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LT. OWEN E. SWEENEY, 47, was doing paperwork Wednesday, when he heard an emergency call. He decided his place was on the scene. While trying to pacify a mental patient, a shotgun blast killed the 28-year police veteran.In some ways, the Northeast Baltimore confrontation was an eerie reminder of an incident that took place in Homeland 16 months ago. A mentally ill woman, distraught and armed with a kitchen knife, was killed after she lunged at officers. Advocates of the mentally ill attacked police behavior, saying that despite her knife, the more numerous officers should have been able to overpower her or defuse the crisis with the aid of psychiatrists.

Does John Leopold have Sheila Dixon to blame? He'll have plenty of time — 30 days to be specific — to contemplate such a cosmic question, as the former Anne Arundel County executive serves out the surprise prison sentence he received Thursday for misconduct in office. The not-quite-hanging judge who found him guilty on two counts of misconduct and ordered him locked up was Dennis Sweeney, who in 2009 presided over the trial of another public official gone wrong: former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon.

LOS ANGELES -- Rap artist Eazy-E, a founding member of the group N.W.A. and a major figure in the commercial development of "gangsta" rap, has AIDS.Eazy-E, whose real name is Eric Wright, was in critical condition yesterday in the intensive care ward of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, said hospital spokeswoman Paula Correia.Eazy-E is one of the first major music performers to announce he has AIDS. Health experts and AIDS activists said his declaration forces the public to again confront the danger of AIDS.

Those who criticize the John Leopold case - that it was "too much squeeze for too little juice," a waste of taxpayer money - should read the 40-page memorandum by Dennis M. Sweeney, the judge who presided over the Anne Arundel County executive's trial. It is a superb document that navigates through foggy territory - how and when an elected official deploys the police officers provided by taxpayers for his protection - and draws a clear line between the criminal and the just creepy, between use and abuse.

Saying that the Pam Basu carjacking has changed the community into "forever more a hostile place," a Howard County judge sentenced a Washington youth to life in prison yesterday for his role in the crime.Bernard Eric Miller, 17, will be eligible for parole in 17 1/2 years under state guidelines after Howard Circuit Judge Dennis Sweeney turned down the prosecution's request to deny the defendant the possibility of parole.Miller received the life sentence for the Sept. 8 slaying, which made motorists nationwide fearful and prompted state and federal officials to toughen carjacking laws.

On December 12, 2005, CATHERINEGERTRUDE SWEENEY, a resident Oak Crest Village, Parkville, MD, beloved daughter of the late Thomas E., and Agnes G. Sweeney, dear sister of the late J. Murray Sweeney, Thomas E. Sweeney Jr., Marie A. Sweeney, Joseph P. Sweeney and Elizabeth S. Child, devoted aunt of Joan S. Muth, Francis X. Sweeney, Carol S. Reilly and Cynthia A. Child. Friends may call at the Oak Crest Village Chapel, 8800 Walther Boulevard, Parkville on Thursday, December 15 from 10 to 11 A. M at which time a Funeral Mass will be celebrated.

On January 20, 2004, JOHN RAYMOND SWEENEY, of Arnold, MD; beloved husband of Marge Sweeney; loving father of Sean Sweeney, Tom Sweeney and Kristie Sweeney; devoted grandfather of two grandchildren; dear brother of Patricia Scott and Donald Sweeney. Also survived by Katie Sweeney, Nancy Sweeney and Matt Hughes. Memorial visitation will be held 7 to 9, Tuesday and Wednesday, 10 A.M. to 11 A.M., with a service to follow at 11 A.M. at the BARRANCO AND SONS, P.A. SEVERNA PARK FUNERAL HOME, Ritchie Highway at Robinson Road.

Circuit Court Judge Dennis M. Sweeney has announced his candidacy for a 15-year term on the Howard County Circuit Court.Sweeney, 46, was appointed to the bench in April. Prior to the appointment, Sweeney was a Maryland deputy attorney general from 1984-1991. he has served as an assistant federal public defender and chief attorney of the Maryland legal Aid Bureau.

Several lacrosse stars held a youth clinic Thursday in Newtown, Conn., in the wake of a shooting that killed 20 children and six adults Dec. 14 at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Players who took part in the clinic are sponsored by Brine/Warrior and included former Chesapeake Bayhawk and Lacrosse Hall of Famer Mark Millon , Eric Lusby (Loyola University), Kyle Hartzell (Salisbury, CCBC-Essex), Matt Bocklet (Johns Hopkins), Steven Brooks (Bayhawks) and Jeremy Sieverts (Maryland, McDonogh)

Protesters held signs reading "Leopold must go!" "Spying un-American" and "Resign now" outside Anne Arundel County government headquarters Monday, criticizing an embattled county executive who faces allegations that he used his county police detail to investigate political opponents. About a dozen people attended the protest near the Arundel Center to voice their disdain for County Executive John R. Leopold. He was indicted and charged March 2 with four counts of misconduct in office and one count of misappropriating county funds.

Laura Vozzella's snakehead story was published on Huffington Post, which is where I found these hilarious snakehead recipes by Ben Greenman on McSweeney's. Here's one of them. Click here for more. Southern-Style Breaded Amberjack Instructions: In a small bowl, mix mustard, pecans, horseradish, and breadcrumbs. Pat the amberjack filets until dry and coat on both sides with the contents of bowl. Grease an oven tray or dish, place fish on tray, and bake at 350 degrees for eight to twelve minutes.

In 1992, when a pair of car thieves in suburban Maryland kidnapped a baby and dragged the child's mother to her death, Judge Dennis Sweeney's biggest free-press/fair-trial worry was ensuring that jurors didn't read the newspaper or listen to television or radio reports about the case. But in 2009, when Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon was brought up on corruption charges, Judge Sweeney — summoned from retirement to hear the case — had to contend with the "Facebook Five," a group of jurors who "friended" one another during the trial.

After losing by just one try in the 2010 MIAA championship game to Loyola, the Mount St. Joseph rugby team entered this past season with one goal in mind: to not let history repeat itself and, in turn, win the program's first conference title. The team used the 2010 championship defeat as motivation all season, and players donned shirts emblazoned with the game's final score and the words, "Not this year. Gaels rugby all the way. " The Gaels lived up to the message printed on their shirts and followed through with their goal, defeating Calvert Hall, 29-24, on May 18 in the MIAA rugby championship.

John J. Sweeney Jr., a retired attorney and city school board member who flew 18 bombing missions over Germany during World War II, died Monday of complications after surgery at St. Joseph Medical Center. The Timonium resident was 85. Born in Baltimore and raised on East Biddle Street and in Govans, he attended St. John the Evangelist and St. Mary's schools and was a 1942 Loyola High School graduate. Mr. Sweeney entered Loyola College in September 1942 and joined the Army Air Forces at the end of his freshman year.

A fter a week in which now-former Mayor Sheila Dixon was celebrated by her colleagues as if she were going off on a well-deserved retirement rather than resigning in disgrace, it took Judge Dennis Sweeney to finally say what no other public official in this state has: Sheila Dixon was guilty, the evidence against her was overwhelming, and she brought shame onto Baltimore that was only compounded by the unwillingness of other city officials to...