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February 6, 2010

Best of the blotter

At least somebody wants a Toyota!

That's just one of the highlights looking back at a week of Richard Irwin's Police Blotter feature. Yep, someone actually stole a truck full of Toyotas. Maybe they're planning on taking them in for a bulk recall! And, in keeping with the snow theme, a city gunman found an innovative way to utilize his surrounding.

Read on:

Theft -- Someone entered the parking lot of DMT Trucking Inc. in the 1200 block of Chesapeake Ave. between Sunday night and early Monday and drove off in a 2007 Sterling tractor and a new car carrier trailer containing various models of eight 2010 Toyotas

Arrests -- Members of a crime reduction unit were in the 800 block of W. Saratoga St. near the Poe Homes neighborhood about 6 p.m. Wednesday when they observed a young male attempting to hide a handgun in the snow. A search of the teenager revealed a box of ammunition. Recovered from the snow was a .32 caliber semiautomatic handgun. The youth was charged as a juvenile with illegal possession of a firearm.

Arrests -- City police and Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosive federal agents raided a house in the 1100 block of Bonsal St. Wednesday and arrested two men on warrants and seized an 8mm rifle and several ounces of suspected cocaine. Arrested and charged with weapon and drug violations were Jimmie Newell, 47, whose address was not available, and Randy Carver, 52, of the Bonsal Street address.

Theft -- Someone broke into Hertz Equipment Rentals in the 5500 block of O'Donnell St. between Tuesday night and early Wednesday and pumped out 1,742 gallons of diesel fuel from an underground storage tank. The fuel was valued at $4,093.

Stabbing -- A man was cut in the back by another man inside Lexington Market in the 400 block of W. Lexington St. shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday and was taken by ambulance to an area hospital,. The victim's condition was not available, and no arrest had been made.

Posted by Peter Hermann at 8:14 AM | | Comments (1)
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100% interactive security surveillance system would have been the perfect deterrent for this crime.

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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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