AltWeeklies Wire
Gangster Chroniclenew
Legendary gangster-cum-author Linwood 'Rudy' Williams is ready to talk after nearly a quarter-century in prison.
Baltimore City Paper |
Van Smith |
01-26-2015 |
Crime & Justice
Bad Seedsnew
Baltimore police misconduct profiled in lawsuits portrays a department beset by costly allegations of illegal violence and dishonesty.
Baltimore City Paper |
Van Smith |
10-02-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: baltimore polioce
Homicide, Revisitednew
Two men want detectives made famous by David Simon to pay after flawed murder convictions put them in prison for decades.
Baltimore City Paper |
Van Smith |
12-12-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Risky Businessnew
Potrepreneurs' high-flying operation faces a pricey reckoning.
Baltimore City Paper |
Van Smith |
08-22-2012 |
Features
Tags: marijuana
Census Shows Striking Growth in Baltimore Homelessnessnew
Population swells nearly 20 percent in two years; ranks of homeless young people increase 50 percent.
Baltimore City Paper |
Van Smith |
10-21-2011 |
Homelessness
Tags: Homelessness, Baltimore Homeless
Reefer Madnessnew
One woman’s terrifying pot-smuggling saga.
Baltimore City Paper |
Van Smith |
03-15-2011 |
Drugs
Union Bustednew
Ex-cons, and some current ones, find a home in troubled Local 333 of the International Longshoremen's Association.
Baltimore City Paper |
Van Smith |
11-23-2010 |
Business & Labor
Tags: Local 333
Mounting Evidence of Corruption in Maryland Prisonsnew
Evidence of corruption in Maryland prisons has been mounting. Can current reform measures clean things up?
Baltimore City Paper |
Van Smith |
05-17-2010 |
Crime & Justice
The Ghosts Hand: Maryland Law Enforcers Secretly Sit at the Online Gambling Tablenew
Mundane as they may seem, the Maryland gambler's wagers and payouts have had major repercussions in the online-gambling world. That's because, starting in 2008, the details of that person's online betting activities were included in meticulous affidavits.
Baltimore City Paper |
Van Smith |
03-30-2010 |
Drugs
Toxic Gases Seep from the Ground in One Baltimore Neighborhoodnew
According to recent federal court documents, the Chemical Metals Industries site continues to pose a cancer risk to long-term residents of nearby homes subjected to "vapor intrusion" of chemical-laden air rising through the soil from contaminated groundwater below.
Baltimore City Paper |
Van Smith |
07-28-2009 |
Environment
Ronald Hinton May Have Confessed to Rape and Murder, but Did He Really Do It?new
The confession of Hinton, who was convicted of raping a murdering a child, outweighed indications that he might not have done it.
Baltimore City Paper |
Van Smith |
08-05-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Homicidal Tendenciesnew
AltWeeklies Award - Format Buster
Baltimore City Paper |
Van Smith |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Flight Connectionsnew
Shawn Green is more than an accused drug trafficker on the run.
Baltimore City Paper |
Jeffrey Anderson and Van Smith |
03-18-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Maryland Takes Another Look At Video-Interrogations Billnew
A bill sponsored by Del. Curt Anderson that would require police to videotape confessions of violent-crime suspects is getting a third shot in the house of delegates this session.
Baltimore City Paper |
Van Smith |
01-29-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Burning Wordsnew
Former freelancer Lacey Phillabaum admits to 2001 arson.
Baltimore City Paper |
Van Smith |
10-12-2006 |
Crime & Justice
