Baltimore Crime turned me on to this: Spotcrime maps every shooting in Baltimore (City and County) for 2008. Hit ‘start’ at the top left. Whether you want Turning of the sound to hear the bang bangs is up to you. At the time of this writing, I’m still only in October. I can’t tell if this is sick or genius.…
Tag: Baltimore
The Company of Others
When I was a cop in Baltimore, I kind of assumed I was the only active police officer going for a PhD at one fo them fancy graduate schools. I wasn’t. I’ve also assumed I’m the only former Baltimore police officer to write a book based on time in the Eastern District. I’m not. I’m not certain why I only…
Undercover danger
The Sunreportsthat the wounded officer arrested the same defendant in 2007. That’s scary. It’s much harder for a police officer to remember everybody he’s arrested than it is for a criminal to remember the person who arrested him. It’s just a question of numbers, like it’s easier for students to remember their teacher’s name than vice versa. It’s also why…
Police arrest three…
…in shooting of undercover city officer.
Update on shot cop
Here’s the latest form the Sun: The officer was shot in the jaw and cheek when he tried to make an undercover purchase, Bealefeld said. His partner returned fire and hit at least one of the suspects, according to police. As the suspects fled, the second officer helped his wounded partner, who was conscious and speaking after the shooting. He…
Baltimore Officer Shot — In Critical Condition
This terrible news just in at 10:30pm from the Sun: A Baltimore police officer is in critical condition at a hospital tonight after being shot in the Seton Hill neighborhood, officials said. The plainclothes officer was on duty in the 500 block of Orchard St. about 8 p.m. when he was shot in the face, said Nicole Monroe, a police…
Prescription drug abuse
Police raided a 62-year-old Baltimore man’s home who was suspected of selling prescription drugs. Along with drug (Percocet and Xanax) and money, 19 rifles and shotguns were seized. The Sun reports.
Police video cameras in Baltimore
Here’s Peter Hermanm’s report in the Sun. The short: Surveillance cameras are helpful, but video is no ‘slam dunk’
It’s official: Obama is a great black
The Great Blacks in Wax Museum unveiled their Obama statue. Pictures in the Baltimore Sun. That’s Rep. Elijah Cummings on the right. He’s flesh and blood. Now you might think I’m writing The Great Black in Wax Museum because of some thinly veiled hipster irony in this supposed post-racial era. Actually, no. I just like the museum. And yes, unlike…
He didn’t follow orders
I feel like it was just yesterday I wrote: “If police think you might be armed and you won’t follow orders… well, it’s on you. Sorry. It may not be right, but that’s just the way it is.” Here’s a Baltimore case in point.