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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
Imprisoned Dealer Reveals More About Drugs in Baltimorenew
Fred Brooks says Baltimore is a pay-to-play city.
Baltimore City Paper |
Jeffrey Anderson |
02-19-2008 |
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
Can Anything Be Done to Bring Baltimore's Homicide Rate Down?new
Ray Alston, Michael Simms, and John Morris were just three of 282 people murdered in Baltimore in 2007, making it the most murderous year the city has seen since 1999. How does a city get to the point where mothers lose multiple sons to street crime, and how can it change?
Baltimore City Paper |
Anna Ditkoff |
01-29-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Truth Won't Set You Freenew
His accuser has recanted and state officials have written letters on his behalf, but Kenneth Barnes remains in prison.
Baltimore City Paper |
Chris Landers |
01-15-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
A Most Vexing Tenantnew
Peter Muntjan is willing to fight a million-dollar libel suit for his right to call his landlord a crook.
Baltimore City Paper |
Edward Ericson Jr. |
05-22-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Amateur M.D.new
Local romance novelist wants to help women with AIDS -- never mind about her troubles with the Maryland Board of Physicians.
Baltimore City Paper |
Edward Ericson Jr. |
11-16-2006 |
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
Time Outnew
A change to the Patriot Act could shorten death-row inmates' time to appeal cases.
Baltimore City Paper |
Lawrence Hurley |
04-04-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Offensive Treatmentnew
Despite efforts to ease former prisoners' re-entry into society, Maryland's annual Justice Monday argues much more needs to be done.
Baltimore City Paper |
Christina Royster-Hemby |
01-09-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Toll of Gunshot Woundsnew
For survivors of Baltimore's street violence, the effects of gunshot wounds are written on the body--and on the life they lead once they leave the hospital.
Baltimore City Paper |
Jefferson Jackson Steele |
03-30-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Property Co-Owned by Actress Tied to Alleged Drug Ringnew
A Feb. 2 indictment of 13 men who federal prosecutors say are involved in a violent Baltimore drug conspiracy called the Rice Organization seeks forfeiture of co-conspirators’ assets—including an East Baltimore property that state records show is co-owned by movie actress Jada Pinkett-Smith.
Baltimore City Paper |
Van Smith |
02-11-2005 |
Crime & Justice
The Neighborhood Death Tollnew
Five of Terrell Fowlkes' friends were murdered in 2004 -- his best friend was shot in front of him and died at his feet. He's just one of many young men in East Baltimore trying to find meaning in a neighborhood where homicide is part of everyday life.
Baltimore City Paper |
Anna Ditkoff |
01-19-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Police Continue to Search for Sister Cathy's Killernew
The murder of Sister Catherine Ann Cesnik in Baltimore, Md., 35 years ago remains unsolved. Accusations about sexual abuse at the school where she taught could produce new leads in the case.
Baltimore City Paper |
Tom Nugent |
01-13-2005 |
Crime & Justice
