Windsor Mill

A Windsor Mill man pleaded guilty yesterday to distributing child pornography, said the Maryland U.S. attorney's office. Steven Kruger, 63, met an officer who was posing as a 13-year-old girl on the Internet. He sent pictures of himself and pornographic photos, and he wrote about meeting her, according to Rod J. Rosenstein's office. Search warrants were executed, and officers found an e-mail in which Kruger attached photos documenting child sexual abuse. Kruger admitted sending child pornography, authorities said.

A man was talking on a pay telephone in Northwest Baltimore last night when another man rode up on a bicycle about 7: 15 p.m. and shot him three times, police said.Detective Gordon Carew said Keith McCallum, 29, was pronounced dead at 7: 44 p.m. at Liberty Medical Center.Carew said McCallum was talking on a phone in the 3900 block of Windsor Mill Road, where several storefronts are vacant, when his assailant fired at least three shots from a large-caliber handgun, hitting McCallum in the chest, back and head.

Tara Collier, 18, has lived in the same West Baltimore house for 10 years, but she now fears she'll have trouble finding her way home.The Polytechnic Institute senior said she has taken the same route to the gym, to work, to school and everywhere else for her entire driving career. But because of a complete reconstruction of the Clifton Avenue Bridge, she will have to find new ways to get around.Demolition of the 72-year-old bridge, which is about 500 feet from the Collier home, began Monday, and will keep the road closed for 17 months.

Assault charges were filed yesterday against Ravens middle linebacker Ray Lewis stemming from an incident that reportedly occurred in a Baltimore County bar last Tuesday.According to a police report, Catrice Parker, 24, of Baltimore, claimed Lewis struck her on the left side of her face and she fell into the bar at the Windsor Mill Inn in the 7200 block of Windsor Mill Road. County police were summoned to the scene around 1: 30 in the morning, but Lewis was gone.Parker filed the complaint with the court commissioner, who issued a criminal summons yesterday for Lewis to appear in court.

There was a time when people could walk to their neighborhood village to shop, get a haircut, go to church or order a pizza. But the suburban sprawl that started after World War II forced Americans to go everywhere by car.Traditional, walkable communities are mostly a thing of the past, yet some -- such as Woodlawn -- still exist and are doing well."

Jerry Walley devoted his life to God and church. Even when the 19-year-old stopped for snacks at a convenience store near his West Baltimore home, he often had a Bible or a religious pamphlet in hand.Monday night, with seven relatives in the family van headed to their church near their Dickeyville home, a stray bullet fired from a group of warring young men shattered the driver's side window and struck Walley in the left side of the head.The victim -- described as a "kind and gentle person" by his next-door neighbor -- struggled on life-support for more than eight hours at Sinai Hospital before he was pronounced dead at 5: 45 a.m. yesterday.

Police Blotter is a sampling of crimes in Baltimore City and Baltimore County.Southern DistrictBurglary: Several pieces of jewelry and a videocassette recorder, all valued at more than $4,200, were stolen Saturday from a house in the 1300 block of Pontiac Ave.Theft: A laptop computer and 60 compact discs, all valued at nearly $3,000, were stolen Saturday from a 1984 Nissan Stanza parked in the 800 block of Leadenhall St.Robbery/arrests: A man was in the...

A Yellow Van driver was critically injured yesterday when a towering red oak tree on the edge of Leakin Park fell and crushed the roof of his sedan as he was traveling west on Windsor Mill Road.Clarence Henry "Hank" Cammeron, 44, a Yellow Van driver for about two years, was trapped in his Ford LTD Crown Victoria while firefighters used a collapse unit to support the roof and tree limbs -- about a foot in diameter -- that totaled the car in which Cammeron was the only occupant.Cammeron was in critical but stable condition at Maryland Shock Trauma Center last night.

People were too busy riding the Wild Mouse and dancing at the Dixie Ballroom at the old Gwynn Oak Amusement Park to notice Powhatan Hill.But across the street from the now vanished park is a charming neighborhood of modest houses nestled in a hill thick with tall trees and lush landscaping. For more than 50 years, Powhatan Hill watched over the annual German Day Festivals and Report Card Days when children with good grades rode the rides for free."People always asked us if we minded living across the street from the park," said Irene Yost, "but we never did, maybe because we're slightly around the bend from it."

MODELS OPENOakmont Green1.Hagan & Hamilton Custom Home Builders has completed construction of the Chapel Hill, a three-level, brick-front Colonial that serves as the company's model in the golf course community of Oakmont Green in Hampstead, Carroll County.The house is open for inspection each Sunday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. or by appointment.The first floor of the Chapel Hill features a hardwood entry foyer flanked by an 11-by-10-foot library and a 17-by-13-foot living room.On the second floor, there are three bedrooms, a full bath and a master suite with bath and walk-in closet.

JOHN C. SPRUILL "Butch" departed this life on Friday, August 7, 2009 at the Baltimore VA Hospital. He is survived by his mother; June Randall, aunt; Vertelle Hall, daughter; Shelly Evans, sisters; Audrey Couser and Crystal Bishop, brothers; Carl, Glenn and Brian Randall. A memorial service will be held Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 7 P.M. at Falls Road A.M.E. Church, 2145 Pine Ave., Windsor Mill, MD (off Windsor Mill Rd and Rolling Rd).

Together, they sashayed down the catwalk in the empty cafeteria Thursday evening. "You've got to work this runway, girl," Codia Harris, 13, said to Tierra Perry, 12. A half-hour later, they and their peers at Windsor Mill Middle School were doing the walk in formal gowns and business attire, with pop songs such as Beyonce's "Diva" and a shouting, adoring audience as their soundtrack. They did so under the gaze of a pro: McKey Sullivan, winner of the 11th cycle of America's Next Top Model, served as the event's mistress of ceremonies, guiding the hundreds in attendance from one fashion scene to another.

For all those August days in Beijing, Debbie Phelps was the mom in the bleachers, her face a slide show of emotion as her son, Michael, moved determinedly toward the goal of eight gold medals. He would go to her after each medal ceremony, hand her his flowers, embrace her and whisper to her. "Twelve more races." Then "10 races." "He was so much in his element," she says. "So focused. So determined. He knew what he wanted to do." But on this rainy afternoon, it is Debbie Phelps who is in her element.

Samuel McKoy, a retired longshoreman who enjoyed listening to jazz and playing cards, died Thursday at his Windsor Mill home of a heart attack. He was 82. Mr. McKoy was born and raised in Chadbourn, N.C. After graduating from high school, he moved to Baltimore in the 1940s. He joined the Army Reserve and was called to active duty in 1952 during the Korean War. A truck driver, he served in Germany until being discharged in 1956. After returning to Baltimore, Mr. McKoy went to work as a longshoreman for the Steamship Trade Association of Baltimore.

On Sunday, February 15, 2009 surrounded by his family and friends, MR. JAMES F. DORSEY departed this life. He was pre-deceased by his wife, Elizabeth Rene Dorsey and his parents, John W. and Mary L. Dorsey. He is survived by his devoted family including his four children, Latia Lynch, Sean Dorsey, Patrick Dorsey and Janae Dorsey; two grandchildren Sean James Dorsey and Alyssa Dorsey; his brother, John Michael Dorsey; his two sisters, Diana Dorsey Pemberton and Ingrid Dorsey Woods; Thiree sisters-in-lw, Joanie Dorsey, Diane Cooper and Darlita Douglas; threebrothers-in-law Albert M. Pemberton, Michael D. Woods and Kirk Douglas; one aunt, Geneva Lucas; six nieces; two great-nieces; seven nephews; seven great-nephews, as well as a host of cousins and friends.

He's 75 years old, so his gait is understandably slowed. His energy and his message are not. Lenny Moore held the microphone a bit too close to his mouth as he began: "I'm very pleased I've been given the invite to come here. You need to know the real story." His words are measured, and his cadence slow and rhythmic, each pause hinting that something big might be coming next. I'm not sure there has ever been a group of sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders that sat so quietly. You could've told them the Xbox factory closed, that Disney World had permanently chained its gates, that their birthdays had been canceled because of the struggling economy.

A memorial service will be held to honor the life of Jean McClintock Kopp The service will be held at the Salem United Methodist Church, 7509 Windsor Mill Road, Windsor Mill, MD 21244.

A Windsor Mill man pleaded guilty yesterday to distributing child pornography, said the Maryland U.S. attorney's office. Steven Kruger, 63, met an officer who was posing as a 13-year-old girl on the Internet. He sent pictures of himself and pornographic photos, and he wrote about meeting her, according to Rod J. Rosenstein's office. Search warrants were executed, and officers found an e-mail in which Kruger attached photos documenting child sexual abuse. Kruger admitted sending child pornography, authorities said.

H. Paul Matthews, JR. Sterling-Ashton-Schwab-Witzke Funeral Home at 1630 Edmondson Rd. in Catonsville is handling arrangements. Visitation will be 2 - 4 p.m. and 7 - 9 p.m. Wed., Oct. 22, with a funeral service at 11 a.m. at Bishop Cummins Church on Old Frederick Rd., on Thurs., Oct. 23, with interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Bishop Cummins Church Missionary Fund, 2001 Frederick Rd., Catonsville MD 21228; New Windsor or Piney Creek Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 420, New Windsor MD, 21776; or Child Evangelism Fellowship of Maryland, 2203 N. Rolling Rd., Windsor Mill, Baltimore MD 21244.

On October 19, 2008, Bertha Stavrakos, Friends and family may call on Wednesday and Thursday from 3:00 to 5:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 P. M. with a Trisagion Service on Thursday at 7:30 P.M. at the STERLING-ASHTON-SCHWAB-WITZKE FUNERAL HOME OF CATONSVILLE, INC., 1630 Edmondson Avenue. Friends and family may also call on Friday from 10:00 to 10:30 A.M. at the Greek Orthodox Cemetery Chapel, 5917 Windsor Mill Road, Windsor Mill. Funeral Services will be 10:30 A.M. in the chapel. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, 24 West Preston Street, Baltimore, MD. Entombment will be in the Greek Orthodox Cemetery.