From the SA's office:
"A Baltimore City jury today convicted Troy Levi Dukes, 39, of the 3600 block of Echodale Avenue of second-degree murder and use of a handgun in the commission of a crime of violence. Judge Charles G. Bernstein sentenced Dukes to 30 years for second-degree murder and 20 years for use of a handgun in a crime of violence consecutively for a total of 50 years in prison. The jury deliberated two days before returning with a guilty verdict.
Dukes shot and killed Edward Jeter, 28, on March 31, 2006 at a residence in the 900 block of Luzerne Ave. Police responded to the scene and discovered Jeter lying face down on the floor suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. Witnesses identified Dukes as being in the residence arguing with Jeter immediately before hearing a gunshot."
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Sounds like...
... we're keeping the death penalty but making it harder to apply.
Hassan Giordano: Dems dropped the ball
Hassan Giordano: Dems dropped the ball
Tats for Tots
"TATS FOR TOTS - Illegal tattoos show juvenile gang membership growing"
"CRACKING THE SHIELD - The inside story of how Baltimore Police Officers William King and Antonio Murray were sentenced to a combined 454 years in prison on corruption charges."
County police are ISO a couple of chunky-looking white guys believed responsible for a series of burglaries in Cockeysville.
How sweet! UHF celeb/Personal injury lawyer Stephen L. Miles gave up ambulance-chasing to be a dad.
Is the Chandra Levy mystery finally going to be solved?
What the?! In PGC, a woman found her missing, murdered daughter's body in home they shared
"CRACKING THE SHIELD - The inside story of how Baltimore Police Officers William King and Antonio Murray were sentenced to a combined 454 years in prison on corruption charges."
County police are ISO a couple of chunky-looking white guys believed responsible for a series of burglaries in Cockeysville.
How sweet! UHF celeb/Personal injury lawyer Stephen L. Miles gave up ambulance-chasing to be a dad.
Is the Chandra Levy mystery finally going to be solved?
What the?! In PGC, a woman found her missing, murdered daughter's body in home they shared
Morning Media Blabber
Hearst media to begin to charge for digital news.
... meanwhile, Reader's Digest may file for bankruptcy!
... meanwhile, Reader's Digest may file for bankruptcy!
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Only 1 in 27?
Study: 1 in 27 Md. adults in correction system ... in 2008, it cost $86 to confine an offender in Maryland per day
(incredibly, the percentage of city residents is not much higher-- about 1 in 22, if this article's estimate of 28,000 is accurate)
A man shot during an attempted robbery/carjacking, a stickup in the ToonTown Center garage.
More on the Bounty Hunters, a citywide subset of the Bloods "ruthless enough to burn one of their own alive"
Senate to "employ a rarely used legislative maneuver" to bring death penalty bill to a vote
Last year's bogus-parking-ticket scandal may have been the result of MVA employees stealing license plates
Paige Croyder: maybe expungement isn't such a great idea
Hermann ranks the state's biggest drug busts
("reefer"? "grass"? Is that what the kids of today are calling it?)
(incredibly, the percentage of city residents is not much higher-- about 1 in 22, if this article's estimate of 28,000 is accurate)
A man shot during an attempted robbery/carjacking, a stickup in the ToonTown Center garage.
More on the Bounty Hunters, a citywide subset of the Bloods "ruthless enough to burn one of their own alive"
Senate to "employ a rarely used legislative maneuver" to bring death penalty bill to a vote
Last year's bogus-parking-ticket scandal may have been the result of MVA employees stealing license plates
Paige Croyder: maybe expungement isn't such a great idea
Hermann ranks the state's biggest drug busts
("reefer"? "grass"? Is that what the kids of today are calling it?)
Monday, March 2, 2009
#38
A stabbing incident in Hampden left 29 year old Nelson Gause dead (#38) and one injured on Sunday morning.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
The End of Transparency
David Simon: "If those who are authorized and trained to carry a badge... are now too frightened to have their identities known to the public in conjunction with the use of force, then how can anyone in Baltimore law enforcement justify asking an unarmed, unsworn citizen to testify in court as a witness?
and
"In Baltimore, No One Left to Press the Police"
and
"In Baltimore, No One Left to Press the Police"
Friday, February 27, 2009
#37, shootings, and why O'Malley said "O'Dear..." today
Frederick Jeffrey Archer of North Arlington Avenue was found fatally stabbed in his apartment yesterday.
Last night in East Baltimore
four men on the 400 block of East Lanvale Street were shot. All four are expected to survive.
In a time where thousands of customers are impacted by astronomical energy rates, Governor O'Malley decided to fight the powers that be... on the Death Penalty. A staunch supporter of repealing it, the governor was hoping that this would be the year that it was finally repealed.
unfortunately for him, the Maryland Senate preferred not to. However, this is not it since it may still go before the Full Senate. Martin, you'd best get your guitar and tightest black t-shirt - you'll need it.
Police continue to arrest people for beating, stabbing and igniting a man in Leakin Park in December.
Check out the Investigative Voice: "Cops charge 3rd teen in grisly 'Bounty Hunter' murder"-- MJB
The youngest of those accused of killing former Councilman Kenneth Harris is pleading not guilty.
PS. I've heard from more than one inside source that the mystery woman in the car was the wife of a police officer, and that a lot of information on this case has been suppressed. Hope it goes to trial -- MJB
The Maryland Court of Appeals has defended the anonymity of online posters for those who wish to slander the blog if certain conditions are met. Fire away.
Talk about doing hard time: Fifteen former correctional officers at two different Correctional Institutions are being charged with giving stick time to inmates.
Last night in East Baltimore
four men on the 400 block of East Lanvale Street were shot. All four are expected to survive.
In a time where thousands of customers are impacted by astronomical energy rates, Governor O'Malley decided to fight the powers that be... on the Death Penalty. A staunch supporter of repealing it, the governor was hoping that this would be the year that it was finally repealed.
unfortunately for him, the Maryland Senate preferred not to. However, this is not it since it may still go before the Full Senate. Martin, you'd best get your guitar and tightest black t-shirt - you'll need it.
Police continue to arrest people for beating, stabbing and igniting a man in Leakin Park in December.
Check out the Investigative Voice: "Cops charge 3rd teen in grisly 'Bounty Hunter' murder"-- MJB
The youngest of those accused of killing former Councilman Kenneth Harris is pleading not guilty.
PS. I've heard from more than one inside source that the mystery woman in the car was the wife of a police officer, and that a lot of information on this case has been suppressed. Hope it goes to trial -- MJB
The Maryland Court of Appeals has defended the anonymity of online posters for those who wish to slander the blog if certain conditions are met. Fire away.
Talk about doing hard time: Fifteen former correctional officers at two different Correctional Institutions are being charged with giving stick time to inmates.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
No Mas
I don't want to read the news any more. The Griffin story has upset me too much.
Why read the news, anyway? What's the point?
For a list of quality Baltimore blogs, sites & news sources, check the sidebar at right.
Why read the news, anyway? What's the point?
For a list of quality Baltimore blogs, sites & news sources, check the sidebar at right.
Parents Guilty, Gym Bag Goes Free
A 15-year-old boy was shot in the leg in the SW
A deadbeat dad who owed more than $94k in child support was arrested
"An arresting officer was not justified in opening an automobile passenger’s gym bag during a traffic stop without first squeezing it to determine if it contained a weapon, the Court of Appeals has held"
Black-market parking passes lead to a bust outside the ESPN Zone
In the county, John and Susan Griffin were found guilty of second-degree murder and child abuse. More from the Sun
Griffin trial = postponement for court admin's drug trial
A deadbeat dad who owed more than $94k in child support was arrested
"An arresting officer was not justified in opening an automobile passenger’s gym bag during a traffic stop without first squeezing it to determine if it contained a weapon, the Court of Appeals has held"
Black-market parking passes lead to a bust outside the ESPN Zone
In the county, John and Susan Griffin were found guilty of second-degree murder and child abuse. More from the Sun
Griffin trial = postponement for court admin's drug trial
The Ink has names and details for some of last week's five murder victims
Federal charges for Trenell David Murphy, target of the city's third or fourth-largest bust ever
Federal charges for Trenell David Murphy, target of the city's third or fourth-largest bust ever
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
New Site Alert!
Our friends from the Examiner are back!
Crackheads at the DPW! A median-strip beatdown! A purse-stealing campus cop! There's some crazy shiznit at InvestigativeVoice.com
LOLZ! WBAL reporter fired after apparently pranking the Huffington Post with a video that involves the phrase "Eric Holder and his bright blue scrotum."
Crackheads at the DPW! A median-strip beatdown! A purse-stealing campus cop! There's some crazy shiznit at InvestigativeVoice.com
LOLZ! WBAL reporter fired after apparently pranking the Huffington Post with a video that involves the phrase "Eric Holder and his bright blue scrotum."
Monday, February 23, 2009
"determination, hard work, and being true to your dream"
Documents unsealed from last week's XXXL drug bust-- the CP's got them, and all the requisite ironic details.
What the?! Hopkins employee steals identity of kidney-transplant patient, buys hardwood floors, fancy underpants
Two domestic assaults in the blotter
"Prince" gets 25 (federal) years for importing cocaine and heroin from the tropics
One Sean Sterling got 22 years for "two counts of using a gun in a drug trafficking crime resulting in death" in a case that RJR says "reveals a lot about why there are so many murders in Baltimore"
Ronald Kevin Bowen got 30 months for running his own little Madoff-y scheme
ACORN member to be charged with 4th-degree burglary after staging a protest break-in. Meanwhile, city council members want to extend the time between foreclosure to eviction from 14 days to 365
Elsewhere:
Baltimore man arrested for '06 Centreville rape and carjacking
PGC: Road-rage murder over a U-turn
MoCo: 52-year-old woman shot to death while leaving church
AAC: Home invasion ends in hail of BBS ... Worker busted for selling pot at the McDonald's drive-thru
What the?! Hopkins employee steals identity of kidney-transplant patient, buys hardwood floors, fancy underpants
Two domestic assaults in the blotter
"Prince" gets 25 (federal) years for importing cocaine and heroin from the tropics
One Sean Sterling got 22 years for "two counts of using a gun in a drug trafficking crime resulting in death" in a case that RJR says "reveals a lot about why there are so many murders in Baltimore"
Ronald Kevin Bowen got 30 months for running his own little Madoff-y scheme
ACORN member to be charged with 4th-degree burglary after staging a protest break-in. Meanwhile, city council members want to extend the time between foreclosure to eviction from 14 days to 365
Elsewhere:
Baltimore man arrested for '06 Centreville rape and carjacking
PGC: Road-rage murder over a U-turn
MoCo: 52-year-old woman shot to death while leaving church
AAC: Home invasion ends in hail of BBS ... Worker busted for selling pot at the McDonald's drive-thru
35, 36
Unidentified man, 20s, stabbed to death at Eastern Avenue and South Conkling Street yesterday
and a man was fatally shot in the chest in Greenspring.
and a man was fatally shot in the chest in Greenspring.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
34
A 33-year-old man was the 34th murder this year, he was shot to death in the 2500 block of W. Baltimore St. early Saturday morning.
A man and a woman were shot in Woodlawn, police are looking for a silver Cadillac
"Officer challenges policy against naming police who kill
Charged in fatal shooting, he says rule fuels citizens' distrust"
More from hermann
A 16-year-old girl, Greshauna Rogers, is charged with murdering 20-year-old Petro Taylor.
"An inmate at the Metropolitan Transition Center in Baltimore and a former prison guard have been indicted on charges of extorting money from inmates' families."
What the?! From elsewhere:
An arrest is "imminent" in the case of Chandra Levy ... former crackhead/mayor of DC Marion Barry gets a new kidney ... some people hunt for sport/ others hunt for food/ the only thing he's hunting for is an outfit that looks gooood ....
A man and a woman were shot in Woodlawn, police are looking for a silver Cadillac
"Officer challenges policy against naming police who kill
Charged in fatal shooting, he says rule fuels citizens' distrust"
More from hermann
A 16-year-old girl, Greshauna Rogers, is charged with murdering 20-year-old Petro Taylor.
"An inmate at the Metropolitan Transition Center in Baltimore and a former prison guard have been indicted on charges of extorting money from inmates' families."
What the?! From elsewhere:
An arrest is "imminent" in the case of Chandra Levy ... former crackhead/mayor of DC Marion Barry gets a new kidney ... some people hunt for sport/ others hunt for food/ the only thing he's hunting for is an outfit that looks gooood ....
Bolivian All-Stars
CP: It's like, so totally not the biggest drug bust ever.
Robert Simels, "Rolls Royce" of criminal-defense attorneys, is fighting to keep his fee arrangements secret.
Robert Simels, "Rolls Royce" of criminal-defense attorneys, is fighting to keep his fee arrangements secret.
Two County Two-Year-Olds
one story you can't get away from, and one you will probably never hear about again.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Nobody puts Baby in a chokehold!
More on the shooting death of sexagenarian Joseph Forrest. Sounds like Forrest put female officer Traci McKissick in a headlock, and then was shot by her partner (who shall remain nameless), a male sergeant and 15-year-veteran with incredible aim.
Police are looking for a man who fired at undercover officers and tried to run them down around Harford Road and Montebello Terrace.
Dayum. Police seize 91 pounds of cocaine (from whence & whom they're not saying)
Dundalk drunk hits police car on 695, puts trooper in the hospital
A city police officer was arrested and charged with shoplifting from Wal-Mart.
Two inmates stabbed each other at the Detention Center.
Lipscomb's lawyer: state prosecutors "blew us off"
Media Blabbler
The Tribune's bankruptcy hearing is scheduled for March 12 in Wilmington, DE.
Google gets into the journalism business
I love the Blotter, but there's a problem when shot humans get less ink than stolen tomatoes. Rather than the blotter being a "dying art," it's actually a skill fast replacing investigative journalism.
What the?! Iranian woman wants eye for an eye and is probably going to get it. & Not Baltimore, but should be: woman's life saved by bullet-stopping hair weave.
Police are looking for a man who fired at undercover officers and tried to run them down around Harford Road and Montebello Terrace.
Dayum. Police seize 91 pounds of cocaine (from whence & whom they're not saying)
Dundalk drunk hits police car on 695, puts trooper in the hospital
A city police officer was arrested and charged with shoplifting from Wal-Mart.
Two inmates stabbed each other at the Detention Center.
Lipscomb's lawyer: state prosecutors "blew us off"
Media Blabbler
The Tribune's bankruptcy hearing is scheduled for March 12 in Wilmington, DE.
Google gets into the journalism business
I love the Blotter, but there's a problem when shot humans get less ink than stolen tomatoes. Rather than the blotter being a "dying art," it's actually a skill fast replacing investigative journalism.
What the?! Iranian woman wants eye for an eye and is probably going to get it. & Not Baltimore, but should be: woman's life saved by bullet-stopping hair weave.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
The douchebag is I.
Does anyone else ever get the suspicion that the mayor wants to drive every taxpaying resident out of the city? It was bad enough to have my car broken into over and over again (even while rental-clean, the doors visibly unlocked and the factory radio already stolen). It was worse to hear that the only way to catch someone is for them to be caught in the act, and even then, the perp will serve no time. But then to be blamed for it ... after years of shrugging off the city's sociopaths, pervs, taxes, potholes ("that's Baltimore! Whatta a crazy town!") this is the first time I've felt like a prize a-hole for living here. Like a total chump. Because someone is going to break into my house, steal my stuff, and the cop is going to say, "if someone looks in your window, could they see your TV? Da, well, it's not that we want somebody to steal everything in your house, but if you leave anything downstairs when you go to bed, you're asking someone to come and steal everything that's not bolted down on the first floor. Common sense. Hey, is your dog OK?""Oh my God! Tippy!"
"Did you leave a water dish outside for your dog? Did you bring it back in, but it left a ring? Uh huh. There you go. It's not that we want somebody to sodomize your dog, but if you leave a dish outside like that, you could go to any area in the state, go to Towson, go to Frederick, it doesn't matter where, zoophiles are prowling around. We just need people to be responsible. Common sense."
A bearded brown man robbed the Pikesville Susquehanna Bank.
The Sporting Life
A man was shot inside the Sportsmen's Lounge in the 4700 block of Gwynn Oak Ave, he survived.
Allegations: man charged with firing a gun into the air beaten by a flashlight, forced to sit in barf
Murder Ink has last week's five homicides. #27 was ID'd as Faruq Barakaat.
fatal hit-and-run at 36th and Falls this morning
Search warrants executed by the US Defense Dept.'s inspectors at Berg Recycling. Whatever were they looking for?
DP: "Swing Vote" Senator Alex Mooney not changing his mind
TVs, license plates, frozen foods, cars, construction equiptment and cash stolen and gun- and knife-point in the Messenger crime log
Murder-suicide in Randallstown
Allegations: man charged with firing a gun into the air beaten by a flashlight, forced to sit in barf
Murder Ink has last week's five homicides. #27 was ID'd as Faruq Barakaat.
fatal hit-and-run at 36th and Falls this morning
Search warrants executed by the US Defense Dept.'s inspectors at Berg Recycling. Whatever were they looking for?
DP: "Swing Vote" Senator Alex Mooney not changing his mind
TVs, license plates, frozen foods, cars, construction equiptment and cash stolen and gun- and knife-point in the Messenger crime log
Murder-suicide in Randallstown
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