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By Richard Irwin | October 17, 2009
Police reports in Baltimore city and county: Central Baltimore Homicide arrest: James Wesley Spriggs, 28, of the 2800 block of Edgecombe Circle in Northwest Baltimore was arrested Wednesday by members of the Regional Warrant Apprehension Task Force on a warrant charging him with first-degree murder and a handgun violation. The scene of the arrest was not disclosed. Police said Spriggs is charged with shooting Brian Goodwin, 21, multiple times in the 500 block of Bloom St. near Pennsylvania Avenue about 11 p.m. June 19, 2008, during a drug dispute.
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By Justin Fenton | October 16, 2009
A paramedic has been suspended without pay after an investigation into an incident in which a man shot by Baltimore police was mistakenly pronounced dead and left on a convenience store floor for 30 minutes. Fire Department spokesman Kevin Cartwright said the paramedic, whose name he declined to release on the grounds that it is a personnel matter, was suspended for 29 days without pay and will have to undergo retraining as a result of the Aug. 1 incident. Cartwright declined to discuss details of the investigation and suspension.
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By Richard Irwin | October 14, 2009
Police reports in Baltimore city and county: Southwestern Baltimore Theft: Police were seeking two people who entered the Game Stop in the 2400 block of Frederick Ave. about 4 p.m. Monday and stole a video game system valued at $160. Theft: Someone removed a copper flower urn from a grave site at Loudon Park Cemetery in the 2600 block of Wilkens Ave. between Sept. 28 and Monday. Burglary: Three air-conditioning units, five windows, a refrigerator, a washing machine and a dryer, all valued at $4,000, were stolen between April 24 and Sunday from a house under renovation in the 1700 block of DeSoto Road.
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By Richard Irwin | October 6, 2009
Police reports in Baltimore city and county: Southwestern Baltimore Shooting : A man, 21, was walking in the 300 block of Furow St. about 4 a.m. Sunday when three gunmen got out of a car and shot the victim in the upper thigh before speeding away. The vicitm was taken by a city Fire Department ambulance to an area hosptial for treatment. No arrests had been made and police were without a motive. Southern Baltimore Shooting : Police were seeking a gunman who shot a man, 33, in the upper body about 1 p.m. Sunday during a robbery that netted the gunman $260.
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By Richard Irwin | September 23, 2009
Police reports in Baltimore city and county: Southern Baltimore Victim named: Police identified Eugene Chambers, 20, of the 1600 block of Cypress St. as the man who was shot near his home in the 1600 block of Cypress St. on Friday night. He died a short time later at Harbor Hospital. Metro Crime Stoppers at 410-276-8888 is offering a reward of up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and an indictment. Central Baltimore Shooting: Police are seeking three men in the shooting of a man, 18, as he and others walked in the 500 block of N. Paca St. about 1:30 a.m. Saturday.
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By Richard Irwin | September 22, 2009
Police reports in Baltimore city and county: Southern Baltimore Stabbing : Police were seeking three men who attacked a man, 35, in the 400 block of E. Randall St. in Riverside about 2 a.m. Saturday and stabbed him once in the upper right arm. The victim was taken by a city Fire Department ambulance to Maryland Shock Trauma Center and was reported in fair condition. The victim told police he thought the attack on him was related to an incident earlier that involved his son. No arrests had been made.
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By Richard Irwin | September 19, 2009
Police reports in Baltimore city and county: Eastern Baltimore Theft/arrest: Employees of Scores Nightclub in the 600 block of The Fallsway witnessed a man breaking into a Volkswagen on their lot about 1:30 a.m. Wednesday and called police. Officers responded and arrested a man who was still inside the car while removing a car stereo system. Arrested and charged with theft was Reginald Jones, 42, a resident of a nearby homeless shelter in the 200 block of Guilford Ave. Theft: A vehicle was parked in the 300 block of Gay St. on Monday when someone broke into the vehicle through a window and stole a cell phone, CDs, tools and the vehicle's registration, all valued at $335.
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By Richard Irwin | September 15, 2009
Police reports in Baltimore city and county: Southwestern Baltimore Shooting: Police continue to seek the person who fired at least one shot at a male motorist in the 3100 block of Baker St. about 8 p.m. Saturday afternoon, striking the man in the right arm. The victim drove himself to University of Maryland Medical Center and was reported in good condition. Anyone with information is asked to call the district at 410-396-2488. Southern Baltimore Burglary: Someone broke into Head & Toe clothing store in the 1100 block of Hollins St. through the front door between Thursday night and early Friday and stole clothing and other items, all valued at nearly $8,700.
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By Richard Irwin | September 2, 2009
Police reports in Baltimore city and county: Eastern Baltimore Burglary: Police were seeking a known female who entered an apartment in the 600 block of Gutman Ave. through the front door Sunday. It was not known if any property was missing, and the woman's name was withheld pending her arrest. Southern Baltimore Stolen vehicle: Police were seeking a black, four-door 1998 Jeep Cherokee with unknown temporary tags that was stolen Sunday from a parking lot in the 1400 block of W. Patapsco Ave. Baltimore Co. -- White Marsh Burglary: Someone used a ladder to enter the rear window of a house in the 1400 block of Lancelot Drive between Sunday and Monday and stole jewelry, coins and collectible currency, all valued at $20,000.
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By Richard Irwin | September 1, 2009
Police reports in Baltimore city and county: Northeastern Baltimore Shooting: Police were seeking two men in the shooting Sunday night of a man, 35, at Harford Road and Royston Avenue while the victim and another man walked toward a convenience store. Police said the men were approaching the store about 8:35 p.m. when they were stopped by two men, one armed with a handgun, who demanded their money. Seconds later, the gunman fired at least one shot that struck the victim in the lower back.