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A 31-year-old man who police say hit the Baltimore mayor's vehicle over the weekend in a traffic mishap had an open warrant charging him with second-degree assault, but the driver was not arrested at the time of the accident because a computer was down. Matt Jablow, a police spokesman, said the statewide warrant-check computer system was not working for two hours Sunday. Police cited the driver for two infractions and then let him go. Officers usually check people for outstanding warrants.

Federal authorities have issued an arrest warrant for the boyfriend of a woman whose body was found this week in the trunk of her car in Northwest Baltimore. The man, who is awaiting trial on drug charges, is accused of violating the conditions of his release. U.S. marshals searched yesterday for Jermarl A. Jones, 31, of Hyattsville, who is charged in a year-old federal indictment with conspiring to sell heroin. A U.S. District Court judge ordered the issuance of a bench warrant for Jones on Tuesday evening.

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 Southeastern Shooting -- A 16-year-old boy from the 1700 block of E. Lanvale St. was in critical condition yesterday at Johns Hopkins Hospital after he was shot at least once in the head about 7:15 p.m. Tuesday while standing in an alley behind the 100 block of N. Belnord Ave. Police found the wounded youth while responding to a 911 call of a...

Ruppersberger wants company to withdraw LNG plant application Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger is calling upon federal regulators to direct AES Corp. to withdraw its application to build a liquefied natural gas terminal on Sparrows Point. In a letter sent yesterday to the chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which decides where LNG facilities can be located, Ruppersberger wrote that the National Gas Act places a strong emphasis on protecting coastal areas. Last month, a federal judge upheld a Baltimore County law that bans LNG plants from sensitive coastal areas such as Sparrows Point.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes from police reports in Baltimore and Baltimore County. Baltimore Southwestern Arrest -- Cathy Jackson, 39, was arrested Monday at her home in the 1700 block of N. Gay St. by members of the Regional Warrant Apprehension Task Force on a warrant charging her with first-degree murder. Jackson is accused in the fatal stabbing of Freddie Thornton, 69, of the 2900 block of Winchester St., whose body was found Dec. 23 off the 4300 block of Franklintown Road in Leakin Park.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes from police reports in Baltimore and Baltimore County. Baltimore Northeastern Arrest -- Terrell Bridgett, 17, of the 1900 block of E. 31st St., who was being held at Central Booking and Intake Center on an unrelated charge, was served with a detainer Monday charging him as an adult with first-degree murder. Bridgett is charged with shooting Tyrone Bonner, 30, of the 1600 block of Chilton St. on June 5 in the 1700 block of E. 30th St. Bonner died that day at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Late last year, Beth Reynolds wrote the Columbia Association a $74 check to buy swimsuits for her children.The check bounced.She wrote another. It included a $28 bad-check fee.It cleared.Yet four months later, Reynolds was led away in handcuffs from her home on a cul-de-sac in Columbia's affluent River Hill Village. Her crime: writing the bad $74 check."I was too scared to ask them questions," Reynolds said. "I was humiliated. They handcuffed me, walked me to the car. I wasn't crying. I was just in shock.

Since a warrant was issued for the arrest of Christopher Yavelow two weeks ago on charges of abducting his children in violation of a Dutch custody order, police have tracked the Harvard-educated composer through five states but have yet to catch up with him.In hopes that publicity will help police and the FBI locate him, Baltimore County police revealed yesterday the first news of Yavelow's whereabouts since he was seen in the Towson and Timonium areas...

Since a warrant was issued for the arrest of Christopher Yavelow two weeks ago on charges of abducting his children in violation of a Dutch custody order, police have tracked the Harvard-educated composer through five states but have yet to catch up with him.In hopes that publicity will help police and the FBI locate him, Baltimore County police revealed yesterday the first news of Yavelow's whereabouts since he was seen in the Towson and Timonium areas...

Former Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle Orlando "Zeus" Brown was released on his own recognizance after he was arrested Friday on charges of breaking into his ex-wife's Cockeysville home in August. Brown's attorney had requested that Baltimore County District Court quash the warrant issued Aug. 28 for the former player's arrest on charges of third-degree burglary and malicious destruction of property valued at less than $500. According to court documents, Mira Brown accused her former husband of entering her home while she was away on vacation.

About 200 students were rushed out of a city school Thursday morning after a drug suspect fled police and ran into the Southeast Baltimore building, officials said. After more than six hours of searching, police located the man hiding in a cabinet under a sink on the second floor of William Paca Elementary School and took him into custody without incident. Officer Troy Harris, a police spokesman, said police kept looking after determining through camera footage that the man had entered the school but had not left.

Police reports in Baltimore city and county: Southwestern Baltimore Arrest: Lawrence Jones of the 500 block of Thornfield Road was arrested Monday at an undisclosed location by members of the Warrant Apprehension Task Force on a warrant charging him with attempted murder in the shooting July 1 of a woman, 28, in the 500 block of Brunswick St. In addition to attempted murder, Jones also is charged with first- and second-degree assault, possession of...

A city police commander has been reinstated for active duty after being cleared of wrongdoing in a probe into text messages he exchanged with a community activist who was being sought on a warrant and later allegedly stabbed his wife to death. Dep. Maj. Dan A. Lioi was suspended with pay March 14 after the text messages were uncovered by detectives investigating the Nov. 17 killing of Veronica Williams. Sources with knowledge of the situation told The Baltimore Sun at the time that some messages sent to 33-year-old Cleaven Lawrence Williams Jr. raised concerns that not all efforts had been made to serve the outstanding warrant.

Boy, 11, dies of burn injuries An 11-year-old Howard Park boy who suffered burns over 90 percent of his body last week after playing with gasoline died Thursday night at Johns Hopkins Children's Hospital, said Chief Kevin Cartwright, a Baltimore Fire Department spokesman. Daryl Foster and at least two other boys found a gas can under a back porch in the 3000 block of Wayne Ave. about 6:30 p.m. March 17. The children poured gas into another container and lit it, and either Daryl or another boy tried to pour in more gas when it either spilled or splashed on Daryl, Cartwright said.

The deputy major of the Baltimore Police Department's Eastern District has been suspended pending an internal investigation into allegations that he failed to disclose a series of text messages he exchanged with a man sought on a domestic violence warrant, days before authorities say he killed his wife. Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi confirmed that Dan A. Lioi was suspended indefinitely Saturday because of "integrity issues." He would not provide details. Sources with knowledge of the situation say Lioi exchanged text messages with 33-year-old Cleaven Lawrence Williams Jr. and might not have vigorously attempted to serve the warrant for his arrest.

In the coming days, President Barack Obama will be presented with an opportunity to tackle a foreign policy challenge frequently raised on the campaign trail: the human rights crisis in Darfur. Since 2003, the Sudanese government and its militia allies have killed and displaced hundreds of thousands of Darfur's civilians. The government has also obstructed international efforts to stop the killing. As a consequence, the U.N. Security Council authorized the International Criminal Court to address this matter.

police reports in baltimore city and county: Northern Baltimore Robbery A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a 37-year-old man in the robbery of a 45-year-old female resident of the 600 block of Wyanoke Ave. of $110 at knifepoint in the woman's home about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Charged in a warrant with armed robbery and related offenses is Derrick Wright, of the 800 block of Bonaparte Ave. Southern Baltimore Bank burglary Police were seeking the person who broke into the Provident Bank in the 3400 block of Annapolis Road through the adjoining wall of a vacant store between Monday and Tuesday and stole a money-counting machine.

Mark Karcher, the boys basketball coach at St. Frances who was arrested last week on two outstanding warrants, was released from jail Tuesday after posting nearly $450,000 in bail, court records show. Karcher was arrested Sept. 30 on two second-degree assault charges and third- and fourth-degree burglary charges. In the most recent incident, on May 31, Karcher kicked in his ex-girlfriend's front door in North Baltimore, pulled the ex-girlfriend out of bed, and punched and kicked her in the face, according to a statement of charges filed by a police officer.

Two Baltimore sheriff's deputies were wounded and a man identified as a suspect in a Baltimore County homicide was killed when gunfire broke out yesterday morning at a West Baltimore rowhouse where authorities were serving a warrant on another man, city police said. Shortly before 6 a.m., members of the Regional Warrant Apprehension Task Force were serving a warrant for probation violation on a man in the 1700 block of N. Fulton Ave., police said. The officers entered the rowhouse, in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood, and one of several men inside the home opened fire, police said.