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November 15, 2010

Has anyone been shot tonight?

Anyone who has staffed the phones at any city newspaper can recall a treasure-trove of off-the-wall calls. This one came into to our night reporter Jessica Anderson on Friday night:

Female caller: Hello. I live in Baltimore and I was just calling see if there were any shootings tonight.

Reporter: No, not that I am aware of. Have you heard of something?

Caller: No. I’m just trying to decide if I want to go out tonight.

Reporter: Well nothing yet but they tend to happen overnight. I think you are OK.

Lady: Oh. OK. Good!

Posted by Peter Hermann at 7:55 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)
Categories: Confronting crime, Crime humor

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She should listen to the scanner at
http://www.rollcallradio.com/feeds/BaltimoreCityPolice.aspx

If foxtrot is hovering over her neighborhood it's best to stay at home. Maybe the Sun could work with the BCPD to start a concierge service for residents like her.

Posted by: Dana LaRocca | November 15, 2010 8:53 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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