"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 ...)

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.

2010 homicides

223-- an amazingly low number. Not only that, but Fenton reports that police have arrested 40,000 fewer people than they did in 2005, the heyday of "zero tolerance"

Last year we had 238 homicides,
2008 was 234;
2007 was 291;
2006 was 274;
2005 was 269.
We've blogged 1,291 murders.

223. Bernard Clowney, 50, Montford and McElderry St. (12/31)

222. David King, 25, 5503 Richard Ave. (12/29)

221. Raymond Woodland, 20, 2100 block of Boyd St. (12/26)

220. Keith Robinson, 23, 4100 block of Ridgewood Ave. (12/25)

219. Issac Joyner, 14, 1000 block of Ashburton St. (12/23)

218. Mustafa Malik, 43, 2900 Mathews St. (12/22)

217. Juan Carlos Santos-Hernandez, 29, 3700 block of Mt. Pleasant Ave. (12/22)

216. Micha Crane, 10 Months, 1900 block of W. North Ave. (Died: September 2010)(Added: 12/20)

215. Ellison McCall, 30, 1400 block of Homestead Ave. (12/18)

214. Brian Taylor, 23, 6000 block of Marjorie Lane (12/18)

213. Ramon Uceda, 26, N. Lakewood Ave. (12/18)

212. Alethia Harris, 38, 3100 block of E. Monument St. (12/18)

211. Karen Ferrell , 42, 1800 block of E. 29th St. (12/18)

210. Cherrie Gammon, 25, 1400 block of Franklintown Rd. (12/12)

209. Travis Baltimore, 24, 3400 block Virginia Ave. (12/10)

208. David Carter, 20, 2800 block of Westwood Ave. (12/08)

207. Dante Sweeney, 22, 5300 block of Loch Raven Bvd. (12/07)

206. Tammy Madison, 45, 2400 Greenmount Ave. (Died: 2/16/10)(Added: 12/03)

205. Troy Thomas, 26, ‎1900 block of East 30th St. (12/03)

204. Raquan Campbell. 15, S. Payson St. and W. Pratt St. (12/02)

203. Robin Patterson, 51, 4400 block of Belvieu Ave (11/25)

202. Davon Douglas, 28, ‎1839 Eagle St. (11/24)

201. Derrick Cross, 29, 4406 Plainfield. (11/24)

200. Patrick Dolan, 19, 3500 Juneway. (11/23)

199. Wilbur Street, 52, 4700 block of Haldane Rd. (Shot: 08/29/82)(Died: 11/21)

198. Charles Burrell, 24, 400 block of N. Loudon Ave. (11/22)

197. Sharon Jones, 28, 1700 block of Aisquith St. (11/21)

196. Carlton Sellman, 19, 400 block of South East Ave. (11/20)

195. Jerry Thomas, 29, 1500 block of Poplar Grove Rd. (11/19)

194. Marcus Brown, 20, West Lanvale St. and North Payson St. (11/16)

193. David Hopkins, 19, 400 block of South East Ave. (11/13)

192. Sherrod Mason, 25, 1900 block of W. Baltimore St. (11/13)

191. Eric Dozier, 25, 1500 block of Roundhill Rd. (11/09)

Suspicious Death, Unidentified Male, 900 block of N. Broadway. (11/09)

190. Derrius Currie, 21, 800 W. Lexington St. (11/06)

189. Winslow Thomas, 44, 2200 Kloman St. (Assaulted: 10/22/10)(Died: 11/03)

188. Edwin Green Jr., 43, 3600 block of Fairview Ave. (10/29)

187. Kevin Anderson, 31, South Woodyear St. (11/04)

186. Jerry Harden, 21, 7000 block of McClean Bvd. (11/04)

185. Malcolm Hill, 53, 2500 block of Robb St. (11/02)

184. Andrew Joyce, 23, 500 block of Mosher St. (11/01)

Suspicious Death, Unidentified Male, 3600 block of Fairview Ave. (10/29)

183. Jovanna Mitchell, 20, 2300 block of Braddish Ave. (10/31)

Suspicious Death, Unidentified Male, 500 block of North Luzerne Ave. (10/30)

182. Dobia Wright, 46, 400 block of South Vincent St. (10/28)

181. Ronald Clark, 18, 3500 Carsdale Ave. (10/26)

180. William Spears, 63, 1700 block of McKean Ave. (10/25)

179. Durrell Buroughs, 19, 1200 block of N. Milton Ave.(10/25)

178. Alan Chavis, 16, 4000 block of Barrington Rd. (10/26)

177. Mary Williams, 48, 2000 block of E. Oliver St.(10/25)

176. Calvin McNair, 20, 2100 block of East Monument St. (10/23)

175. Monta Hunt, 25, 2100 block of West Fayette St. (10/23)

174. Brian Stevenson, 38, 2800 block Hudson St. (10/17)

173. Khloe Lewis, 6 Months, 3800 block of Glengyle Ave. (10/13)

172. Sherman Payne, 56, 800 block of N. Brice St. (10/13)

171. Harvey McCall, 42, 2600 block of Shirley Ave. (10/11)

Suspicious Death, Unidentified Male, 800 block of North Fremont Ave. (10/10)

170. Dennis Waddell, 33, 1600 block of Warwick Ave. (10/10)

169. James Ingram, 46, 3000 block of Presbury St. (10/10)

168. Travis Lane, 19, 3500 block of N. Calvert St. (10/09)

167. Daryll Hood, 4700 block of Shamrock Ave. (10/09)

166. Michael Morrell, 51, 3100 block of Grantley Ave. (10/09)

165. Sterling Palmer, 78, 2600 block of Edison Highway. (10/09)

164. Kirk Carter, 22, 2300 block of Sidney Ave. (10/05)

163. Randol Buncombe, 24, 2700 block of Claflin Court . (10/05)

162. Arthur Peacock, 34, 800 W. Lexington St. (9/30)

161. Ardrey Murphy, 28, 5500 Bowleys Lane. (9/29)

160. Yassmin Lindo, 36, 1900 block of McKean Ave. (9/28)

159. Donnie Martin, 38, 3100 block of Chelsea Terrace (9/25)

158. James Schools, 31, 1500 block of N. Broadway St. (9/23)

157. Sean Cooper, 20, 3200 block of Belair Rd. (9/22)

156. George Lewis, 25, 1200 block of Bonaparte Ave. (9/19)

155. Isaiah White, 28, 2900 block of Edgewood St. (9/19)

154. Cecelia Mitchell , 66, 1500 block of North Stricker St. (9/17)

153. Jean Davis, 84, 600 N. Wolfe St. (9/16)

152. Willie Johnson, 30, 1700 Kane St. (9/13)

151. Marcel Burton, 33, 2600 Baker St. (9/09)

150. Robert Lockett, 48, 2630 Quantico Ave. (Assaulted: 6/22/10)(Died: 8/04)

149. Thomas Vas, 35, 800 block of Allendale St. (9/08)

148. Levern Domneys, 20, 2000 block of Baker St. (9/03)

147. Ankush Gupta, 22, 330 S. Calvert St. (Died: 8/27/08)(Added: 8/30)

146. Datea Scott-Smith, 30, 500 block of East Lynne Ave. (9/02)

145. Nathaniel Santiago, 31, 5200 block of Harris Ave. (8/31)

144. John Lemon Jr, 44, 2600 block of Reisterstown Rd. (8/30)

143. Louis Scott, 29, 2700 block of Parkwood Ave. (8/30)

142. Carrington McNutt, 23, Patapsco Arena on Annapolis Rd. (8/28)

141. Albert Bethea, 57, 700 block of E. Eager St. (8/26)

140. Contray Merchant, 29, 5100 block of Queensberry Ave. (Assaulted: 8/6/07)(Died: 5/17)

139. Jose Rodolfo Gonzalez-Coreas, 43, 100 block of N. Linwood. (8/22)

138. Martin Reyes, 51, 200 block of North Kenwood Ave. (8/21)

137. Franklin Spencer, 39, 1500 W. Lanvale St. (Died: 2004)(Added: 8/16)

136. Donald Carter, 39, 700 W. Franklin St. (8/16)

Suspicious Death, Unidentified, 35, 100 block of E. Fayette St. (8/17)

135. Isaiah Gordon, 20, 400 block of E. Chase St. (8/15)

134. Andre Graham, 28, 3500 block of Horton Ave. (8/13)

133. Westley Lewis, 19, 2000 block of Robb St. (8/13)

Suspicious Death, Harsh Kumar, 30, 200 block of N. Charles. (8/12)

132. Gerald Gray, 35, 3100 Edison Highway. (8/12)

131. Shelred Carr, 58, 3400 block of Garrison Blvd. (8/12)

130. Shawn Wright, 30, 1600 block of N. Broadway. (8/11)

129. Tavon Caldwell, 25, 2200 Germania Ave. (8/08)

128. Theodore Corwin, 30, 1900 McHenry St. (8/07)

127. Christopher Miller, 24, 700 block of Lennox St. (8/07)

126. Martin York, 45, Shipley St. (8/07)

125. Jarrod Covel, 20, 2800 Clifton Park Terrace. (8/06)

124. Dionndra Dugger, 20, 2600 block of Quantico Ave. (8/01)

123. Milton Hill, 70, 1200 E North Ave. (7/30)

122. Shawn Crawford, 36, 5200 block of Florence Ave. (7/30)

121. Steven Harris, 38, 4200 block of Pimlico Rd. (7/22)

120. Emmanuel Thomas, 21, 200 E. Fafayette Ave. (7/29)

119. Corey Sims, 19, 5100 Harford Rd. (7/27)

118. Jermaine Parker, 24, 5100 Williston St. (7/27)

117. John Hall, 30, 1500 block of Lanhorne Ct. (7/25)

116. Stephen Pitcairn, 23, 2600 block of St. Paul St. (7/25)

115. Juan Hernandez, 27, 6900 block of McClean Bvd. (7/24)

114. Justin Kendrick, 24, 300 block of E. Lafayette St. (7/24)

113. Jamison Ford, 30, 6900 block of McClean Bvd. (7/23)

112. Curtis Williams, 26, 4200 block of 10th St. (7/22)

111. Lonnie Howie Jr., 42, 300 block of N. Schroeder St. (7/20)

110. Jovon Perry, 27, 3800 block of Park Heights Ave. (7/17)

109. John Sandy, 73, 3500 block of Elm Ave. (7/13)

108. Yolanda Howard, 35, 100 block of West 22nd St. (7/07)

107. Ramah Reid, 26, 5200 block of Cuthbert Ave. (7/07)

106. Vance Williams, 19, E. Hoffman and N. Caroline St. (7/06)

105. John Crowder, 17, 2600 Garrett Ave. (7/05)

104. Antwan Pullen, 23, 2000 N. Wolfe St. (6/28)

103. Jason Rogers, 30, 1000 block of N. Patterson Park Ave. (7/04)

102. Warren Mitchell, 24, 1600 block of N. Port St. (7/03)

101. Raynard Johnson, 24, 2400 block of Druid Hill Ave. (6/20)

100. Chase Love, 26, 200 block of E. Baltimore St. (7/02)

99. Renardo Broom, 16, 700 block of W. North Ave. (7/01)

98. Phillip Bundy, 28, 1500 block of Carswell St. (6/29)

97. Gloria Harrod, 47, 5200 block of Saint Charles Ave. (6/26)

Suspicious Death, Michael Artis, 43, 2800 block of Rockrose Ave. (6/27)

96. Eric Williams, 28, 2600 block of W. Fayette St. (6/27)

95. Evando Minor, 23, 3300 block of Noble Ave. (6/26)

94. Wesley Lashley, 29, 3100 block of Woodland Ave. (6/21)

Suspicious death, Unidentified, 1200 block of W. Cross St. (6/23)

93. Tyree Page, 34, 500 block of McMechen St. (6/21)

92. Larry Griffin, 25, 2900 block of Spelman Rd. (5/22)

91. Durell Cartwright, 30, 400 N. East Ave. (6/21)

90. Daniel Payne, 55, 2500 Winchester St. (6/20)

89. Marquell Turner, 19, 1900 block of Washington St. (6/19)

88. Derrick Pinkney, 33, 700 block of N. Fulton Ave. (6/15)

87. Avon Beasley, 25, 200 N. Rose St. (6/13)

86. Spencer Williams, 22, 1100 New Hope Circle. (6/11)

85. Tyrone Brown, 32, East Eager St. (6/04)

84. Matthew Martin, 31, 1300 Richardson St. (4/09)

83. Glennie Reid, 83, 1200 block of N. Augusta Ave. (6/07)

82. Mark Zimmerman, 44, 6000 block of Moravia Park Drive (6/04)

81. Israel Johnson Jr, 19, 1600 Block of Bruce Ct. (6/01)

80. Deandre Leeper, 27, 500 block of North Fulton St. (6/01)

79. Kevin Belton, 44, 4800 block of Truesdale Ave. (5/31)

78. Don Rice, 59, 3900 block of Loch Raven Bvd. (5/31)

77. Michael Hatch, 32, First block of South Pulaski St. (5/30)

76. Damon Chase, 30, First block of South Pulaski St. (5/30)

75. Alvin Martin, 28, 2100 block of Ramsay St. (5/30)

74. Ronald Anderson, 30, 4000 block of Pennington Ave. (5/29)

73. Davon Dorsey, 18, 400 block of N. Rose St. (5/29)

72. Timothy Gaskins, 22, East Monument St and North Luzeme Ave. (5/29)

71. Donte Vandiver, 19, 900 block of N. Belnord Ave. (5/24)

70. Jimmy Elton, 19, 3000 block of W. North Ave. (5/21)

69. Jamie Hilton-Bey, 35, 2300 block of Lauretta Ave. (5/20)

68. Mark Crockett, 34, 200 block of S. Spring Ct. (5/15)

67. Michael Pryor, 32, 2800 Harford Rd. (5/15)

66. Jerome Booze Jr., 30, 3313 block of Paton Ave. (5/14)

65. Michael Carroway, 49, West Cold Spring Ln. and Daytona Ave. (5/12)

Suspicious death, Unidentified, 441 Nicoll Ave. (5/11)

64. Betsy Riggin, 29, Hanover St. and Washburn Ave. (5/06)

63. George Toe, 30, 900 block of North Hill St. (5/08)

62. Jerome Simmons, 35, 900 block of North Hill St. (5/08)

61. Anthony Crist, 42, 500 block of North Collington Ave. (5/08)

60. David Beers, 49, 1000 W. Lexington St. (5/05)

59. Wayne Clark, 36, Hanover St. and Washburn Ave. (5/06)

58. Jonathan Byrd, 26, 2100 block of Frederick Ave. (5/04)

57. Andrew Copeland, 16, 1500 block of W. Fayette St. (5/03)

56. David Mitchell, 16, 800 block of W. Lexington St. (4/29)

55. Dwayne Majett, 30, 500 block of Chateau Ave. (4/27)

54. David Woods, 31, 1100 block of Bayard St. (4/25)

53. Ramie Mays, 18, 4800 block of Liberty Heights Ave. (4/25)

Suspicious death, Unidentified Man, 6000 block of Park Heights Ave. (4/26)

52. Kevin Hyslop, 33, 1800 block of N. Fulton Ave. (4/20)

51. Melonie Hamber, 2, 2000 block of East Hoffman St. (4/18)

50. Sean Johnson, 40, 5400 block of Narcissus Ave. (4/18)

49. Branden Bowser, 23, 1200 Block of East North Ave. (4/17)

48. Jamal Thomas, 30, 1100 block of North Milton St. (4/17)

47. Gavin Campbell, 24, 4100 block of Kershaw Ave. (4/17)

Suspicious death, Jose Portillo, 36, 1700 block of Thames St. (4/15)

46. Anthony Walker, 36, 5300 block of Denmore Ave. (4/11)

45. Nelson Armstrong, 20, 1100 block of E. North Ave. (4/11)

44. Damon Minor, 21, Greenmount Ave. and 33rd St. (4/10)

Suspicious death, Unidentified Woman, 418 Gusryan St. (4/08)

43. Sean Ramseur, 40, Glenwood Ave and York Rd. (4/08)

42. Charles Bowman, 72, 2900 block of Greenmount Ave. (4/08)

41. Raymond Langford Jr., 25, 2200 Fleetwood Ave (4/06)

40. Michael Thomas, 27, 1900 Eagle Dr. (3/29)

39. Antonio Wilson, 28, 1st block of N. Calverton Rd. (3/28)

38. Charles Bowman, 16, 1400 block of North Luzerne Ave (3/27)

37. Phillip Holmes, 22, 2200 block of Roselawn Ave. (3/23)

36. Michael Holt, 20, 2600 block of Grogan Ave. (3/23)

35. Darron Dorsey, 27, 3424 Park Heights Ave. (3/21)

34. Carlos Williams, 50, 1900 block of Boone St. (3/21)

33. Donte Gee, 25, 3200 block of Belair Rd. (3/18)

32. Asia Carter, 37, North Howard St. and West 25th St. (3/15)

31. Daniel C. Dixon, 25, Frankford Ave and Moravia Park Dr. (3/15)

30. Rajahnthon Haynie, 2 months, Druid Hill Park (3/14)

Suspicious death, Unidentified Man, W. Mulberry and N. Greene St. (3/13)

29. Donatello Fenner, 22, 2600 block of N. Calvert St. (3/11)

28. Lee McCoy, 44, 200 block of South Arlington Ave. (3/03)

27. Jamal Rogers, 20, 2100 block of W. Fayette St. (3/05)

26. Alvin McMiller, 23, 4300 block of Belair Rd. (3/04)

25. Kenly Wheeler, 29, 1400 block of N. Caroline St. (3/04)

24. Dejuan Green, 23, 1500 block of N. Fulton Ave. (2/25)

Suspicious death, Unidentified Man, 24, Lovegrove St.(2/24)

23. Timothy Chase, 35, 1400 block of N. Dukeland St. (2/23)

22. Leonard Gee, 28, 3500 block of Cliftmont Ave. (2/21)

21. James Ball, 38, 10 Light St. (2/20)

Suspicious death, Unidentified Woman, 45, 2400 block of Greenmount Ave.(2/17)

20. David Scott, 35, Ruxton Ave. and Presbury St. (2/17)

19. Adam Couther, 27, 700 block of N. Lakewood Ave. (2/17)

18. Daron Howard, 21, 3200 block of Woodland Ave. (2/16)

17. Rodney Stephens, 38, 1200 block of Bentalou St. (2/07)

16. Damien Osacoca, 24, 4000 block of Massachusetts Ave. (2/06)

15. Shaun Henderson, 30, 2400 block of Loyola Southway (2/05)

14. Juan Tucker, 34, 2100 block of Edmondson Ave. (2/03)

13. John England, 27, 2200 block of N. Monroe St. (2/01)

12. Kevin Davis, 31, 851 West Fayette St. (1/28)

11. Michael Manning, 35, 1900 block of Aisquith St. (1/25)

10. Darius Ray, 20, 6900 McClean Blvd (1/23)

9. Raymond Gibson, 21, 1700 block of N. Caroline St. (1/19)

8. Darius Goines, 19, 1000 block of Pennsylvania Ave. (1/18)

7. James Jackson, 27, West Franklin St. at Paca St. (1/18)

6. Darnell Taylor, 48, 2300 block of W. North Ave. (1/16)

5. Sean Johnson, 41, 1300 N. Milton Ave. (1/07)

4. Derrick Taylor, 20, 3900 block of Eierman Ave.(1/10)

3. Darel Alston, 38, 900 block of N. Glover St. (1/10)

2. Antonio Lashley, 21, 100 block of North Franklintown Rd. (1/6)

1. Marcal Walton, 33, Reisterstown Rd and Ocala Ave. (1/3)

Amazeballs!

Baltimore homicides are at a 25-year-low (...but how many unclassified deaths do we have, Steve Janis?)

County police ID victims and a suspect in a shooting yesterday in White Marsh

and county police are ISO a suspect in a North Point shooting

Cockeysville tenants robbed of $2,500 in rent money

Some enchanted evening...

222 = man shot to death in the 5500 block of Richard Ave. in front of the Visions Banquet Hall, a block away from Clementine.

A retired officer shot a would-be robber at Judy's Island Grill & Bake Shop on Park Heights, and the suspect is not expected to be irie.

Enchantment of the Seas indeed! Cruise ship crew busted with cocaine and heroin

Shirley Watts appointed to the Court of Special Appeals

Owners of Club Reality complain of police harassment (reality.. who wants to go to a club for that?!)

Secure your weapons!

A 13-year-old Charles Diesmesor died after he and his friend were playing with a gun

More details on the story of Ellison McCall, the New Haven lounge bartender allegedly killed by some rowdy patrons he'd ejected

Four years for Tomeka V. Harris, a former mortgage broker turned credit-card-fraudster and prison-contraband-smuggler. More details from the DOJ

Harford county settles case of pro-life protestors who were strip-searched. Related: the Post reports that "Tests of 'Roe' more frequent since justices upheld late-term abortion ban in '07"

History corner: 10 years ago in the City Paper Lee Gardner wrote about Baltimore's first killing of the new millennium. "If the current rate holds out through the end of 2000, the number of homicides in Baltimore will drop below 300 for the first time in 11 years ... a major victory for Mayor Martin O'Malley, who was swept into office in 1999 on the strength of his vow to stem the bloodshed, and for police Commissioner Edward Norris."

Can a new mayoral candidate pull a Bernstein?

Maybe...

Small world

The man killed on Boyd St was ID'd as Raymond Woodland, who was apparently accused of shooting a 19-year-old in the face at a party at the Sheraton on Fayette Street last year.

Scary-looking Michael Carotenuto, 39, accused of robbing elderly women with a claw hammer on Christmas day

Speaking of violence... does data on domestic violence underrepresent the numbers of male victims?

Book note: added a couple of titles to the librury-- Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibitionand The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration-- both good reads.

News of the weird: Pat "Haitians swore a pact with the devil" Robertson spoke out for the decriminalization of marijuana

220, 221

Keith Lee Robinson, 23, 4100 block of Ridgewood Ave.

WMAR has interviews and vigorous preaching with family members of 14-year-old victim Isaac Joyner. No suspects, no motive, family members say he was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

A shooting this morning at Pulaski & Boyd in the SW, a man stabbed in the chest on Christmas morning.
UPDATE: the man shot at Pulaski & Boyd has died

Issac in heaven

Relatives mourn 14-year-old fatally shot Thursday

‎Police tweet, "2:40 am, Officers are on the scene of a shooting in the 4400 blk of Granada Ave. Adult male shot at location. Homicide Det's called to scene"

B*tch better have my goat meat

City lawyers and now the mayor insist it was the non-molesting Shapiro who insisted on secrecy in that $200k mistaken-identity case, but Shapiro's lawyer and the Daily Record have letters and e-mails that certainly "suggest otherwise"

The Milton Tillmans plead guilty, with the elder Tillman poignantly prepared to serve time so his son can go free.

Mustafa Malik, 43, was shot to death in the 2900 block of Mathews St.

Police are ISO "a pair of black males between the ages of 25 and 30" in connection with robberies and two murders last week near Patterson Park

Three teens shot on the West side, including a 14-year-old shot in the head

An arrest for the shooting of Coppin State track start Dale Dunn

A rather unusual 14 years for a drug dealer who sold heroin that led to overdose

Baltimore Charlie Brown's cubed goat meat is gone or perhaps never was, and the CP asks, what happened to all of Baltimore's "stimulus money"?

Seasonal: "Culprits Adorn Man's Yard With Stolen Decorations"

...that Peter Hermann,
orange shirt and a snifter of bourbon
tossed back the booze
and said "have yer year's crime news
in long, awkward sets of couplets."

Ho ho ho!

"A man dressed in a Santa suit told police that a suspect in her 50s had approached him and said, 'I always wanted to hug Santa.' She held him very close, rubbing herself against him, and picked his pocket."

Our bad...

Eyebrow-raising story from TDR's Danny Jacobs reveals the details behind a mysterious $200,000 settlement from the city: police picked up the wrong guy on child molestation charges, in spite of the fact he'd never lived or worked in Baltimore and didn't live in the country until five years after the alleged abuse took place. Adding insult to injury, city lawyers also apparently flat-out lied that it was the victim who wanted to keep the story quiet. But as Rikki Spector surely taught at Talmudical Academy, time wounds all heels.

Man shot to death in the 3700 block of Mt. Pleasant Ave.

Arson killing may have followed an "altercation" at the New Haven Lounge where the victim was a bartender

Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke is soliciting donations to help with Karen Ferrell's funeral. The victim was a mom of three, found dead and entombed in plastic in her own basement.

The CP has details on last week's five murders (two of them in CHuM, the city's most murderiffic neighborhood). Also the death of 10-month-old Micha Crane has been added to the toll.

Shooty weekend continues

Four Five murders this weekend so far:

• unid'd 42-year-old man, 3700 block of Ravenwood Avenue;
• unid'd woman, 38, 4:30 a.m. in the 3100 block of East Monument Street;
• unid'd person, first block of N. Lakewood Ave. at 6:16 a.m.;
• and an un-id'd 23-year-old killed in the 600 block of Evesham Avenue
.

Also three more six more shootings, and then there's the mighty "suspicious" 42-year-old woman's body found wrapped in plastic in the 1800 block of E. 29th St. UPDATE: Fox reports that this death has been ruled a homicide, and the victim was Karen Ferrell, 42

.. and in York, PA, Baltimorean and twice-convicted murderer Kevin Mattison was sentenced to death for the December 2008 murder of Christian Agosto. Mattison just got out of jail in June after serving less than two years for 1st-degree rape, assault, sex and weapons offenses, and is due in back in a Baltimore court in February on burglary charges.

Violent night

Three killed, two injured last night in spate of violence, and a suspicious death: "a 42-year-old woman's body found wrapped in plastic in the 1800 block of E. 29th St." Shootings mapped by SpotCrime

Drug arrest thrown out due to issues with an officer's "past transgressions"

Media blabber: Not-so-shocking U of MD study finds Fox News viewers have a "higher level of misinformation" (though MSNBC, PBS & network news viewers got stuff wrong too)

Robo call raid

The home of Julius Henson, the admitted perpetrator of the election night robo calls, was raided by detectives working for state prosecutors.

Tragedy, stupidity abounds

Friends gather to remember slain Cherrie Gammon, likely killed over a drug debt

"Man suffers graze wound after shooting," which kind of makes it sound like he'd been chewed on by some sheep

A computer glitch lets scores of parking tickets get dismissed. The moral of the story: so long as your time is worth less than the price of the ticket, it's worthwhile request a hearing.

Lead-paint landlord jailed over violations

Holabird high student encounters pervert lurking in the boys' room, who stuffed a sock in his mouth and kicked him in the nads

A Hagtown inmate who mailed white powder to a judge "to bring attention to a motion to modify his 50-year sentence for first-degree murder" got five more years tacked onto his time

Lawyer warns that toning shoes won't shape your buns and may break your legs

4 Aces

.. beats the government's royal flush. Milton Tillman Jr. and Milton Tillman III, charged with multiple counts of tax, insurance and wire fraud, are reportedly making a deal with the government that will let Milton Tillman the Jr., serve no time. Tillman the IIIrd, aka "the Emperor," and "citizen of the year" is a prolific political contributor who owns a oodles of real estate in the metro area and allegedly has "close proximity" to the drug world.

'Tis the season

.. for home invasions. Police are investigating two unrelated armed invasions.

Tomorrow is ladies' day at the BPD: "BPD Recruiting Event: Women's Hiring Event 12/17/10 @ 12 PM, BPD HQ (601 E Fayette Street) Info Session & Written Test"

Bodymore is Burning

In yet another incident of a severe fire in Baltimore a homeless man was found burning behind a Canton Safeway.

Fire officials officially believe that the fire on the Block was set by "human hands." how they know that I will not pretend to know.

We are officially pansies; A christmas ornament causes the shutdown of the Pentagon train station.

24 Years in federal prison for a man who shot at city cops.

Ending on a happier note, The Sun gives us an uplifting/slightly depressing story about a child shooting victim.