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September 12, 2008

He wasn't delivering drugs, just newspapers!

Who said the newspaper industry is in bad shape?

The series of drug raids yesterday and Thursday by city police and federal authorities led to nine arrests and the seizure of money and heroin. One of the men arrested gave police an interesting story about how he could afford expensive Swiss jewelry. According to documents unsealed yesterday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore:

"I observed Stern in possession of four cellular telephones, and acting overly nervous. I asked Stern to exit the vehicle, and requested a K-9 officer to conduct a scan of the vehicle. While waiting for the K-9, I asked Stern about the nice watch he was wearing, and Stern indicated that it was a 'Brietling.' I stated to Stern that I thought it was a very expensive piece of jewelry, and Stern replied that it was. I asked Stern what he did for a living, and Stern replied that he 'delivered papers for the Baltimore Sun.'"

I'll forgive the Feds for spelling the name of the watch wrong -- it's Breitling, and according to the company's web site that warns against cheap frauds selling on the Internet, good luck even finding such a watch here. There is no authorized Breitling dealer in the United States.
The watches cost thousands of dollars. Makes those ads looking for newspaper carriers a bit more appealing, doesn't it?
Posted by Peter Hermann at 8:20 AM | | Comments (1)
        

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Not true about Breitling, there are five authorized dealers in MD, including Radcliffe at Towson Town Center. And they don't cost "thousands," the low-end quartz models are about $1650.

Posted by: MJB | September 14, 2008 8:51 PM

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About Peter Hermann
Peter Hermann started covering news for The Baltimore Sun in 1990, first in Anne Arundel County and, starting in 1994, reporting on the Baltimore Police Department. In 2001, he was assigned to Jerusalem as the Baltimore Sun's Middle East correspondent. He returned in 2005 as an assistant city editor overseeing crime coverage. In 2008, Peter returned to the beat as a daily reporter and blogger. A recent BBC report featured him in a segment on the harsh realities of covering crime in Baltimore.

Coverage will focus on crime trends, problems in neighborhoods in the city and elsewhere, profiles of victims and police officers and try to offer readers a fresh perspective on one of the most vexing issues facing Baltimore and its future.

Contributing to this blog is Justin Fenton, who joined The Sun in 2005 and has covered the Baltimore City Police Department and the criminal justice system since 2008. His work includes an investigation into Cal Ripken Jr.’s minor league baseball stadium deal with his hometown of Aberdeen, a three-part series chronicling a ruthless con woman, coverage of the killing of five Amish children at a schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pa., and a job swap with a British crime reporter to explore differences in crime-fighting. A special report looking into how city police handle rape cases led to sweeping reforms that changed the way sexual assaults are investigated in Baltimore. He was recognized as the best reporter in Baltimore by the City Paper in 2010 and by Baltimore Magazine in 2011.
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