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In Baltimore County, MD: Longest Term Dog Seeking Rescue or Adopter!
Baltimore County Animal Services currently has over 100 dogs in our care and are looking for help from rescues and adopters. Meatloaf is one of our longest term adoptable dogs, an estimated 2 year old, 62 pound Pit Bull that came to us as a stray. Meatloaf is a sweet and social guy that would like a home where he can be the only dog. Meatloaf is neutered, tested negative for heartworm, and is up to date on vaccines. Adopters are welcome to visit our adoptable pets 12pm-5pm Tuesdays-Sundays. If you are interested in pulling Meatloaf, or have any questions, please let us know!
Thank you,
Megan Phillabaum
Rescue Coordinator
Baltimore County Animal Services
13800 Manor Road
Baldwin, MD 21013
410-887-7297
To see other animals in need of rescue, visit here: https://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/departments/animal-services/rescue-partners
Baltimorecountymd.gov/animalservices
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Loch Raven Reservoir Park, Baltimore County
06/11/2023
#my photos#Maryland#Baltimore County#Loch Raven Reservoir#woods#forest#nature#finally getting around to posting more vacation photos
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Kingsville, Maryland
February 2022
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Nikon FE2
#film#analog#grain#black and white#landscape#trees#nature#stream#river#Kingsville#Maryland#Kodak#Kodak 400TX#Nikon#Nikon FE2#Gunpowder Falls#Baltimore#Baltimore County
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Man seriously fuck the police. Baltimore County (not the city) put the name of the cop, tia bynum, who helped a fellow cop torture his wife and kidnap and murder his kids before she herself was killed by him, on to a fallen heroes memorial
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It is implausible that this many victims are making up rape allegations, experts say, raising crucial questions about how seriously police treat sexual assault claims — and how likely they are to be biased against women who report them. In fact, the national average for unfounded rapes among police departments nationwide is 7%. (While this data isn’t perfect, it offers the best available window into police practices nationwide. An explanation of BuzzFeed News’ analysis can be found here.)
To understand how and why police toss out rape cases, BuzzFeed News requested detailed case files for "unfounded" rape reports from more than a dozen police departments with high rates of these cases. Most declined, but Baltimore County provided a year’s worth of documents from 2014.
It amounted to a trove of 42 case files. And an analysis found disturbing patterns:
Police routinely did little to no detective work at all, labeling rape reports unfounded after cursory interviews with the victims.
Detectives who are trained to handle sex crimes often never even met or spoke with the alleged victim, but instead dismissed the allegation simply after reviewing a case report made by a beat cop.
The officers writing the reports often dismissed rape allegations because they believed the women did not fight back hard enough — or, as one police report put it, "did not resist to the best of her ability.” Even if a woman submits to sex against her will because she fears for her life, these reports indicate, her assailant hasn’t committed a crime and can walk away without so much as a police interrogation.
The Baltimore County Police Department defended its practices, saying that it is constrained by the narrow language of Maryland’s rape law.
Baltimore County is a sprawling and diverse area with a population of 830,000, larger than the city of the same name. But there’s far less violent crime in the county than the city of Baltimore, and the county police force has received far less media attention.
The city’s rape investigators came under scrutiny in 2010, when the Baltimore Sun found that city police were classifying rape allegations as unfounded more than any other American city of its size. In response, the city changed its policies and hired a new commander to oversee how rapes were investigated. Its unfounded rate dropped precipitously, to below the national average.
But just next door, Baltimore County’s rate remained high, the highest in the nation for a police department of its size.
Of the 42 unfounded rape reports obtained by BuzzFeed News, 13 of them were dismissed by the police for a straightforward reason — the people who made the allegation admitted lying, or there was strong evidence that contradicted them. A 14th unfounded rape report has no details at all.
But the remaining 28 rape reports open a unique window into police practices — and biases. One remarkable finding: In at least 15 cases, more than half, the police wrote that the victims didn’t fight back hard enough.
One woman told the police that her 250-pound assailant got on top of her after she rejected his advances. She covered her mouth and vagina with her hands, but he was able to pull her spandex shorts aside to have sex with her. She said she was afraid that the man would hurt her, but the police noted that “she could not specify how he would do that.” Ruled unfounded.
When another woman said her rapist put his hands around her neck, a detective said she wasn’t forced, and “she could breathe normally.” Ruled unfounded.
In yet another case, a woman reported that a man forced her to have sex several times. She said she told him no repeatedly, and he told her, “If you scream, I will kill you.” She said he dragged her around and raped her on a gravel road. The officer even noted that there were bruises consistent with her story. Yet this was still not enough for the police, who wrote that the victim did not try “to push, kick, or use any other force.” Ruled unfounded.
"Saying no is not enough to support a rape charge."
The Baltimore County Police Department defended its decision to drop these and all the other unfounded cases without any further investigation. The department looks at every rape report seriously, spokeswoman Elise Armacost told BuzzFeed News in an email. "We take every victim at her word," she wrote.
But “saying no is not enough to support a rape charge,” she said. Maryland’s rape law requires not only a lack of consent but also “force or the threat of force.”
Therefore, it was not enough for the suspect to threaten, “If you scream, I will kill you,” Armacost told BuzzFeed News in an email. The department was right to close that case, she said, because there was no evidence the attacker “really intended physical harm.”
In the case where the man put his hands around the woman’s neck, Armacost said, he took his hands away when she asked him to. “She did not physically resist,” Armacost added. “Absent such resistance, a case does not warrant additional investigation under Maryland law.”
But Maryland’s highest court has repeatedly come to a different conclusion. In one case, the victim’s only acts of resistance were to repeatedly say no and to push away the man’s hand when he fondled her. Asked why she didn't do anything more, the woman responded that she was terrified. She was sexually assaulted, the court ruled, stating that “force may exist without violence.”
Byron Warnken, a criminal law professor at the University of Baltimore School of Law, reviewed several Baltimore County case files for BuzzFeed News and said the police are misinterpreting the law. If a woman “honestly and reasonably believes that if she resists, she will be subjected to harm, there is no requirement to resist,” he said.
Many states, not just Maryland, have rape laws that require more than just a lack of consent. But "the way the law is written does not excuse investigators for not completing a thorough investigation," said Tom Tremblay, a retired police chief who consults with law enforcement nationwide on how to respond to sexual assault cases.
#baltimore county#maryland#maryland rape laws#special victims unit#baltimore county police#rape#unfounded rape cases#use of force#force#physical violence#physically resisting#reporting rape#rape cases
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Former high school athletic director arrested and charged with using AI to frame principal
Former high school athletic director arrested and charged with using AI to frame principal
A former athletic director of a high school was arrested by police in Maryland after allegedly using new technology to impersonate a principal.
Maryland principal incident
In January of this year, we reported that an audio was circulating on social media accusing Pikesville High School principal Eric Eisworth of making racist and antisemitic comments.
After an investigation, authorities concluded…
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Windsor Mill, Maryland's Jesse Stirn decisions Josh Blyden at 2023 PFL World Championship in Washington, DC
Fighting out of Windsor Mill, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, “Relentless” Jesse Stirn, 21, is currently signed with the Professional Fighters League. He is 5’9″ tall and he competes in the featherweight division.
Stirn made his professional mixed martial arts debut on April 18, 2015. He previously competed in Shogun Fights and Cage Fury Fighting Championships.
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In Baltimore County, MD: 2nd Plea: OVER CAPACITY-Sweet Puppy Seeking Rescue or Adopter!
Baltimore County Animal Services is seeking rescue placement or an adopter for Aurora. Aurora is a 7 month old, about 36 pound pit bull mix puppy that is full of puppy energy and is as sweet as can be! Aurora loves to run (or hop) around the yard! When she is done exercising, Aurora loves to ‘hug’ and get cuddles. Aurora was initially brought in as a stray to us and quickly adopted, but was returned due to the landlord not allowing pit bulls. Aurora has a very soft and calm approach to dogs and is very polite to all dogs, she’s avoidant of dogs that approach her quickly, but shows social interest in all dogs. Aurora would benefit greatly from a home with an enclosed yard she can run in and would likely do great with a dog that wants to play with her. Baltimore County Animal Services is currently overcapacity on dogs and would like as many of our dogs to get a home before the holidays! Adopters are welcome to visit any of our adoptable pets Tuesdays-Sundays 12pm-5pm, all are available on a first come, first serve basis. If you are interested in pulling Aurora, or have any questions, please let us know!
Thank you,
Megan Phillabaum
Rescue Coordinator
Baltimore County Animal Services
13800 Manor Road
Baldwin, MD 21013
410-887-7297
To see other animals in need of rescue, visit here: https://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/departments/animal-services/rescue-partners
Baltimorecountymd.gov/animalservices
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Loch Raven Reservoir, Baltimore County
06/11/2023
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Restaurant Closures and Health Code Violations: Baltimore County Residents Now Have a Powerful New Tool
Baltimore County residents now have an empowering new online tool that exposes restaurant closures and health code violations
Baltimore County’s powerful new online tool shows restaurant closures and health code violations. Image: Baltimore County
Baltimore County residents can now view restaurant closures and health code violations on Baltimore County’s new online tool.
BY KAZEEM ADELEKE, ARTCENTRON
In today’s digital age, access to critical information about our communities is essential. Baltimore County recognizes…
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#Baltimore County#Colors#Diner#Food#Food Safety#Health Code#Maps#New Online#Restaurant#Restaurant Closures
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Maryland principal accused of making racist and antisemitic comments
A Maryland principal is in hot water over an audio recording that has been making rounds on social media containing racist and antisemitic comments.
In it, a person purported to be Eric Eiswert, Pikesville High principal, can be heard making disparaging comments about the test scores of African American students.
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Manor Mill in northern Baltimore County.
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