October 4

This map displays Baltimore B. Who's got all the criminals in town?






Unacceptable attitude from Baltimore Police

The block was known for drug dealing, the victim was a convicted drug dealer and the killing was almost certainly drug related, the police said.

"He committed crimes there; he was killed there," a spokesman for the police, Matt Jablow, said.
Yeah, but Matt, ol' boy, murder is unlawful. Yep, even in Baltimore B.



Now, then, Anna Ditkoff's Murder Ink column reports 10 murders this week, and they just keep a comin' after press deadline. Lotsa guys shot in the head, it seems. And quite a few multi-victim shootings.



2005 Murder Rank, Large Cities in America and their murder rates per 100k pop.

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Gemini Jones at it again.
Jeez Louise, it seems that good ol' Jemini Jones, when fleeing arrest for a handgun charge just lately, was at the intersection of 33rd and Frisby in Better Waverly.

While Frisby is only a couple blocks in length, it's already seen two police chases, a shotgun assault on a cop, a double shooting, and a couple of robberies, not to mention being the exit from the Blockbuster where Tony Gilmore was murdered. Busy lil' dead end street.

From the Blotter:
And the Messenger's Crime Log for the week in Northern District is available. Highlights include an armed robbery of customer(s) at the McDonald's @ Greenmount & 29th and the theft of a car from its owner by his own passenger on York Road.

Gang Activity confirmed
One more indication that the Bloods are becoming a presence in Baltimore: the July 4 mini-riot by the Harbor, denied by our illustrious Mayor, who just wants the tape to stop. I wasn't there, but I've been watching the gang tags multiply in the Barclay and Harwood communities in Northern District, even as the Northern Police Commander disingenuously suggests that refugee firebomb-victim Edna McAbier can safely return to her home deep in Bloods territory. A few weeks ago a Blood was murdered during a fight with Young Guerrillas members on Guilford & 22nd in South Charles Village with a shotgun. It's very much here, even if the recruits don't know their gang signs properly.