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June 8, 2009

Police development in burned pit bull case

Baltimore police are announcing a "major development" in the case of the pit bull that was burned last month when someone poured gasoline on it and set it on fire. I can only guess that the cops have made an arrest.

This case got nationwide attention. Last week, the police commissioner and mayor honored the officer (Officer Syreeta Teel is congratulated by Commissioner Frederic H. Bealefeld at left) who came across the dog burning on Presbury Street in West Baltimore and put out the flames with her sweater. Unfortunately, the dog had to be put down several days later. A reward climbed to $23,000.

Stay tuned for updates throughout the day.

Posted by Peter Hermann at 10:36 AM | | Comments (2)
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The people who set fire to the pit bull should have the same thing done to them. Nothing is too mean to do to them,they deserve long painful deaths.

God bless you officer Teel. You are an angel in an officers uniform! And for this poor puppy who suffered at the hands of those sadists, you are now comforted in God's bosom! I'll look for you in heaven. As for those two "juviniles" who did this: I wish I could have them meet me somewhere so I can personally destroy them with my bare hands! There is NO redemption for sadists like them, only death. Death, then hell for all eternity! I wish I could have just five minutes with those cowards so I can smash their heads in and darken the pavement with thier poisonous blood!

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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.


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