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March 8, 2011

Parkville bar keeps license after stabbing

A Parkville bar where four people were stabbed during a melee in the parking lot last month will remain open, the Baltimore County liquor board has ruled. But members warned the owners to shape up:

"It seems to us we have a problem at this location," said liquor board Chairman Charles E. Klein. But rather than suspend or revoke the Parkville bar's license, the three board members added a requirement for more security guards outside the bar when crowds leave at night. Klein also warned that if violent incidents continue, the board could revoke the license.

The Sun's Jessica Anderson reports that board members were concerned about the number of police calls to Cheers Bar & Grill over the past several years, even though it's been quiet recently, at least up until the stabbings. That included somebody pulling a gun in a Denny's parking lot across the street.

Posted by Peter Hermann at 7:09 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)
Categories: Baltimore County, Confronting crime

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When the liquor lobby snaps its fingers, the political hacks jump!

Posted by: Dave Eastman | March 8, 2011 8:19 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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