Hung juries are becoming an alarming trend in city

July 28, 2007

Cops have a saying: "We only catch criminals. We can't cook 'em."

Recent Posts

• Judge says funding tips scales unjustly

  July 25, 2007

• Obama invokes spirit of MLK, RFK

  July 21, 2007

• Snitchin' 1 link in chain of gunfire

  July 18, 2007

Marbella: Crime shatters myth of escape

July 31, 2007

On a rainy day, a beach town deflates. The whole myth of escape, of ceaseless fun and respite from reality, turns as sodden as day-old cotton candy.

Recent Posts

• Dear Judge Motz, In the case of Mr. Bromwell ...

  July 27, 2007

• Summer of learning

  July 24, 2007

• Another remake, same ol' Baltimore

  July 20, 2007

She fights bloodshed one T-shirt at a time

July 29, 2007

There were no relatives in the hospital when the young man died, so Millie Brown and her co-workers in the operating room reached for a wallet in his pants to find some identification. The pants were wet, and so were the wallet and the thick stack of cash inside - blood money from the streets of Baltimore.

Recent Posts

• Bowling is getting a bit more sophisticated

  July 26, 2007

• Tolerance for crime best at zero

  July 22, 2007

• If you have a poker tip, by all means, deal me in

  July 19, 2007

Save it in the ER, spend it in the penthouse

July 29, 2007

A tipster who'd just gone to see Sicko sent me an invitation that Concentra Medical Centers mailed out to "Maryland VIPs." The invite notes that the company has helped businesses and municipalities across Maryland slash workers' comp and other health care costs. How'd they do it?

Recent Posts

• Dixon takes a meeting with Norris

  July 27, 2007

• Take one drink each time a lawyer switches sides

  July 25, 2007

• The boys could have explained Helpful, Friendly, Courteous and Thrifty

  July 22, 2007