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Stephen Janis
Dixon says city working hard to crack unsolved slayings
- Mayor Sheila Dixon said Wednesday that the city is working around the clock to get prostitutes off the streets and protect them from violent predators.
Pigtown residents fight to take back streets
- A woman who calls herself Ashley stands in front of Wayman Memorial AME Church on Wednesday near the corner of Washington Boulevard and Carey Street in Baltimore’s Pigtown neighborhood.
- A woman who calls herself Ashley stands in front of Wayman Memorial AME Church on Wednesday near the corner of Washington Boulevard and Carey Street in Baltimore’s Pigtown neighborhood.
Love of heroin greater than fear of danger for Baltimore sex worker
- Rhonda Ferguson, 32, knows her life is in danger, but the pull of addiction is stronger than her fear.
- Rhonda Ferguson, 32, knows her life is in danger, but the pull of addiction is stronger than her fear.
The 3-minute interview: Sidney Ford
- Sidney Ford is the executive director of You Are Never Alone, a Baltimore City outreach organization that provides food, clothing and temporary shelter for prostitutes. Ford spends nights on street corners teaching women basic self-defense techniques and provides up-to-date information on what police are doing to protect them.
Credo: Israel Cason, founder of I Can't, We Can
- Israel Cason was addicted to heroin for nearly 30 years. At times he lived in his car and spent time in jail. Cason decided one day to change his life. He moved to Philadelphia to get treatment. But Cason didn’t stop there, he decided to return to Baltimore and give back to the community.
‘He thought I was dead’ - Baltimore woman identifies man charged with attacks on women
- When Michelle Dawn Wolford’s eyes fixed on the photo of William Brown, who was arrested last Friday in connection with two slayings and a violent rape, she burst into tears.
- When Michelle Dawn Wolford’s eyes fixed on the photo of William Brown, who was arrested last Friday in connection with two slayings and a violent rape, she burst into tears.
Child’s arrest came after his mother complained
- After the mother of a 7-year-old boy complained that Baltimore police “snatched” her son off a dirt bike last year, a sergeant boasted to a dispatcher he would handcuff and arrest the child, according to court records.
- After the mother of a 7-year-old boy complained that Baltimore police “snatched” her son off a dirt bike last year, a sergeant boasted to a dispatcher he would handcuff and arrest the child, according to court records.
Baltimore child's arrest came after mom's complaint about city police
- After the mother of a 7-year-old boy complained that Baltimore police “snatched” her son off a dirt bike last year, a sergeant boasted to a dispatcher he would handcuff and arrest the child, according to court records.
- After the mother of a 7-year-old boy complained that Baltimore police “snatched” her son off a dirt bike last year, a sergeant boasted to a dispatcher he would handcuff and arrest the child, according to court records.
Baltimore City cop seeks hearing in attempt to clear his name
- A 20-year-veteran Baltimore City police officer has requested a disciplinary hearing to prove his innocence on departmental charges he showed nude pictures of a women at Southern District headquarters in November 2006 while on duty.
Baltimore City employees under investigation in copper theft scheme
- Two city employees were suspended Friday for allegedly stealing copper wire out of Baltimore City Hall and Clarence M. Mitchell Jr. Courthouse, and then selling it for scrap, officials said.
City state’s attorney counters call for spokeswoman’s ouster
- City State’s Attorney Patricia Jessamy fired back Thursday at protesters calling for the ouster of her spokeswoman, Margaret Burns.
