Northeast Baltimore

Teen dies defending friends Michael Simms, 18, a reservist fresh out of Marine boot camp, was fatally stabbed in East Baltimore when he came to the aid of two friends. Student-loan code pushed Maryland's attorney general asked colleges in Maryland to adopt within two weeks a student-loan code of conduct. Council president joins the race Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, the Baltimore Council president, announced her intention to run for a full term. A pain in the leg for O'Malley Gov. Martin O'Malley decided to exercise on a treadmill, but the painful result was a stress fracture in his left tibia.

Two men were fatally shot in Baltimore yesterday in separate incidents, the latest about 11 p.m. in the Cedonia neighborhood, city police said. Few details were available on the latest shooting, which occurred at Waycross Road and Cedonia Avenue in Northeast Baltimore. Officer Troy Harris, a police spokesman, could only say that a man had been shot several times. Earlier yesterday, about 3:50 p.m., an adult male was shot in the head in the 1000 block of E. Baltimore St., Harris said. The man was pronounced dead at Maryland Shock Trauma Center, Harris said.

Citizens fight back against city's crime The article "Losing the streets" (July 1) may leave the impression that Baltimore residents are not outraged by violent crime - or indeed by all crime. Nothing could be further from the truth, at least in Northeast Baltimore. The HARBEL Community Organization is a coalition of residents and businesses united in trying to keep Northeast Baltimore's many neighborhoods safe and stable. Residents have banded together with HARBEL since 2000 to form the successful Northeast Citizens Patrol.

Two people died after a shooting in Northeast Baltimore yesterday afternoon, and a third man died yesterday after being shot late Saturday. No arrests had been made in the homicides, which brought the number of killings in the city this year to 221 as of yesterday. About 4:30 p.m. yesterday, two males, whose names and ages were not available, were shot in the 3400 block of Belair Road in the Belair-Edison neighborhood and were taken by city Fire Department ambulance to Johns Hopkins Hospital, where they were pronounced dead.

Dr. Emmett Patterson "Pete" Davis, founder of a major methadone treatment program for heroin addicts in Baltimore, died of a cerebral hemorrhage Wednesday at his home in Chester, Va. He was 87. A longtime resident of Baltimore County, Dr. Davis was a family doctor in Northeast Baltimore in 1966 when he began to notice a growing number of patients seeking help with their heroin addictions. Baltimore and other cities at the time were experiencing a surge in drug abuse -- and with it, rising crime.

In Baltimore CountyCare of the Earth to hold meeting focused on agricultureTOWSON -- The Care of the Earth Task Group will hold a session on community-supported agriculture from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 25 at Cromwell Valley Park.The event includes a shared meal at 12: 30 p.m. Participants are asked to bring a dish and their own plates and utensils.Reservations are required. Information: 410-887-2503.Humane Society will offer orientation for volunteersREISTERSTOWN -- The Humane Society of Baltimore County will hold an orientation session for those interested in volunteering at 1 p.m. Sept.

Theodore G. Bickel Jr., 74, farmer, veteran, fishermanTheodore George Bickel Jr., a retired Perry Hall farmer, died Tuesday of cancer at his sister's home in Spring Grove, Pa. He was 74 and lived in the Worcester County community of Girdletree.Until last year, he raised hay and apples on a family-owned farm on Cowenton Avenue in Perry Hall.Born in Baltimore, he was a graduate of Kenwood High School in Essex. As a young man, he worked at Bethlehem Steel Corp.'s Sparrows Point plant and Bendix Corp.

A 73-year-old Northwood man died yesterday when he was struck by a car while crossing Hillen Road near Morgan State University in Northeast Baltimore.Sgt. David Brown, a traffic investigator, said Rudolph Francis Albi of the 1600 block of Lochwood Road was crossing the 4400 block of Hillen Road about 6: 30 p.m. when he was struck by a 1988 Volkswagen Fox being driven north on Hillen.Pub Date: 5/26/99

Marion E. Shipley Jr., 81, plumber, woodworkerMarion E. Shipley Jr., a retired plumber and skilled woodworker, died Wednesday of sepsis at St. Agnes HealthCare. He was 81.Mr. Shipley, who worked briefly as a post office letter carrier in the late 1930s, was a plumber for 35 years for Ingleside Mechanical Contractors until his retirement in 1969.A skilled woodworker and builder, Mr. Shipley built his house on Morerick Avenue in Catonsville, where he resided for nearly 40 years. He also enjoyed building furniture and rocking horses for his grandchildren.

Three teen-agers were charged yesterday in the killing of a man during an apparent robbery attempt that police say was part of a marathon crime spree in Northeast Baltimore.Investigators said they are reviewing five holdups in which 11 people were robbed and four carjackings that occurred over 5 1/2 hours Monday night and early Tuesday.The suspects were being held at the Central Booking and Intake Center while awaiting an initial appearance before a District Court commissioner yesterday. Court officials said they would most likely have their first court appearance tommorrow.

Harford deputy fatally shoots man armed with knife A Bel Air man died after being shot Saturday by a Harford County deputy who was responding to a domestic dispute, a police spokeswoman said. Lt. Christina Presberry said the Harford County Sheriff's Department received a call about noon for a domestic argument in the 1000 block of Ellicott Drive in Bel Air. The suspect, a 23-year-old man, threatened a responding police officer with a knife. The officer felt his life was threatened and fired at the suspect, police said.

Edwin George "Ed" Smith, a popular Fells Point bartender during the 1980s and 1990s, died of sepsis Sept. 21 at Good Samaritan Hospital. He was 60. Born and raised on Diller Avenue in Northeast Baltimore, Mr. Smith was a 1967 graduate of Polytechnic Institute. He earned a bachelor's degree in 1971 in accounting from the University of Baltimore. During the 1980s and 1990s, Mr. Smith tended bar at the Dead End Saloon in Fells Point. Earlier, he owned and operated a home remodeling business during the 1970s.

Naomi E. Serwatka, a homemaker and longtime Pasadena resident, died Monday of complications from Alzheimer's disease at her home. She was 84. Naomi Edna Douglas was born in Baltimore and raised in Northeast Baltimore. She was a graduate of a city vocational school, where she studied sewing, family members said. In 1957, she married Ferdynand Serwatka Sr., who was a career Air Force master sergeant. During her husband's military career, she lived at various military installations in the U.S. and the Philippines.

Joan M. Hitt, who taught elementary subjects in parochial and public schools for more than three decades, died of cancer Sunday at her Rosedale home. She was 57. Born Joan D'Adamo in Baltimore and raised in Belair-Edison, she attended the Shrine of the Little Flower Parochial School and was a 1969 Institute of Notre Dame graduate. She earned a bachelor's and a master's degrees from Towson University. As a young woman she worked in the family business, Shocket's Empire Jobbing on Eastern Avenue in Highlandtown.

Baltimore police identified Friday the man whose decomposing body was found a day earlier in a parked car near Lake Montebello, and they have ruled the case a homicide. Diandre Laron Cherry, 25, of the 1700 block of Homestead St. in Northeast Baltimore was shot to death. Separately, a 26-year-old man was shot early Friday in South Baltimore, according to police. The shooting was reported at 1:32 a.m. in the 2400 block of Maisel Court, in the Westport neighborhood. He was taken to an area hospital for treatment, police said, but his condition was unknown.

Annapolis man critical after motorcycle crash 1 A motorcyclist was in critical but stable condition Monday at Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore after police said he lost control of his bike Sunday night near Annapolis. Barry Eugene Strausbaugh, 59, of the 700 block of Whitehall Plains Road in Annapolis was turning left onto westbound Route 665 from northbound Riva Road about 10:15 p.m. when his motorcycle struck a curb, causing him to lose control, Anne Arundel County police said.

Police reports in Baltimore city and county: Central Baltimore Assault : Police were seeking at least a dozen young males who assaulted a boy, 16, from Northeast Baltimore as he walked north on Calvert Street near East Baltimore Street about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday while heading home from a Federal Hill school, according to a police report. The victim suffered scratches, cuts and bruises, and was treated at University of Maryland Medical Center and released. A motive for the attack was not known.

Cyclist dies in crash at Conowingo Dam 3 A Baltimore County motorcyclist was killed Sunday after he crashed into the Conowingo Dam bridge on U.S 1 over the Susquehanna River in Cecil County and fell at least 25 feet down an embankment and into the river, state police said. Trooper First Class Michael Cox said John Harold Olsen, 62, of the 8800 block of Fearne Avenue in Parkville and a fellow male cyclist were northbound on Route 222 shortly before 2:30 p.m., when both men turned left onto southbound U.S. 1. Cox said Olsen, who was operating a recently purchased 2005 Harley-Davidson Sportster and had a learner's permit, apparently lost control of the vehicle.

They called themselves "Special" and ran their Northeast Baltimore drug operation with the precision of a Swiss watch, according to a federal prosecutor, who outlined the group's "absolutely unrelenting violence" Wednesday during opening statements in the trial of three city men accused of drug conspiracy and multiple murders - including that of a government witness. "Special doesn't tolerate snitches," Assistant U.S. Attorney Debra Dwyer said, then she promised to bring down the alleged gang by the very thing they supposedly hate: cooperators.

The teddy bears, all 80 of them, are piled in a living room at a home in Northeast Baltimore. Most are hand-me-downs - "pre-loved," Faith Bocian calls them - each representing one of the persons who has lost a life to violence in the city this year. Wednesday night, the bears will be displayed as part of a vigil called "Teddy Bears Crying" at the Baltimore branch of the NAACP at 8 W. 26th St. Each will be wearing a laminated name tag of a victim: "Andre Thorpe, 17, Jan. 2, 2009, 800 block of N. Kenwood Ave., shot; Andrew Goodwyn, 22, 11:10 p.m., March 13, 2009, Normandy Ave. Shot."