http://insidecharmcity.com Baltimore's Blog Home Fri, 09 May 2008 15:32:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The following letter was sent to members of the UMBC community via e-mail: TO: The UMBC Community FROM: Freeman Hrabowski & Art Johnson ... http://insidecharmcity.com/2008/05/09/rotc-controversy-at-umbc/ Baltimore Sun Anne Pearson gives her collie, Siri, the run of the fenced-in yard. She says she always keeps watch from the window. At night, the dog sleeps in her bedroom. But in the eyes of Anne Arundel County's Animal Control, Pearson was a menace to her pet. And they threatened to ... http://insidecharmcity.com/2008/05/07/aa-co-animal-control-laws-criticized/ WJZ There were some scary moments Tuesday morning as an out-of-control car careened past a group of people gathered for a governor's news conference in Northwest Baltimore. Suzanne Collins reports the car then sailed across a busy road and crashed into subway tracks. A crowd gathered on the Northwest Plaza parking lot panicked ... http://insidecharmcity.com/2008/05/07/car-plows-into-omalley-presser-site/ WBAL.com A Baltimore County circuit court judge handed a convicted sex offender what's believed to be the longest sentence of its kind in the state...ever. Carlos Cortez of Essex will have to serve consecutive 25 year prison terms on each of 4 counts of sexual abuse the Examiner reports. Cortez was accused of ... http://insidecharmcity.com/2008/05/07/sex-offender-gets-4-consecutive-25-year-terms/ WBFF reports that alcohol can't be brought in by those sitting in the grandstands or suites at the Preakness next weekend - that those attendees must purchase alcohol at Pimlico. People in the infield will still be able to bring in beer and wine according to the report. http://insidecharmcity.com/2008/05/07/no-more-byob-in-preakness-grandstand-or-suites/ WBAL TV The father of an inmate who was killed aboard a prison bus had to be escorted from a courtroom after he threw his cane at the man on trial for the murder. Phillip Parker Sr. was led away by deputies Tuesday during the trial of 25-year-old Kevin Johns, the two-time ... http://insidecharmcity.com/2008/05/07/murder-trial-disrupted/ Examiner.com The immigrant advocacy group CASA de Maryland says the new immigration enforcement program in Frederick County could cost the county $3.2 million per year. CASA says the estimate takes into account increased police training, staffing, detention costs and the possibile drain on the foster care system if immigrant parents are detained. However, ... http://insidecharmcity.com/2008/05/07/casa-complains-about-frederick-co-immigration-policy/ News reports indicate that the Brunswick MARC line has been closed (as well as freight rail on those tracks) at Rockville that resulted in passengers being transferred to the DC Metro. A passenger was struck and killed on the tracks. Also, light rail delays are still around and lasting around 30 ... http://insidecharmcity.com/2008/05/07/transit-delays/ WBAL TV Howard County police arrested an 83-year-old man Monday night on charges that he tried to kill his wife at their Columbia home. Calvin Ralph Payne was charged with attempted murder and assault after he allegedly struck his wife, Alma Payne, 81, with a hammer. Police said Alma Payne called police to ... http://insidecharmcity.com/2008/05/07/83-yr-old-man-charged-with-trying-to-murder-his-wife/ Baltimore Sun A staff member at Calverton Elementary/Middle was putting in extra hours at the West Baltimore school Sunday afternoon when two 13-year-old boys broke into the building and one tried to rape her, police confirmed yesterday. Realizing that her attacker was unarmed, police said, the woman fought back, and both the ... http://insidecharmcity.com/2008/05/07/students-attempt-to-rape-school-staffer/