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March 8, 2010

Own Sheila Dixon's X-Box

As part of her plea agreement, former Mayor Sheila Dixon agreed to have items that were seized as evidence during the state prosecutor's investigations auctioned off on eBay. It appears the first of those items is now on the auction block: an XBox 360 game console and Need for Speed video game. But it's so much more than just a video game console, isn't it?

As of this writing, there's been 7 bids, and it's up to $132 bucks. Only 9 days left! Proceeds go to Youthworks of Baltimore, a summer jobs program Dixon pushed as mayor.

UPDATE: As soon as my colleague Julie Scharper "tweeted" the link (which I quickly "retweeted"), the bids started shooting up. There's now been 16, and it's up to $202.50.

Posted by Justin Fenton at 9:12 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)
Categories: City Hall

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WOO I HAVE THE HIGHEST BID (as of this minute)

Aren't you supposed to wait until the last minute and then swoop in with the highest bid? Of course, this is for charity, kids, so go nuts.

Posted by: Evan | March 8, 2010 10:28 PM

Its up to 1500 dollars at this point, which even if it did go to charity is crazy, It has no collectors value. I just don't see the appeal to spend almost 12x console value on something from a politician crooked as every other politician. The only difference is she got caught, and they are feeding her publicity good or bad. >.>

Posted by: Laughing | March 12, 2010 4:01 AM

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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.

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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