Barksdale

Nathan "Bodie" Barksdale was among West Baltimore's better known and more violent heroin dealers in the 1980s and has the criminal record to prove it. When he was arrested last year, charged as a felon in possession of a gun, that notorious history presented Barksdale with a current-day problem: If he were convicted on the gun violation in U.S. District Court in Baltimore, Barksdale, now 43, could be classified as a career offender and face a mandatory minimum...

I'm wondering what happened to working your way up in a company ("A cop who engages," Sept. 23). I mean you work hard and your loyalty is rewarded by being promoted up. What happened to that? I've got nothing against the new police commissioner, but I think Acting Police Commissioner Anthony Barksdale should have been made commissioner. He worked his way up only to be passed over? What's with that? Georgia Carter, Joppa

I'm wondering what happened to working your way up in a company ("A cop who engages," Sept. 23). I mean you work hard and your loyalty is rewarded by being promoted up. What happened to that? I've got nothing against the new police commissioner, but I think Acting Police Commissioner Anthony Barksdale should have been made commissioner. He worked his way up only to be passed over? What's with that? Georgia Carter, Joppa

Acting Police Commissioner Anthony Barksdale, who was vying to be named to the job permanently, is taking medical leave and will be out "indefinitely," leaving the incoming chief without two of the agency's highest-ranking officers. Barksdale's leave comes after the announced retirement of a colonel who oversees criminal investigations and as Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's pick for commissioner, former Long Beach and Oakland, Calif., chief Anthony W. Batts, arrives in Baltimore. Batts is scheduled to begin work Thursday, and some city officials expressed concern that he will be left without the experience of some of the department's longest-serving leaders.

Acting Police Commissioner Anthony Barksdale, who was vying to be named to the job permanently, is taking medical leave and will be out "indefinitely," leaving the incoming chief without two of the agency's highest-ranking officers. Barksdale's leave comes after the announced retirement of a colonel who oversees criminal investigations and as Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's pick for commissioner, former Long Beach and Oakland, Calif., chief Anthony W. Batts, arrives in Baltimore. Batts is scheduled to begin work Thursday, and some city officials expressed concern that he will be left without the experience of some of the department's longest-serving leaders.

On January 1, 2008, HENRY M. BARKSDALE; devoted husband of Audrey M. Barksdale. On Thursday, friends may call at the VAUGHN C. GREENE FUNERAL SERVICES, 5151 Baltimore National Pike,from 3 to 8 P.M. On Friday, Mr. Barksdale will lie instate at Unity United Methodist Church, 1433 Edmondson Avenue, where the family will receive friends from 10:30 to 11 A.M. with services to follow. Inquiries to (410) 233-2400.

On October 5, 2007 EVELYN JACKSON BARKSDALE, loving wife of the late Benjamin Lewis Barksdale. Friends may call at the JOSEPH L. RUSS FUNERAL HOME, P.A., 2222 W. North Ave. on Wednesday from 3 to 8 P.M. Entombment Thursday at Druid Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, MD.

Baltimore police are gearing up for an estimated influx of 200,000 people into the city for Independence Day . Acting Commissioner Anthony E. Barksdale held a news conference Tuesday to emphasize that the city is prepared. "We're working very hard to ensure that we're ready," said Barksdale, who also publicly acknowledged that he would like to succeed his former boss, Frederick H. Bealefeld III, as commissioner. Barksdale said he had turned in his resume but was not offended by Mayor Stephanie-Rawlings-Blake's decision to conduct a national search for a new top cop. "If I get it, I'll be happy.

Baltimore officials said Wednesday that they plan to bring together a panel of experts and hire an outside firm in their search for the city's next police commissioner, even as two potential candidates got an audition of sorts before the City Council. Spokesman Ryan O'Doherty said a panel of law enforcement and legal experts will work with Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's deputy chief of public safety and operations, Yolanda Jiggetts, to find a replacement for Commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld III. He announced his retirement last week, effective Aug. 1. An outside search firm is likely to be brought in, though specifics were still being worked out as officials seek to fill other key vacancies at City Hall.

Will Barton Lake Clifton, basketball The versatile 6-foot-6 junior forward closed out a stellar season leading the No. 1 Lakers to the Class 3A state title and a 28-0 record. On Saturday, Barton set the tone in the Lakers' 75-50 win over Friendly in the title game, scoring 10 of his game-high 20 points in the first quarter, hitting two three pointers and a highlight dunk. He added nine rebounds and three assists. He averaged 18 points, 10 rebounds and four assists for the season. Barton, who made the honor roll this year at Lake Clifton, hasn't selected a college.

When the final buzzer sounded on yesterday's state Class 2A girls basketball championship game, City senior Akilah Sewell dropped to the floor with her hands over her face. If you didn't know any better, you would have thought her team had just lost, but the No. 4 Knights had just become the first City College team to win a state championship in any sport - and they did it by defeating previously unbeaten River Hill, 59-51, in overtime at UMBC's RAC Arena. "I wanted this so bad," Sewell said.

On February 13, 2009, Darron G. of Baltimore; loving husband of Louise Barnes, loving father of Darron Jr., and Christopher and; devoted son of Mary Barnes Williams and the late Eugene Barksdale. Also survived by his loving step-father William Majette, his only brother Gerard Barksdale. Retired from Trenton Property Services where he was a security officer at the Anchorage Towers Condominium for 10 years. Family will receive friends Saturday, February 21, from 10:30 at Mount Winans First Baptist Church, 2417 Puget Street, Baltimore, MD. In lieu of flowers please send donations to the American Heart Assoc.

On November 8, 2008, 106 year old MATTIE BARKSDALE; loving mother of Venus stewart. She is also survived by brother Robert Wiseman, grandson Rodney Barksdale, four great-grandchildren, Marie Scott, Wanda Wheeler, James Cornish and Sharon Beckett and a host of other relatives and friends. Friends may visit the family owned March Funeral Home, West, 4300 Wabash Avenue on Sunday after 10 am. Family will recieve friends on Monday at the new Saint Mark Baptist Church, 3905 Springdale Avenue at 11:00 followed by funeral service at 11:30

Crystal Barksdale takes care of kids, and she's proud of it. But a year ago, when the state Department of Education changed its computerized system of payments to day care workers who mind the children of low-income families, Barksdale and hundreds like her suddenly found themselves being paid weeks or months late, or not at all. "It was a really good source of income before they changed the system," said Barksdale, 31, who has cared for children professionally...

The red jail album was down from the shelf, and Donte Barksdale fingered its glossy pages. He looked into the eyes of East Baltimore brothers sent to prison. Some were still there, others were back on the streets. Too many had become statistics in the city's grim homicide tally. "Lance got killed right after the All-Star Game," Barksdale said, as if announcing the weather, to a half-dozen men gathered in a rowhouse on Monument Street. For Barksdale and the others, it was a fate they once felt powerless to escape.