SPORTS
By Eduardo A. Encina and The Baltimore Sun | May 11, 2012
Nick Johnson's brief career in an Oriolesuniform offered few highlights until Friday night. The 33-year-old had grown frustrated with his inability to contribute to the burgeoning Orioles offense. It seemed as though he had left his bat at spring training in Sarasota, where he impressed the organization as one of the biggest dark horses to make the club as a non-roster invitee. But with sole possession of first place in the AL East on the line, Johnson played the role of hero. Johnson, who opened the season with a 0-for-28 hitless streak, hit a game-winning two-run homer in the seventh inning to give the Orioles a 4-3 win over the Rays on Friday night in front of an announced crowd of 26,669 at Camden Yards.
NEWS
By Tricia Bishop, The Baltimore Sun | May 3, 2012
Penalties for possessing small amounts of marijuana in Maryland — less than 10 grams — will drop in October, when a new law goes into effect reducing the maximum prison term to 90 days from one year and cutting the potential fine in half, to $500 from $1000. Baltimore State's Attorney Gregg Bernstein backed the bill, which was signed into law Wednesday, as a way to reduce the number of cases clogging the city's circuit courts. "To continue making Baltimore safer, we must focus our limited resources on the strategic investigation and aggressive prosecution of violent offenders," Bernstein said in a statement.
NEWS
By Tricia Bishop, The Baltimore Sun | April 23, 2012
Carl O. Snowden, civil rights chief for the Maryland attorney general's office, was charged in Baltimore District Court with marijuana possession Friday — the same day he announced a voluntary leave of absence from his job — according to online court records. He was under court supervision for a drunken-driving conviction at the time of the arrest, and could face 60 days in jail if Anne Arundel County prosecutors pursue a probation-violation charge against him. "We are confident that Mr. Snowden will not be found guilty," Snowden's lawyer, Carey J. Hansel III, said in an emailed statement.
SPORTS
By Edward Lee | April 21, 2012
Johns Hopkins owns a 58-26-1 advantage in their series with Navy and has won 37 of the last 38 meetings. The No. 9 Blue Jays (9-2) have dropped two of their last three contests, including Saturday night's 9-6 decision to No. 8 Maryland. Since compiling a four-game winning streak, the Midshipmen (5-6) have dropped three straight. Here are a few factors that could influence the outcome at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis on Saturday. 1) Navy's Pat Kiernan.
NEWS
By Justin Fenton, The Baltimore Sun | April 14, 2012
A 21-year-old man has been served with a warrant charging him with possession of the rifle allegedly used by a younger relative to fatally shoot 13-year-old Monae Turnage last month in East Baltimore, officials said. Martinez Armstrong of the 1800 block of N. Bond St. was charged with being a felon in possession of a gun and reckless endangerment after investigators made a forensic match on the .22-caliber rifle. Court records show he was being held on $500,000 bond. Two boys were charged last month with involuntary manslaughter for accidentally shooting Monae, whose body was found hidden under trash bags in her Darley Park neighborhood after she had left her home to go roller-skating.
NEWS
By Julie Scharper, The Baltimore Sun | March 25, 2012
Baltimore County police are searching for a man who they say punched a police officer, wriggled out from the officer's grasp and escaped in Milford Mill Sunday evening. Around 6 p.m., an officer spotted a man in an wooded area near the 2400 block of Golders Green Court who appeared to have a marijuana cigarette, police said. The officer got out of his car and approached the man who "swung his fist at the officer," police said. The officer drew his weapon and attempted to restrain the man on the ground while asking witnesses to call 911, police said.