115, 116?*

Hamin Bridges,
from Facebook

Two homicides yesterday*: Hamin Bridges, 34 and reportedly with no criminal record, was shot on his porch in the 1000, block of Evesham Avenue. He was a native of Philadelphia and Coppin State alum. Says Hamin's Facebook page, "don't stop shooting for non-violence."


Franklin Morris Jr., 34, was shot multiple times at his home in the 1600 block Smallwood Street. Morris had served time for attempted armed robbery.

Remember when Goucher college accidentally hired an accused Rwandan genocidaire to teach a French class? In this week's New York Magazine, college president Sanford J. Ungar gives backstory with a side of hand-wringing, and reveals that Leopold Muntayakzi is still living in an apartment in Towson.


Outgoing head of the Baltimore branch of the FBI Richard McFeely chatted with Fenton* about his big cases, says Baltimore BP isn't systematically corrupt.

Speaking of the offensively sexual, Reddit posted a very enlightening thread in which rapists explain themselves.


Gregg Bernstein has created a Special Victims Unit to deal with victims of sex offenders and domestic violence, headed by Lisa Phelps. Thought this was just made up for TV, but no, the NYPD really does have an "SVU," or rather a Special Victims Division, as does Bergen County NJ, San Francisco, Miami, Providence and a bunch of other places.


Police have released pictures of Vi Ripken's abductor and his car. The kidnapper requested no ransom and apparently had no idea that his victim was Cal Ripken's mom.

Neil Prescott, via BaltimoreOrLess

In PGC, police say they prevented a workplace massacre at Pitney Bowles by a disgruntled employee, Neil Prescott, left, who called himself "the Joker" and had a crazy huge arsenal.


An educational read: Reddit has a thread for rapists to explain their motives (also here) - via Jezebel.  


*Fenton points out that our count is off and we are only up to 115 homicides so far... trying to get to the bottom of it.