Sluts n' Mullets

Eight murders this week, says the CP

The trial of mulleted murder suspect Dennis Testo continues, and TDR's Danny Jacobs has more on "no body" cases

Police are ISO suspect in Hampden store robberies

Clerical error almost cost inmate 14 extra years on his sentence

Oh, great: "Willie Featherstone is a sexual predator, but he keeps getting out of prison."

Rilly? Portfolio.com says Baltimore's income growth is 3rd-highest in the nation.

ps. what's better than this blog? This blog en francais!

NY is considering a crisis-pregnancy-center-signage bill similar to Baltimore's

eine kleine Nachtwunde

A guy stabs two at Oktoberfest

Four or five murders this weekend: adult male and Park Heights and Shirley; Daryll Hood, 22, 4700 block of Shamrock Avenue; Travis Lane, 29, found dead on the 3500 block of Calvert Street; Dennis Waddell, 1600 block of Warwick Avenue; James Ingram, 3000 block of Presbury Street; and a suspiciously dead guy in a vacant in the 800 block of North Fremont Avenue.

UM professor to review Baltimore police arrests

Smoochy lesbians ejected from Ravens game (ps. happy coming out day to our more closeted readers!)

Media blabber

Tribune CEO accused of offering a waitress $100 to flash her tittays to "senior colleagues"

East Oliver update

The drug dealers have moved from the park and are not camped out in front of a funereal home.

Left to die

A shooting victim was left to die in an alley in Oakenshawe.

Senior slain

78-year-old retired bus driver Sterling Palmer was stabbed to death in his home in the 2600 block of Edison highway

Don't check your email

with a laptop stolen from a dorm room...

Guilty

Guilty verdict in Harris case.

Verdict in Harris Trial

.. to be read within the hour

Mellow majorly harshed in Eastpoint

Police say it's the largest drug bust ever in Baltimore County, netting 478 marijuana plants, 640 pounds of processed weed, $12,000 in cash, and nabbing a couple of people.. one who sounds rather familiar
UPDATE: Hermann says it's "not the largest after all."

news of the crazy: a couple of star-crossed Dorchester County teens accused of trying to kill the gal's parents.. and her dad is standing by her.

...an investigation following the death of a teacher at Cheltenham reveals the juvenile facility "lacked — and continues to lack — basic security equipment"

... police are ISO Gary Latham, 27, for the murder of an elderly man in the 3500 block of Elm Avenue

"At prison book club, a former child soldier finds an audience that can relate"

Unfrickinbelieveable Waste & Sloppiness at DJS

Bykowicz reports an audit found the Dept of Juvenile Services lost $3 million due to "improper documentation" (yeah right) and ps., "The agency's failure to submit contracts to the state Board of Public Works on time, meanwhile, forced the spending panel to approve nearly $150 million in agreements after work had already begun."
And pps., says the dept spokesman, it's all Ehrlich's fault.

For a little backgrounder on leadership at the DJS, see the CP's "Juvenile Disservices"

Omar's comin

Michael Kenneth Williams to give a free talk tonight at Morgan State, reports the Brew

Jury in Ken Harris case deadlocked, ordered to keep deliberating

BPD Tweets: "HOMICIDE - 2354 SIDNEY AVE/ADULT MALE VICTIM FOUND INSIDE OF LOCATION"


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And a man and a woman shot last night on Claflin Ct. in Cherry Hill, the woman was shot in the back and died at Shock Trauma


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Albert Snyder vs. Westboro Baptist Church Inc. et al.

Albert Snyder vs. Westboro Baptist Church Inc., et al. to be heard by the Supreme Court of the U.S. tomorrow morning

Harris jury asks about guns

Second day of deliberations ends with note from jury asking about the gun used to kill Councilman Harris.

HALLELUJAH!

Helen Holton pled "no contest" to a campaign finance violation this morning, a deal that will let her run for re-election next year. HALLELUJAH! HALLELUJAH! HALLELUJAH! Apparently God would rather have Carl Stokes heading the finance committee.

.. in other news
a report says trying juveniles as adults is counterproductive; an 18-year-old charged with killing a 16-year-old father-to-be in Edgewood (HarfCo); "Weekend without any killings ends with school police officer shooting"; and a fatal shooting in Fredneck; fingerprints ID a homicide victim found in Landover.

Council special...

Reduced rate for double parking, maybe

Alibi

A post-trial analysis of the defense of the alleged Harris killers.


.. also see Fenton's "Conspiracy theories swirl in closing arguments of Harris trial"

It's for real! Loopy septuagenarian Frank "Papa Bear" Conaway is running for mayor a 3rd time. Comment: "I can see lots of bear cubs getting no-bid contracts in Baltimore's future."

Enhancing skills to get an edge

Suspects and victim in the stabbing at Security Square Mall are students at the North American Trade School there. Wonder what they were studying?