Police call downtown Baltimore safe to visit
July 1, 2009
What if they lit Fourth of July fireworks in Baltimore – and nobody came?
That may be an improbable scenario as the annual Inner Harbor freedom fest approaches, yet the event has police and politicians pondering how to ease fears over public safety after months of high-profile attacks... More
2 get life sentences in federal witness killing
July 2, 2009
A federal judge has sentenced two men to several life sentences for killing a federal witness and others. Thirty-four-year-old Melvin Gilbert of Baltimore was sentenced Wednesday to five consecutive life terms plus 40 years. Thirty-six-year-old James Dinkins was sentenced to four consecutive life terms plus 40 years. More Read More →
Local conference makes school bullying a national focus
June 30, 2009
The keynote speaker at a school law enforcement conference urged his colleagues Monday to develop ways to track and record bullying. More Read More →
Baltimore man seeks mayor’s removal
July 1, 2009
A Baltimore man is petitioning to have Mayor Sheila Dixon removed from office, arguing that she was sworn into office by the wrong person. More Read More →
Woman sues Ocean City EMS in CO deaths
June 30, 2009
A woman whose husband and daughter died of monoxide poisoning at an Ocean City hotel is suing the resort’s Fire/EMS Division for $20 million. More Read More →
Md. judge closes teen’s trial in fatal beating
June 30, 2009
An Anne Arundel County judge has barred the public from the trial of one of two teens charged in the death of a 14-year-old Crofton boy. More Read More →
Attempts to immigrate legally hit obstacles
June 23, 2009
By Jay Apperson
Mahmood M. Al Helli lists his educational and work background: a degree from Baghdad University, a stint with his country’s Ministry of Electricity, and then a rise to deputy resident engineer for a firm working in Iraq with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He is, he says, accustomed to putting... More
Salisbury man charged in rehabilitation center arson
June 26, 2009
A 22-year-old Salisbury man has been charged in an arson at a rehabilitation facility. The fire caused about $50,000 in damage to the Go-Getters rehabilitation center in Salisbury over the weekend. Officials say gasoline had been poured throughout the building and the building had been ransacked. Deputy state fire marshal Joseph Zurolo says Edward Sterner is charged with second-degree arson, second- and fourth-degree burglary counts, two counts of felony vandalism, malicious burning and felony theft. Zurolo... More
Man charged in missing wife’s death free on bail
June 24, 2009
An attorney for a Rosedale man accused of killing his missing wife says his client is at home with a monitoring device after posting $50,000 bail. David Irwin says Dennis Tetso was released Monday from the Baltimore County Detention Center and will be allowed to work until his Nov. 17 trial. Police arrested Tetso at his job last week and he was later charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife, four years after she disappeared on her way to a Motley Crue concert. Tracey Tetso’s... More
Md. trooper wins national search and rescue award
June 22, 2009
Maryland State Police Sgt. Eric Fogle, the lead bloodhound trainer and instructor for the agency\’s K-9 unit for the past... More
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