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Unidentified man shot in the street in the 3800 block of Oakford Avenue just before 9:30 p.m. last night

Violent and prolific offenders

"Program keeps a close eye on most violent and prolific offenders"

The Ink has last week's eight murders. Shocking that the deaths of Janaya Wallace and Clifford Williams haven't gotten more ink and airtime.

Kendall Jones, 19, was arrested in the fatal shooting of 53-year-old Ashley Harper, killed in front of his house Saturday night in Baltimore's Poppleton community

All about homicide and shooting numbers. Are there really 20% fewer shootings, but the remaining shootings are somehow 20% more likely to be fatal? or do these strange numbers signify something else-- like police taking 20% fewer reports?
Is there anything to corroborate these numbers, like emergency-room statistics?
And robberies are way up in the Northern, so where is it robberies are going down?

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Unidentified man, 2300 block of Greenmount Ave in front of the Jolly Tsa Carryout (pan right)

Your Tax $ at Work

"Five of the 12 jurors who convicted Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon of embezzling retail gift cards this month have been asked to return to court - this time, as witnesses."

Protest

Friends of Lenny Clay braved the cold to voice their concerns regarding his arrest. Meanwhile, Clay tells his story on video

More on Lenny Clay

An interview with Lenny Clay, the 73-year old barber whose arm was broken by police during a traffic stop.

Lenny Clay: Police broke my arm

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Ding, ding, '09's homicide total passes '08s with the Medical Examiner's decision that Trina Johnson, 27, "whose remains were found Oct. 18, 2008, in a rowhouse in the 1900 block of E. Lanvale St., had been strangled."

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Two of the victims killed this past weekend were ID'd as Wayne Ruder, 56, shot at his jewelry store (though nothing was taken) at 6999 Reisterstown Road, and Ashley Harper, 53, shot in the chest in the 700 block of West Lexington.

The rest of the weekend killings were identified, including Kinlaw Jones, 21, shot on 1800 block of E. Pratt St, as well as a man shot earlier this week who died today was ID'd as Harrison Butler, 44 shot on the 700 block of North Linwood St.

More violence

Four more homicides Saturday, Baltimore has equaled last year's official total

Puppy Stolen

In Gadenville right before Christmas. And all the Christmas presents too! Here's pictures

Tammy Brown: Va juvenile justice officials only told us serial rapist Donald Vaughan was coming to town after he attacked woman in Canton.

National: America's Secret ICE Castles have a way of making people disappear

Crime never takes holidays off, but I do.

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Chalk up another murder to the tally, as police classify the death of a 20-month-old child as a homicide.

Terrell Allen, a man who police believe is the leader of a violent drug organization, which has been the cause of several shooitngs in the past year and a half, was given a 4 year federal sentence recently.

Questions have yet to be answered in the shooting of a 15-year-old girl.

Justin Fenton gives us a deeper look into the troubling history of suspected rapist Donald Vaughan.

It took several fights and a brutal murder for people to realize that the Baltimore Christian Warriors are quite possibly the worst church group ever.

In a slightly more uplifting news, a 2007 murder victim is going to be remembered at The Rose Parade on new years day.

Way to go feds! A pair of 15 year sentences were handed out to two Baltimore baddies. A 50-year-old was caught tipping over an
armored car , while a three time convicted felon got locked away for having a whole lotta ammo just lying around

And finally, an intriguing look inside the history of the convicted murderer shot to death by police earlier this month.

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Four shootings yesterday including a fatal in the middle of the afternoon at East Madison and Aisquith Streets.

... and it sounds like the girl shot in Brooklyn Park yesterday was only 15

We're number 1

According to a report, Maryland classifies more deaths "undetermined" than any other state..

And hey, isn't it a crime to threaten violence against the Mayor's spokesman, even if you're the head of the city's firefighters union?

Baltimore = dangerouser than Afghanistan

WTF? "A soldier on leave from Afghanistan was shot and killed in Baltimore while on the way back from a grocery store Sunday"

16-year-old shot in head

Tweets FOXBaltimore, "BREAKING NEWS- A16-year-old girl is shot in the head in South Baltimore. Crews on the way to the scene."

EVAC of the BDP headquarters

Someone smelled gas at the BPD headquarters

Canton attacker

A man offering to shovel snow for residents in Canton forces his way into a woman's home and sexually assaults her.

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Fenton tweets that the incidents on 1600 E. North and Williston and S. Wickham are apparently now homicides.

Two charged in murder of Ghanan immigrant in Leakin Park.

Snow barely slowed the pace of violence. Police Tweeted:

Shooting, Claremont/Dean, adult male shot about 10 hours ago from UberTwitter

Shooting - Wickham Rd/Williston, adult male shot. about 11 hours ago from UberTwitter

Shooting - S.Fulton Av / W.Pratt St-Adult male shot about 15 hours ago from UberTwitter

Shooting-1600 Blk Bakbury Ct-Adult male shot in the leg about 18 hours ago from UberTwitter

STABBING - 1600 E North Av. M/B/ stabbed multiple times, transported to Hopkins. 8:30 AM Dec 19th from UberTwitter