Baltimore Highlands

Elizabeth A. Hajek, a homemaker and former Violetville resident, died Friday from complications of pneumonia at Summit Park Health and Rehabilitation Center in Catonsville. She was 87. The former Elizabeth Agatha Tribbe was born in Baltimore and raised on Wilkens Avenue. She attended St. Benedict's School until the eighth grade, when she left to work in a nearby book bindery. She was married in 1951 to Charles M. Hajek, a postal worker. He died in 1995. Mrs. Hajek was an enthusiastic duckpin bowler for many years, and she liked going to the movies.

Male juvenile killed in Baltimore Highlands A male juvenile became the city's 190th homicide victim early today after he was shot in 3400 block of E. Baltimore St., city police reported. Southeastern District officers responding to a report of a shooting in the Baltimore Highlands neighborhood about 11 o'clock last night found the youth bleeding from at least one gunshot wound, police said. The victim, whose name was withheld pending notification of family members, was taken by a city Fire Department ambulance to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center's trauma unit, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

THE COUNT Homicides since Jan. 1: 190 THE VICTIM An unidentified male juvenile was fatally shot late last night in Baltimore Highlands.

Dennis Patrick Lantz Sr., a salesman and thoroughbred racing enthusiast, died Wednesday of a brain tumor at the Joseph Richey Hospice. The Baltimore Highlands resident was 41. Born in Baltimore and raised in Pigtown, Mr. Lantz attended Southwestern High School and played baseball in youth leagues at Carroll Park. As a teenager, he sold subscriptions to the old News American and later worked for Callen Publishing. Before his illness, he was a salesman for Allied Distributing in Westminster.

Emma A. Shiloh, who worked as a welder in a Baltimore shipyard during World War II and later became an administrator at Locke Insulators Inc., died Sunday of pancreatic cancer at her Baltimore Highlands residence. She was 82.Mrs. Shiloh, who was twice widowed, retired from Locke in 1982. She had begun her career in the South Baltimore plant as a factory worker in 1947.A longtime Baltimore Highlands resident, the former Emma Barefoot was born and raised in Johnston County, N.C., the daughter of a cotton and tobacco farmer.

In Baltimore CountyPairs of criminals using deception to enter homes of elderlyTOWSON -- Baltimore County police are warning the public about deception crimes targeting the elderly.This year, 20 incidents have been reported in which pairs of criminals posed as contractors, friends of neighbors or lost travelers to enter elderly victims' homes, police said. Once inside, one thief distracted the homeowner while the other stole valuables.Homeowners should report any suspicious people approaching their homes to the police with a description of the person and the car, police said.

In Baltimore CountyWitnesses sought in fight that led to Harford man's deathKINGSVILLE -- Baltimore County police are seeking witnesses to a fight that resulted in the death of a Harford County man.Michael S. Barsh, 33, of Fallston died Dec. 1, nine days after he was stabbed in the stomach during a fight at the Little Falls Tavern in the 12600 block of Belair Road. Police charged Barrett Holzman, 30, of Delta, Pa., with first-degree murder Dec. 4.Police said yesterday that they are seeking a wallet Barsh dropped during the fight and anyone who witnessed the altercation.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes in Baltimore City and Baltimore County.Southern DistrictShooting: Police were seeking a gunman in the drug-related shooting of a man, 43, about 11 p.m. Wednesday in the 100 block of S. Monroe St. The victim was walking away from the gunman after refusing to sell drugs for him or pay him money owed when he was shot in the right leg. He was treated at Maryland Shock Trauma Center and released. The gunman is known to the victim.Theft: Someone entered a 1996 Chevrolet truck parked in the 1800 block of Jackson St. on Tuesday and stole stereo radio equipment valued at nearly $1,800.

A Baltimore Highlands man accused of attempted murder led authorities yesterday on a high-speed chase in Baltimore City and Baltimore County that ended when his car crashed into a city police cruiser on Interstate 695 at Greenspring Avenue, county police said.Sgt. Edward Forbes of the county police communications division said the chase began about 10: 56 a.m. yesterday when county police officers, patrolling on Annapolis Road and Pennsylvania Avenue in Baltimore Highlands, spotted a man in a car who was a being sought in the stabbing of his ex-girlfriend outside a Lansdowne bar several hours earlier.

Baltimore County's school enrollment is predicted to plateau over the next 10 years, a change from the years of sharp enrollment increases since 1990, according to a consultant's projections released last week. Despite that, the northwest portion of the county and Woodlawn are expected to keepgrowing, forcing school boundary changes, new construction and extensive repairs to older buildings. Here are the enrollment figures for the 1998-1999 and 2007-2008 school years......................

Police reports in Baltimore city and county: Eastern Baltimore Robbery: A woman, 20, was standing at a bus stop in the 2800 block of E. Monument St. about 6 a.m. Tuesday when she was verbally threatened by a man who forced her to give up her purse and cell phone. Baltimore Co. -- Parkville Theft: A couple was attempting to drive away from the Safeway at North Plaza Mall in the 8800 block of Waltham Woods Road about 5:30 p.m. Monday after stealing razors, ice cream and cold medicine, all valued at $119, when they were detained by a store security officer.

A Baltimore County man is accused of eluding police in two counties early Saturday before turning up at a city hospital, seeking treatment for gunshot wounds inflicted by an Anne Arundel officer he tried to run over, police said. Police said the episode began at 1:18 a.m., when Arundel officers on patrol in Glen Burnie noticed a Nissan Maxima with suspended Maryland plates. Police said they also learned that the car's owner had a suspended driver's license. Eastern District officers pulled the car over on Crain Highway just north of Hospital Drive.

The city's longest stretch of the year without a homicide was snapped when a 25-year-old man was killed Thursday afternoon after a gunman fired into the front window of his home. About 4:30 p.m., police said, a man approached a home in the 100 block of S. Highland Ave. in the Baltimore Highlands community and banged on the door. Donte Gunter came to the front window and was shot three times, according to Detective Donny Moses, a police spokesman. Officers responded to the area for a report of shots fired and saw three bullet holes in the window, Moses said.

Baltimore rapper Height gets by with a little help from his friends. A lot of help from a lot of friends, actually. Height, the hip-hop pseudonym for Dan Keech, worked with nine producers for his new album, Baltimore Highlands. The 12-track album was released in 12-inch vinyl record form this week on Wham City Records, and the CD release party is tomorrow at the Zodiac on Charles Street. But the collaboration doesn't end there. A dozen local and national indie musicians, including Video Hippos, Dan Deacon, Future Islands, Cex and Trey Told 'Em, remixed tracks from Baltimore Highlands.

The members of South West Area Park Modelers gather daily to fly their radio-controlled planes at Southwest Area Park in Baltimore Highlands. Many members are retired and others simply skip out of work early to meet, talk and fly their beauties. The all have their own reasons for getting into the hobby: Charlie Haupt started flying three years ago, at the urging of his wife.

Identity of slain man sought Police said yesterday they are seeking help in identifying a man who was found shot to death on a vacant lot in West Baltimore on Saturday morning. The victim was found about 9 a.m. on his back in the 1600 block of W. Lafayette Ave., where he was pronounced dead, a police spokesman said. He had been shot at least once in the chest, according to the spokesman, Officer Troy Harris. The man was one of two homicide victims that day. About an hour later, 19-year-old Victor Couther of the 1300 block of E. Lafayette Ave. was fatally shot in the 1600 block of E. Federal St. in East Baltimore, police said.

A Baltimore County man was sentenced yesterday to five years in prison for helping to dispose of the body of his mother's boyfriend in a killing that prosecutors say was carried out by three members of a troubled family. Anne Arundel County prosecutors said Christopher James Haarhoff, 21, who was initially charged with first-degree murder in the February 2006 death of Anthony Fertitta, helped his mother, Cynthia J. McKay, drag Fertitta's body out of her Millersville house, through a back door and onto the sidewalk of her community, where it was doused with gasoline and set afire.

City man charged in fatal stabbing at bar Baltimore County police have charged a man in connection with a fight at a Baltimore Highlands bar early Sunday that left one man dead and two seriously injured. James T. Brand, 28, of the 2000 block of Hollins Ferry Road in the Morrell Park area of Baltimore has been charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree assault and possession of a concealed deadly weapon, police spokesman Cpl. Michael Hill said.

On November 6, 2007 MYRTLE BURY of Baltimore Highlands, beloved wife of the Elmer Bury, Sr. She is survived by her loving children Elmer Jr., of Jacksonville, FL., Anna Bryant of Linthicum, MD., Robert and Wayne of Baltimore Highlands. She is also survived by her grandchildren Melissa, Robby, Casey, Elmer, III, Logan, Ashley, Zack and Matthew. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the GARY L. KAUFMAN FUNERAL HOME AT MEADOWRIDGE MEMORIAL PARK, INC., 7250 Washington Blvd., Elkridge (exit 6 off route 100)

Male juvenile killed in Baltimore Highlands A male juvenile became the city's 190th homicide victim early today after he was shot in 3400 block of E. Baltimore St., city police reported. Southeastern District officers responding to a report of a shooting in the Baltimore Highlands neighborhood about 11 o'clock last night found the youth bleeding from at least one gunshot wound, police said. The victim, whose name was withheld pending notification of family members, was taken by a city Fire Department ambulance to Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center's trauma unit, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.