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Police reports in Baltimore city and county: Western Baltimore Arrest Dontae Preston, 30, of the 1800 block of Division St. was arrested Monday in the 3200 block of Elmley Ave. on a warrant charging him with first-degree murder. Preston is charged in the fatal shooting of Keon Barnes, 35, of the 3000 block of Edmondson Ave. Barnes was shot March 14 in the 1900 block of N. Pulaski St. and died the next day at a hospital. Preston was being held without bail at Central Booking and Intake Center.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes from police reports in Baltimore and Baltimore County. Baltimore Central Stabbings -- A man, 18, and a 15-year-old boy were each stabbed about 9:30 p.m. Monday during an incident in the 1300 block of Myrtle Ave. The older victim was wounded in the left arm and left leg and was in serious condition at Maryland Shock Trauma Center. The 15-year-old was stabbed in the left arm and was found a short time later at his home. He was treated by medics and was not cooperating the investigation.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes from police reports in Baltimore and Baltimore County. Baltimore Northeastern Shooting -- A man, 19, was in serious condition at Johns Hopkins Hospital after being shot in the upper body about 10:15 p.m. Wednesday in the Hillen neighborhood. Police responding to a report of shots fired in the 1500 block of Northwick Drive learned that the victim had been found in the driver's seat of a Honda sedan that was parked in the 4300 block of Fenwick Ave. No arrest had been made.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes from police reports in Baltimore and Baltimore County. Baltimore Southeastern Robbery -- A 33-year-old woman was walking in the 1200 block of N. Clinton St. about 2 a.m. yesterday when a man came from the rear and ripped from her shoulder a purse containing $200, a digital camera and identification. Central Burglary -- Someone broke into an apartment in the 200 block of W. Lombard St. between Friday and Saturday, ransacked rooms and stole several pieces of jewelry and a digital camera.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes from police reports in Baltimore and Baltimore County. Baltimore Northwestern Arrest -- Troy Gross, 25, of the 4700 block of Pimlico Road was arrested Friday in the 700 block of Cherry Blossom Court by members of the Regional Warrant Apprehension Task Force on a warrant charging him with armed robbery. Gross is charged with robbing a man in the 3300 block of Gwynns Falls Parkway on Jan. 18. Shooting -- A man, 42, was walking in the 3500 block of Reisterstown Road about 2:40 a.m. yesterday when he was shot in the groin and stomach during an argument with two other men. The victim was treated at Sinai Hospital.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes from police reports in Baltimore and Baltimore County. Baltimore Southwestern Arrests -- Two men were arrested Tuesday and charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder in the fatal shooting of a woman and the wounding of her boyfriend as the victims sat in a car in the 800 block of N. Hilton St. on Jan. 31. Held at Central Booking and Intake Center were Steven Blunt, 32, of Charles Town, W.Va., and Nicholas Deminds, 18, of the 700 block of Linnard St. Both are charged with killing Stephanie Stevens, 22, and attempting to kill her boyfriend, both of Martinsburg, W.Va.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes from police reports in Baltimore and Baltimore County. Baltimore Western Arrest -- Brandon Burton, 17, a student at Southwestern High School in the 200 block of Font Hill Ave., was arrested yesterday at the school on a warrant charging him as an adult with first-degree murder. Burton, of the 1800 block of W. Mulberry St,, is charged with shooting Tereem Taylor, 21, of the 500 block of Winston Ave. on Nov. 21 in the 1700 block of W. Saratoga St. Taylor died that day at Maryland Shock Trauma Center.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes from police reports in Baltimore and Baltimore County. Baltimore Eastern Arrest -- Two officers responding to a report of a drug violation in the 1500 block of Hoffman St. about 5 p.m. Thursday saw a man acting suspiciously in an alley and gave chase. The man shot at them once, missing. The officers followed the man into a house in the 1400 block of N. Caroline St., where they arrested him. Police recovered keys to two vehicles stolen in carjackings the day before.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes from police reports in Baltimore and Baltimore County. Baltimore Southeastern Shooting -- A man, 30, was sitting at the wheel of his 2000 Dodge sedan with a male passenger, 33, in the front seat about 2:10 a.m. Tuesday in the 400 block of N. Streeper St. when a man tapped on the driver's-side window. When the driver rolled it down, the man fired into the car - the bullet grazing the driver's face and entering the passenger's right leg. Both were treated at area hospitals.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes from police reports in Baltimore and Baltimore County. Baltimore Northern Assault -- A man in his mid- to late 20s was reported in good condition at Sinai Hospital after he was assaulted about 3 a.m. Saturday by two other males while he walked in the 600 block of Woodbourne Ave. The man sustained injuries to his head and face; he was unable to describe his attackers or provide a reason for the assault. Western Burglary -- Police responding to a burglary call at E-Z Groceries in the 2500 block of Edmondson Ave. about 11 p.m. Friday found the store had been entered through a side door.

Police reports in Baltimore city and county: Western Baltimore Arrest Dontae Preston, 30, of the 1800 block of Division St. was arrested Monday in the 3200 block of Elmley Ave. on a warrant charging him with first-degree murder. Preston is charged in the fatal shooting of Keon Barnes, 35, of the 3000 block of Edmondson Ave. Barnes was shot March 14 in the 1900 block of N. Pulaski St. and died the next day at a hospital. Preston was being held without bail at Central Booking and Intake Center.

One day this week, the Police Blotter came up short. There were too few crimes to fill the space in the newspaper, and Richard Irwin started calling the precincts in Baltimore County. "I came up with a hot tub theft in Parkville," he told me. "In Towson, I came up with the theft of an AK-47 rifle." And so the list grows, thanks in part to the seemingly endless supply of thieves, gunmen, miscreants and thugs who prey on the good citizens of Baltimore, their exploits recorded by the cops and reported in the papers, compiled and perused in print and online like baseball box scores.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes from police reports in Baltimore and Baltimore County. Baltimore Central Shooting: A man, 28, was seated in his parked car in the 1300 block of Guilford Ave. about 1:30 a.m. Monday when he was shot in the left arm by an unidentified man who fled on foot. The victim drove himself to Mercy Medical Center, where he was treated. Eastern Shooting: Moments after a man, 32, and his 3-year-old son were leaving a store in the 1800 block of E. Lafayette Ave. about 2:15 p.m. Sunday, two men assaulted the father.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes from police reports in Baltimore and Baltimore County. Baltimore Southeastern Stolen vehicle : A man was arguing with several other men outside a gas station in the 3500 block of Pulaski Highway about 1:30 a.m. Sunday when two bystanders got into his black 1998 Dodge Durango with tags 10104M3 and drove off. The theft was reported Tuesday. Theft: Someone broke into a 1996 Dodge Caravan parked in the 200 block of S. Bond St. on Tuesday and stole disc jockey equipment valued at nearly $2,300.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes from police reports in Baltimore and Baltimore County. Baltimore Northeastern Robbery try/shooting: A 37-year-old man was walking in the 3600 block of Parkside Drive about 9 p.m. Thursday when a gunman demanded his money and property. During the incident, the victim was shot in the right arm, and the gunman fled on foot without money or property. The victim was taken by a city Fire Department ambulance to Johns Hopkins Hospital for treatment and was expected to survive.

Baltimore Southeastern Robbery try/shooting : Two men were walking in the 1600 block of E. Pratt St. about 1:15 a.m. Saturday on their way home from work when they were stopped by three men, one armed with a handgun, who demanded their money. One of the victims was shot in the right leg before the gunman and his accomplices fled on foot. The wounded man was treated at Johns Hopkins Hospital and was reported in fair condition. Theft : A GPS device valued at $300 was stolen over the weekend from a 2004 BMW parked in the 100 block of S. East Ave. Theft : Someone broke into a 1998 Nissan Altima parked in the 2700 block of E. Baltimore St. over the weekend and stole an AM-FM radio and a digital camera.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes from police reports in Baltimore and Baltimore County. Baltimore Southeastern Church burglary : Someone broke into Holy Spirit Holiness Church in the 3800 block of Eastern Ave. through a glass door Saturday, entered a room on the second floor and stole a computer, a cell phone and a printer. Total value of the property was $800. Stolen vehicle : A purple 2000 Saturn with New York tag DGC5149 was stolen Saturday in the 1600 block of Aliceanna St. Stolen vehicle : A man entered St. Vincent de Paul School in the 200 block of S. Patterson Park Ave. on Friday, removed a set of keys from a woman's purse, went back outside and stole the woman's black 2008 Pontiac with tags 2DS N12. Stolen vehicle : Police were seeking a red 1996 Toyota Celica with tags HMV 506 that was stolen Friday in the 300 block of Gusryan St. Theft : A GPS device valued at $200 and clothing valued at $50 were stolen over the weekend from a 2006 Kia parked in the 2900 block of Aliceanna St. Eastern Burglary: A refrigerator, a stove, two TVs, two sinks, and a ceiling fan were stolen between June 16 and Friday from a house in the 1600 block of N. Gay St. by someone who entered through a kitchen door.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes from police reports in Baltimore and Baltimore County. Baltimore Central Theft : A handicap placard was stolen over the weekend from a 2001 Hyundai parked in the 1600 block of N. Calvert St. Theft: A global positioning system device valued at $300 was stolen over the weekend from a 2008 Honda Civic parked in the 100 block of W. Fayette St. Robbery: Police were seeking two men, one armed with a knife, who robbed...

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes from police reports in Baltimore and Baltimore County. Baltimore Eastern Robbery: A man, 57, was walking in the 2500 block of E. Preston St. about 9:30 p.m. Friday when he was assaulted by another man who robbed him of a cell phone and his wallet containing more than $100. Robbery: Police were seeking an apparently unarmed man who attacked another man from the rear while the victim walked in the 1400 block of E. Madison St. about 9 p.m. Saturday and stole the victim's bike, valued at $50. Robbery : A 30-year-old man was riding a mountain bike in the 1000 block of Ensor St. about 11:40 p.m. Saturday when another man struck him from behind and stole the bike.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes from police reports in Baltimore and Baltimore County. Baltimore Northern Assaults: Two girls were cut about 6 p.m. yesterday during an incident on Winston Avenue east of York Road in Govans and were taken to an area hospital for treatment. One was in serious condition. Details of the attack were not available. Four arrests were made. Eastern Burglary: While a woman was in the process of moving from her home in the 900 block of N. Collington Ave. to a new residence between May 1 and Tuesday, someone entered her former dwelling and stole a stove, a water heater and a combination clothes washer/dryer.