This is the officer (not “man” or “dude”) who got pissed at a young white skateboarder. Peter Hermann reports: Last month, a three-member police panel called a trial board held a hearing and found Rivieri, a 19-year veteran, guilty of failing to issue the youth a citizen contact receipt and failing to file a report, but not guilty of using…
Tag: Baltimore
Killing Mexicans
Seems to be the latest sport in East Baltimore. Martin Reyes, who wasn’t Mexican, is the fifth Hispanic shooting or homicide victim in the area in less than two month. All the victims are Honduran. And moved into a neighborhood that desperatelyneeds an influx of hard-working non-criminals. The killer (is there where I’m supposed to add, “alleged”?), African-American paroled drug…
Somebody Snitched
And Ronnie “Skinny Suge” Thomas get sentenced to 20 years in the Federal Pen. Ronnie was the not-so-smooth talking star and co-producer of the 2004 “Stop Snitching” video which had its moment of fame when basketball player Carmelo Anthony was featured in the first DVD. From the Sun: “Eight other people associated with the videos have been prosecuted in federal…
Baltimore Arrest Settlement
Seems like the city got off easy by having to pay $870,000 and promise to do the right thing. About 100,000 people were arrested each year in first half of the 2000s. Last year the number was down to about 70,000, which is still a lot. By comparison, New York City had 341,000 arrests in 2009. That means the Baltimore…
Baltimore Officer Not-Guilty in 2008 Shooting
So finds a Baltimore City Jury. The story by Erica Green in the Sun. Sanders testified that Hunt assaulted him during a drug arrest at Hamilton Park Shopping Center two years ago, and that if Hunt hadn’t reached for his pocket while running away, the five-year veteran wouldn’t have shot him twice in the back. The jury began deliberating Friday…
What Flags?
Off-duty Baltimore officer Gahiji Tshamba, the guy who seems to have emptied his glock at and into a man for touching his girlfriend seems to have a bit of a history. “Investigators found13 bullet casings at the scene and the officer’s gun was empty. Nine of those bullets ended up hitting the ex-Marine, which some say is excessive.” The problem…
Dirt bike crashes into car. Car driver assulted.
This dirt bike thing in Baltimore continues to be out of control. I can’t believe that 10 years after I first saw packs of these going around, they’re still a problem. I mean, other cities don’t have this problem. What makes Baltimore so unique? To ride an illegal dirt bike, especially on the sidewalk or through parks, needs to be…
Gating Baltimore Alleys
My mom sent me this story. We were kind of talking about these alleys not too long ago.
Only in Baltimore
How come when I see a headline “Woman Loses Home Over $362 Water Bill” I just know it’s talking about Baltimore? Where else could this happen? Sho ’nuff…
Crime and arrests down in Baltimore
A good article by Ben Nuckols about crime in Baltimore and the good things happening under Police Commissioner Frederick Bealefeld. In a blighted west Baltimore neighborhood, Lt. Ian Dombroski turns his unmarked police car around a corner and sees several men standing outside a liquor store. They scatter immediately. Dombroski knows they’re probably selling drugs, but he keeps driving. Five…