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August 12, 2009

Money coming in to Police Mounted Unit

A fund raising drive to save the Baltimore Police Department's Mounted Unit has brought in $54,000 so far, according to Sheryl Goldstein, who heads the Mayor's Office on Criminal Justice.

The department needs about $200,000 and is negotiating with private companies and individuals for either a sponsor or a one-time donation to cover all the expenses. Today I wrote about a 9-year-old girl from Lutherville who is opening a lemonade stand next week to raise money.

Here is information for anyone who wishes to donate:

Laurie Crosley is the main point of contact at the Baltimore Community Foundation for the Police Foundation. Donations can be mailed to her at:

Baltimore Community Foundation
2 E Read St # 9
Baltimore, MD 21202-6903

Checks should be made out to: Baltimore Community Foundation, Police Foundation Fund. The cover letter or check should specify that the funds are to used to support the Mounted Unit. The phone number there is: (410) 332-4171.

Posted by Peter Hermann at 4:10 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)
Categories: Confronting crime

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Why was a little 5 year old girl outside in the middle of the street playing in an area such as this being described ? Where was her mom ? WHY ?

Posted by: Pamela | August 18, 2009 9:28 AM

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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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