Another Bernstein Supporter

Marge Shipley, the mother of murdered witness Carl Lackl, has come out in support of Gregg Bernstein.

Somewhat off topic, but if the podcast of Shipley's interview on the Ed Norris show about a year and a half ago is still available I highly recommend listening to it. She gave the interview shortly after Patrick Byers was convicted and it was absolutely heart-wrenching to listen to.

The great debate

Candidates for top prosecutor job square off again, this time in Canton.

14 year old girl charged with murder

Police charge 14 year-old in shooting death of a Hispanic man.

Shooting

On Penn Avenue and North outside of library branch.

Gender Equality?

A 13-year old girl allegedly tried to rob two men, and when they resisted she shot them both. One victim was killed.

Feel free to assmble

According to new police policy you can no longer arrest people for standing on a sidewalk and protesting.

What the who?!

City voters, have you gotten your "Official 2010 Primary Sample Ballot" in the mail yet? Because early voting starts in 12 days and I have no idea who anyone is besides the prospective State's Attorneys and the Conaways, and the sample ballot looks nothing like the Web site. Who is Neil R. Bernstein? Who are these people running for judge of the orphan's court?!

Hate crime, beating the rap

Police say a man arrested for beating a hispanic male may be a hate crime.

But perhaps more important according to online court records he beat serious robbery and drug charges twice before working his way up to murder.

WTF?! Slumlord Running for Baltimore City Sheriff!!

Slumlord watch notes that Mike Schaefer, a slumlord so slummy he was jailed and fined $1.8 million, is running as the Republican candidate for Baltimore City Sheriff.
You couldn't make this stuff up!

Ken Harris

The trial for the killers of councilman Ken Harris is a go.

MD Clean Air Act lawsuit dismissed by district judge

TGIF

A 10-year old shot in the left hand was one of two shooting victims Thursday night.

At least one lawyer is claiming that the 12-year old who claimed she was raped in Woodlawn has "inconsistencies" in her story.

Anti-Jewish vandalism leads to increased police patrols in Northwest Baltimore.

Creepy. City and County cops have busted Darrell Lyles for impersonating a police officer.

Burglaries in Towson.

No voice mail in the SA's office?

Apparently Patricia Jessamy loves Facebook, hates voice mail.

Charles Village Bikejackings

Former Baltimore city narcotic detective sentenced for fraud, lying., and stealing a diamond Freeze watch.

Deadbeat!

TDR's Melody Simmons reports that Sheila Dixon's former lover Ron Lipscomb has taken his business out of state .. and stopped paying his bills. No word on where Mrs. Lipscomb is living.
.. wouldn't the Dixon story make such a great Urban romance potboiler novel?

This could be bad

The head of the BPD's Comstat unit has resigned.

Firefighter had issues

Just before he attacked a transsexual, firefighter Jerry Majette was suspended for over a month for insubordination.

Firefighter Jerry Majette accused of attacking transgender woman with a hammer.

check out the passive-voice and buck-passing in this Sun opinion piece on the SAO campaign:

"Some of what’s been heard so far — for example, whether Mrs. Jessamy likens city courtrooms to city public schools or that the police commissioner used to have a Bernstein sign — falls well short of the substantive facts the public needs to make an informed choice. That the city could be safer is obvious."

... Isn't the Sun supposed to be the go-to for facts and substance? What is Jessamy's conviction rate, anyway? And didn't you just tell us crime was down, dear paper?