Sen. Joan Carter Conway talks to Len Lazarick. She wants you to know she didn't kill the wine shipping bill, and she's "conflicted" on same-sex marriage. "I'm kind of hung up between the constitutionality of what's going on and good old traditional.. my Christian upbringing." .. and another Senator has come out in support of marriage, one Edward J. Kasemeyer of the 12th district.
A unid'd 20-year-old man in critical condition after being shot in the chest in the 2900 block of Edgecombe Circle South
A double stabbing at the intersection of Liberty Heights and Gwynn Oak Aves
What's going on in Cumberland? An inmate found dead in his cell yesterday. Another inmate was killed there on the 2nd.
"Fun" MD legal fact alluded to in this article on what might be the nation's oldest Mikvah/Mikveh: until the charmingly named "Jew Bill" of 1825 (enacted the following year), Jewish people in MD could not hold office, vote, work as lawyers, and if the Sun article is to be believed, couldn't incorporate to own property until 1828.
"From brides to freelance photographers, Darien Small became known for a rip off," now "the stuttering con man" faces fraud charges in the city. His online trackers claim he was still at work in the city as of last August, operating under the name "Daniel Craig" at "Studio 51" or "Great Studio."
Monday, February 14, 2011
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Extra-legal liasons
Keep an eye out for missing octogenarian James MacKinnon (or is it McKinnon?), left, who has Alzheimer'sUpdate: Fox reports he was found, no details on when, where, by whom.
The man shot Friday on Shirley Ave. has died and was ID'd as Jose Estrella, 19
"Death penalty moratorium leaves survivors, convicts in limbo" -- why would O'Malley risk the controversy of pushing for a legal solution if there's a grey-area quasi-legal place to haunt? That would be unOmalleyful!
Altercation at the impound lot leads to man shot in the elbow in a "road rage" incident. "Both the suspect and victim had been at the same nightclub [and] from the club were still intoxicated Sunday morning." I wanner partay at dat club!
Greasy-lookin "Canton Burglar Caught By Craigslist Sting," more from the Sun
Students picketed the former site of Read's drug store, and Sun commentors don't like it one bit.
Starting March 1, you can put two mommies on a birth certificate in MD. (Why not two dads, you may wonder? And how is this biologically possible? In MD whoever is married to mom is legally presumed to be the parent of children born in the marriage-- no matter if the inseminator is the milkman or a turkey baster.)
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Structurally unsound
Two men shot last night, not counting the suspect shot on Harwood Ave.
(Gawd that soda lady is annoying-- soda is not "groceries" you "feed your family," fatty!)
A man stabbed early this morning in Pikesville at Seven Mile & Reisterstown Rd
Slumlord Watch notes that an X painted on a vacant building means it's structurally unsound (not that a body is stashed there, necessarily).
Students plan to picket this morning at Lexington & Howard, former site of the Read's drug store and the famous 1955 sit-in, now boarded up and "poetic in its misery". More from Preservation Magazine on the Read's building (orchids and onions, who knew?)
(Gawd that soda lady is annoying-- soda is not "groceries" you "feed your family," fatty!)
A man stabbed early this morning in Pikesville at Seven Mile & Reisterstown Rd
Slumlord Watch notes that an X painted on a vacant building means it's structurally unsound (not that a body is stashed there, necessarily).
Students plan to picket this morning at Lexington & Howard, former site of the Read's drug store and the famous 1955 sit-in, now boarded up and "poetic in its misery". More from Preservation Magazine on the Read's building (orchids and onions, who knew?)
Friday, February 11, 2011
It's going down
On Harwood ave at York Rd (500 block)-- five police cars, one ambulance and the whole street blocked off w/police tape across the road.
UPDATE: The deuce reports an off-duty officer shot a guy, and insinuates guy tried to rob the officer as he pitched woo to his girlfriend in a parked car. But things in this town seldom turn out to be how they seem at first, do they?
ps. love this Google maps picture of city workers relaxing next to a pothole
El Dooce also reports that a thief is targeting gym lockers throughout the state. Says somebody, "We take the safety of our members very why we have all of the cameras installed throughout the parking and within the gym and makes sure that its well light and we patrol it pretty often."
UPDATE: The deuce reports an off-duty officer shot a guy, and insinuates guy tried to rob the officer as he pitched woo to his girlfriend in a parked car. But things in this town seldom turn out to be how they seem at first, do they?
ps. love this Google maps picture of city workers relaxing next to a pothole
El Dooce also reports that a thief is targeting gym lockers throughout the state. Says somebody, "We take the safety of our members very why we have all of the cameras installed throughout the parking and within the gym and makes sure that its well light and we patrol it pretty often."
Try, try again
Travers and Tremayne Johnson will be retried in May.
Homicide detectives called to Park Hgts and Shirley Ave in the NW following a shooting in the parking lot of the Food City
Trial begins for Cleaven Williams Jr., accused of stabbing his pregnant wife Veronica to death outside of the North Ave District courthouse
More than 20 pounds of cocaine found in a shipping container at the Baltimore seaport.
Gold fillings stolen in Essex
47-year-old woman from Baltimore arrested for carjacking in Cumberland
Homicide detectives called to Park Hgts and Shirley Ave in the NW following a shooting in the parking lot of the Food City
Trial begins for Cleaven Williams Jr., accused of stabbing his pregnant wife Veronica to death outside of the North Ave District courthouse
More than 20 pounds of cocaine found in a shipping container at the Baltimore seaport.
Gold fillings stolen in Essex
47-year-old woman from Baltimore arrested for carjacking in Cumberland
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Illegal flier backlash part II, no go to Pigtown nightclub
Housing officials blast Fells Prospect resident as a "pit bull" after she demanded an apology for a snafu that resulted in a lien notice being attached to her home for an unpaid fine for illegal fliers she reported.
Liquor board say no to proposed Pigtown nightclub
Liquor board say no to proposed Pigtown nightclub
Death penalty moratorium extended
"Gov. Martin O'Malley's administration announced Thursday that it is withdrawing regulations that are needed for executions to resume in Maryland, effectively extending a four-year moratorium on the death penalty" and Del. Sandy Rosenberg, a Democrat repping the 41st, said he submitted a DP repeal bill today.
And 10 years for Zachary D. Watson, the final defendant accused of beating and robbing septuagenarian fisherman James Privott, and the one who admitted to driving Privott's stolen, LoJack'd truck.
And 10 years for Zachary D. Watson, the final defendant accused of beating and robbing septuagenarian fisherman James Privott, and the one who admitted to driving Privott's stolen, LoJack'd truck.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
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Unidentified man, 21, killed in a drive-by at the bus stop in the 6600 block of Alta Ave.
Murder Ink (barely) covers last week's murder of Warren Wilmer, 36, and has some updates-- arrests for the 2011 murders of David Jones (#1) and Jeffrey Purnell (#15), and a conviction for the murder of Mark Johnson in 2009.
After debate raged in the Senate yesterday, Mike Miller set odds of same-sex marriage passing at 60-70 percent. Unexcited by the prospect is one Victor Kirk of Lanham, "What if a father wants to marry his daughter? Or a brother and sister want to marry each other?" And Senator repping the the county, Jim Brochin, has swung his stance from civil unions to full-frontal civil marriage rights.
"Md. hands keys to Baltimore detention facility" to the feds. (Really? Actual literal keys?) Hey wonder whatever happened to that cell-phone-jamming idea? I know they tested the jamming system last year, but did they ever implement it anywhere?
... btw here's a picture of the alleged burglar who left his cell phone charging at a crime scene in MoCo. He looks so sensitive!
And a man arrested in Annapolis after faking "distress", then robbing the woman who stopped to help him.
And a missing person: Mark Cheshire, Gregg Bernstein's new Communications guy. After one single press release (announcing the arrest of Avi Werdesheim), nothing-- no press releases, TV appearances, answers to questions... total flatline. What do they have him doing over there?
Update: apparently he's sent out a few things but hasn't added me to the e-mail list. So much for transparency.
Murder Ink (barely) covers last week's murder of Warren Wilmer, 36, and has some updates-- arrests for the 2011 murders of David Jones (#1) and Jeffrey Purnell (#15), and a conviction for the murder of Mark Johnson in 2009.
After debate raged in the Senate yesterday, Mike Miller set odds of same-sex marriage passing at 60-70 percent. Unexcited by the prospect is one Victor Kirk of Lanham, "What if a father wants to marry his daughter? Or a brother and sister want to marry each other?" And Senator repping the the county, Jim Brochin, has swung his stance from civil unions to full-frontal civil marriage rights.
"Md. hands keys to Baltimore detention facility" to the feds. (Really? Actual literal keys?) Hey wonder whatever happened to that cell-phone-jamming idea? I know they tested the jamming system last year, but did they ever implement it anywhere?
... btw here's a picture of the alleged burglar who left his cell phone charging at a crime scene in MoCo. He looks so sensitive!
And a man arrested in Annapolis after faking "distress", then robbing the woman who stopped to help him.
And a missing person: Mark Cheshire, Gregg Bernstein's new Communications guy. After one single press release (announcing the arrest of Avi Werdesheim), nothing-- no press releases, TV appearances, answers to questions... total flatline. What do they have him doing over there?
Update: apparently he's sent out a few things but hasn't added me to the e-mail list. So much for transparency.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Beware of reporting illegal ad fliers
This upper Fells Point resident did and ended up with a $300 fine for her trouble...
More on Duane SHORTY Davis, Sr, alleged toilet bomber
According to his Myspace page, Duane Davis Sr. has previous experience with the whole bomb threat thing:
"People of the State of Illinois County of Lake vs. Duane G. Davis Sr. Case # 07CF4988 Defendant was charged with Bomb Threat ( Terrorist Activity)"
He is apparently making a movie about racism in the judicial system.
Oh, and he's had some other charges, too...
Also, photos of "Shorty's Underground Toilet tour"
"People of the State of Illinois County of Lake vs. Duane G. Davis Sr. Case # 07CF4988 Defendant was charged with Bomb Threat ( Terrorist Activity)"
He is apparently making a movie about racism in the judicial system.
Oh, and he's had some other charges, too...
Also, photos of "Shorty's Underground Toilet tour"
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Craig Manuel, 19, shot to death in the 2700 block of Polk St.
Speaking of death, I hear this is good: PBS' "Postmortem: Death Investigation in America."
Yet another police-misconduct award, $75,000 for David Harris, 21, who spent 29 days in jail for assault and burglary even though the victim said he wasn't involved. The Record reports that the city has shelled out more than $688,000 in awards against the police so far this year.
$200,000 bond for terlit artist Duane G. Davis
What the? Man on the beltway tried to strangle his girlfriend and run over his friends, then crashed the car and was pinned down by his friends until help arrived. I think.
"A 16-year-old boy was hospitalized with serious neck and back injuries after being struck with a Taser® by a Baltimore police officer in a struggle on the roof of his North Baltimore home"
Speaking of death, I hear this is good: PBS' "Postmortem: Death Investigation in America."
Yet another police-misconduct award, $75,000 for David Harris, 21, who spent 29 days in jail for assault and burglary even though the victim said he wasn't involved. The Record reports that the city has shelled out more than $688,000 in awards against the police so far this year.
$200,000 bond for terlit artist Duane G. Davis
What the? Man on the beltway tried to strangle his girlfriend and run over his friends, then crashed the car and was pinned down by his friends until help arrived. I think.
"A 16-year-old boy was hospitalized with serious neck and back injuries after being struck with a Taser® by a Baltimore police officer in a struggle on the roof of his North Baltimore home"
Monday, February 7, 2011
Mistrial in Dog-Burning Case
Will it be tried again? One of the twins, Travers, was due to be arraigned on attempted murder charges in another case on the 27th, don't know what happened with that.
and a "South River senior admits beating younger student unconscious"
Double-murder defendant Kenneth Perry took the stand and didn't do himself any favors
and a "South River senior admits beating younger student unconscious"
Double-murder defendant Kenneth Perry took the stand and didn't do himself any favors
Save the puppehs!
City council committee supports extending in-state tuition for undocumented residents. (& I support extending one's skirt a little farther below your crack if you are addressing a city council committee. I know it's not the Vatican but geeze.)
That poor dog-burning jury is still a-deliberating. Says JZ, "the case spewed the creation of the city’s Animal Abuse Task Force."
Two freaky-looking chicks arrested for burglarizing a Glen Burnie pet store
Really? Owner of the Wine Source says 10-fold hike in hooch taxes is a good idea because it could curb alcohol abuse.
That poor dog-burning jury is still a-deliberating. Says JZ, "the case spewed the creation of the city’s Animal Abuse Task Force."
Two freaky-looking chicks arrested for burglarizing a Glen Burnie pet store
Really? Owner of the Wine Source says 10-fold hike in hooch taxes is a good idea because it could curb alcohol abuse.
Cell phone taped terlit near courthouse
Officers find a toilet with a cell phone taped to it near the Towson courthouse. Reports Fox, "At this time, no evacuations have taken place." Uh, TMI, Fox!
UPdate: that's some toilet. The Brew reports that a similar "art can" has been parked in front of the schools HQ on North Avenue for "weeks". Quote of the day from Cp editor Tim Hill, "'I figured it was one of those memorials to a kid who had died,' Hill said, noting that, when he shot the picture, the assemblage included a stuffed 'Kenny' doll from the South Park animated television show."
UPdate: that's some toilet. The Brew reports that a similar "art can" has been parked in front of the schools HQ on North Avenue for "weeks". Quote of the day from Cp editor Tim Hill, "'I figured it was one of those memorials to a kid who had died,' Hill said, noting that, when he shot the picture, the assemblage included a stuffed 'Kenny' doll from the South Park animated television show."
Big bux awarded in police-misconduct lawsuit
$170,000 for Salahudeen Abdulaziz, who claimed police handcuffed him and punched him in the face while he was on the way to the store to get a bag of potato chips.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Sneaking and leaking
"Md.'s wine shipment laws create smuggling routes from D.C. and Va." Fun fact: MD became known as the "Free State" because the state did not allot any funds or pass an enforcement act to support Prohibition. Ironically, we now have the most jackassed liquor laws in the country.
And speaking of free, we'll believe in you when we see some hot document action, Baltileaks!
And speaking of free, we'll believe in you when we see some hot document action, Baltileaks!
Super Sunday Crime Round-up
What do rapper Lil' Wayne, career criminal Joel Ugah, and Baltimore Blast owner Edwin Hale Sr. have in common? A weapons charge on their record.
Court Watch is back. Concerned citizens are bringing back the program due to the repeated breaks that the accused murderers of Stephen Pitcairn received.
Maryland and California both suspend their "Scared Straight" programs, a few weeks after the premier of the show "Beyond Scared Straight."
Federal officer Curtis Anthony Warren is convicted of killing his brother back in April of 2009.
63-year-old school teacher Myra Elizabeth Cason was shot to death last Friday.
Robert "Seattle" Jones gets 15 years for a bungled home invasion.
Interstate traveling stoner Travis Bielaski arrested in Nebraska with 33 pounds of grass.
Finally, Latin Kings enforcer Brandon Smith pleads guilty to Racketeering and attempted murder.
Court Watch is back. Concerned citizens are bringing back the program due to the repeated breaks that the accused murderers of Stephen Pitcairn received.
Maryland and California both suspend their "Scared Straight" programs, a few weeks after the premier of the show "Beyond Scared Straight."
Federal officer Curtis Anthony Warren is convicted of killing his brother back in April of 2009.
63-year-old school teacher Myra Elizabeth Cason was shot to death last Friday.
Robert "Seattle" Jones gets 15 years for a bungled home invasion.
Interstate traveling stoner Travis Bielaski arrested in Nebraska with 33 pounds of grass.
Finally, Latin Kings enforcer Brandon Smith pleads guilty to Racketeering and attempted murder.
Fate of gay marriage hangs on six undecided senators
"Two men stabbed, one shot in 3 nonfatal incidents"
Four people stabbed at the Cheer's (sic) Bar and Grill in Parkville
"Two men stabbed, one shot in 3 nonfatal incidents"
Four people stabbed at the Cheer's (sic) Bar and Grill in Parkville
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Friday, February 4, 2011
Shoulda, coulda, woulda
WJZ has an interview with Emmanuel Miller, the stringy-shtached teen charged in the beating of elderly black fisherman James Privott. "I wish I would have done something to try to help the guy."
Thursday, February 3, 2011
People, animals, opiates
A second trial concluding for Kenneth D. Perry, found guilty in 2001 of killing pregnant Kelly Bunn and his former girlfriend, LaShawn Jordan, as Jordan's 4-year-old watched, then "stayed in the apartment with the bodies for two days, caring for her 1-year-old brother and trying to treat her mother's wounds with toilet paper and a toy stethoscope."
HarfCo man arrested for raping a 5-year-old girl
Jury begins deliberations in twin brothers' dog-burning trial.
Scene killed at Select Lounge
Suleiman Zakaria, 27, of Pikesville, got 10 years for hiding 6 pounds of Ghanian heroin in his luggage
WBAL: Baltimore has a high police-to-citizen ratio
HarfCo man arrested for raping a 5-year-old girl
Jury begins deliberations in twin brothers' dog-burning trial.
Scene killed at Select Lounge
Suleiman Zakaria, 27, of Pikesville, got 10 years for hiding 6 pounds of Ghanian heroin in his luggage
WBAL: Baltimore has a high police-to-citizen ratio
That movie sounds hilarious!
"Mexican cartel on trial in Baltimore drug case: Informant describes driving cross-country with cocaine-filled mobile home"
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
13 years
for serial drunken driver Thomas Lee Meighan Jr., who fatally plowed into Hopkins undergrad Miriam Frankl as the tried to cross St. Paul St.
The Sun has posted the 911 calls made by drivers
The Sun has posted the 911 calls made by drivers
Wieners aplenty
Demetrius Arrington arrested for murder of Jeffrey R. Purnell, 51
CP's Van Smith "A recent California drug-trafficking and money-laundering case [showed] how hundreds of pounds of cocaine allegedly reached Baltimore’s streets last year thanks to Hollywood-based traffickers, and how millions in drug proceeds left town: by private jet"
Fifteen years in prison for Joseph Lawhorn, 35, convicted of taking "sexually explicit" pictures of little boys with his iPhone
Burning dog trial: Sgt. Jarron Jackson "can't testify as to whether [Tremayne] can fly or not," today, jurors nodding off
The Daily Record asks, "Wrecking buildings or lives in Middle East?" (Fumes "Prez Jack" Young, "What if I become governor and they want me to show them where I lived? I will have nothing to show them.")
Howard County senator Allan H. Kittleman becomes first Republican to jump on the big gay senate bandwagon. Kittleman's civil-unions bill was withdrawn, and he stepped down as Senate minority leader soonafter. Yesterday Republicans closeted themselves to privately vote to officially oppose the bill. And the the National Organization for Marriage is robo-calling.
History corner: 10 years ago last week, then-mayor O'Malley told a Sun reporter re. the dropped case against officer Brian Sewell: [State's Attorney Pat Jessamy] "doesn't even have the goddamn guts to get off her ass and go in and try this case, and I'm tired of it... If she doesn't have respect for the police, if she doesn't have respect for the people of this city, maybe she should get the hell out and let somebody else in who's not afraid to do the goddamn job."
CP's Van Smith "A recent California drug-trafficking and money-laundering case [showed] how hundreds of pounds of cocaine allegedly reached Baltimore’s streets last year thanks to Hollywood-based traffickers, and how millions in drug proceeds left town: by private jet"
Fifteen years in prison for Joseph Lawhorn, 35, convicted of taking "sexually explicit" pictures of little boys with his iPhone
Burning dog trial: Sgt. Jarron Jackson "can't testify as to whether [Tremayne] can fly or not," today, jurors nodding off
The Daily Record asks, "Wrecking buildings or lives in Middle East?" (Fumes "Prez Jack" Young, "What if I become governor and they want me to show them where I lived? I will have nothing to show them.")
Howard County senator Allan H. Kittleman becomes first Republican to jump on the big gay senate bandwagon. Kittleman's civil-unions bill was withdrawn, and he stepped down as Senate minority leader soonafter. Yesterday Republicans closeted themselves to privately vote to officially oppose the bill. And the the National Organization for Marriage is robo-calling.
History corner: 10 years ago last week, then-mayor O'Malley told a Sun reporter re. the dropped case against officer Brian Sewell: [State's Attorney Pat Jessamy] "doesn't even have the goddamn guts to get off her ass and go in and try this case, and I'm tired of it... If she doesn't have respect for the police, if she doesn't have respect for the people of this city, maybe she should get the hell out and let somebody else in who's not afraid to do the goddamn job."
You booze, you lose?
Serial drunk-driver Thomas Meighan will be sentenced today after pleading guilty to charges stemming from the death of Miriam Frankl.
Dead body in a field in Northeast Baltimore.
Counterfeiting arrest on the Eastern Shore.
Two people are in serious trouble for helping an inmate escape from theWashington County jail last week.
Dead body in a field in Northeast Baltimore.
Counterfeiting arrest on the Eastern Shore.
Two people are in serious trouble for helping an inmate escape from theWashington County jail last week.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Bigger fish to fry
County Judge Robert E. Cahill Jr has ruled that Karla Porter's whole 10-hour police interview will be admissible.
Fabulousness! Charles Village residents (or mostly Stephen Gewirtz) form "Court Watch" to track cases. Says Gewirtz, "I get the sense it's really been a revolving door downtown." ...so wonder what happened with Thomas Meighan Jr.? Every court reporter in town (that is to say, Tricia Bishop) was at the dog trial. Almost makes me miss old Joe Sviatko. He would know!
And urBanite asks, "Is there hope for quality local news after all?"
$15,000 for three tons of rockfish? Those poachers really should get into drug dealing.
A septuagenarian hit with a brick, sisters who whacked their mom's boyfriend with a bicycle tire pump and a golf club and couples fighting over cold food and who should make the bed in the "Baltimore Guide" blotter.
In the Catonsville Times blotter, an attempted carjacking at the WalMart parking lot and other teenage misbehavior.
... and the "hontroversy" rages on, that never-ending intellectual-property "uproar" that "casts unflattering light on the priorities of people ... who have spent their time on this subject in a city with bigger problems." Nevertheless, good readin' from Ed Ericsson.
Fabulousness! Charles Village residents (or mostly Stephen Gewirtz) form "Court Watch" to track cases. Says Gewirtz, "I get the sense it's really been a revolving door downtown." ...so wonder what happened with Thomas Meighan Jr.? Every court reporter in town (that is to say, Tricia Bishop) was at the dog trial. Almost makes me miss old Joe Sviatko. He would know!
And urBanite asks, "Is there hope for quality local news after all?"
$15,000 for three tons of rockfish? Those poachers really should get into drug dealing.
A septuagenarian hit with a brick, sisters who whacked their mom's boyfriend with a bicycle tire pump and a golf club and couples fighting over cold food and who should make the bed in the "Baltimore Guide" blotter.
In the Catonsville Times blotter, an attempted carjacking at the WalMart parking lot and other teenage misbehavior.
... and the "hontroversy" rages on, that never-ending intellectual-property "uproar" that "casts unflattering light on the priorities of people ... who have spent their time on this subject in a city with bigger problems." Nevertheless, good readin' from Ed Ericsson.
Justified
Please note that the deaths of Sean Gamble and Officer William Torbit Jr. are considered justified until determined otherwise. Baltimore city has had 15 official homicides so far this year.
Thanks,
Mgmt.
Thanks,
Mgmt.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Meanwhile...
The man shot on Pratt St on Friday (homicide #16) was id'd as Raynard Benjamin, 30
Court of Appeals throws out a murder conviction obtained by a detective telling the suspect, "This is between you and me, bud."
Tooty-two years for Manny, the coke dealer who tried to intimidate a witness. And up in Gettysburg, PA, trial for a grandma accused of bringing Baltimorean white drugs up from the KMart parking lot to sell in the TGI Fridays parking lot.
A witness out to "get paid" says she saw the Johnson boys running away from the scène du pit bull flambee, and jurors watched the crime camera video. And then there's the two teens arrested for the burning of Mittens the cat.
Police and fire unions plan to picket the June Mayor's conference, and members from other states are invited. Maybe they can stay at the city-owned Hilton, plenty of empty rooms there ....
A Daily Record investigation reveals that when it comes to East Baltimore development, "Elected officials short on financial details"
In the crime beat blog, police appeal for the public's help to solve the Jan 2. murder of autistic Hezikah Wilson, the mayor introduces new legislation that includes a mandatory-minimum illegal-firearm sentence. Meanwhile, in South Dakota, legislation to require gun ownership.
and on this blog, a new comment in the self-defense vs murder debate
Court of Appeals throws out a murder conviction obtained by a detective telling the suspect, "This is between you and me, bud."
Tooty-two years for Manny, the coke dealer who tried to intimidate a witness. And up in Gettysburg, PA, trial for a grandma accused of bringing Baltimorean white drugs up from the KMart parking lot to sell in the TGI Fridays parking lot.
A witness out to "get paid" says she saw the Johnson boys running away from the scène du pit bull flambee, and jurors watched the crime camera video. And then there's the two teens arrested for the burning of Mittens the cat.
Police and fire unions plan to picket the June Mayor's conference, and members from other states are invited. Maybe they can stay at the city-owned Hilton, plenty of empty rooms there ....
A Daily Record investigation reveals that when it comes to East Baltimore development, "Elected officials short on financial details"
In the crime beat blog, police appeal for the public's help to solve the Jan 2. murder of autistic Hezikah Wilson, the mayor introduces new legislation that includes a mandatory-minimum illegal-firearm sentence. Meanwhile, in South Dakota, legislation to require gun ownership.
and on this blog, a new comment in the self-defense vs murder debate
Alleged serial killer convicted in 1st trial
William Vincent Brown is convicted in 1st of 3 trials of raping and then strangling a woman who survived to testify against them.
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An unidentified 51-year-old man was fatally shot in the head while sitting in the driver's seat of a car in the 5700 block of Eastbury Ave.
Segregation-a-licious
City that Breeds on the un-diversifying of city council districts
Says "Pistol Pete" Welch, "I hope that we can one day select a council person via Facebook"
in other neighborhood news, a Hopkins consultant opines that the Middle East neighborhood needs to be "rebranded"
Says "Pistol Pete" Welch, "I hope that we can one day select a council person via Facebook"
in other neighborhood news, a Hopkins consultant opines that the Middle East neighborhood needs to be "rebranded"
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Your tax dollars at work Vol. 34
DPW employee to co-worker who was caught drinking in an Eastern Avenue deli by an IG investigator while on the clock: “What the f**k do you do all day besides stand behind that f**kin’ counter?
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Unidentified man, age 30, shot multiple times, 6:35 p.m. last night in the 800 block of West Pratt Street
Fenton tells the tragic tale of two brothers named Curtis
Court of Appeals: waistband adjustment and fidgeting isn't reasonable enough suspicion to merit a pat-down (aka 'Terry stop')
Fenton tells the tragic tale of two brothers named Curtis
Court of Appeals: waistband adjustment and fidgeting isn't reasonable enough suspicion to merit a pat-down (aka 'Terry stop')
Friday, January 28, 2011
Yes, we have no abortions today ...
U.S. District Judge Marvin Garbis just shot down the "pregnancy disclaimer law" on account of it being "unconstitutional" and "unenforceable". Well, duh. No one could see that coming? And George Nilson will advise the Mayor to appeal? It's all very strange. Doug Gansler doesn't seem to have done anything all week but issue one single totally obvious press release, doesn't he have a buddy in the FTC he could call or something?
and legislation for direct wine shipments was introduced (again) today in the House & Senate. Last year Joan Carter Conway allowed a similar bill to die in committee.
and legislation for direct wine shipments was introduced (again) today in the House & Senate. Last year Joan Carter Conway allowed a similar bill to die in committee.
Lost and found
WBAL's Barry Simms reports that Judge Charles Peters sentenced "demons made me do it" dad Stephen Nelson to 50 years for throwing his 3-year-old son Turner off the Francis Scott Key Bridge, no word yet if any of that is suspended. Judge George Russell had previously rejected a deal that would have given Turner 30 years.
Three union timekeepers were sentenced for wire fraud in a scheme to defraud the terminal operator at the Port of Baltimore
Another day, another BPD lawsuit: three men arrested without charges or explanation outside of the liltlingly named Don't Know? what you are doing tonight? Tavern are suing for $420,000.
Crazy story down in Takoma Park: police shot a robbery suspect who used a bank teller as a human shield after he slipped on some ice, and it was all caught on tape
O'Malley's budget contains some massive new fees for speeding tickets and DUIs
A suspicious brown paper bag downtown. Don't stomp on it if it's flaming!
Update on Solothia Thomas: she was found with friends in a fast-food restaurant in Rosedale about 90 minutes after the police posted the bulletin, though no explanation as to why police waited more than a day to tell the public that.
Today's the one-month-aversiary of the day Phylicia Barnes went missing, and the police posted a video update that makes you watch a crappy movie preview before you can see it. Interesting tidbit on Nancy Grace: her dad said that Phylicia's half-sister's ex-boyfriend was the last person to see her alive, and said half-sister's ex-boyfriend has now lawyered up.
And Rachel Reilly, 16, another one of Maryland's missing teens, was found in San Antonio, Texas
From JHU security:
Three union timekeepers were sentenced for wire fraud in a scheme to defraud the terminal operator at the Port of Baltimore
Another day, another BPD lawsuit: three men arrested without charges or explanation outside of the liltlingly named Don't Know? what you are doing tonight? Tavern are suing for $420,000.
Crazy story down in Takoma Park: police shot a robbery suspect who used a bank teller as a human shield after he slipped on some ice, and it was all caught on tape
O'Malley's budget contains some massive new fees for speeding tickets and DUIs
A suspicious brown paper bag downtown. Don't stomp on it if it's flaming!
Update on Solothia Thomas: she was found with friends in a fast-food restaurant in Rosedale about 90 minutes after the police posted the bulletin, though no explanation as to why police waited more than a day to tell the public that.
Today's the one-month-aversiary of the day Phylicia Barnes went missing, and the police posted a video update that makes you watch a crappy movie preview before you can see it. Interesting tidbit on Nancy Grace: her dad said that Phylicia's half-sister's ex-boyfriend was the last person to see her alive, and said half-sister's ex-boyfriend has now lawyered up.
And Rachel Reilly, 16, another one of Maryland's missing teens, was found in San Antonio, Texas
From JHU security:
Arrest of Student – Malicious Destruction (Alcohol Related) – 300 Blk. E. University Parkway – On Jan. 28th at 2:33 AM, a senior undergraduate was arrested by Baltimore Police for breaking a window in a non- affiliate’s front door and then entering the non-affiliate’s residence. The student who was intoxicated thought he was entering his own residence which is actually across the street. Baltimore Police transported the student to Union Memorial for treatment of minor cuts. The student was charged with malicious destruction of property.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Public shaving, private drinking
A jury was seated today in the trial of the twins accused of setting fire to Phoenix the pit bull, and one can't help but to notice the twins' facial features & ears look pretty Fetal-Alcohol-Syndrome-ish.
Missing Solothia Thomas was found unharmed... but no explanation of where she was or what she was doing
A 4th circuit judge upholds the 2009 Baltimore foster-care system consent decree, which ended court oversight of Baltimore's fucktified foster care system
Judge J. Frederick Price denied defense motions to exclude the death penalty in the Thomas Leggs case
Shaving-bump-afflicted former city officer sues over forced public shaving
Carl Snowden is appealing the tossing-out of his 3rd DUI PBJ
Crime-unrelated Baltimoriana: Rafael Alvarez eulogizes Burke's Restaurant; Marty Bass stoop storytells the day he lost his toupee.
Missing Solothia Thomas was found unharmed... but no explanation of where she was or what she was doing
A 4th circuit judge upholds the 2009 Baltimore foster-care system consent decree, which ended court oversight of Baltimore's fucktified foster care system
Judge J. Frederick Price denied defense motions to exclude the death penalty in the Thomas Leggs case
Shaving-bump-afflicted former city officer sues over forced public shaving
Carl Snowden is appealing the tossing-out of his 3rd DUI PBJ
Crime-unrelated Baltimoriana: Rafael Alvarez eulogizes Burke's Restaurant; Marty Bass stoop storytells the day he lost his toupee.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Another missing girl
Solothia Thomas, 14, left Overlea High School yesterday but never made it home.
Dancer a whistleblower
Fenton reports that murdered mom Cherrie Gammon, left (from Facebook), was also a drug addict, crack and heroin dealer, and police informant.One Wood Cafe
Former police officer Bill Countess: "'The Wire' is a very accurate depiction of reality both on the street and within the Baltimore Police Department."
A new bill would put a special code on MD sex offenders' drivers' licenses
Here's a question: if "two dozen or so" people are outside the courthouse saying irrational, "inflammatory" things and acting out of "political opportunism," how many words should the local paper of record grant them? For what it's worth, so far this week the Sun's given the anti-Bernstein inflammatory opportunists 1,855 words (including the story, the editorial and related verbiage in a blog post); the inflammatory political-opportunists' protest at Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder's funeral garnered 1,074.
Lapping it up = grammatically challenged "Examiner" Hassan Giordano
County police release names of deceased bachelor-roommates found in Perry Hall
From the JHU security bulletin: "Indecent Exposure РOne World Caf̩ РOn Jan 25th at 7:00 PM, a non Рaffiliate observed a lone male at nearby table exposing himself. Upon being noticed the male left the establishment. Baltimore Police and Campus Officer responded. Investigation continuing."
A new bill would put a special code on MD sex offenders' drivers' licenses
Here's a question: if "two dozen or so" people are outside the courthouse saying irrational, "inflammatory" things and acting out of "political opportunism," how many words should the local paper of record grant them? For what it's worth, so far this week the Sun's given the anti-Bernstein inflammatory opportunists 1,855 words (including the story, the editorial and related verbiage in a blog post); the inflammatory political-opportunists' protest at Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder's funeral garnered 1,074.
Lapping it up = grammatically challenged "Examiner" Hassan Giordano
County police release names of deceased bachelor-roommates found in Perry Hall
From the JHU security bulletin: "Indecent Exposure РOne World Caf̩ РOn Jan 25th at 7:00 PM, a non Рaffiliate observed a lone male at nearby table exposing himself. Upon being noticed the male left the establishment. Baltimore Police and Campus Officer responded. Investigation continuing."
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Sadder than sad
Homicide victim #13 of 2011, Harry Hicks, was gunned down in front of his wife and preschool-aged children
.. in better news, Fenton reports that one Hassan Muhammed was arrested for the Dec. 12 murder of young mother Cherrie Gammon
"Bernstein Maps Out New Crime-Fighting Approach" to the city's legislative delegates, one that involves "satellite offices" and setting free alleged perps with bails less than $5,000
And Van Smith went to the sentencing of youth leader by day/BGF "city-wide commander" by night Todd "Donnie" Duncan, wherein Duncan boo-hooed that charges were "blown out of context" and his lawyer opined, "these guys were up to bad, but not a whole lot of bad." (is Van Smith the only reporter who goes to a courthouse anymore?)
.. in better news, Fenton reports that one Hassan Muhammed was arrested for the Dec. 12 murder of young mother Cherrie Gammon
"Bernstein Maps Out New Crime-Fighting Approach" to the city's legislative delegates, one that involves "satellite offices" and setting free alleged perps with bails less than $5,000
And Van Smith went to the sentencing of youth leader by day/BGF "city-wide commander" by night Todd "Donnie" Duncan, wherein Duncan boo-hooed that charges were "blown out of context" and his lawyer opined, "these guys were up to bad, but not a whole lot of bad." (is Van Smith the only reporter who goes to a courthouse anymore?)
Court of Appeals Judge to Retire
Judge Joseph F. Murphy Jr will be retiring from the Maryland Court of Appeals this August. Murphy has been a judge on the state's highest court since 2007.
It gets better
Gay marriage legislation introduced in the General Assembly; Don Dwyer's panties in twist. (John Waters: "I think we should just try to make heterosexual divorce illegal")
Monday, January 24, 2011
#s 14 & 15
Homicide #15, an unid'd 31-year-old man shot in the head & stomach this afternoon in the 500 block of S. Fulton Ave. UPDATE: the victim was ID'd as Damon Gilmore, and the address revised as the 1700 block of Cole St.
#14, Antonio Lamont Lee, 36, shot to death Sunday night while stopped at a traffic light on E. Monument St.
Good for O'Malley, trying to criminalize child neglect
New drug alert: "Bath salts," aka synthetic cathinone
Ten years for Darnell "Nelly" Savoy, a thrice-convicted narcotics possessor caught in the same room with two illegal handguns and some gelcaps
30 months in prison for hydrocodone-dealing dentist
It's Bernstein's first protest! Nine (or 10?) people protest in front of the courthouse against "hate group" Shomrim, and for some reason the Sun & the JiZ treat it like major news
Jury selection slated for Wednesday in dog-burning case .. if those boys get more time than Lakesha Haynie, I am going to pee myself.
#14, Antonio Lamont Lee, 36, shot to death Sunday night while stopped at a traffic light on E. Monument St.
Good for O'Malley, trying to criminalize child neglect
New drug alert: "Bath salts," aka synthetic cathinone
Ten years for Darnell "Nelly" Savoy, a thrice-convicted narcotics possessor caught in the same room with two illegal handguns and some gelcaps
30 months in prison for hydrocodone-dealing dentist
It's Bernstein's first protest! Nine (or 10?) people protest in front of the courthouse against "hate group" Shomrim, and for some reason the Sun & the JiZ treat it like major news
Jury selection slated for Wednesday in dog-burning case .. if those boys get more time than Lakesha Haynie, I am going to pee myself.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Confrontations gone wrong
Homicide victim #13, Harry Hicks, was football coach of the Cherry Hill Eagles
High-larious! Man arrested in AAC after falling asleep with his headlights on and buds on his dashboard, a police search uncovered a pound of pot
Two new federal magistrates named, including a lawyer who defended Lee Boyd Malvo
A juvenile arrested after a "verbal confrontation" between packs of girls at the Towson Town Center
High-larious! Man arrested in AAC after falling asleep with his headlights on and buds on his dashboard, a police search uncovered a pound of pot
Two new federal magistrates named, including a lawyer who defended Lee Boyd Malvo
A juvenile arrested after a "verbal confrontation" between packs of girls at the Towson Town Center
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Who shot the detective...
Turns out there are plenty of questions being raised about the story of the detective who was shot in parking garage along with some evidence that contradicts his original story, including gunshot residue on his pants
Friday, January 21, 2011
Un. Frickin. Believable!!
Really?!?! No jail time for Lakesha Haynie, who pled guilty to killing her baby Rajahnthon by smothering him and burying him in Druid Hill Park, and p.s. his skull was fractured. Sickening! Could you imagine a parent who killed a baby in Towson by fracturing his skull, smothering him and denying him medical care getting no jail time?! Is there any possible explanation for this other than Judge Charles J. Peters finding no value in this child's life?!
Toke up with Montel
Rhidel Price, 21, fatally shot in Cherry Hill. Fenton uncovered a high school interview with him in '07 for DigitalSports.com.
A 23-year-old man shot & killed in Severn
Fourteen years for Todd Duncan, a (city-funded) youth counselor who moonlit as the citywide commander of the Black Guerillas. (Says a commentor, "he is learning the hard way what happens when you cut in on the CIA's drug profits")
D'oh! A police report says that the detective shot in a parking garage this week may have shot himself. Does that mean he's paying for the SWAT team?
Go Bernstein! In his first press release, Big B announces that John Couplin, famous for abducting a Guilford resident in the trunk of his car last year, has been jailed on probation violations stemming from a theft charge.
Bad news, death penalty fans: Hospira, the U.S.' sole maker of lethal injection drugs, has ceased production
Felony charges dismissed against Shomrim member Eliyahu Eliezer Werdesheim; misdemeanor charges are still on the table, and now his brother Avi has been charged with something in connection to the incident where a teen was allegedly beaten and had his wrist broken.
Yeeks-- the bodies of two men who had been "deceased for some time" found in Perry Hall house
MS sufferer/payday-loan hawker Montel Williams in coming to town to push for medical marijuana
Blotter: Anderson Honda employee mugged, hack cab passengers robbed and a woman charged with aggravated assault (good!) for slapping and choking a child on S. Schroeder St
Evan of the City that Breeds is royally PO'd that Rikki Spector doesn't actually live in her district
Fenton on Rodericks at 1
This D.C. crime blogger is way more intense than I
A 23-year-old man shot & killed in Severn
Fourteen years for Todd Duncan, a (city-funded) youth counselor who moonlit as the citywide commander of the Black Guerillas. (Says a commentor, "he is learning the hard way what happens when you cut in on the CIA's drug profits")
D'oh! A police report says that the detective shot in a parking garage this week may have shot himself. Does that mean he's paying for the SWAT team?
Go Bernstein! In his first press release, Big B announces that John Couplin, famous for abducting a Guilford resident in the trunk of his car last year, has been jailed on probation violations stemming from a theft charge.
Bad news, death penalty fans: Hospira, the U.S.' sole maker of lethal injection drugs, has ceased production
Felony charges dismissed against Shomrim member Eliyahu Eliezer Werdesheim; misdemeanor charges are still on the table, and now his brother Avi has been charged with something in connection to the incident where a teen was allegedly beaten and had his wrist broken.
Yeeks-- the bodies of two men who had been "deceased for some time" found in Perry Hall house
MS sufferer/payday-loan hawker Montel Williams in coming to town to push for medical marijuana
Blotter: Anderson Honda employee mugged, hack cab passengers robbed and a woman charged with aggravated assault (good!) for slapping and choking a child on S. Schroeder St
Evan of the City that Breeds is royally PO'd that Rikki Spector doesn't actually live in her district
Fenton on Rodericks at 1
This D.C. crime blogger is way more intense than I
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
How fat is he?!
Comedy rules at Brockbridge Correctional Facility's talent night. "There were blind jokes and deaf jokes, and some long, graphic descriptions of pussy."
Murder Ink covers last week's two murders, of Wendell Woodard and Kevin Lewis.
There's a new First Assistant U.S. Attorney, one Stephen M. Schenning. He replaces Stuart Goldberg.
Ewewewewewie ew ew. With a side of EW!!: Dad of a 12-year-old autistic boy, "Rafael Luis Mieles, age 25, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty today to distributing child pornography in connection with an online ad he posted seeking to have sex with a father and son."
Murder Ink covers last week's two murders, of Wendell Woodard and Kevin Lewis.
There's a new First Assistant U.S. Attorney, one Stephen M. Schenning. He replaces Stuart Goldberg.
Ewewewewewie ew ew. With a side of EW!!: Dad of a 12-year-old autistic boy, "Rafael Luis Mieles, age 25, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty today to distributing child pornography in connection with an online ad he posted seeking to have sex with a father and son."
Dirt biker wins settlement
Man hit by police while sitting on dirt bike gets a fairly sizable payday, courtesy of city taxpayers.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Friends & lovers
Oh snap! David Simon snarks back at Bealefeld's remarks that The Wire is a "smear that will take decades to overcome" and an "unfair use of literary license": "A more lingering problem might be two decades of bad performance by a police agency more obsessed with statistics than substance, with appeasing political leadership rather than seriously addressing the roots of city violence, with shifting blame rather than taking responsibility."
True that: the recent police shooting may just show us all exactly how "buddy buddy" Bernstein's relationship with police is.
The family of Marine Tyrone Brown, shot dead by an off-duty Baltimore police officer outside a nightclub last June has filed a $270 million wrongful-death lawsuit against the officer and the police department.
In spite of all of the hand-wringing after the murder of Sarah Foxwell, MD's sex offender registry is still not in compliance with federal law
The 4th circuit addresses the level of justification needed to authorize a no-knock entry, reiterates importance of not processing photos of your marital relations at WalMart.
SCOTUS rejects Maryland pastor's attempt to have same-sex marriage brought to a vote in D.C.
True that: the recent police shooting may just show us all exactly how "buddy buddy" Bernstein's relationship with police is.
The family of Marine Tyrone Brown, shot dead by an off-duty Baltimore police officer outside a nightclub last June has filed a $270 million wrongful-death lawsuit against the officer and the police department.
In spite of all of the hand-wringing after the murder of Sarah Foxwell, MD's sex offender registry is still not in compliance with federal law
The 4th circuit addresses the level of justification needed to authorize a no-knock entry, reiterates importance of not processing photos of your marital relations at WalMart.
SCOTUS rejects Maryland pastor's attempt to have same-sex marriage brought to a vote in D.C.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Friday, January 14, 2011
Central booking warden suspended
Warden, 7 other employees suspended from Central Booking after allegations that excessive force sent a 26-year-old detainee to the hospital
Ewww, Douglas A. Hicks-Bey, 48, head of a "faith-based mentoring program" charged with rape, child abuse, assault, perverted practice and other sex offenses on a 15-year-old girl
A "private reprimand" for District Judge G. Darrell Russell Jr. who "sentenced" an alleged domestic abuser to marry his victim
County police are ISO a guy who tried to rob a man and shot him as he fled at a bus stop on Liberty Rd
Lost at Lexington Market, a "saschal" with $65,000
Ewww, Douglas A. Hicks-Bey, 48, head of a "faith-based mentoring program" charged with rape, child abuse, assault, perverted practice and other sex offenses on a 15-year-old girl
A "private reprimand" for District Judge G. Darrell Russell Jr. who "sentenced" an alleged domestic abuser to marry his victim
County police are ISO a guy who tried to rob a man and shot him as he fled at a bus stop on Liberty Rd
Lost at Lexington Market, a "saschal" with $65,000
Throw ya money in the ayar
Batimoreans go to York to rob bank, hilarity, arrests ensue
Bill would allow blackjack & other table games at MD's casinos
U of MD Violence Intervention Program in the NYT today
"Preppy burglar pleads guilty"
appropos of nothing: looks like Michael Steele's tenure as the leader of the RNC iscoming to an end over.
Bill would allow blackjack & other table games at MD's casinos
U of MD Violence Intervention Program in the NYT today
"Preppy burglar pleads guilty"
appropos of nothing: looks like Michael Steele's tenure as the leader of the RNC is
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Book Learnin
John Paul Stevens reviews David Garland's Peculiar Institution: America’s Death Penalty in an Age of Abolition in the NY Review of Books (adding it to the liebary)
.. and Justice Thomas halts an execution?! Marking the first time since his confirmation hearings that the justice has ever said, done anything
Meanwhile, the police union is not at all happy about SRB's plan for an independent review of the Select Lounge fracas. Imagine how PO'd they'd be if the citizen review board was actually empowered & functional?
.. and Justice Thomas halts an execution?! Marking the first time since his confirmation hearings that the justice has ever said, done anything
Meanwhile, the police union is not at all happy about SRB's plan for an independent review of the Select Lounge fracas. Imagine how PO'd they'd be if the citizen review board was actually empowered & functional?
a 'prance, a flamboyant shimmy'
Yet another cancer-scam case in Baltimore County?! This time one Lisa Hoppenstein Cohen allegedly bilked former Raven Mike Flynn out of $10,000. Says Cohen, "nothing's been proven."
Police say U of MD student shot over pot, his parents don't believe it
Victims protest outside the Archdiocese of Baltimore, demanding more disclosure in the case of defrocked priest Laurence Brett
Woman recalls traffic stop by fake cop in drag: "he approached her vehicle in what can only be described as a 'prance, a flamboyant shimmy.' He was tall, lanky, wearing a fake-looking ginger bob-style wig, an oversize police hat and blue-pleated pants that 'poofed' at the hips." .. and WJZ has an awesome composite sketch
A lawsuit puts the State Center project on hold
Hefty! Hefty! Hefty woman wanted in connection with purse-snatching
A U-turn in Mr. Carl's wild ride: Judge Silkworth threw out his illegal double PBJ and is letting the defendant decide if he wants a whole new trial or just a new sentence.
Police say U of MD student shot over pot, his parents don't believe it
Victims protest outside the Archdiocese of Baltimore, demanding more disclosure in the case of defrocked priest Laurence Brett
Woman recalls traffic stop by fake cop in drag: "he approached her vehicle in what can only be described as a 'prance, a flamboyant shimmy.' He was tall, lanky, wearing a fake-looking ginger bob-style wig, an oversize police hat and blue-pleated pants that 'poofed' at the hips." .. and WJZ has an awesome composite sketchA lawsuit puts the State Center project on hold
Hefty! Hefty! Hefty woman wanted in connection with purse-snatching
A U-turn in Mr. Carl's wild ride: Judge Silkworth threw out his illegal double PBJ and is letting the defendant decide if he wants a whole new trial or just a new sentence.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Rare moves
Some unusual responses following the Select Lounge melee: SRB ordered plainclothes police to dress up and an independent review of the nightclub shooting. The police department has named the officers involved (Harry Dodge, 37; Harry Pawley, 40; Toyia Wiliams, 36; and Latora Craig, 30). WBAL also reports that Officer Torbit was struck with 20 bullets.
Last week's murders in the Ink, and the first victim of 2011 is named as David Jones, 21
Turns out the Glen Arm intruder, Robert "Scooby" Buss, had patronized the would-be 64-year-old victim's barber shop. Says WJZ commenter "essex," "He always said he would never go back to jail."
An attempted robbery by a guy who needed toilet paper on O'Donnell Street in the Baltimore Guide blotter. Not to be confused with the guy last week who actually stole toilet paper.
Holy shamola, that's a lot of kablingy! Last year the district of MD netted $60 million in penalties and seized assets.
Twelve years for coke-dealing felon Tavon Johnson
Who owns crime reports? Not the public, apparently.
Last week's murders in the Ink, and the first victim of 2011 is named as David Jones, 21
Turns out the Glen Arm intruder, Robert "Scooby" Buss, had patronized the would-be 64-year-old victim's barber shop. Says WJZ commenter "essex," "He always said he would never go back to jail."
An attempted robbery by a guy who needed toilet paper on O'Donnell Street in the Baltimore Guide blotter. Not to be confused with the guy last week who actually stole toilet paper.
Holy shamola, that's a lot of kablingy! Last year the district of MD netted $60 million in penalties and seized assets.
Twelve years for coke-dealing felon Tavon Johnson
Who owns crime reports? Not the public, apparently.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Enchantment of the Seize
Fox reports that cocaine and heroin were found again on Royal Caribbean's cruise ship at the port. More from the Sun
Two more murders
in CHuM and Harlem Park, no suspects, no motive
Teen Ronald Johnson arrested for murder of marine
A vigil for nightclub shooting victims, meanwhile Select Lounge has a lawyer, and he's got no comment
PG County has also had 10 homicides in 10 days
Teen Ronald Johnson arrested for murder of marine
A vigil for nightclub shooting victims, meanwhile Select Lounge has a lawyer, and he's got no comment
PG County has also had 10 homicides in 10 days
Legal farce* drags on
Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Judge Paul A. Hackner has said he will not delay the capital murder trial of prison-guard killer Lee Stephens. A pre-trial appeal on evidence in that case is still waiting before the Court of Appeals, but five years after the crime Judge Hackner is tired of all the delays.
* note this does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the blog administrator
* note this does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the blog administrator
Monday, January 10, 2011
Worst. 48 hours. Ever.
Bealefeld says 41 shots were fired by police in the Select Lounge gun battle, and witnesses say the slain officer was shot by police as he lay on the ground.
And "Pistol" Pete Welch was sworn in after only three council members, James B, Kraft, Bill Henry and Mary Pat Clarke, voted against him.
.. so what story did WBAL lead off the 11 o'clock news with? A flashing wanker, of course!
And "Pistol" Pete Welch was sworn in after only three council members, James B, Kraft, Bill Henry and Mary Pat Clarke, voted against him.
.. so what story did WBAL lead off the 11 o'clock news with? A flashing wanker, of course!
Tweet, tweet with Pistol Pete
You can now "follow" parody Pistol Pete Welch on Twitter.
.. only three hours til we're officially stuck with this guy forever, if you're not thrilled about that write or call your city council rep!
.. only three hours til we're officially stuck with this guy forever, if you're not thrilled about that write or call your city council rep!
Two more murders
Two men found shot dead in the laundry room of an apartment building in the 1700 block of Gwynns Falls Parkway
A suspiciously dead man in a car in the 1300 block of Bradford St
One of the brothers accused of setting fire to Phoenix the pit bull was arrested for attempted murder seven months after prosecutors dropped gun and drug charges
Relatives of the 22-year-old killed in the gun battle outside the Select Lounge say uniformed officers fired recklessly into the crowd
Phylicia Barnes is still missing, a prayer service was held and Nancy Grace put a little box on the bottom of her home page.
George Huguely to be arraigned on additional charges in Charlottesville today, by closed-circuit TV. Update: the Post reports the hearing was postponed
The NYT asks, "Is Law School a Losing Game?" (A: Yes. Yes it is.)
Page Croyder: "Bernstein should have picked his own spokesperson. He didn't need his wife to do it for him." Burn! .. for what it's worth, I do know Cheshire, I think he'll be committed to transparency and I don't see him caving into anybody. Though the SA being married to the mayor's liaison to the police is certainly a mighty cozy situation.
A suspiciously dead man in a car in the 1300 block of Bradford St
One of the brothers accused of setting fire to Phoenix the pit bull was arrested for attempted murder seven months after prosecutors dropped gun and drug charges
Relatives of the 22-year-old killed in the gun battle outside the Select Lounge say uniformed officers fired recklessly into the crowd
Phylicia Barnes is still missing, a prayer service was held and Nancy Grace put a little box on the bottom of her home page.
George Huguely to be arraigned on additional charges in Charlottesville today, by closed-circuit TV. Update: the Post reports the hearing was postponed
The NYT asks, "Is Law School a Losing Game?" (A: Yes. Yes it is.)
Page Croyder: "Bernstein should have picked his own spokesperson. He didn't need his wife to do it for him." Burn! .. for what it's worth, I do know Cheshire, I think he'll be committed to transparency and I don't see him caving into anybody. Though the SA being married to the mayor's liaison to the police is certainly a mighty cozy situation.
Gun-toting felon nominated
This is horrifying! On Friday, all but three city council members voted to nominate former gun-toting felon Pete Welch to his mom's old seat. The final vote is tonight, please take a few minutes to drop your city council rep a note letting him or her know what you think.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Two killed on N. Paca St., one on 33rd
Officer William H. Torbit Jr., 33, and 22-year-old Sean Gamble were killed and four others were shot in a melee outside of Select Nightclub at 415 N. Paca St.
A man was found shot almost-dead in a car on 33rd Street near Union Memorial, but was taken to Hopkins where he died.
29-year-old Marco Lomax and 28-year-old Ravanna Cornish were arrested after detectives saw them shoot an 18-year-old in the 2300 block of Harford Road.
Mighty strange details in the Glen Arm shooting: it sounds like the female homeowner fired at the alleged intruder and missed, then the guy retreated, drove his truck to the parking lot of Sanders' Corner Restaurant ("that dam place") and shot himself with an AK-47. (Reader comments [for what it's worth] identify the guy as "Scooby" and the woman as "lou the barbers wife" and his former employer)
Volunteers searched the ground for Phylicia Barnes yesterday; a prayer service is to be held at 6 p.m. tonight at Brown's Memorial Baptist Church, 3215 W. Belvedere Ave.
Also missing: the brother of Ravens safety Ed Reed, who jumped into the 40-degree waters of the Mississippi during a police chase.
A man was found shot almost-dead in a car on 33rd Street near Union Memorial, but was taken to Hopkins where he died.
29-year-old Marco Lomax and 28-year-old Ravanna Cornish were arrested after detectives saw them shoot an 18-year-old in the 2300 block of Harford Road.
Mighty strange details in the Glen Arm shooting: it sounds like the female homeowner fired at the alleged intruder and missed, then the guy retreated, drove his truck to the parking lot of Sanders' Corner Restaurant ("that dam place") and shot himself with an AK-47. (Reader comments [for what it's worth] identify the guy as "Scooby" and the woman as "lou the barbers wife" and his former employer)
Volunteers searched the ground for Phylicia Barnes yesterday; a prayer service is to be held at 6 p.m. tonight at Brown's Memorial Baptist Church, 3215 W. Belvedere Ave.
Also missing: the brother of Ravens safety Ed Reed, who jumped into the 40-degree waters of the Mississippi during a police chase.
Downtown shooting, police officer killed
multiple people shot and and some killed on Paca and Franklin streets downtown.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Party crasher, panty snatcher
Grab your junk, 2nd amendment fans: "A burglary suspect was shot by a homeowner in Parkville." Reports WBAL, the suspect dragged himself to his truck before expiring
Two men shot in city
Defrocked priest Laurence Brett, who taught at Calvert Hall & reportedly molested dozens of students, was found dead in Martinique. Said a victim, "He taught us a bunch of stuff that was way outside the box of Catholicism that I grew up with."
This just in: Nancy Grace is a big fat racist.
"Death penalty, gay marriage issues are back for Maryland lawmakers"
Crofton panty snatcher in custody
More on the barricade situation near UMBC yesterday
Two men shot in city
Defrocked priest Laurence Brett, who taught at Calvert Hall & reportedly molested dozens of students, was found dead in Martinique. Said a victim, "He taught us a bunch of stuff that was way outside the box of Catholicism that I grew up with."
This just in: Nancy Grace is a big fat racist.
"Death penalty, gay marriage issues are back for Maryland lawmakers"
Crofton panty snatcher in custody
More on the barricade situation near UMBC yesterday
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Avoid MLK & Howard
Word on the street is that area is also shut down as a suspicious package is under investigation at the Herbert O'Connor State office building at 201 W. Preston, though the building as not been evacuated. (update, the suspicious package was a box of laptop batteries)
4:28 p.m.: Fire trucks have also surrounded the Mitchell Courthouse and traffic is shut down on the west side of Calvert St. (update: the suspicious package was a box of toner cartridges)
4:45: Inside Charm City reports "Significant Police Activity on Linden Ave" as well (probably unrelated)-- update, a mere barricade situation
You can follow the Sun's story here
4:28 p.m.: Fire trucks have also surrounded the Mitchell Courthouse and traffic is shut down on the west side of Calvert St. (update: the suspicious package was a box of toner cartridges)
4:45: Inside Charm City reports "Significant Police Activity on Linden Ave" as well (probably unrelated)-- update, a mere barricade situation
You can follow the Sun's story here
Mail bombs!
Two packages have exploded today in two state government buildings ... the Jeffrey Building on Francis Street in downtown Annapolis and another at the Maryland Department of Transportation building in Hanover.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
... one shouldn't laugh
Karla Porter said she wanted her husband "hit," not killed
Have you seen these 20-something white guys, wanted for holding up the Wise pharmacy & a Subway?
Tough times: attempted theft of Irish Spring & stolen terlit paper in your local blotters
Bernstein tells WBAL he plans to set up databases to let the public follow cases
Retired Episcopal priest Donald Belcher indicted on child sex abuse charges
Have you seen these 20-something white guys, wanted for holding up the Wise pharmacy & a Subway?
Tough times: attempted theft of Irish Spring & stolen terlit paper in your local blotters
Bernstein tells WBAL he plans to set up databases to let the public follow cases
Retired Episcopal priest Donald Belcher indicted on child sex abuse charges
Leave the guns, bring the coffee
The Ink recaps the murders of 2010 and notes that people under 30 made up the majority. The Single Carrot Theatre reading is tonight.
Ow! Man shot in the scrotum
Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller said this morning that he will call for a committee vote on death penalty regulation.
Shut the front door! Bernstein's new communications director is former Daily Record editor Mark Cheshire.
You still can't take your guns to town: MD's handgun law ruled compatible with the scope of the Second Amendment by the Court of Appeals
Ow! County robber uses a hot coffee facial as a weapon. Police are also ISO these guys who robbed a Domino's, who wisely took the money and left the pizza (what's on smurfhat guy's crotch? Looks like a rectangular codpiece..).
More on the search for Phylicia Barnes; Barnes' mom is understandably livid that "20 different guys" were in and out of the apartment on the night 16-year-old Phylicia went missing. .... so Cham was the one who had them searching Leakin Park, which is a little funny in a macabre waste-of-your-tax-dollars sort of way (is the FBI also digging up your basement, Cham?). Groused Peter Hermann, "It took more than 100 cops seven hours to thoroughly search just the area that the poster directed them too. (sic) ... the written word is powerful, and shouldn't be written in haste."
Ow! Man shot in the scrotum
Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller said this morning that he will call for a committee vote on death penalty regulation.
Shut the front door! Bernstein's new communications director is former Daily Record editor Mark Cheshire.
You still can't take your guns to town: MD's handgun law ruled compatible with the scope of the Second Amendment by the Court of Appeals
Ow! County robber uses a hot coffee facial as a weapon. Police are also ISO these guys who robbed a Domino's, who wisely took the money and left the pizza (what's on smurfhat guy's crotch? Looks like a rectangular codpiece..).
More on the search for Phylicia Barnes; Barnes' mom is understandably livid that "20 different guys" were in and out of the apartment on the night 16-year-old Phylicia went missing. .... so Cham was the one who had them searching Leakin Park, which is a little funny in a macabre waste-of-your-tax-dollars sort of way (is the FBI also digging up your basement, Cham?). Groused Peter Hermann, "It took more than 100 cops seven hours to thoroughly search just the area that the poster directed them too. (sic) ... the written word is powerful, and shouldn't be written in haste."
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
...condemned to repeat it
The FBI has joined the search for missing NC teen Phylicia Simone Barnes, and detectives are searching Leakin Park. UPDATE: the search proved fruitless
Senator tells WBAL executions in MD won't resume any time soon
More on the mysterious murder of Hezikah Wilson III
Prosecutor tries, fails to keep renegade Shomrim member Eliyahu Eliezer Werdesheim from visiting Isreal
WTF? Douglas Lee Patrick, 39, posed online as an 18-year-old cancer-stricken lesbian named "Leah" to entice teenage girls into sending him crotch shots .. and it worked
SRB wants tougher gun laws, including a minimum 18-month sentence for illegal firearms.
Campaign finance report sheds light on the law's many, many loopholes
Former JZ reporter arrested again (!), this time for violating a protective order
Tort-ure: Writer & blogger Bruce Goldfarb fires an opening salvo in la guerre de les Hons, meanwhile, a third anti-hon protest is in the works for next Saturday. They are starting to scare me a little.
Senator tells WBAL executions in MD won't resume any time soon
More on the mysterious murder of Hezikah Wilson III
Prosecutor tries, fails to keep renegade Shomrim member Eliyahu Eliezer Werdesheim from visiting Isreal
WTF? Douglas Lee Patrick, 39, posed online as an 18-year-old cancer-stricken lesbian named "Leah" to entice teenage girls into sending him crotch shots .. and it worked
SRB wants tougher gun laws, including a minimum 18-month sentence for illegal firearms.
Campaign finance report sheds light on the law's many, many loopholes
Former JZ reporter arrested again (!), this time for violating a protective order
Tort-ure: Writer & blogger Bruce Goldfarb fires an opening salvo in la guerre de les Hons, meanwhile, a third anti-hon protest is in the works for next Saturday. They are starting to scare me a little.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Sun: Bernstein's being was sworn in
The Sun queerly reports: "Baltimore's new state's attorney was being officially sworn in Monday morning at the Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. Courthouse. Gregg L. Bernstein was scheduled to be sworn in about 7:45 a.m." .. here's a more readable story from the BBJ. Bernstein also announced some new staff members, including an executive state’s attorney for administration. And more details from the oddly age-obsessed Daily Record.
Ya think? Report says missing N.C. teen Phylicia Barnes "may have been abducted"
Shooting in Woodlawn last night & the 32-year-old victim left clothes behind. A witness reports the shooter was driving a white SUV.
Homicide victim #3 was ID'd as Hezikah Wilson, 38. Guy was out walking his damn dog. UPDATE: Fox reports that Wilson, left, was autistic and found shot around 6:30 p.m. last night on his front porch in the 1500 block of Plymouth Road.
Woman's body found on side of road in PGC
Who knew? "Baltimore Immigration Court is among the nation’s best"
Another attempted robbery stopped by a bad-ass officer at the right place at the right time, this one a U.S. Marshal in AAC who disarmed an 18-year-old about to rob the E Z Bee.
Retired bomb-sniffing dog & his Papillon pal are missing from Dundalk
Srsly? Hardcore hon-haters held a second protest at Roland & 36th (the story doesn't say when)
Says Anna Ditkoff, "Single Carrot Theatre is doing their annual reading of Murder Ink on Jan. 5 at 7 p.m. It will be outside their theater (120 W. North Avenue)." Bundle up, because that reading takes a long, long time...
Police Dept. press conference at 2 today to talk crime stats, you can watch it here
John Pontollilo invoked in Slate article entitled "Nerd Violence"
Ya think? Report says missing N.C. teen Phylicia Barnes "may have been abducted"
Shooting in Woodlawn last night & the 32-year-old victim left clothes behind. A witness reports the shooter was driving a white SUV.
Homicide victim #3 was ID'd as Hezikah Wilson, 38. Guy was out walking his damn dog. UPDATE: Fox reports that Wilson, left, was autistic and found shot around 6:30 p.m. last night on his front porch in the 1500 block of Plymouth Road.
Woman's body found on side of road in PGC
Who knew? "Baltimore Immigration Court is among the nation’s best"
Another attempted robbery stopped by a bad-ass officer at the right place at the right time, this one a U.S. Marshal in AAC who disarmed an 18-year-old about to rob the E Z Bee.
Retired bomb-sniffing dog & his Papillon pal are missing from Dundalk
Srsly? Hardcore hon-haters held a second protest at Roland & 36th (the story doesn't say when)
Says Anna Ditkoff, "Single Carrot Theatre is doing their annual reading of Murder Ink on Jan. 5 at 7 p.m. It will be outside their theater (120 W. North Avenue)." Bundle up, because that reading takes a long, long time...
Police Dept. press conference at 2 today to talk crime stats, you can watch it here
John Pontollilo invoked in Slate article entitled "Nerd Violence"
Three days, three homicides
The city's third murder victim of the year is a 38-year-old man who was shot on Sunday evening.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
#2
.... a 16-year-old boy shot to death in the 500 block of N. Lakewood Ave.
Update: Id'd as Marquise Hall.
Baltimore City Councilman James B. Kraft has asked Police Commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld III for a response to TDR's "wrong Shapiro" story, to no avail
Bernstein to be sworn in tomorrow, no news on where, what time or by whom. .. odd that I was invited to O'Malley's inauguration (considering I didn't vote for him) but not Bernstein's, no?
Update: Id'd as Marquise Hall.
Baltimore City Councilman James B. Kraft has asked Police Commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld III for a response to TDR's "wrong Shapiro" story, to no avail
Bernstein to be sworn in tomorrow, no news on where, what time or by whom. .. odd that I was invited to O'Malley's inauguration (considering I didn't vote for him) but not Bernstein's, no?
Saturday, January 1, 2011
"Congratulations"
unID'd 21-year-old man stabbed to death in the 1500 block of Hazel Street, the Sun reports you are/were the first homicide of 2011.
.. and two hours later, the first juvenile shooting of the year, a 17-year-old capped in the chest in the 1500 block of Fulton Ave
former JZ reporter turned assault suspect Dennis Edwards tells the Sunpapers that the police report "is not what it appears." (Wonder how Jeff Quinton got wind of that story ...)
.. and two hours later, the first juvenile shooting of the year, a 17-year-old capped in the chest in the 1500 block of Fulton Ave
former JZ reporter turned assault suspect Dennis Edwards tells the Sunpapers that the police report "is not what it appears." (Wonder how Jeff Quinton got wind of that story ...)
223
Homicide 223 of 2010 was a "49-year-old man ... found dead Friday morning of a gunshot wound to the head in the area of Montford and McElderry streets in Southeast Baltimore"
A 16-year-old North Carolina girl visiting family in town went missing Tuesday and hasn't been seen since
Dennis Edwards, former WJZ reporter and spokesman for "Prez Jack" Young arrested for second-degree assault and reckless endangerment Wednesday
Someone claiming to be the cousin of a man shot and killed while attempting to rob the Laurel Dunkin Donuts claims his/her cousin wasn't armed or robbing the store and says "THE GUY KILLED MY COUSIN, HE MESSED WITH THE WRONG FAMILY......"
after the deeply skeevy case of roving abortionistas Steven C. Brigham, 88-year-old George Shepard Jr., and Nicola I. Riley, lawmakers want to require abortions only be performed at licensed surgical clinics
Deep symbolism alert: in 2009 Bealefeld spent New Year's personally arresting two gun-toting yahoos, last night he and Bernstein pushed a broken-down car out of an intersection.
... scroll down for full list of 2010 homicides-- thank you TAB for compiling these.
A 16-year-old North Carolina girl visiting family in town went missing Tuesday and hasn't been seen since
Dennis Edwards, former WJZ reporter and spokesman for "Prez Jack" Young arrested for second-degree assault and reckless endangerment Wednesday
Someone claiming to be the cousin of a man shot and killed while attempting to rob the Laurel Dunkin Donuts claims his/her cousin wasn't armed or robbing the store and says "THE GUY KILLED MY COUSIN, HE MESSED WITH THE WRONG FAMILY......"
after the deeply skeevy case of roving abortionistas Steven C. Brigham, 88-year-old George Shepard Jr., and Nicola I. Riley, lawmakers want to require abortions only be performed at licensed surgical clinics
Deep symbolism alert: in 2009 Bealefeld spent New Year's personally arresting two gun-toting yahoos, last night he and Bernstein pushed a broken-down car out of an intersection.
... scroll down for full list of 2010 homicides-- thank you TAB for compiling these.
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