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Our murder-free week came to a close with the shooting death of 21-year-old man in the 3200 block of Woodland Avenue. No motives, suspects, arrests, etc.

Cop in hot water

A police supervisor in charge of wire taps has been transferred and is under investigation for testifying on behalf of a drug suspect.

Luncheon to be Held for Alleged War Criminal

The Baltimore Chapter of the Federalist Society will host torture memo scribe, author and essayist John Yoo this Thursday, Feb. 18 noon at Miles & Stockbridge.
The event is open to the public but you must RSVP to Brian Fish*

*former prosecutor best known on this blog for making the case against "DJ Tommy."

Want to go on a "Wild Ride"?

The very, very upsetting story of the many breaks given to sex-offender-turned-killer Thomas Leggs Jr.

TG this "domestic kidnapping" of two little girls ended safely!

Cookout

at the city jail...

Behind the wheel of a city snow plow

a little insight into why some side streets remain unplowed.

Other than a little Tasering and grumbling over Dixon's security patrol, and a couple of murders, snow time was peaceful in the city

TDR's Danny Jacobs: I'm the reason you can't Tweet in the courthouse

New mayor keeping tabs on Facebook and Twitter

the littlest criminals

News of the weird: Brit researcher says six-month-old infants capable of 'lying'

.. but it's still a total dick move

SRB says she won't enforce the law against chairs in parking places.

Murders 12-18

.. in the Ink

Giant Snowballs Dpt.

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night nor a plea bargain and resignation will keep Sheila Dixon's security detail off the payroll!

County officer struck by car

County officer hit by suspect's car, fires a shot.

PoPo: No Thoreau to Go

Donny Moses: after the initial "shock" of snowflakes, Baltimore's criminals quickly resume business as usual

BPD IDs officers who shot a man Feb 4.

"The Court of Special Appeals on Monday considered a challenge to the admissibility of ballistics evidence by a Columbia teenager convicted of murder, whose lawyer argued that a widely used analysis lacks scientific rigor.
'The methodology used by the state’s examiners is unvalidated and without scientific backing,' said Brian A. Zemil, a partner at Venable"

News of the weird: 2 Salsibury students and a Fruitlander charged with stealing a 400-pound statue of Thoreau for scrap metal.

It's official

Jack Young is the next city council president.

Contraband

Two Baltimore County corrections officers have been fired for bringing cell phones to work. Along with phones, a nice selection of bootleg DVDs were found on several COs.

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Snow be damned, another murder-- a man shot at 1226 W Bentalou

Wack Wine Laws

All that stands between MDers and Wine.com= Joan Carter Conway, wife of a liquor board member. So douchy!
Q: does the law mean MD wineries can't ship to other states also?

Don't wait for a snowplow

If you live on a side street, the city says you're sol.