Prosecutors and Baltimore’s police

The second half of Exhibit A’s interview with Baltimore Police Commissioner Frederick Bealefeld is available to read here. In it Bealefeld comments on criticism of his department by the city State’s Attorney’s Office of Patricia C. Jessamy (left) for the dismissal of cases when officers haven’t appeared in court to testify. More  Read More →

Part II: Interview with Police Commissioner Bealefeld

Part I of the interview is here. Last year, 2,800 court cases in Baltimore were dismissed because police officers failed to show up in court. That problem is one of many flashpoints between the city State’s Attorney’s office and the Baltimore Police Department. In Part II of his conversation with Exhibit A, city... More

Putting crime statistics in perspective

We hope you’ve read the first half of our interview with Baltimore Police Commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld. He recently spent 90 minutes answering former Baltimore Sun reporter Melody Simmon’s questions for us. Look for the second half of their conversation here on Monday. More  Read More →

2nd letter with powder sent to ex-judge

Another letter containing a suspicious powder has been sent to the Hagerstown law office of a former judge. More  Read More →

Prince George’s County home invasions on the rise

Prince George’s County police said home invasion robberies since the beginning of 2009 have more than doubled over last year. Because of that increase in crime, officers are recommending that residents alter their routines and make other changes to keep from falling victim. More  Read More →

Family settles with teens who put acid on slide

The family of a Baltimore County boy severely burned when two teenagers poured sulfuric acid on a playground slide have settled a suit with the teens’ families. More  Read More →

Part I: Interview with Police Commissioner Bealefeld

Baltimore Police Commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld III, in December 2008. [AP Photo/Rob Carr]This week, Baltimore police released good news from the often dismal crime-fighting scene: Total crime in the city is down by... More

Better to do jury duty than own time behind bars

Ah, jury duty. A chance to observe and participate in the preservation of our society’s social order. An opportunity to do our part in seeing that justice is served. Our civic duty, indeed. Not everyone sees it that way, though. Many people dread jury duty. More  Read More →

US lawyer for rap stars accused in witness death

A defense attorney and former federal prosecutor whose clients have included rap stars and a soldier at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq was charged Wednesday with arranging the killing of one witness and trying to hire a hit man to kill another. Paul Bergrin is accused of murder, conspiracy to commit murder and racketeering in a 14-count federal indictment. More  Read More →

Police: Teen beats mom over french fries

The Cecil County Sheriff’s Office says a teenager beat his mother with an aluminum baseball bat because she wouldn’t share her french fries with him. Seventeen-year-old Dennis Hickman III is charged as an adult with first- and second-degree assault. More  Read More →

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