Thursday, October 5, 2006

October 5 evening

Closing arguments were heard in the Smoot case.

Prosecutors and police today announced that they have concluded a two-month child-welfare investigation that followed the death of 11-year old Irvin Harris on July 28. As a result of a joint investigation with detectives of the Child Abuse Unit of the Baltimore Police Department, and other child welfare agencies, prosecutors in the Felony Family Violence Division and detectives today filed charges against Shanda Harris, 41, of Lawnview Road, Belair-Edison, mother of Irvin Harris, alleging that Harris failed to take appropriate action to keep convicted child sex offender Melvin Jones away from her children. Shanda Harris was arrested today and charged with the following crimes:
  • 1 count of Reckless Endangerment, maximum penalty, five years;
  • Four Counts of Contribute to CINA status, Maryland's version of a criminal neglect charge maximum penalty, three years.
The maximum penalty that Harris could receive is 14 years of incarceration.

towsonpeeperWhy not to live on the first floor: a Peeping Tom is afoot in the Riderwood area of the county.

Students protested against Towson U, which fired an orthodox Jewish guy supposedly because wanted off for jewish holidays.

5 comments:

Mr. Mephistopheles said...

WBAL says that Officer Brown is a 10-year veteran of the TU Police Department. Has he been denied time off for high holidays in previous years? Had he even requested time off? As an Orthodox Jew, wouldn't his faith require him to be at home on Fridays after sundown- regardless of whether or not it is a high holiday?

Maybe I'm missing something, but his side of the story seems to be rather suspect.

Maurice Bradbury said...

it is a little odd.
Maybe he just got in on the orthodoxy?

Mr. Mephistopheles said...

Maybe he got in on the orthodoxy after he was fired for skipping work Friday.

Anonymous said...

He's a convert. He hasn't been orthodox for 10 years.

Malnurtured Snay said...

I'd just like to say that, y'know, being on campus two or three days a week and all, I haven't heard about this at all until reading it here ...

... plus, I had a quasi-run-in with Ehrlich's security detail Tuesday! Exciting!