20070711 Baltimore Examiner Kelsey Volkmann Watch

Kelsey Volkmann Watch

Latest stories by the Baltimore Examiner’s Kelsey Volkmann

July 11^th, 2007

Pawnbrokers raise concerns - 07/11/2007

Pawnbrokers have raised concerns about a regional pawnshop database police hope will lead to more arrests of thieves and recovery of stolen goods.

http://www.examiner.com/a-822667~Pawnbrokers_raise_concerns.html

Council: Landlords must clean dirty sites - 07/11/2007

An abandoned car rusts on blocks in a front yard. An overflowing garbage can lures rats. Lead paint flakes off a porch.

http://www.examiner.com/a-822673~Council__Landlords_must_clean_dirty_sites.html

Long-term treatment center to open its doors in Sykesville - 07/10/2007

The empty rooms have sun-filled windows, pastel blue-and-green decor, plenty of closet space — and plaster ceilings where addicts won’t be able to stash their drugs.

http://www.examiner.com/a-820770~Long_term_treatment_center_to_open_its_doors_in_Sykesville.html

Prescription drug, cocaine abuse surges in county - 07/10/2007

For the past year, state police at the Westminster barracks have seen a surge in Carroll residents snorting powder cocaine.

http://www.examiner.com/a-820771~Prescription_drug__cocaine_abuse_surges_in_county.html

Quarry purchase casts doubt on future of scuba diving - 07/09/2007

For the past five years, George Carter has taught thousands how to scuba dive at John Hyde Quarry, but he doesn’t know whether the property’s new owner — Carroll County — will sink his operation.

http://www.examiner.com/a-819049~Quarry_purchase_casts_doubt_on_future_of_scuba_diving.html

Westminster upgrading 911 dispatch - 07/07/2007

Westminster is dumping its antiquated computer-assisted 911 dispatch for a new system that will help the city better map crime trends and share data with other police agencies.

http://www.examiner.com/a-817315~Westminster_upgrading_911_dispatch.html

Carroll residents decry plan to cut down trees by airport - 07/06/2007

Strolling through the forest near Carroll’s airport Thursday, everybody admired the towering trees and lush landscape.

http://www.examiner.com/a-815533~Carroll_residents_decry_plan_to_cut_down_trees_by_airport.html

Caterers to feed county jail inmates for at least a month - 07/06/2007

Inmates at the Carroll County jail will dine on food from Martin’s Caterers for the next month or so.

http://www.examiner.com/a-815536~Caterers_to_feed_county_jail_inmates_for_at_least_a_month.html

Pet parade makes owners proud - 07/05/2007

A greyhound dressed as a cow with udders, a dachshund in an evening gown and a pug with a red white and blue garland collar all elicited coos from the audience.

http://www.examiner.com/a-813854~Pet_parade_makes_owners_proud.html

Carroll Co. buys $1.25M quarry to ease water woes - 07/05/2007

Carroll County has bought a limestone quarry for $1.25 million to help quench the county’s demand for water.

http://www.examiner.com/a-813860~Carroll_Co__buys__1_25M_quarry_to_ease_water_woes.html

Farmer found guilty of selling tainted meat, mutilating animals - 07/04/2007

A judge found a Carroll farmer guilty Tuesday of animal mutilation and selling tainted meat from a farm littered with livestock carcasses and a slaughterhouse caked with blood.

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