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Earthquakes, Floods, Crime, and Candidates

2007-08-08T23:12:00.001-04:00

Indonesia's region just can't seem catch a break. Nasty Tsunamis and now another nasty earthquake. 7.5 on the scale this time fortunately the water depth wasn't deep enough to set off another catastrophe.Southeast Asians undergoing severe flooding are now beginning to suffer from the contaminated water levels. Worries of wide-spread disease as the flooding continues.The Pakistani Pres states he

In the Americas

2007-08-03T22:35:00.001-04:00

The fake doctors in PR are being arrested. Looks like the FDA ??? arrested over 88 doctors with fake credentials. Licensing Board officials were taking bribes to change the paperwork.A judge in Brazil is on the hot seat after mentioning people could not have a gay soccer idol since soccer is a masculine sport.US bridges will be reviewed for safety after the fatal collapse in Minnesota took the

Baltimore Examiner News

2007-08-01T01:23:00.001-04:00

Two Baltimore City Officers (females) were shot while responding to a call for gambling. It has been reported that the two Officers did not have a chance to get out of the car before suspect (Ranard Brown) fired several shots into the passenger side. Both Officers are in good condition with one having been released from Unv of MD Shock Trauma. Reports indicate the suspect was about to or thinking

Local News - Shit Talk

2007-07-30T07:16:00.001-04:00

According to the cops over on the bpdboard.com, acting Commish Bealefeld is a puppeted O'Malley and now Dixon whore who is incapable of running the BPD. Some go so far as to claim his "dumb ass" is part of the reason the agency is in such bad condition. Shit talk has it that he continues to take orders from a civilian in Annapolis while taking orders from the interim Mayor. The cops are also

Global Summary

2007-07-29T00:31:00.001-04:00

The UN with it's quasi reforms has decided it needs a better quality of Peace Keepers preferably not those who are prone to war crimes like torture. They may also want to look at denying rapists since there happens to be a few problems in that area too."In the interview with Profil, Mr Nowak said concerns about the quality, training and ethics of peacekeepers were growing as developing nations

Flash News

2007-07-19T18:25:00.001-04:00

Baltimore City's Police Commissioner Leonard Hamm tenured his resignation at the request of interim Mayor Sheila D. amidst various controversy yesterday. The second wheel is stepping up as interim Commissioner. I don't think it wise to leave the man responsible for daily operations in charge. If you are looking to fix a problem you don't leave a large part of that problem in place. The latest PD

World News

2007-07-16T18:48:00.001-04:00

Iran TV shows detained AmericansIran is snatching Americans again and claiming they are spies. Nothing to see here.Iraq oil city blasts kill dozensSuicide bombers hit the Kurdish political party's building killing at least 85. See, the killings are not purely religious they kill each other for political reasons too over there.Man shot in US governor's officeA guy claiming to be the 'emperor' was

City News

2007-07-16T17:28:00.001-04:00

Relative: Witness in girl’s slaying case targeted Looks like witness intimidation is alive and well. Three girls sent to confront the witness, one possessing a firearm. How special.Five die in Baltimore during weekend I wonder if anyone saw anything? This brings the total to somewhere near 180 give or take a few yet to be reported deaths.Meanwhile the various candidates for local office are

COPA Results - Brasil beats Argentina 3-0 !!

2007-07-15T22:04:00.001-04:00

Brazil victorious in Copa America Way to go Brasil!! I, like many others, was expecting a harder fight from Argentina. I think the two goals in the first half killed the Argentines' spirits. Goals went to Baptista, Alves, and one big "oops!!" into his own goal by Argentine player Ayala.

Local MD News

2007-07-08T16:22:00.001-04:00

The latest news source homicide tally puts B-more City at 154 so far this year, give or take a few days. Baltimore Crime blog has a name count of 166. One wonders if the news source's info is taken from the number of 'incidents' or the number of 'persons' killed ... twelve person difference there.Though the O's pretty much suck, they finally won a game. See it here.The Afram is in Balto City this

COPA and other news

2007-07-08T01:10:00.001-04:00

Copa América Venezuela 2007Well, well, finally Brazil plays like the Brazil we all know.Copa América Venezuela 2007....and good on Uraguay for their 4-1 win over Venezuela.Pakistani soldier dies in clashPakistani soldiers are continuing their battle to regain control of a wayward Mosque being held by crazed students.Iraq market truck bomb kills 105More insurgents killing Iraqis. At some point I

Here We Go Again

2007-07-05T00:56:00.001-04:00

Russia issues new missile threatOh brother! Its all we need now, another group of crazies "feeling" threatened.... "feel me?" A summit was held between the US and Russia but after much trash was talked the two sides could not reach an agreement. Now we have threats with counters of empty threats. I think Putin has beady 'never trust me' eyes.Colombia hostages in video appealLooks like the

US loses to Paraguay

2007-07-04T05:11:00.001-04:00

Flawless, Gushes Paraguay Soach MartinoAnyone who thought the US could beat Paraguay was hopeful to say the least. Rated over Argentina (but not favored to win COPA) Paraguay has a powerhouse of strikers who can finish the play. The US lagged in the finishing department although there were certainly plenty of opportunities to score. Maybe next time you'll do better playing in fútbol land fellas .

The Whackos are back at it

2007-07-01T01:21:00.001-04:00

UK terror threat now 'critical'The world's love to hate whackos were thwarted yesterday with good police investigation. Two car bombs diffused. Alas! They were able to pull one bombing off in Scotland.We can expect utter chaos in the US. None of that nice British calm organization.Deserted cocaine boat in SenegalSomeone left a perfectly good boat full of cocaine unattended. Somewhere to the tune

COPA America

2007-06-30T03:39:00.001-04:00

Goal.com - Copa America - Copa America Group A Preview: Bolivia-UruguayGo Bolivia!!!! ... well, maybe not.Go Venezuela!!!

MD News

2007-06-12T07:33:00.001-04:00

Baltimore City's murder rate hit 136 and counting this weekend. Several not so bright news sources are reporting not seeing the number of deaths this high since the '90s. Sure. There were likely 18 or so less during this time last year so I gotta wonder whose brain hatched last years murders as being a 'low' in comparison. 136 is too many murders, 136 minus 18 is also too many damn murders.Lots

EVerything Is Under Control

2007-05-29T03:53:00.000-04:00

Baltimore City is experiencing a sharp rise in killings, as of May there have been ooooh 115 or more. A gazillion shootings, too many to keep track of, and crazed homeless people stabbing the elderly while busying themselves with purse snatching. Crazed homeless people killing one another, yada, yada, etc, etc. The interim Mayor states things are fine and the Police Commissioner said something

General Madness

2007-04-06T08:40:00.000-04:00

Climate change 'to hit poor hard'So, I'm reading this BBC article about climate shifts, global warming, melting ice caps and how these things will effect the poor hardest, all the while wondering are these scientists born of a woman or hatched?"Outlining the report's findings, Dr Martin Parry, co-chairman of IPCC Working Group II, said evidence showed climate change was having a direct effect on

UK sailors captured at gunpoint

2007-03-23T15:53:00.000-04:00

BBC NEWS : "UK sailors captured at gunpoint"Looks like Iran is losing it's mind. Picking fights to test the water I suppose. All eyes are watching to see what the Brits do about their captured sailors.Also, it seems the oil prices have risen since this incident occurred. Why? Who the hell knows.

We're # 4!!

2007-03-23T15:43:00.000-04:00

Maryland has topped out at number 4 in the Morgan Quitno Press' : Most Dangerous States. Frankly, I am perplexed as to why we can't beat Nevada for the number 1 position. We must try harder.

Holiday Season

2006-11-17T13:03:00.000-05:00

As the holiday season quickly approaches, so does the open warfare of Robbery. B-more City has suffered a rash of Bar Robberies in the past couple weeks. Its not just B-more though, the southern Counties of MD are dealing with their share of Bank Robberies. What's interesting to note about the various area "rashes", all are reported being completed with 'military precision'.excerpt from Sun

Accidents

2006-11-13T13:32:00.000-05:00

An unnamed female Officer and unnamed man collided late last night.Reports indicate the Officer was travelling with lights and sirensactivated. Both suffered serious injuries.Read more here.On another note, Channel 2 news states 'persons' will be out usingradar to capture the speed of passing City Officers. Maybe they have already done so.Hey! What's up with all the college students and TB going

Local News

2006-11-10T08:14:00.000-05:00

Editorial: Finish investigation of Dixon fast, please - Examiner.comWhile Sheila "the shoe" Dixon gets ready to take over B-more City as interim Mayor, people are showing concern over the investigation into her contracting forays. All are waiting to see what the outcome of the investigation provides should it wrangle on too long. Its not good to have pending investigations should Dixon decide to

Terror Plots

2006-11-10T05:09:00.000-05:00

BBC NEWS | UK | MI5 tracking '30 UK terror plots' "Today we see the use of home-made improvised explosive devices. "Tomorrow's threat may - I suggest will - include the use of chemicals, bacteriological agents, radioactive materials and even nuclear technology."Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller, head of M15 (CIA), commented Britain has become the number one terrorist target. Does anyone else wonder

Crab Season

2006-11-09T19:24:00.000-05:00

Its almost the end of crab season so get out there and get your creepies Marylanders! Btw, this is a shameless plug for Lady Frances over on the East side (Essex) of Baltimore County. I kid you not, for 18 dollars a dozen I got crabs that would have cost 40 to 50 on the West side of the County. They were heavy, they were meaty, they were big, and they were seasoned to perfection. Unbelievable! ..

Election Results

2006-11-08T22:54:00.000-05:00

The results are in, Gov Erhlich conceded a loss to O'Malley in the MD election. The citizens have spoken and they shall get what they voted for. We're expecting a rise in the tax rate, its too be seen how high it will go.Well, now that all that is over, we can get back to regular stuff.

Waiting.....

2006-11-07T18:43:00.000-05:00

I'm waiting on the MD election results with everyone else.I found this BBC blog on US elections quite an entertaining read.Oh, 11 Investigates is doing a segment on the BPD spending over its alloted yearly budget within just a few months.In the meantime, you can always take a look at the BBC site. Saddam is supposed to be "hanged" by the end of the year for his crimes, if that catches your fancy.

Its Heating Up

2006-11-05T12:16:00.000-05:00

With only two days to go until the MD elections we're seeing the last ditch efforts to win voters approval. The Examiner and Sunpaper have announced the candidates will air national personalities in their last ads.Clinton will speak on O'Malleys behalf and Guliani on Erhlichs. You can check out today's additions to read more.Examiner LinkBaltimore Sun Link

More on Crime

2006-11-02T08:15:00.000-05:00

More contention between politicals regarding the crime situation in B-More City. In todays Examiner article, Del Jill Carter takes an opposing side to O'Malley spokeswoman Guillroy on the level of improvement in the City. Here are a few excerpts:The crime data in the report shows improvement for the city, said Raquel Guillory, spokeswoman for Baltimore Mayor Martin O’Malley.“It shows we’re

Nearing the End

2006-10-27T18:32:00.000-04:00

Endorsements are coming in as we near the end of the race for MD Guv. In a surprise move, the ultra lib WaPo has endorsed Ehrlich. A look at the latest article in regards to both candidates can be found here:O'Malley Has Made Enemies For Himself, Allies for Ehrlich - washingtonpost.comOn the other side the Afro, a B-more based paper specializing in AA issues, has endorsed O'Malley along with the

Today's Police Blotter -Bmore City

2006-10-27T11:13:00.000-04:00

Shew!! Homicides somewhere near 230 and climbing. Shootings are probably in the area of 500. Cold weather brings out the arsenals for Robbery and other nefarious purposes. I see one arrest for Murder, that's always good.Police Blotter - baltimoresun.com:CentralRobbery // Police were seeking a man who robbed another man, 53, of his cell phone in the 2200 block of McCulloh St. about 2 p.m.

Berry Post

2006-10-26T19:10:00.000-04:00

Hey, this is cool. Not only can we post from 'puters, we can post from our mobiles! Yeah!Now...how to go about changing the fonts

Today's Politics

2006-10-13T22:22:00.000-04:00

The Wild PeopleMore in the political arena for the Baltimore area. Deposed Commish and State Superintendant Ed Norris invited both Ehrlich and O'Malley for a radio debate on the show. O'Malley did not show up even with the offer from Norris to leave the room due to personal differences. *Ahem.Governor Ehrlich, on the other hand made an appearance and spoke for upward of an hour. Hey, Ed, how

Fall Violence is Here

2006-10-10T06:32:00.000-04:00

According to the Fox 45 news channel, 13 people were shot over a two day period this weekend in B-more City, one of those 13 died. Robbery was stated as a motive in only one of the 13 Shootings.The local newspapers listed 8 of the 13 incidents as follows:By Gus G. Sentementes Sun reporter"A quadruple shooting early Saturday and another shooting yesterday - both in South Baltimore - left five

Tension on the Korean Front

2006-10-07T17:03:00.000-04:00

Shots fired amid Korean tension Well this certainly can not be good. There seems to be a lot of upset over the North Korean proposed nuclear test.Early reports suggest that about 40 shots were fired when soldiers crossed into the demilitarised zone.After intruding some 30 metres (yards), the Northern troops returned to their side of the military demarcation line, it added.China threatening

Its that time of the year

2006-10-06T01:05:00.000-04:00

Yes folks, we have reached the beginning of heightened killing season. To avoid the murders rolling in like thunder, I suggest BPD get on their job and start picking off the known violent offenders. Leave the pissers alone for now ( unless they are known violent offenders) 'cause we are already at 210+ homicides.Please do not take this officer with you, we'd like to avoid as many unecessary

Tidbits

2006-10-02T20:40:00.000-04:00

Baltimore police officer accused of rape arrested againRecused Officer Jemini Jones leads other officers on a car chase and is subsequently taken into custody. Side note, he had in possession a loaded sidearm although his police powers are suspended. So, hope ya got a handgun permit, if not, too bad for you.Someone did not like former FOP President Roussey's traffic direction skills. Roussey was

Election Indignation - Fo Shizzle!

2006-10-01T18:07:00.000-04:00

Maryland Governor Erhlich sent out a recent email containing implications of Baltimore Mayor O'Malley's leadership being investigated in an FBI probe into the Baltimore Police Department. The O'Malley camp of course cried "foul". During these outspoken interchanges in the news media, O'Malley appointees such as Kirsten Mahoney, Marcus Brown, and Commish Leonard Hamm have come out of the woodworks

Look Whos Coming for Dinner

2006-09-30T02:44:00.000-04:00

image Baltimore SunHey look who I found! No one has seen or heard from Baltimore's Police Commissioner for several weeks; its been so long that members of the agency where asking his whereabouts during this time of indictments and federal probes. Well, well, Hamm has come out of hiding for the express purpose of ... making counter-statements to the Governors campaign ads! Bad, Hamm, go back to

Off the Hook!!

2006-09-29T07:10:00.000-04:00

I'm informing the readers that Baltimore's paper press went off the dayum hook this morning.We have Mayors attempting to defend policing tactics, absentee Police Commissioners and gordongous FOP Presidents attempting to do the same. Fellas, no one believes your damn lies. Let's move on. In a surprise article, State delegate Jill Carter politely refers to Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley as a

Political Ads

2006-09-28T19:53:00.000-04:00

New campaign criticizes O'Malley for police treatment of blacks -Baltimore SunThe guv's race for MD is heating up, let the fun begin!Running for Guv, Mayor O'Malley's ads consist of him reading books to his son while claiming a rise in the educational standards in Baltimore City's Schools and a 40% decrease in crime. Dropping the passing scores to 60% instead of raising the quality and

Gangs n Stuff

2006-09-27T14:27:00.000-04:00

Gang comes under spotlightWord! Its official, we are now concerned with MS13 the notoriously violent illegal alien gang ... straight out of LA and over US border fences. How fitting for this liberal hell hole. Yeah, we love all our hard working underpaid illegals but hey, don't think their murderous gangs don't work hard too."The racketeering conspiracy trial against two alleged MS-13 members -

Tidbits from 9/27

2006-09-27T13:31:00.000-04:00

Popular Interests Family to sue over search - baltimoresun.com …And who didn’t know this was coming? “A lawyer for a Baltimore family that says it had a frightening encounter with undercover officers and alleges that their home was illegally searched has given notice of intent to file a sweeping civil lawsuit that condemns the officers and the system that enabled them. Craig Kemp and his mother

Tidbits from 9/20-9/26

2006-09-27T13:27:00.000-04:00

Editorials Examiner.com A few more editorials concerning the recent events and actions of the BPD. One questions the silence of Commissioner Hamm … the other questions the need for more specialized units while there are gaping holes in patrol. Meanwhile, there were 11 Homicides during the week. Baltimore …. Get in on it. A frightening and costly encounter with police unit Baltimore Sun

Tidbits from 9/13-9/19

2006-09-27T13:25:00.000-04:00

Police unit is disbanded Baltimoresun.com Here’s the article regarding a squad in the eastside SET unit being disbanded for alleged “misconduct”. Rumor has it a few indictments are coming down the pike in reference to the alleged writing of false reports by unit members. BPD makes the mistake of having specialized enforcement units largely staffed by rookie officers under loose supervision.We

Tidbits from 9/12

2006-09-27T13:21:00.000-04:00

Heard this tidbit of news today: As most know ex-Commish Kevin Clark filed suit against his illegal firing from the Baltimore (City) Police Department. Apparently he is back to being paid as Police Commish. This leaves everyone in a bit of a quandry because Lenny Hamm is also currenlty being paid as Commish. There has been an ackward silence from Hamm and his entire Mayor appointed Command Staff

Police-Involved Shooting

2006-09-09T21:39:00.000-04:00

WJZ-TV On the heels of an Officer being shot we have an Officer doing the shooting. No one seems willing to get hit over the head with broomsticks and bottles anymore. Not much in the information category except some perp engaged in a struggle with an Officer caught a hot one in the abdomen:"Detectives say an officer stopped the man for questioning when he took off running. Police say when the

Officer Shot...Vest Works

2006-09-08T19:52:00.000-04:00

Sun Paper Article (photo from Baltimore Sun courtesy of BPD)BPD Officer Cirello was shot yesterday while working an uniformed overtime detail (in the SED) due to high incidents of Robberies. The Examiner reports the Officer stopped someone inside Patterson Park who subsequently hit the Officer over the head with a bottle then shot him in the chest. Fortunately for the Officer, he was wearing his

Car-napping B-more Style

2006-09-07T21:06:00.000-04:00

Reports are coming in: Don't park your car too long in our beloved Charm City . No no! Resident or no. There seems to be some issue with it being "carnapped" ending up hostage at the City Impound Lot. Its bad enough you lose your ride to a 48 hour parking rule and pay in the hundreds for its rescue...but why on earth must the car be stripped of its dignity and your property too?On the other end

Youth charged in exposure incident

2006-09-06T18:01:00.000-04:00

Police & Fire ReportAccording to Detective Cliff Dempsey, the unnamed suspect has a history of committing lewd acts and has received professional treatment for his compulsions. Seems this 17 yr old youngster has a history of "flashing". Exposing himself to a three year old??!!? Looks like we have a nasteeee problem in the making.

City officer charged...implicates others

2006-09-06T06:11:00.000-04:00

Baltimore ExaminerQuandra Johnson, who has been on the Baltimore police force for three years, allegedly told investigators that other officers in the department worked with her as she allegedly used fraudulent credit cards. She also allegedly told the investigators that stolen goods obtained with the credit cards were sent by express courier to the western district headquarters, where she was

Materazzi breaks Zidane silence

2006-09-06T01:52:00.000-04:00

Marco Materazzi has finally explained what he said to Zinedine Zidane before he was headbutted by the Frenchman during Italy's World Cup final victory.BBC ArticleOh snap!!! Don't talk about the man's sister....even in jest. He's French and Algerian. Hope no crazy guys show up with an IED at the door of an Italian footballer, don't 'ya now. Its all fun and games til you're picking your azz up off

Here and There

2006-09-06T00:28:00.000-04:00

Baltimore's pretentious City Council President, Sheila Dixon (affectionately known as "Sheila the Shoe") is under continued investigation as State Officials remove several computers, records, etc from her former campain chairman whos company netted 500k in side governement work; without a contract of course.In March, acting on a request from Rohrbaugh's office, a city grand jury issued subpoenas

Welcome

2006-09-06T00:02:00.000-04:00

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