today. Parrish is accused of murdering homeless 15-year-old Jason Mattison Jr. in his own room while Mattison's family members were passed out from heroin nearby. Parrish had previously served nearly 10 years for murder before being freed thanks to the help of the Innocence Project.* With DNA evidence being used by the prosecution, one has to wonder why the death penalty is not being considered in a horrific case like this.
38-year-old Dwayne Thompson has been sentenced to 45 years for the murder of his ex-girlfriends new boyfriend. Alvin B. Martin III, 28, was shot multiple times as he laid in bed with his girlfriend.
The most recent edition of the crime blotter has assault of a child, forgetful burglars, and stolen TastyKakes.
A shooting in the 3900 block of Mortimer Ave. leads to an arrest in West Virginia. William Jeffrey Howard, 46, is facing charges of first-degree attempted murder.
The two men pictured right are wanted for shooting a man during a robbery of the Royal Farms on 5200 block of Harford Road.
City state attorney Gregg Bernstein was among a bevy of prosecutors testifying in Annapolis in the hopes of seeking shorter sentencing options for Marijuana possession.
Jermain Lewis has been arrested during a traffic stop last week. One of many arrests the former Raven has endured in the last few years.
33-year-old Pikesville resident Jacqueline Natalie Smith was arrested for first degree assault and child endangerment after stabbing her 15-year-old son during a 5 a.m. argument gone awry.
Don't they realize sharks are the serial killers of the sea? Maryland is highly considering banning the possession and sale of shark fin soup.
Finally, nearly 20 years in the Federal pen for Dundalk resident Freddie Douglas Widener, age 55. Widener and several others were convicted of robbing a Pennsylvania bank and a Loch Raven pharmacy, a robbery in which Widener at some point let off some shots.
A Virginia jury has found George Huguely guilty of second degree murder for the killing of Cockeysville native Yeardley Love.
This weeks City Paper has info on the City's last three murders. Specifically, the 26-year-old shot to death in the 1600 block of North Bond St. has been identified as Brandon Washington.
The first murder of the year in Baltimore County occurred this weekend in Rosedale. Erwin Lee Whaley, 35, was found shot to death on Maidstone Court. Maurice Garnett White, 32, was arrested a short time later for on first-degree murder charges.
Antonio W Taylor, 22, was convicted by a city jury of killing Allen Johnson as he sat in his car back in 2009.
The murder trial of convicted murderer Dante Parrish, 37, began today. Parrish is accused of murdering homeless 15-year-old Jason Mattison Jr. in his own room while Mattison's family members were passed out from heroin nearby. Parrish had previously served nearly 10 years for murder before being freed thanks to the help of the Innocence Project.* With DNA evidence being used by the prosecution, one has to wonder why the death penalty is not being considered in a horrific case like this.
38-year-old Dwayne Thompson has been sentenced to 45 years for the murder of his ex-girlfriends new boyfriend. Alvin B. Martin III, 28, was shot multiple times as he laid in bed with his girlfriend.
The most recent edition of the crime blotter has assault of a child, forgetful burglars, and stolen TastyKakes.
A shooting in the 3900 block of Mortimer Ave. leads to an arrest in West Virginia. William Jeffrey Howard, 46, is facing charges of first-degree attempted murder.
The two men pictured right are wanted for shooting a man during a robbery of the Royal Farms on 5200 block of Harford Road.
City state attorney Gregg Bernstein was among a bevy of prosecutors testifying in Annapolis in the hopes of seeking shorter sentencing options for Marijuana possession.
Jermain Lewis has been arrested during a traffic stop last week. One of many arrests the former Raven has endured in the last few years.
33-year-old Pikesville resident Jacqueline Natalie Smith was arrested for first degree assault and child endangerment after stabbing her 15-year-old son during a 5 a.m. argument gone awry.
Don't they realize sharks are the serial killers of the sea? Maryland is highly considering banning the possession and sale of shark fin soup.
Finally, nearly 20 years in the Federal pen for Dundalk resident Freddie Douglas Widener, age 55. Widener and several others were convicted of robbing a Pennsylvania bank and a Loch Raven pharmacy, a robbery in which Widener at some point let off some shots.
A Virginia jury has found George Huguely guilty of second degree murder for the killing of Cockeysville native Yeardley Love.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
17
Police have id'd the man shot to death in a dollar store in a very turbulent portion of Greenmount. 22-year-old Jerry Isaac was killed during what police describe as a fight gone awry. More info has also been relesead on Johnny McFadden, the 62-year-old shot to death in the quiet Windsor Hills area.*
Malcolm Pulliam, 34, has been convicted of shooting the owner of the Blessed Productions Hair Salon in the head.
A fantastic story about the BGF over at City Paper. It's a sort of Coup de grâce to their ongoing series of highly interesting a well written pieces regarding the 2009 and 2010 federal indictments. A really interesting side note from the article is the very prominent evidence dolled out against former Morgan State basketball store Noel Liverpool and "reformed" drug king pin and "The Wire" actor Melvin "Little Melvin" Williams in reference to their being major drug dealers. A good read all around.
A massive cat fight broke out on Belair Road, leading to the police breaking out the pepper spray.
Creepy "mentor" Charles Douglas Shelly, 45, has been busted for molesting a 13-year-old girl.
A woman got carjacked on Hamilton Ave. Friday night.
A former police chief is suing the department due to a lack of support with his post traumatic stress disorder after shooting a young man to death in 2005.*
The owner of Majestic Auto Repair took the stand during the kickback trial of officers Samuel Ocasio and Kelvin Manrich.*
A two alarm fire broke out on the 16th floor of the Westminster house.
Towson parking attendant Timothy Bartholomew died after apparently falling 5 feet in a bizarre accident.
More car related problems in Towson, this time an 18-year-old was hit by a car in Stevenson Lane.
The death of Edgewood home invader Joseph Breckenridge, 53, has been ruled a homicide. Despite that, the homeowner and his neighbor responsible for Breckenridge's death will not face any charges.
Thrice convicted drug dealer Calvin Kenon will spend the next 11 years in federal prison.
Malcolm Pulliam, 34, has been convicted of shooting the owner of the Blessed Productions Hair Salon in the head.
A fantastic story about the BGF over at City Paper. It's a sort of Coup de grâce to their ongoing series of highly interesting a well written pieces regarding the 2009 and 2010 federal indictments. A really interesting side note from the article is the very prominent evidence dolled out against former Morgan State basketball store Noel Liverpool and "reformed" drug king pin and "The Wire" actor Melvin "Little Melvin" Williams in reference to their being major drug dealers. A good read all around.
A massive cat fight broke out on Belair Road, leading to the police breaking out the pepper spray.
Creepy "mentor" Charles Douglas Shelly, 45, has been busted for molesting a 13-year-old girl.
A woman got carjacked on Hamilton Ave. Friday night.
A former police chief is suing the department due to a lack of support with his post traumatic stress disorder after shooting a young man to death in 2005.*
The owner of Majestic Auto Repair took the stand during the kickback trial of officers Samuel Ocasio and Kelvin Manrich.*
A two alarm fire broke out on the 16th floor of the Westminster house.
Towson parking attendant Timothy Bartholomew died after apparently falling 5 feet in a bizarre accident.
More car related problems in Towson, this time an 18-year-old was hit by a car in Stevenson Lane.
The death of Edgewood home invader Joseph Breckenridge, 53, has been ruled a homicide. Despite that, the homeowner and his neighbor responsible for Breckenridge's death will not face any charges.
Thrice convicted drug dealer Calvin Kenon will spend the next 11 years in federal prison.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Lee Stephens is Guilty
Lee Stephens has been convicted of murdering CO David McGuinn at the now-closed Maryland House of Correction in 2006.
15
The 15th homicide of the the year has occurred in the sleepy Windsor Hills neighborhood in Northwest Baltimore. An as of yet unidentified 62-year-old man was found shot in the head in the 2900 block of Haverford Rd.*
Two men get serious time for attempting to kill a third man in front of his mother. Tavon Jackson , 27, and Dijon McClurkin, 20, were sentenced to 75 and 60 years respectively for the April 2010 attempted murder.
The Robocall trial of former Ehrlich consultant Julius Henson, 62, has experienced an unexpected delay.
Maximum time for a man who cut an Olympic boxing hopeful's life short. Terrance Sims, age 31, who had already been convicted of manslaughter once before, was given a 10 year sentence after having been convicted of killing 17-year-old Ronald Gibbs.*
Historical document thief Barry Landau, 63, has plead guilty. He faces up to 15 years when sentenced in May.
This week's crime blotter has a variety of weird crimes, including a panty raid gone too far, an assault on a sick man, and two men caught absconding with a stolen refrigerator.
43-year-old Robert Mclean has been busted for committing this years 12th homicide.
County police are still ISO Renard Antonio Hunt Jr., accused of shooting up an office in Woodlawn.
Speaking of people County police are searching for, keep your eyes peeled for daytime burglar Alvin Saleem Elamin Thompson, 20.
Finally, a little tip for those of you out their with a vendetta against the ATF. No a matter how angry you are, don't threaten to kill any, and I mean any, federal agents, especially ATF agents. If you snap and do threaten to kill one, for the love of god don't repeat your threats word for word in the company of possible recording devices. If you do, expect to recieve an eight year sentence, just like Craig Allen Shepperd, 38, did.
Two men get serious time for attempting to kill a third man in front of his mother. Tavon Jackson , 27, and Dijon McClurkin, 20, were sentenced to 75 and 60 years respectively for the April 2010 attempted murder.
The Robocall trial of former Ehrlich consultant Julius Henson, 62, has experienced an unexpected delay.
Maximum time for a man who cut an Olympic boxing hopeful's life short. Terrance Sims, age 31, who had already been convicted of manslaughter once before, was given a 10 year sentence after having been convicted of killing 17-year-old Ronald Gibbs.*
Historical document thief Barry Landau, 63, has plead guilty. He faces up to 15 years when sentenced in May.
This week's crime blotter has a variety of weird crimes, including a panty raid gone too far, an assault on a sick man, and two men caught absconding with a stolen refrigerator.
43-year-old Robert Mclean has been busted for committing this years 12th homicide.
County police are still ISO Renard Antonio Hunt Jr., accused of shooting up an office in Woodlawn.
Speaking of people County police are searching for, keep your eyes peeled for daytime burglar Alvin Saleem Elamin Thompson, 20.
Finally, a little tip for those of you out their with a vendetta against the ATF. No a matter how angry you are, don't threaten to kill any, and I mean any, federal agents, especially ATF agents. If you snap and do threaten to kill one, for the love of god don't repeat your threats word for word in the company of possible recording devices. If you do, expect to recieve an eight year sentence, just like Craig Allen Shepperd, 38, did.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Four arrests, two murders
Two murders, two arrests, a conviction and four indictments in the Ink
Two 20-somethings arrested for the murder of Shayvon Booker, 19. One of the suspects, Joseph Butler, has a tattoo on his forehead(!!) that looks like a crucified urinal(??)
Cold Spring RoFo robbed *again*! And an air conditioner stolen from the Naron candy company.
A man arrested for shooting a guy in the face on Pelham Ave.
A year and a day in prison for a man convicted in a $2.8 million mortgage fraud scheme
A couple of Republican reps want to bill inmates $25 for GED classes.
Do it first, legalize it second. Congress oks spy drones over U.S. cities.
Two 20-somethings arrested for the murder of Shayvon Booker, 19. One of the suspects, Joseph Butler, has a tattoo on his forehead(!!) that looks like a crucified urinal(??)
Cold Spring RoFo robbed *again*! And an air conditioner stolen from the Naron candy company.
A man arrested for shooting a guy in the face on Pelham Ave.
A year and a day in prison for a man convicted in a $2.8 million mortgage fraud scheme
A couple of Republican reps want to bill inmates $25 for GED classes.
Do it first, legalize it second. Congress oks spy drones over U.S. cities.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Special and extended attentions
Antomar Jones, 19, was arrested for the murder of Corey Alexander*. The Sun reports that Jones was in a youth program that the victim worked for, and Alexander shot him and another victim while they were arguing in a car.
Trial for Julius Henson is supposed to start today
Two years after the fact, George Huguely is on trial for the murder of Yardley Love in Charlottesville, a scene JZ's Adam May describes as a circus. And WBAL has "special extended coverage." ... Why so much special extended attention?
In Howard County, mom Katie Windsor disappeared while walking to the supermarket on Friday and hasn't been seen since.
Photographer Richard Ross documents children's experiences in the juvenile justice system.
Trial for Julius Henson is supposed to start today
Two years after the fact, George Huguely is on trial for the murder of Yardley Love in Charlottesville, a scene JZ's Adam May describes as a circus. And WBAL has "special extended coverage." ... Why so much special extended attention?
In Howard County, mom Katie Windsor disappeared while walking to the supermarket on Friday and hasn't been seen since.
Photographer Richard Ross documents children's experiences in the juvenile justice system.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Dangerous Night in Baltimore, Towson Mall Killing Arrest
A surprisingly violent night considering the recent downturn in violence. 6 people were shot, including two fatally. One of the deceased has been identified as 31-year-old Corey Alexander, shot and killed in the 5700 block of Nasco Place.*
Four men have been arrested for the Towson Town Murder of 19-year-old Rodney Vest Pridget. Tyrone Chester Brown Jr., 19, Frank Theodore Williams, 31, Jermell Monte Brandon, 35, and William Ward III, 44. Brown Jr., (Pictured Right) is the accused gunman in the case.*
Have you seen this paunchy middle aged man? He's a suspected serial larcenist.
Surprisingly enough, the taxi driver arrested for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl, 56-year-old Ted Bryant, is a previously convicted sex offender, with several violations for failure to register.
The man who reported his former girlfriend missing in the first place has been convicted of her murder. 31-year-old Tyrone Webb, Jr. was convicted by a City Jury after an earlier County Trial resulted in a hung jury.
Cat mutilator Ethan P. Weibman, 20, was given a 90 day sentence for killing two cats he had recently adopted.
The 600 block of Wildwood Parkway will officially be known as the Officer William H. Torbit Junior Way now.
Finlly, this weeks Murder Ink has some interesting stats on the January 2012 murders.
Four men have been arrested for the Towson Town Murder of 19-year-old Rodney Vest Pridget. Tyrone Chester Brown Jr., 19, Frank Theodore Williams, 31, Jermell Monte Brandon, 35, and William Ward III, 44. Brown Jr., (Pictured Right) is the accused gunman in the case.*
Have you seen this paunchy middle aged man? He's a suspected serial larcenist.
Surprisingly enough, the taxi driver arrested for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl, 56-year-old Ted Bryant, is a previously convicted sex offender, with several violations for failure to register.
The man who reported his former girlfriend missing in the first place has been convicted of her murder. 31-year-old Tyrone Webb, Jr. was convicted by a City Jury after an earlier County Trial resulted in a hung jury.
Cat mutilator Ethan P. Weibman, 20, was given a 90 day sentence for killing two cats he had recently adopted.
The 600 block of Wildwood Parkway will officially be known as the Officer William H. Torbit Junior Way now.
Finlly, this weeks Murder Ink has some interesting stats on the January 2012 murders.
Six Years in the Making
Jury deliberations begin today* in the trial of alleged prison-guard killer Lee Stephens.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Federal murder conspiracy and racketeering indictments for four people connected to the 12/10 Leakin Park execution-style murder of Cherrie Gammon. Gammon was mother of two* and a white-drug addict who danced and sold drugs to support her habit and at some point presumably snitched* on mother "Money" and her son "Tay" and accomplices.
A surveillance video shows a police officer punching a suspect in the face while the suspect's hands were behind his head (see @:39)
Accused copyright infringer and Towson post-office-box renter Naveed Sheikh was nabbed at Dulles en route to Pakistan.
Sacré bleu! Two women, 73 and 64 were robbed outside of Petit Louis*, one the head of the board of directors for the Parks & People Foundation, the other a retired city school principal. Guess which one kept her purse?
A surveillance video shows a police officer punching a suspect in the face while the suspect's hands were behind his head (see @:39)
Accused copyright infringer and Towson post-office-box renter Naveed Sheikh was nabbed at Dulles en route to Pakistan.
Sacré bleu! Two women, 73 and 64 were robbed outside of Petit Louis*, one the head of the board of directors for the Parks & People Foundation, the other a retired city school principal. Guess which one kept her purse?
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Stolen Cop Cars, Bodies in the Harbor, and Much More...
A man was shot and killed by County police just inside the city line this morning after stealing a cop car, leading police on a chase, and threatening several officers.
Police found a mysterious body floating in the Inner Harbor Monday.
Peter Hermann has a follow up on the city workers busted for drinking and gambling. Spoiler alert, most of the cases fell apart.*
With a trial coming up soon for two officers, new details in the Majestic Towing case have come to light.*
Police are ISO a photogenic suspect caught on camera robbing a man. It's good to know that even with cameras are pointed directly at the ATM, that won't stop someone from robbing you.
The man shot to death Sunday has been id'd as 19-year-old Shayvon Booker.
45 years for Isiah Crowder, 21, who was convicted of shooting his life-long friend Isiah Gordon back in August of 2010.
Two shootings Sunday, including one in the 4700 block of Alhambra Ave, and the other in the 2800 block of Hillen Rd.
Keep on the lookout for hazel-eyed Aaron Parker, who walked away from his halfway house and never came back.
A series of sexual crimes in Catonsville have police on edge. First a woman was abducted and raped a woman walking along North Bend Rd. The second incident was a case of creepy gas station attendant Muhammad Zaman, 45, getting a little too intimate with a woman pumping gas.
Three robbers entered a Owings Mills jewelry store looking for cash, had to settle for diamonds instead. Chawn Rodney Harris, 38, Keenan James Thomas, 20, and Corey Jamal Jennings, 19, have been busted for the bungled heist.
Baltimore heroin dealer Donald Wright, age 42, has been sent away for the next 12 years.
Baltimore's own homegrown terrorist Antonio Martinez, 22, has plead guilty to charges related to his attempt to blow up an armed forces recruitment center. Martinez is expected to be given a 25-year term when sentenced.
A Cecil County tractor heist went bad, leaving one dead and three on the lam.
I realize this news is almost a year old, but I don't recall ever seeing it reported anywhere. Famed "Stop Snitching" host Ronnie "Skinny Suge" Thomas got 12 years in state prison to be served consecutively with his 19 year federal sentence. Goes to show that as serious a committing a murder is, the only way to really get in the BPD's doghouse is to be featured on Anderson Cooper rapping about said murders.
Police found a mysterious body floating in the Inner Harbor Monday.
Peter Hermann has a follow up on the city workers busted for drinking and gambling. Spoiler alert, most of the cases fell apart.*
With a trial coming up soon for two officers, new details in the Majestic Towing case have come to light.*
Police are ISO a photogenic suspect caught on camera robbing a man. It's good to know that even with cameras are pointed directly at the ATM, that won't stop someone from robbing you.
The man shot to death Sunday has been id'd as 19-year-old Shayvon Booker.
45 years for Isiah Crowder, 21, who was convicted of shooting his life-long friend Isiah Gordon back in August of 2010.
Two shootings Sunday, including one in the 4700 block of Alhambra Ave, and the other in the 2800 block of Hillen Rd.
Keep on the lookout for hazel-eyed Aaron Parker, who walked away from his halfway house and never came back.
A series of sexual crimes in Catonsville have police on edge. First a woman was abducted and raped a woman walking along North Bend Rd. The second incident was a case of creepy gas station attendant Muhammad Zaman, 45, getting a little too intimate with a woman pumping gas.
Three robbers entered a Owings Mills jewelry store looking for cash, had to settle for diamonds instead. Chawn Rodney Harris, 38, Keenan James Thomas, 20, and Corey Jamal Jennings, 19, have been busted for the bungled heist.
Baltimore heroin dealer Donald Wright, age 42, has been sent away for the next 12 years.
Baltimore's own homegrown terrorist Antonio Martinez, 22, has plead guilty to charges related to his attempt to blow up an armed forces recruitment center. Martinez is expected to be given a 25-year term when sentenced.
A Cecil County tractor heist went bad, leaving one dead and three on the lam.
I realize this news is almost a year old, but I don't recall ever seeing it reported anywhere. Famed "Stop Snitching" host Ronnie "Skinny Suge" Thomas got 12 years in state prison to be served consecutively with his 19 year federal sentence. Goes to show that as serious a committing a murder is, the only way to really get in the BPD's doghouse is to be featured on Anderson Cooper rapping about said murders.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Bail for sale
Page Croyder: how a man can commit murder, walk free, and leave his mother on the hook for $13,645.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Drones over Baltimore!
You're not paranoid if they're really out to get you! -- more than one reader has reported seeing what sounds like "Raven" law-enforcement drones flying over Baltimore's East-side neighborhoods, 95 and the Harbor area, hovering around houses and also trailing specific cars.
.. anyone else see these??
.. anyone else see these??
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Scheming, looting, feeling frisky
The Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of Van Smith and the City Paper, deeming the reporting on the Redwood Trust double murder "fair and accurate".
And the CP's story on the sentencing of JR Blackwell also nicely pulls together the tales of the Blackwell's businesses, real estate, shootouts, kidnappings and money-laundering enterprises.
Oh, this is bad. The (former, I hope) VP of Harbor Financial, Ralph Edward Thomas, Jr., was indicted on mail fraud after bilking a cerebral palsy victim and and elderly woman suffering from dementia.
Down on the shore, a Baltimorean assaulted a guy with some Liquid-Plumr over a $10 bet.
Another residency scandal: the deputy mayor Kaliope Parthemos lives in the county. Also, she is apparently being stalked by someone with a magic marker*. And she's hawt!
Three years in prison for Larry Alston, a freaky-looking dog abuser.
There's a find: a 1971 newspaper clip in which Frank Conaway Sr. advocates stop-n-frisk. I suspect he's changed his mind since.
Page Croyder: O'Malley puts politics before leadership. Well, duh. And taste was not the same as appetite when the gov breakfasted with same-sex marriage supporters today. In other politicky news, Fenton reports that Ehrlich used campaign funds to pay for Shurick's defense. I'm sure his donors are thrilled about that.
WJZ has a neck-up pic of the pantsless priest.
And the tomb-looting case against Robert E. Hecht Jr. is over in Italy, as the statue of limitations ran out. Hecht is a descendant of the department-store Hechts, and sold some of his "finds" to the Walters in the 50s.
And the CP's story on the sentencing of JR Blackwell also nicely pulls together the tales of the Blackwell's businesses, real estate, shootouts, kidnappings and money-laundering enterprises.
Oh, this is bad. The (former, I hope) VP of Harbor Financial, Ralph Edward Thomas, Jr., was indicted on mail fraud after bilking a cerebral palsy victim and and elderly woman suffering from dementia.
Down on the shore, a Baltimorean assaulted a guy with some Liquid-Plumr over a $10 bet.
Another residency scandal: the deputy mayor Kaliope Parthemos lives in the county. Also, she is apparently being stalked by someone with a magic marker*. And she's hawt!
Three years in prison for Larry Alston, a freaky-looking dog abuser.
There's a find: a 1971 newspaper clip in which Frank Conaway Sr. advocates stop-n-frisk. I suspect he's changed his mind since.
Page Croyder: O'Malley puts politics before leadership. Well, duh. And taste was not the same as appetite when the gov breakfasted with same-sex marriage supporters today. In other politicky news, Fenton reports that Ehrlich used campaign funds to pay for Shurick's defense. I'm sure his donors are thrilled about that.
WJZ has a neck-up pic of the pantsless priest.
And the tomb-looting case against Robert E. Hecht Jr. is over in Italy, as the statue of limitations ran out. Hecht is a descendant of the department-store Hechts, and sold some of his "finds" to the Walters in the 50s.
Monday, January 23, 2012
Thought to ponder...
From this week's NYker: there are more Americans in jail now than Stalin ever held in a gulag, more black men in jail than were slaves in 1850.
The sad, the bad and the stupid
Steven "J.R." Blackwell was sentenced to 20 years in the federal pen; his dad is already there.* Like Al Capone, twas the tax evasion that led to his undoing.
Thirteen years for "Big Man" Fauntleroy for selling the crack at the Gilmor homes.
And a decade in the federal pen for hairron dealing for Lamont Causion, 40 (no nickname given).
Oh, Baltimore Guide Police Blotter. "Someone broke into a parked car, stole the radio and set the car on fire." Also stolen: junk food and Ravens playoff tickets. In the Southeast, a woman "took exception" to being called a "dirty bitch," and a man stabbed at a bar left a blood trail.
The Supreme Court is backing privacy rights? It's true, police can't stick warrantless GPSes on car underparts any more.
Today in Annie McCann updates, Vaccaro's waitress says she served Annie McCann* a cappuccino and a cannoli, Anthony Guglielmi told Peter Hermann, then recanted, that the McCann's had a sketch of the waitress* generated with the help of a psychic. What a sad picture that is (left)-- the Sabrina Harman un-Duchenne.
To what do we owe last year's reduction in crime? One theory: Federal grants that helped the state & locals arrest violent offenders with outstanding warrants*.
Well there's an unexpected twist: a guy arrested for the 2000 murder of Heidi Bernadzikowski, 24, was *not* the one who took out a $700,000 life insurance policy* on her.
In Glen Burnie, a man was arrested after pulling a gun on a door-to-door salesman. Shoulda pulled a gun on that barber!
Animal-abuser registry: good idea?
The WaPo reveals that the Ehrlich campaign paid Paul E. Schurick's legal fees. And *irony alert*-- Ehrlich is set to write a column for the Sun.
Pervy corner: a priest with no pants, a Wicomico teacher accused of repeatedly boning a student in a classroom.
Thirteen years for "Big Man" Fauntleroy for selling the crack at the Gilmor homes.
And a decade in the federal pen for hairron dealing for Lamont Causion, 40 (no nickname given).
Oh, Baltimore Guide Police Blotter. "Someone broke into a parked car, stole the radio and set the car on fire." Also stolen: junk food and Ravens playoff tickets. In the Southeast, a woman "took exception" to being called a "dirty bitch," and a man stabbed at a bar left a blood trail.
The Supreme Court is backing privacy rights? It's true, police can't stick warrantless GPSes on car underparts any more.
To what do we owe last year's reduction in crime? One theory: Federal grants that helped the state & locals arrest violent offenders with outstanding warrants*.
Well there's an unexpected twist: a guy arrested for the 2000 murder of Heidi Bernadzikowski, 24, was *not* the one who took out a $700,000 life insurance policy* on her.
In Glen Burnie, a man was arrested after pulling a gun on a door-to-door salesman. Shoulda pulled a gun on that barber!
Animal-abuser registry: good idea?
The WaPo reveals that the Ehrlich campaign paid Paul E. Schurick's legal fees. And *irony alert*-- Ehrlich is set to write a column for the Sun.
Pervy corner: a priest with no pants, a Wicomico teacher accused of repeatedly boning a student in a classroom.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
8
A man shot in the head in a barbershop on West Baltimore Street.
And one more added to last year's toll: a guy who set himself on fire, killing his mother.
Ten years for Kadeem R. Santiful, implicated in the Skateworks rape.
And one more added to last year's toll: a guy who set himself on fire, killing his mother.
Ten years for Kadeem R. Santiful, implicated in the Skateworks rape.
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Have you seen..
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Now where did I put those?
Annie McCann's parents claims that OCME threw away her organs after her autopsy. The parents are also planning legal action against the state.
7
An unidentified man was found shot in the head and dead near a playground in the 4300 block of Cedar Garden Road.
The parents of Annie McCann, the 16-year-old Virginia girl mysteriously found dead in 2008 may have a "significant new investigative lead."*
A man and a woman were shot Tuesday in separate incidents.
Just two years for Gale Terera Roland, 53, who shook another woman's baby to death.
5 years in the Federal slammer for Kimberly McIntosh, a less then likely BGF leader. City Paper has more info on the single mom turned gang chieftain.
Third generation criminal Dion "Dummy" Fauntleroy Jr, age 28, was sentenced to 13 years in prison for leading the Gilmore Homes drug conspiracy.
In a nearly a months period the Baltimore County Regional Warrant Apprehension Task Force snagged up 382 wanted criminals.
Matthew L. Wood, 30, is in hot water after striking a state trooper with his car.
10 well earned years in Federal lockup for sex offender Windsor Warner Kessler III, 25. Interestingly enough, according to online court records it appears his namesake, Kessler Jr. or possibly even Kessler Sr. was a police officer for several years. I could be wrong, but I'm under the impression Windsor Kessler is not a common name.
Finally Baltimore career criminal Matthew Craighead, 28, has been exiled for the next 15 years after trying to shoot several people outside the Velvet Rope Night Club.
The parents of Annie McCann, the 16-year-old Virginia girl mysteriously found dead in 2008 may have a "significant new investigative lead."*
A man and a woman were shot Tuesday in separate incidents.
Just two years for Gale Terera Roland, 53, who shook another woman's baby to death.
5 years in the Federal slammer for Kimberly McIntosh, a less then likely BGF leader. City Paper has more info on the single mom turned gang chieftain.
Third generation criminal Dion "Dummy" Fauntleroy Jr, age 28, was sentenced to 13 years in prison for leading the Gilmore Homes drug conspiracy.
In a nearly a months period the Baltimore County Regional Warrant Apprehension Task Force snagged up 382 wanted criminals.
Matthew L. Wood, 30, is in hot water after striking a state trooper with his car.
10 well earned years in Federal lockup for sex offender Windsor Warner Kessler III, 25. Interestingly enough, according to online court records it appears his namesake, Kessler Jr. or possibly even Kessler Sr. was a police officer for several years. I could be wrong, but I'm under the impression Windsor Kessler is not a common name.
Finally Baltimore career criminal Matthew Craighead, 28, has been exiled for the next 15 years after trying to shoot several people outside the Velvet Rope Night Club.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Dragged away
Life for three guérilleros noirs "Petey," "Snags" and "Jim Dog," implicated in the kidnapping, robbery, and murder of Qonta Waddell. You may remember this story, Waddell was kidnapped, kicking, screaming and hogtied, hanging on his mother's leg*.
Two shootings, on Gorsuch Avenue and Terra Firma Road, respectively
The CP's Ink recounts last week's murder of James Hunter.
Six Occupy Baltimore protestors were arrested on MLKJr. day (by State Troopers, oddly) in front of the juvenile jail, and most concerning, media were not allowed to watch and threatened with arrest. In other Occupy news, the Sun obtained emails of one-percenters grousing to city officials about having to see McKeldin Square from their office windows (and uploaded the emails to a document cloud).
And in case you missed it, after Jack Young criticized the Grand Prix, SRB revoked his Ravens skybox tickets*. (Re. the Grand Prix-- don't cities usually have insurance to prevent against loss from events like that?)
A couple of armed robberies in the Patch blotter of the Northern, and someone reportedly tried the door handle of SRB's car. Two years ago, someone broke into her husband's car and stole a satellite system. I hope the police also told him that irksome canard about how it's his own fault for having anything valuable in the car in the first place.
Got honey nut? Michael K. Williams (aka Omar) is appearing in a Marylanders for Marriage Equality ad. And a county lawmaker is trying to pass a gender-identity anti-discrimination bill. Opponents say the bill is just going to encourage sexual predators to cross-dress so they can use women's bathrooms.
Two shootings, on Gorsuch Avenue and Terra Firma Road, respectively
The CP's Ink recounts last week's murder of James Hunter.
Six Occupy Baltimore protestors were arrested on MLKJr. day (by State Troopers, oddly) in front of the juvenile jail, and most concerning, media were not allowed to watch and threatened with arrest. In other Occupy news, the Sun obtained emails of one-percenters grousing to city officials about having to see McKeldin Square from their office windows (and uploaded the emails to a document cloud).
And in case you missed it, after Jack Young criticized the Grand Prix, SRB revoked his Ravens skybox tickets*. (Re. the Grand Prix-- don't cities usually have insurance to prevent against loss from events like that?)
A couple of armed robberies in the Patch blotter of the Northern, and someone reportedly tried the door handle of SRB's car. Two years ago, someone broke into her husband's car and stole a satellite system. I hope the police also told him that irksome canard about how it's his own fault for having anything valuable in the car in the first place.
Got honey nut? Michael K. Williams (aka Omar) is appearing in a Marylanders for Marriage Equality ad. And a county lawmaker is trying to pass a gender-identity anti-discrimination bill. Opponents say the bill is just going to encourage sexual predators to cross-dress so they can use women's bathrooms.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Arc of Justice Long, Bending
Death penalty opponents are rallying in Annapolis today.
Occupy Baltimore is rallying at the proposed site of the new juvenile justice center.
CC president Jack wants to rein in spending on police training programs.
A Dundalk man got stabbed in the head when he tried to break up a catfight.
The roof of civil rights landmark Read's Drug Store has collapsed.
Ship employee (one site says a "pool boy") is accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl on the Enchantment of the Seas.
The Sun's Yvonne Wenger revisits patricides past in a not-very-enlightening article. Wonder what Nicholas Browning looks like/is doing these days.
Occupy Baltimore is rallying at the proposed site of the new juvenile justice center.
CC president Jack wants to rein in spending on police training programs.
A Dundalk man got stabbed in the head when he tried to break up a catfight.
The roof of civil rights landmark Read's Drug Store has collapsed.
Ship employee (one site says a "pool boy") is accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl on the Enchantment of the Seas.
The Sun's Yvonne Wenger revisits patricides past in a not-very-enlightening article. Wonder what Nicholas Browning looks like/is doing these days.
Friday, January 13, 2012
"Jews can get away with anything in this city"
A man was shot at the B-More Chicken and Seafood carryout
The man who got away after one Manuel Imel attacked police as they arrested him was re-arrested.
The family of the first man murdered this year, 62-year-old Bruce Royster, has asked for the public's help to solve his killing. Royster was an accountant.
The woman accused of having her estranged husband Lee Martin killed has entered an Alford plea*
The teenager who was accused of killing a teacher at Cheltenham pleaded guilty*
Yes, I'm sure you're probably sick of the Conaway chronicles. BUT... Meister reports that Belinda is still taking that tax credit on her Randallstown home. And check out the comment David Anthony Wiggins left on his blog.. oh my. "I stand behind my statement that Jews can get away with anything in this city. I also stand behind my statement that Frank should have popped your ass. ... Gregg Bernstein, a Jew, is violating the Civil Rights of the People to equal access to the courts and denying the Right of the People to appear before the Foreman of the Grand Jury, and he is being protected on a federal level by Rod Rosenstein, a Jew, in his criminality."
The man who got away after one Manuel Imel attacked police as they arrested him was re-arrested.
The family of the first man murdered this year, 62-year-old Bruce Royster, has asked for the public's help to solve his killing. Royster was an accountant.
The woman accused of having her estranged husband Lee Martin killed has entered an Alford plea*
The teenager who was accused of killing a teacher at Cheltenham pleaded guilty*
Yes, I'm sure you're probably sick of the Conaway chronicles. BUT... Meister reports that Belinda is still taking that tax credit on her Randallstown home. And check out the comment David Anthony Wiggins left on his blog.. oh my. "I stand behind my statement that Jews can get away with anything in this city. I also stand behind my statement that Frank should have popped your ass. ... Gregg Bernstein, a Jew, is violating the Civil Rights of the People to equal access to the courts and denying the Right of the People to appear before the Foreman of the Grand Jury, and he is being protected on a federal level by Rod Rosenstein, a Jew, in his criminality."
Thursday, January 12, 2012
"If you wave at someone in Baltmore, they might shoot you"
Former city homicide detective Kelvin Sewell talks about the difference between policing in Baltimore and Pocomoke City in USA Today. He's also the author of Why Do We Kill?
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Stop Shooting. Start Living.
Flying bullets, Yorkie
Two shootings in Cherry Hill*
A woman was shot through her patio door in the Harford-Echodale-Perring Parkway neighborhood
Trial scheduled to start today for Lee Edward Stephens, one of two prisoners charged with stabbing David McGuinn to death in 2006.
Lead investigator in the Mary Hare murder was arrested three years ago* for not following his sargeant's order, reports Fenton
The Ink has last week's five murders
Immigration lawyer David Agatstein pled guilty to helping immigrants commit marriage fraud
Occupiers succeed in saving woman from eviction, for now
Counterfeit bill passed at the Charles Village Pub
A drive-by purse snatching in the Northern
A mugging with a piece of wood, a machete attack, an engine block stolen out of a parked Chevy and threatening gestures with a spacke knife in the Baltimore Guide blotter
Indictments for "D", "Peaches" (real first name = Tyeast), William Alvin Darden and Keith Eugene Daughtry for a scheme to transfer almost $1.4 million out of the Baltimore Housing Authority's bank account.
A man went to jail in the county after he threw his pet yorkie off of his balcony
A century in jail for 28-year-old Jason Scott of Upper Marlboro, a former postal worker* linked to more than 50 burglaries, nine home-invasion robberies, carjacking, production of child pornography, gun theft, and gun-related charges. He's also charged with the killing of a mother and daughter in Largo. "He told investigators that he was inspired by the movie 'Bullet,' starring Mickey Rourke and Tupac Shakur."
A woman was shot through her patio door in the Harford-Echodale-Perring Parkway neighborhood
Trial scheduled to start today for Lee Edward Stephens, one of two prisoners charged with stabbing David McGuinn to death in 2006.
Lead investigator in the Mary Hare murder was arrested three years ago* for not following his sargeant's order, reports Fenton
The Ink has last week's five murders
Immigration lawyer David Agatstein pled guilty to helping immigrants commit marriage fraud
Occupiers succeed in saving woman from eviction, for now
Counterfeit bill passed at the Charles Village Pub
A drive-by purse snatching in the Northern
A mugging with a piece of wood, a machete attack, an engine block stolen out of a parked Chevy and threatening gestures with a spacke knife in the Baltimore Guide blotter
Indictments for "D", "Peaches" (real first name = Tyeast), William Alvin Darden and Keith Eugene Daughtry for a scheme to transfer almost $1.4 million out of the Baltimore Housing Authority's bank account.
A man went to jail in the county after he threw his pet yorkie off of his balcony
A century in jail for 28-year-old Jason Scott of Upper Marlboro, a former postal worker* linked to more than 50 burglaries, nine home-invasion robberies, carjacking, production of child pornography, gun theft, and gun-related charges. He's also charged with the killing of a mother and daughter in Largo. "He told investigators that he was inspired by the movie 'Bullet,' starring Mickey Rourke and Tupac Shakur."
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Bernsteinorama
Bernstein speaks! Not one but two articles out today about his first year, one with TDR's Ben Mook (subscription required) and another from the Sun and Tricia Bishop*, who Page Croyder says misrepresented her words.
Monday, January 9, 2012
Evicted Occupy to Occupy Eviction
Less than a month after eviction from McKeldin Square, Occupy has moved on to a new thing, the group plans tomorrow to occupy a home at 1433 W. Lombard St where the resident is scheduled to be evicted. Property search shows the home was acquired by Deutsche Bank in August, in 2006 it was flipped by one Jui Fan-Lee Yang.
Twenty-one years in the slammer for a Mississippi truck driver who caused four crashes in MD while hopped up on "bath salts"
A reader/blogger has procured an org chart of the Baltimore FBI field office, if you are interested in that sort of thing.
Twenty-one years in the slammer for a Mississippi truck driver who caused four crashes in MD while hopped up on "bath salts"
A reader/blogger has procured an org chart of the Baltimore FBI field office, if you are interested in that sort of thing.
3, 4, 5
The third homicide of the year occurred Friday when 27-year-old Doral Hinton was shot to death in the 2400 block of Ashland Ave. There were also plenty of non-fatal shootings as well.
Virginia resident Raymon Parrot, 35, was shot and killed in the 4100 block of Mariban Court while visiting relatives Sunday.
A 2006 beating turned into a 2011 death, which has now become 2012's 5th homicide.* Joseph Curtis, age 65 at the time of his death, is counted in this year's tally. His attackers have already been tried for the crime.
The Skateworks rape trial has ended in acquittal. Davon Perry, 26, was found not guilty on two counts of rape while deadlocking on sex offense charges, leaving the opportunity for a re-trial open.
The City PD and the ATF are working together to solve the heinous murder of 84-year-old Mary Hines.
A Maryland man is in hot water for trying to join a Somali terrorist group.
A Towson liquor-store robber got 10 years in the Federal pen. 27-year-old Edward Sample was exiled after pleading guilty to the 2009-2010 robbery spree.
Another Baltimore criminal was exiled for the next decade. Darryl Carter, 48, got his prison term after being caught holding a gun while riding a bike down Oliver Street.
And yet another ten-year term for another Baltimorean. James Bridgeforth, 38, was given the parole-free term after copping to bringing in heroin from India, Ghana and Peru.
Finally, 15 years at Club Fed for Roger "Tink" Ford. Ford was a major player in the Gilmor homes drug conspiracy.
Virginia resident Raymon Parrot, 35, was shot and killed in the 4100 block of Mariban Court while visiting relatives Sunday.
A 2006 beating turned into a 2011 death, which has now become 2012's 5th homicide.* Joseph Curtis, age 65 at the time of his death, is counted in this year's tally. His attackers have already been tried for the crime.
The Skateworks rape trial has ended in acquittal. Davon Perry, 26, was found not guilty on two counts of rape while deadlocking on sex offense charges, leaving the opportunity for a re-trial open.
The City PD and the ATF are working together to solve the heinous murder of 84-year-old Mary Hines.
A Maryland man is in hot water for trying to join a Somali terrorist group.
A Towson liquor-store robber got 10 years in the Federal pen. 27-year-old Edward Sample was exiled after pleading guilty to the 2009-2010 robbery spree.
Another Baltimore criminal was exiled for the next decade. Darryl Carter, 48, got his prison term after being caught holding a gun while riding a bike down Oliver Street.
And yet another ten-year term for another Baltimorean. James Bridgeforth, 38, was given the parole-free term after copping to bringing in heroin from India, Ghana and Peru.
Finally, 15 years at Club Fed for Roger "Tink" Ford. Ford was a major player in the Gilmor homes drug conspiracy.
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Rapes, Robberies, and More Rapes. 2012 is Really Starting on a Low Note...
A serial rapist has been arrested for, surprise, surprise, rape. Nelson Bernard Clifford Jr. age 34, was arrested for a series of rapes, including one where he broke into a woman's house and raped her while her children were nearby. Clifford, a convicted sex offender, had been charged with sex offenses 3 times prior, as well as having been indicted for failure to register as a sex offender multiple times. Clifford beat his last rape charge back in September.
A possible robbery turned into a very definitive shooting in Glen Oak. A man was shot in the back Friday night at the 5700 block of Chinquapin Parkway.
Police are ISO a perv who raped a transgendered teen back in November. Though, with his face being plastered everywhere, it should only be a matter of time.
30 years in prison for the death of a County teen. Jason Gross, 37, was given the 30-year term for the murder of Rochelle Battle, despite the fact that her body has yet to be found.
Finally, several charges were thrown out in the last day of trial in the Skateworks rape case. Several charges were thrown out Friday, including first degree rape and assault charges. But after deliberating for several hours the jurors were not able to come to a decision.
I decided to take a trip to the Circuit Courthouse in Baltimore County Friday, to watch a few cases and just generally get a feel for how the county courts were handling cases. I bore witness to a bevy of cases, some interesting, some not so much. I managed to miss all the cases I had wanted to see, including the sentencing of Jason Gross, and the trial of Jeremiah Edwards, who was facing car theft charges, but more importantly was indicted for a Dundalk murder late last year.
I had completely forgotten that the Skateworks trial was going on, and sure enough, I walked into what I thought was a random jury trial, and instead found out to my surprise, that I had in fact walked into the closing statements of the Skateworks trial. I was both horrified, because I had up until then done a good job of burying my head in the sand about this case, and disappointed, because the state had done a very weak job of presenting their case against Davon Perry, 26. Although I had only been to the final portion of the trial, I got the sense that, had I been in the jury box some 10 feet away, my confidence in giving a conviction would have been sub-par a best.
But my trip to the courts wasn't entirely horrendous. I did catch the sentencing of Andrew Palmer, who if you may recall, was the man who made headlines for faking seizures at restaurants to avoid paying his tab. Palmer was on trial for... faking seizures! This time, at a local Applebees. Unfortunately for Palmer, his case was heard by the Honorable Judge Sherrie R. Bailey, who is by far my favorite judge now, after her non willingness to let repeat offenders walk. And golly, Andrew Palmer was a repeat offender, with, and I quote the prosecutor: "a 116 page criminal record" Palmer has been around. Around so much, in fact, that he was caught in the act due to the fact that a paramedic who responded to the scene recognized him from a prior fake seizure. The only line of defense Palmer offered before sentencing was the fact that he has been held since June on these charges, and last Friday he had supposedly "been nearly beaten to death by an inmate serving 127 years without parole." Of course, the great Judge Bailey wasn't interested in his sob story, and gave him the maximum, 18 months.
A possible robbery turned into a very definitive shooting in Glen Oak. A man was shot in the back Friday night at the 5700 block of Chinquapin Parkway.
Police are ISO a perv who raped a transgendered teen back in November. Though, with his face being plastered everywhere, it should only be a matter of time.
30 years in prison for the death of a County teen. Jason Gross, 37, was given the 30-year term for the murder of Rochelle Battle, despite the fact that her body has yet to be found.
Finally, several charges were thrown out in the last day of trial in the Skateworks rape case. Several charges were thrown out Friday, including first degree rape and assault charges. But after deliberating for several hours the jurors were not able to come to a decision.
I decided to take a trip to the Circuit Courthouse in Baltimore County Friday, to watch a few cases and just generally get a feel for how the county courts were handling cases. I bore witness to a bevy of cases, some interesting, some not so much. I managed to miss all the cases I had wanted to see, including the sentencing of Jason Gross, and the trial of Jeremiah Edwards, who was facing car theft charges, but more importantly was indicted for a Dundalk murder late last year.
I had completely forgotten that the Skateworks trial was going on, and sure enough, I walked into what I thought was a random jury trial, and instead found out to my surprise, that I had in fact walked into the closing statements of the Skateworks trial. I was both horrified, because I had up until then done a good job of burying my head in the sand about this case, and disappointed, because the state had done a very weak job of presenting their case against Davon Perry, 26. Although I had only been to the final portion of the trial, I got the sense that, had I been in the jury box some 10 feet away, my confidence in giving a conviction would have been sub-par a best.
But my trip to the courts wasn't entirely horrendous. I did catch the sentencing of Andrew Palmer, who if you may recall, was the man who made headlines for faking seizures at restaurants to avoid paying his tab. Palmer was on trial for... faking seizures! This time, at a local Applebees. Unfortunately for Palmer, his case was heard by the Honorable Judge Sherrie R. Bailey, who is by far my favorite judge now, after her non willingness to let repeat offenders walk. And golly, Andrew Palmer was a repeat offender, with, and I quote the prosecutor: "a 116 page criminal record" Palmer has been around. Around so much, in fact, that he was caught in the act due to the fact that a paramedic who responded to the scene recognized him from a prior fake seizure. The only line of defense Palmer offered before sentencing was the fact that he has been held since June on these charges, and last Friday he had supposedly "been nearly beaten to death by an inmate serving 127 years without parole." Of course, the great Judge Bailey wasn't interested in his sob story, and gave him the maximum, 18 months.
Friday, January 6, 2012
#2
Fenton Tweets: "Breaking: 84 y/o woman who died in fire yesterday morning had been first stabbed multiple times, autopsy finds..."
WTF?! Story here*
And WBAL has pictures of Jerome/Bootsy and friend, the Bolton Hill kidnapping home invaders. Guglielmi says it took police so long to release pictures because of the holiday weekend.
WTF?! Story here*
And WBAL has pictures of Jerome/Bootsy and friend, the Bolton Hill kidnapping home invaders. Guglielmi says it took police so long to release pictures because of the holiday weekend.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
'They brought a toilet and a megaphone'
Adam Meister takes to his blog now that "this part of the saga is over." ... check out this clip he found from the Afro-American, June 1972: Frank Conaway charged after hitting his wife and putting her in the hospital! On one hand, neither I nor Adam had been born when this went down. On the other, I get the sense it was not so easy to get charged with wife-beatery 40 years ago.
Abduction on Jordan Street
A Bolton Hill man was abducted on Jordan Street, taken on a tour of ATM machines and then left in some bushes on North Avenue*, minus his wallet, iPad, cellphone, gym bag and grey 2011 Infiniti SUV.
Remember the Walmart bleach attack? Now the alleged victim in that case, Ebony Odom, has been indicted for reckless endangerment and second-degree assault.
Murders may be down in the city, but they're up in the county
Lots of car-related crimes and a robbery at King Wok in the North Baltimore Patch blotter. In the Northern District, a 30 percent increase in shootings and a 22 percent increase in commercial robberies in '11, say police.
Kooky video of the day: Adam Meister stroking his cat and Frank Conaway jumping out of bushes in WBAL's report about the conclusion of the latest installment of Days of Our Conaways.
Seriously?! Down in DC, 75-year-old Marion Barry is running for re-election.
Remember the Walmart bleach attack? Now the alleged victim in that case, Ebony Odom, has been indicted for reckless endangerment and second-degree assault.
Murders may be down in the city, but they're up in the county
Lots of car-related crimes and a robbery at King Wok in the North Baltimore Patch blotter. In the Northern District, a 30 percent increase in shootings and a 22 percent increase in commercial robberies in '11, say police.
Kooky video of the day: Adam Meister stroking his cat and Frank Conaway jumping out of bushes in WBAL's report about the conclusion of the latest installment of Days of Our Conaways.
Seriously?! Down in DC, 75-year-old Marion Barry is running for re-election.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Who'll pay for it?
The Maryland Court of Appeals has ruled that indigent defendants are entitled to public defenders at all court proceedings including initial bail hearings*. Public Defenders say they don't have the resources to do it.
No charges in Conaway kerfuffle
... for either Meister or Mr. Conaway. But Meister will surely face ¢harge$-- the "frail white boy" hired Warren Brown as his attorney. As for old Frank's firearm permit, his lawyer says it wasn't expired and the charges were based on clerical error.
The Ink recaps last year's 196 murders, with updates on cases. In case you were wondering, Belair-Edison was last year's most murderous neighborhood.
And what the hell? Video of balding man attacking cops is making the rounds. WJZ identifies him as Manuel L. Imel. Blame it on the alalalalalcohol!:
The Ink recaps last year's 196 murders, with updates on cases. In case you were wondering, Belair-Edison was last year's most murderous neighborhood.
And what the hell? Video of balding man attacking cops is making the rounds. WJZ identifies him as Manuel L. Imel. Blame it on the alalalalalcohol!:
#1
Aw geeze, it seemed like we were going to go four whole days into 2012 with no murders, but it was not to be. The first victim of the year is reportedly a 62-year-old man shot in Park Heights last night. *
The Ink details last week's four murders, plus updates
In the County, a girl gang-raped at Skateworks identified one of her attackers* -- she was 12 and he's 26. Blargh. One of the other attackers, Kadeem R. Santiful, 19, plead guilty, and the other, Tracey W. Hankins, 15, was moved to the juvenile justice system.
Oh Conaways, you so crazy! Frank Senior pays* $3,640 in back taxes
Three men (including Thomas Jefferson!) cop to stealing $2.6 million worth of metal through a fence-hole at the Port of Baltimore. Sounds like Peanut is still at large.
A sexagenarian M&T trader pleaded guilty to stealing $223k from her former employer and one of its trading partners
Donor Richard Stewart pleaded guilty to failing to pay employment taxes, so the guv re-gifted his contributions to a group that shoots deer for the hungry.
The Ink details last week's four murders, plus updates
In the County, a girl gang-raped at Skateworks identified one of her attackers* -- she was 12 and he's 26. Blargh. One of the other attackers, Kadeem R. Santiful, 19, plead guilty, and the other, Tracey W. Hankins, 15, was moved to the juvenile justice system.
Oh Conaways, you so crazy! Frank Senior pays* $3,640 in back taxes
Three men (including Thomas Jefferson!) cop to stealing $2.6 million worth of metal through a fence-hole at the Port of Baltimore. Sounds like Peanut is still at large.
A sexagenarian M&T trader pleaded guilty to stealing $223k from her former employer and one of its trading partners
Donor Richard Stewart pleaded guilty to failing to pay employment taxes, so the guv re-gifted his contributions to a group that shoots deer for the hungry.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Hermann: 80 percent of perps had it coming
Life "" art: Omar Little arrested for handgun charges*
Hermann does the math so you don't have to: 80 percent of 2011's murder victims had criminal records, as 90 percent of those arrested for murder. I wonder if the trend holds from a few years back in which victims had been arrested more times, on average, than alleged perps.
2012's first shooting victim is 13*
Bernstein to organize prosecutor's caseloads into geographic "zones"*, as opposed to by crime category. Sensible solution, or deck chairs?
A case to watch: MD being sued over racial disparities in school funding
Dickeyville tire-slasher arrested
Er, whut? The city sheriff is going to start seizing the Housing Authority's stuff to pay for the lead paint judgement against them
Hermann does the math so you don't have to: 80 percent of 2011's murder victims had criminal records, as 90 percent of those arrested for murder. I wonder if the trend holds from a few years back in which victims had been arrested more times, on average, than alleged perps.
2012's first shooting victim is 13*
Bernstein to organize prosecutor's caseloads into geographic "zones"*, as opposed to by crime category. Sensible solution, or deck chairs?
A case to watch: MD being sued over racial disparities in school funding
Dickeyville tire-slasher arrested
Er, whut? The city sheriff is going to start seizing the Housing Authority's stuff to pay for the lead paint judgement against them
Sunday, January 1, 2012
2011 Homicides
With 197 homicides this year, Baltimore has had its lowest homicide total since 1977. Fenton from the Sun reports on the near-jubilance of public officials over this under-200 year.
Last year we had 223 homicides,
2008 was 234;
2007 was 291;
2006 was 274;
2005 was 269.
We've blogged 1,487 murders.
Here is the complete listing of 2011's 197 victims:
197. Phylicia Barnes, 16, 6500 Eberle Dr. Found: (4/20/11) Added: (04/26/12)
196. Tiyon Campbell, 31, 2800 block of W. Garrison (12/28)
Last year we had 223 homicides,
2008 was 234;
2007 was 291;
2006 was 274;
2005 was 269.
We've blogged 1,487 murders.
Here is the complete listing of 2011's 197 victims:
197. Phylicia Barnes, 16, 6500 Eberle Dr. Found: (4/20/11) Added: (04/26/12)
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Justice Delayed
It has been more than five years after the murder of CO David McGuinn at the Maryland House of Correction. Jury selection in the trial of the first of his two alleged killers begins Tuesday* in Anne Arundel County.
Friday, December 30, 2011
'I don’t think there’s anything about which
I will ever be more grateful'
Robberies galore in the southeast and coats for the homeless stolen in the southern, reports the Baltimore Guide
Last week's four murders recapped in the Ink. Says O'Malley of the drop in the murder toll this year, "I don’t think there’s anything about which I will ever be more grateful in public service."
The WaPo follows up on the case following the killing of U of MD student Justin DeSha-Overcash
Police backtrack on the whole "prosecutors are stalling and hindering our cases" thing
Two "doctors" (can you call them doctors if they lost their licenses to practice?) are facing murder charges under Maryland's "viable fetus" law after two botched abortions. The women lived.
Nathan A. Chapman Jr., once a prominent man about town, is now a man about a halfway house*
Hellz yes, tax giveaways need more scrutiny
The FBI says gun sales are up
The Tribune Co. bankruptcy case will lurch on until at least this summer with hearings not starting until May. In better news, the judge has reversed himself, deciding that Zell won't be in line for a bankruptcy payout after all.
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
196
Tweets Fenton, "Shooting at 2800 W Garrison is a homicide."
UPDATE: Fenton says the 31-year-old victim was killed when he fought back during the course of a home-invasion robbery*.
a friend of mine was also burgled yesterday in Endor Gadrens-- had her door kicked in in the middle of the day; thieves took her kids' Christmas presents. Sigh.
UPDATE: Fenton says the 31-year-old victim was killed when he fought back during the course of a home-invasion robbery*.
a friend of mine was also burgled yesterday in Endor Gadrens-- had her door kicked in in the middle of the day; thieves took her kids' Christmas presents. Sigh.
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