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MEDIA ADVISORY
City of Baltimore to Rename Street in Honor of Bullets Legend Wes Unseld

WHAT: Street Renaming in honor of Wes Unseld Hilton Street will be renamed. Unselds’ Way Unselds’ School Parade will also take place

WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 31st 10 a.m.
WHERE: The Unselds’ School 250 South Hilton Street Baltimore, MD 21229 410-947-1110
DETAILS: The City of Baltimore will honor one of its favorite citizens when the City renames Hilton Street for Baltimore and Washington Bullets basketball legend Wes Unseld. A Hall of Fame player and one of the 50 Greatest NBA Players of All-Time, Wes Unseld began his professional basketball career with the Baltimore Bullets in 1968 and played for the franchise his entire 13 year career.

He was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988, after amassing over 10,000 points and 10,000 rebounds during his legendary career. Unseld was one of only two men to be named Most Valuable Player AND Rookie of the Year in the same year (Wilt Chamberlain was the other.).

Since arriving in Baltimore in 1968, Unseld and his wife Connie have called Baltimore home. In 1979, they opened The Unselds’ School, a private school located in Baltimore that has become a well respected and highly praised academic institution.

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Prince Georges County Police say that Delonte West, a starting guard for the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers, was arrested at 10PM, September 17, 2009, for possession of two handguns and a shotgun.

Prince Georges Police say West was stopped for unsafe lane changing while riding his Can Am Spyder motorcycle, northbound on I-495 at Central Avenue.

Police say that officers found that West had two handguns and a shotgun in his possession and arrested him. West, police add, was very cooperative.

A Prince Georges County Police official says that West was released on personal recognizance. Court records indicate that he is scheduled to appear in court on November 20, 2009.

Delonte West is a graduate of Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, Maryland, where he led the Raiders to their first tournament appearance. West played for the Boston Celtics, the Seattle Supersonics and was traded to the Cavaliers in February 2008.

Peter Hermann of Baltimore Crime Beat blogs about NBA star and Baltimore native Rudy Gay’s tweet Monday night after he witnessed a robbery.

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