Families send love to prisoners via radio shows
February 23, 2009
Every Saturday night when he was behind bars, Papo Gonzalez would sit in his dark cell, listening for a message from his wife over the radio. Every Saturday night when he was behind... More
Meth makers leave behind a toxic trail at motels
February 23, 2009
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Mice overrun Fla. courthouse, fall from ceiling
February 23, 2009
There are so many mice in one Florida county courthouse that they’ve been seen falling from ceiling tiles.There are so many mice in one Florida county courthouse that they’ve... More
FBI, police rescue child prostitutes around US
February 23, 2009
The FBI has rescued more than 45 suspected teenage prostitutes, some as young as 13, in a nationwide sweep to remove kids from the illegal sex trade and punish their accused pimps. Over a three-night initiative called Operation Cross Country, federal agents working with local law enforcement also arrested more than 50 alleged pimps, according to preliminary bureau data. More Read More →
Baltimore police make largest-ever drug seizure
February 20, 2009
Routine intelligence gathering and a relatively brief investigation led to the largest cocaine seizure in the history of the Baltimore police department, Police Commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld III said Friday. More Read More →
Should cyber bullying be outlawed in Maryland?
February 19, 2009
Today, an Anne Arundel County legislator met with a panel of state legislators to talk about expanding Maryland law to investigate and prosecute cyber bullies. More Read More →
Tax credits for homeowners and renters
February 19, 2009
Whether the tax stimulus package that was just passed by Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama has a direct benefit to you may take a bit of time to figure out. But tax credit programs for Maryland homeowners and renters exist—and have been around for years. More Read More →
Candy wrapper trail fingers Fla. burglary suspects
February 19, 2009
Police say a trail of candy wrappers helped them find five Florida teens suspected of breaking in to a nearby home.
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Cops and their horses train for Mardi Gras madness
February 19, 2009
Blaring bands and waving flags, stumbling drunks and splashing beer, glittery trinkets flying toward curb-to-curb crowds numbering in the hundreds of thousands — Mardi Gras could almost have been invented to spook horses. Such a scenario would scare most police forces. In New Orleans, it’s an annual deployment in which training, tolerance and an authoritative perch atop a horse almost always keep the revelry from turning ugly. Police forces from around the world study the department’s... More
Baltimore Co. school therapist charged with molesting boy
February 18, 2009
Baltimore County police say a therapist who worked at a Baltimore middle school has been charged with molesting a 13-year-old boy. Police say 54-year-old Robert Stoever of Halethorpe was arrested Sunday night when an officer saw him and the boy in a car in a Catonsville parking lot. Stoever was charged with a second-degree sex offense and perverted practice and sent to the Baltimore County Detention Center. A schools official says Stoever, who worked for a vendor that provides therapy services, had... More
