Thursday, April 6, 2006

April 6

The death of Lana Whalen of Essex, whose body was found on the shoulder of the O'Donnell Street I-95 ramp last night, is considered suspicious.

Federal prosecutors decided not to seek the death penalty against four members of the Supreme Team.

The trial of Andre Broadway, 47, is scheduled to begin tomorrow before Judge Allen Schwait. Court documents allege that on or about August 2, 2005 Broadway sexually assaulted and abused a 14-year-old. Documents also allege that on or about September 24, 2005 Broadway threatened the caretaker of the adolescent, leaving several threatening messages on "his/her" (I guess "his/her" identity is a secret) answering machine.

Last week's murder victim, Victor Richards, was to be a witness in the murder trial of Kevin Garnett, Tavon and Stephen Williams, accused of killing Theodore Ross. This week the three were acquitted.

Arrests were made for the murders of Darren Green, shot March 25, and Edward Jeter, killed last week. Also two arrests for attempted murder in the blotter and a man shot in the neck.

In PGC, Henry Zelaya is facing federal charges related to directing activities of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang from jail. (Fun fact: the group's name means "gang that saves trout")

buckethatPolice are seeking a man in a too-small bucket hat, left, who robbed the Catonsville Wachovia bank.

Police are seeking a man who stole $10k worth of jewelry from "the Lord and Taylor's."

Two Harford County brothers were arrested for running a fake-charity scam.

Also in Harford County, another attack on a dad at the hands of the local Bloods.

In Chestertown, something a lot like a riot broke out at the Department of Juvenile Services' J. Deweese Carter Center. Eighteen youths have been charged.

Perv alert: a chubby 50-ish white guy was spotted lurking around the playground at Freetown Elementary in AAC.

Dept. of Bad Parenting:
A four-year-old boy was found abandoned and wandering on North Avenue. He is now in foster care.

A woman was arrested for falsely claiming someone broke into her home and stabbed her two-year-old. The real culprit was the boy's five-year-old brother.

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Have you heard anything about a crime at the Dunkin Donuts on St Paul between Lombard and Baltimore streets? Last night my partner and I saw a plainclothes police officer run toward the Dunkin Donuts with his gun drawn. As a slew of other police arrived he ducked to the side of the building and came out with his gun ready to shoot. We had to move with the traffic and are wondering what was going on.

Mr. Mephistopheles said...

Has anyone heard about a shooting on the 3100 block of E Baltimore St that occurred Wed 4/5?

Anonymous said...

So, 'splain me how the following article,


http://www.thewbalchannel.com/news/8513147/detail.html


shouldn't suggest that Maryland law is comparatively too lenient? I know loysa career criminals who have migrated here from other, tougher, states for this reason.

I guess I just need to move to a place which shares the values my parents taught me. Baltimore AIN'T it.

Anonymous said...

lotsa, that is

Anonymous said...

hahaha dunk'n donuts

Maurice Bradbury said...

1. No, but I don't typically hear of anything until two or three days after the fact, because I generally don't do first-source reporting. I would love to but a). I have a real job and have to make a living and b). every time I've tried to get information from the police department I've gotten nowhere.

Maurice Bradbury said...

and 2. ..'splain? ain't? Doggone?
Galt you've been watching too much Brokeback Mountain.

Anonymous said...

Not Brokeback. 'Splain is from Desi Arnaz ("Ricky"), Ain't is probably a bit o' Brooklyn, and Doggone is all owing to Otis Rolley.

Baltimore Crime, I wish I could quit you.