Attacking prosecutor costs Baltimore man his day in court

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Jury believes ball-playing pals, not arresting officer

Shawn Clowney, 32, loves basketball. After work and on weekends, he often plays pickup games in Patterson Park. But he almost quit the sport after being sprayed with mace and taken into custody by a Baltimore police officer after a 2006 game. “I didn’t play basketball for a year-and-a-half after that,” he said. Clowney and four other men were arrested by Officer... More

Can you get fired for smoking — at home?

One fall day in 2006, Scott Rodrigues arrived for work at the Massachusetts lawn and garden company that had hired him several weeks earlier, only to hear bad news. The results of a drug test required for employment showed that Rodrigues, 30, had ingested a substance expressly forbidden by company policy: nicotine. Rodrigues knew of the company’s anti-smoking policy, but argued that he never... More

Take a ride on the wild side - is the MTA safe?

By Melody Simmons It’s one of Baltimore’s distinctive street sounds: Brakes squeaking as they slow a bus to a gentle, hissing stop. The doors open, and a robotic voice bids welcome aboard. Such is the corner routine as a fleet of Mass Transit Administration buses roll daily along routes in the metro area. But a spate of high-profile attacks on MTA buses has focused attention on transit safety. The Dec. 4 beating of 26-year-old Sarah Kreager by middle school students that began aboard an MTA bus... More

A bank’s report could put the FBI on your trail

By Kathleen Johnston Jarboe The high-priced hooker didn’t turn in former New York governor Eliot Spitzer. Neither did his wife nor the state employees who worked under him. Instead, an obscure banking report filed in a Detroit database connected him with the prostitution ring that led to his resignation in March. Spitzer’s story might seem distant to you. But you might have more in common with him than you think, because you, too, could be the subject of an electronic file tucked away in that... More

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