Man Robbed After Picking Up Acquaintance

The man was robbed of $75 and his medicine in the 2700 block of Guilford Avenue.

A man went to pick up an acquaintance and was robbed at gunpoint for his trouble. According to Baltimore police, at 2:05 p.m., Dec. 11, a man drove to the 2700 block of Guilford Avenue to pickup a man known to him as "Ty’s brother." When the acquaintance got into the car he pulled out a black handgun and stole $75 and unspecified medicine from the man. The acquaintance then got of the car and ran north on Guilford Avenue.   

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Man Robbed While Unloading Groceries

The robber was able to steal $500.

A man was robbed of $500 while unloading groceries in Barclay. According to Baltimore police, at 1:20 a.m., Nov. 22 a man was unloading groceries from his car in the 2400 block of Guilford Avenue when he was approached by a man who asked for directions. After asking for directions the man reached into the waistband of his pants like he was going to grab a gun and said: "Don’t make me drop you." The robber then told the man to give him his property. The man complied and the robber ran away. Sign up for our newsletter, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Contact editor Adam Bednar with any news tips. Want to write on your own? Skip the middle man. Join our Local Voices.

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Baltimore Matt

10:43 pm on Sunday, December 2, 2012

Christian...I am just using information from local news sources. Also, the police chief has spoke of and has acknowledged the Greenmount corridor gang war between the Black Guerillas and Bloods over the control of local drug markets and territory. Various crimes will result from such a conflict, including property crimes and crimes with guns which will easily spill over into Charles Village and …   more ›

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Roundabout Decorating

The roundabout at Guilford Avenue and 32nd Street has garnered some interesting embellishments.

When the city installed a roundabout at 32nd Street and Guilford Avenue, the Department of Transportation probably couldn't foresee it becoming a target for guerrilla decorators. But since the roundabout was installed about a year ago, it has been decorated with everything from a single potted plant to a toilet with champagne bottle inserted in it. Initially, residents said they thought the deocorating of the roundabout was a way of voicing displeasure with the new traffic calming devices in the area. But it appears the decorating has become a kind of ritual separate from its roots in protest, and the detail of the latest decoration makes it feel like the brain child of a fraternity. Sometime late Tuesday or early Wednesday ,someone added …

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You Tell Us: What do You Think About Bike Paths in Baltimore City?

Patch wants to hear what our readers think about this issue.

Baltimore City will be building a bike path from the Inner Harbor to Penn Station that will complete a North to South route running along Guilford Avenue through North Baltimore.  Environmental and cycle advocates support the construction as a way to make Baltimore a healthier and greener city. But some critics balk at the $3 million price tag of the Inner Harbor to Penn Station leg of the trail. Others generally just don’t like bikes on city streets. Patch wants to know what readers think.

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Police Release Sketch of Charles Village Stabbing Suspect

A 25-year-old man was stabbed in his home in August.

Baltimore City police have released a sketch of the man they believe is responsible for stabbing a Charles Village resident in his home in August. An intruder stabbed a 25-year-old man in his home in the 3000 block of Guilford Avenue on Aug. 22, according to police reports. The man and his girlfriend were awakened at about 11 p.m. by their barking dog when the man went downstairs. He was then confronted by the intruder and stabbed multiple times in his face and side. The man was stabbed in the right cheek, left hip and right arm, according to the report. He survived after being taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital. Follow North Baltimore Patch on Facebook and Twitter.   

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