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.
Comments
Dear Citizens of Maryland,
Is this the kind of state you want to live in? Letting criminals roam the streets at will.
Marshall is wanted for 1st degree assault. At 5’8” and 220 lbs it looks like he assaulted about a half a dozen double cheese burgers.
Hay Jaron – watch out! The police may put a Big Mack in the middle of a field to trap you.
jaron - do you want to go through life fat - fater - and stupid?
I guess so... You are stupid enough to commit crimes - you are stupid enough to fall for anything.
Hay FAT BOY give yourself up – at least you will be feed in jail.
Dear State Police - stake out your men at various food establishments - you'll catch him. He doesn't sound like the brightest bulb in the hall.
Think about it chunky
Posted by: Concerned Citizen | July 21, 2010 2:52 PM