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BALTIMORE (Map, News) - Hed: Displacements linger after Towson fire
About 70 elderly and disabled residents of a Towson apartment high-rise remain displaced after an underground electrical fire Sunday, Baltimore County officials said Wednesday.
Virginia Towers residents are staying at the Comfort Inn on Loch Raven Boulevard while Baltimore Gas & Electric officials repair damage from the blaze, officials said. About 200 people were relocated, officials said.
The apartments themselves were mostly unaffected.
The incident was similar to an electrical fire at Virginia Towers in August, said fire spokeswoman Elise Armacost.
HED: No body found as murder trial begins in Anne Arundel
The jury trial for a Baltimore City man accused of murder began Wednesday in Anne Arundel Circuit Court even though authorities never found the victim’s body.
Antonio Moore, 21, is charged with first-degree murder, assault and kidnapping for allegedly shooting Michael Francis, 21, about 6:30 a.m. April 14 in the 5100 block of Brookwood Road in Brooklyn Park and then stuffing the body into the trunk of a car and driving away, according to charging documents.
His trial before Judge Michele Jaklitsch is expected to conclude by Friday, and Moore could face up to life in prison.
Moore had been on trial for the murder in February, but the case was dismissed.
Francis’ body wasn’t found, but Anne Arundel police discovered his bloody clothes in the back of the car, and witnesses reported seeing Moore shoot him, according to charging documents.
HED: Elkridge man pleads guilty in bank robbery
An Elkridge man pleaded guilty this week to a bank robbery and faces up to 25 years in prison, according to U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein.
John Jakes, 55, stole about $8,519 from the PNC Bank, 6245 Washington Blvd., Elkridge, according to the plea agreement.
Jakes was arrested behind his apartment and led officers to where he hid the stolen money.
His sentencing is scheduled for July 18.
— Carolyn Peirce
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Captital Offense said:
Will MTA being monitored by "terrorist-trained homeland security specialists" "concentrating on our most vulnerable areas,” make fare evasion a capital offense? Will sleeping in Muni now be a federal crime?
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Examiner Reader said:
It is true that San Carlos lost 5 officers, and refuses to let people know the truth why they were fired. Research the 8 million dollar lawsuit San Carlos had to pay out! Also how was it possible that one of the officers that were caught in the middle of the lies and cover up exempt from prosecution and was able to take a new job as chief of Benicia police dept? Obstruction of justice = NEW JOB AS CHIEF OF POLICE IN ANOTHER CITY? JUST WHAT DID SHE HAVE TO DO TO PULL THAT OFF ???
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L. Amiot said:
I hope that you are not a sworn policeman, Mr. maninblue. The real men in blue are intelligent and erudite. They know how to spell and punctuate a sentence. They also know the difference between vane and vain.
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maninblue said:
I hope mr. L amiot, you are not using his name in vane. The real layne amiot was a true gentleman and a class sgt in the police department.. i hope its just a coincidence
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L. Amiot said:
There goes young Newsom meddling with the Police Dept again. Now we are losing 2 well trained, educated, and experienced, veteran law enforcement leaders from PUC and MTA because young Newsom thinks it's best....for his image. Public Safety is at risk with this interference and micromanaging. This goes well with his idea of planting broccoli and carrots in Civic Center Plaza. If he wants the books to reflect a smaller payroll, he should dump some of the advisors he’s brought onboard since his surprising reelection. This young silverspoon Marinite has made a mockery of our city with his immaturity and narcissism. Now he wants to be our Governor?
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San Carlos Police ..... USELESS IDIOTS !
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Examiner Reader said:
What logic! With Hornig at the helm Baltimore City loses as many jury trials a year as they used to have altogether. Only in government would an official point to that as victory.
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Examiner Reader said:
I don't know anyone who moved to North Beach because they thought it was going to be a quiet neigbhorhood?
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I agree that there is an issue (City drivers are horrible, generally some of the most inept I've seen), but the sting operation isn't the best way to go about this. Observe that a scooter got hit, and regardless of the motive, I sure would've been livid had that been me. Further, I ride a motorcycle (and live in the area) - I do not stop for pedestrians unless they are actually in the road (this may infuriate people or not technically meet the law; I intend to check now whether you must stop for people not actually already crossing) because I know I'm a sitting duck at that point, and I observe by the minute just how attentive SF drivers are. Footnote - don't believe for a second that hands-free phones make one whit of difference.
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24/7 vehicles speed down this stretch of Lincoln Way between 25th Ave and Sunset because there are no stop signs. It's even worst at night. If you live nearby you hear every kind of vehicle tearing down the road, that includes busses going way over the speed limit. Residents asked for a stop sign at 30th. City in its wisdom okayed a stop light which it won't install because it is too expensive. How much would a couple of stop signs (not lights) cost to install? Someone should sue the City for its failure to protect its citizens. Thanks for running the sting but how about doing it occasionally at night when it is even worse!
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Bicyclists aren't much better. Less than a week ago in the Outer Sunset, a bicyclist blew through a 4-way stop intersection and nearly plowed into me and my two sons in a crosswalk. As she whizzed by, she had the nerve to say "look both ways before crossing the street, jerk."
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Examiner Reader said:
Thank you San Francisco Police Department. Keep up the pedestrian stings. SF is a wonderful city to walk around were it not for the bad drivers. Granted from time to time a pedestrian pulls a stupid move, but they are not the ones throwing the big machines around. Thank you also SF Examiner for carrying this story. The Examiner is always reports on pedestrian issues and I am grateful. Robert Kolbe
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No surprise here, cyclist, pedestrians there all in the way. It is all fair game to the gass holes. 17 tickets in 90 minutes. I bet the the person in the pick-up truck was on the cell phone while blowing past the cross walk. Now lets see how many of those tickets actually generate the $250.00 fines. Take back the streets from the gass holes!!!
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