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December 28, 2009

Solider mourned

Over the weekend, the family of Clifford Jamar Williams gathered to remember the solider on what would have been his 23rd birthday, a day spent at home before returning to Afghanistan to finish his tour of duty. The Sun's Dan Rodricks was there and provide this account. As of last update, detectives had few leads in the investigation.

Clifford William's family

Posted by Justin Fenton at 9:33 PM | Permalink | Comments (3)
Categories: Confronting crime, West Baltimore

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The only good news about the homicide statistics for 2009 is that the number of children who have died in violence in Baltimore is way down from 2008.

This is true. By our count, 15 juveniles have died this year, compared with 26 in 2008. We almost closed out 2009 without a single infant death, until little Janaya Wallace was killed last week. -Justin

Posted by: Jan Hamill | December 28, 2009 10:10 PM

Pvt Williams will be missed by all of us here at 122nd avn. Our deepest sympathy goes out to your loved ones.

Posted by: SPC Putnam | December 30, 2009 6:13 PM

man,i am so sick of this killing on the very streets i grow up and i just dont remember it being this bad. grant you i had so many outlets such as recreation centers all across the city,i do believe thats what we are missing today.

Posted by: kevin | December 31, 2009 11:34 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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