Dan Belson
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The State Department is weighing whether or not it’ll surrender a Baltimore man to German authorities, who say the Park Heights resident killed a colleague while working a demolition job at an overseas U.S. air base.
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Baltimore man tied to killing of construction foreman in Germany
A Baltimore man can be extradited to Germany to face charges of killing a construction site’s foreman while working at a military base, a federal judge ruled.
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October 29, 2025 at 11:12 PM
The State Department is weighing whether or not it’ll surrender a Baltimore man to German authorities, who say the Park Heights resident killed a colleague while working a demolition job at an overseas U.S. air base.
www.baltimoresun.com/2025/10/29/b...
www.baltimoresun.com/2025/10/29/b...
“Battle-ready”: A Trump supporter who pepper sprayed a Butch Gardens attendee near Peabody Heights, roughly a month after choking a man who stole his Trump/Vance sign, was found guilty of assault and weapons charges for both attacks.
www.baltimoresun.com/2025/09/26/t...
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Trump supporter gets 15 years for mace attack at Baltimore LGBTQ+ event, man’s beating
A Baltimore man was sentenced to 15 years of prison on Friday after a judge found him guilty of assault in two attacks this summer after he was confronted over his “Trump-Vance” sign.
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September 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
“Battle-ready”: A Trump supporter who pepper sprayed a Butch Gardens attendee near Peabody Heights, roughly a month after choking a man who stole his Trump/Vance sign, was found guilty of assault and weapons charges for both attacks.
www.baltimoresun.com/2025/09/26/t...
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Lawyers for 17 Catholic Church associates whose names are redacted in the Baltimore Archdiocese sex abuse report argued today that the AG’s investigation itself was illegal.
How the MD Supreme Court rules could imperil ongoing probes of the Wash/Wilm dioceses.
www.baltimoresun.com/2025/09/05/g...
How the MD Supreme Court rules could imperil ongoing probes of the Wash/Wilm dioceses.
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Clergy fight disclosure of names in Maryland Archdiocese abuse report
Lawyers questioned the Maryland Attorney General’s office’s authority to conduct its four-year probe of sexual abuse in the Baltimore Archdiocese while fighting in the state’s hig…
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September 5, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Lawyers for 17 Catholic Church associates whose names are redacted in the Baltimore Archdiocese sex abuse report argued today that the AG’s investigation itself was illegal.
How the MD Supreme Court rules could imperil ongoing probes of the Wash/Wilm dioceses.
www.baltimoresun.com/2025/09/05/g...
How the MD Supreme Court rules could imperil ongoing probes of the Wash/Wilm dioceses.
www.baltimoresun.com/2025/09/05/g...
An officer was flagged down at a Penn-North bus stop for a “man down.” 1 min later, another.
Within 10 minutes, he radioed that there were five people “completely unresponsive.”
Inside how first responders discovered today’s suspected mass overdose:
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Within 10 minutes, he radioed that there were five people “completely unresponsive.”
Inside how first responders discovered today’s suspected mass overdose:
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‘Bad batch’: Frantic response to Baltimore overdoses heard in recorded audio
It started with an “unknown problem” in a West Baltimore alley. Then, there was a “man down” at a nearby bus stop. Officer and medics quickly realized the suspected overdose…
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July 11, 2025 at 1:56 AM
An officer was flagged down at a Penn-North bus stop for a “man down.” 1 min later, another.
Within 10 minutes, he radioed that there were five people “completely unresponsive.”
Inside how first responders discovered today’s suspected mass overdose:
www.baltimoresun.com/2025/07/10/b...
Within 10 minutes, he radioed that there were five people “completely unresponsive.”
Inside how first responders discovered today’s suspected mass overdose:
www.baltimoresun.com/2025/07/10/b...
National news orgs jumped on an ICE post claiming that Maryland released a man charged with first-degree murder, reciting the claim verbatim.
Problem: he’s never been charged with killing anybody, has zero convictions and hasn’t been arrested in over a decade
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Problem: he’s never been charged with killing anybody, has zero convictions and hasn’t been arrested in over a decade
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ICE chides Maryland police about man’s release. Attorney says agency is ‘spinning a narrative.’
The man, who entered the country illegally, had no convictions on record in Maryland or Indiana, where he was eventually detained by ICE.
www.baltimoresun.com
July 9, 2025 at 11:40 PM
National news orgs jumped on an ICE post claiming that Maryland released a man charged with first-degree murder, reciting the claim verbatim.
Problem: he’s never been charged with killing anybody, has zero convictions and hasn’t been arrested in over a decade
www.baltimoresun.com/2025/07/08/i...
Problem: he’s never been charged with killing anybody, has zero convictions and hasn’t been arrested in over a decade
www.baltimoresun.com/2025/07/08/i...
As his real estate empire crumbles, it’s unclear where Baltimore developer Brandon Chasen has been.
He didn’t show up to a recent meeting with creditors he owes $29M+, and hasn’t filed paperwork, in a bankruptcy case for his construction firm. His phone line is disconnected.
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He didn’t show up to a recent meeting with creditors he owes $29M+, and hasn’t filed paperwork, in a bankruptcy case for his construction firm. His phone line is disconnected.
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Firms file to push Baltimore developer Brandon Chasen into bankruptcy
A bank and two contracting firms formally petitioned Monday to force Baltimore developer Brandon Chasen into bankruptcy as the once-fruitful apartment magnate’s real estate empire continues t…
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June 18, 2025 at 4:15 AM
As his real estate empire crumbles, it’s unclear where Baltimore developer Brandon Chasen has been.
He didn’t show up to a recent meeting with creditors he owes $29M+, and hasn’t filed paperwork, in a bankruptcy case for his construction firm. His phone line is disconnected.
bit.ly/4ehdXnZ
He didn’t show up to a recent meeting with creditors he owes $29M+, and hasn’t filed paperwork, in a bankruptcy case for his construction firm. His phone line is disconnected.
bit.ly/4ehdXnZ
Parking agents in Baltimore are issuing citations for expired tags more aggressively after the law dept. rescinded guidance that held them back last spring.
🚘 Hondas, Toyotas and Nissans got cited the most since mid-March
🚙🚕 Over 10% of cars cited had VA tags
www.baltimoresun.com/2025/05/13/p...
🚘 Hondas, Toyotas and Nissans got cited the most since mid-March
🚙🚕 Over 10% of cars cited had VA tags
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As Baltimore ramps up parking enforcement, citations for one offense are skyrocketing
Baltimore is issuing thousands more parking citations than it has in previous years. Data shows agents are writing the most tickets for one particular violation — parking with expired tags.
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May 13, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Parking agents in Baltimore are issuing citations for expired tags more aggressively after the law dept. rescinded guidance that held them back last spring.
🚘 Hondas, Toyotas and Nissans got cited the most since mid-March
🚙🚕 Over 10% of cars cited had VA tags
www.baltimoresun.com/2025/05/13/p...
🚘 Hondas, Toyotas and Nissans got cited the most since mid-March
🚙🚕 Over 10% of cars cited had VA tags
www.baltimoresun.com/2025/05/13/p...
Federal rail officials conferred w/ the Musk-owned Boring Co. about a potential cost-cutting contract in Amtrak’s biggest infrastructure project: the Frederick Douglass Tunnel in West Baltimore.
Story: www.baltimoresun.com/2025/05/13/f...
Story: www.baltimoresun.com/2025/05/13/f...
Trump administration turns to Elon Musk’s Boring Co. for advice on Baltimore tunnel project
The Trump administration is getting advice from Elon Musk’s Boring Company regarding the Frederick Douglass Tunnel project in Baltimore.
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May 13, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Federal rail officials conferred w/ the Musk-owned Boring Co. about a potential cost-cutting contract in Amtrak’s biggest infrastructure project: the Frederick Douglass Tunnel in West Baltimore.
Story: www.baltimoresun.com/2025/05/13/f...
Story: www.baltimoresun.com/2025/05/13/f...
The Trump admin hasn’t been budging much on order to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U.S.
If that keeps up, Sen. Van Hollen (D-Md.) says he'll go to El Salvador himself this week.
www.baltimoresun.com/2025/04/14/k...
If that keeps up, Sen. Van Hollen (D-Md.) says he'll go to El Salvador himself this week.
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Senator vows to go to El Salvador if Trump administration doesn’t return Maryland man
U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen said Monday morning that he would go to El Salvador himself later this week if the Trump administration continues to stall on a judge’s directive to return a mistak…
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April 14, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The Trump admin hasn’t been budging much on order to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U.S.
If that keeps up, Sen. Van Hollen (D-Md.) says he'll go to El Salvador himself this week.
www.baltimoresun.com/2025/04/14/k...
If that keeps up, Sen. Van Hollen (D-Md.) says he'll go to El Salvador himself this week.
www.baltimoresun.com/2025/04/14/k...
The man accused in a sweeping lawsuit of sexually abusing 60+ boys in his former job at DJS comes from a prominent Baltimore family and worked for city schools as recently as 2020.
It also seems that the civil claims have prompted a criminal probe as well.
www.baltimoresun.com/2025/03/06/f...
It also seems that the civil claims have prompted a criminal probe as well.
www.baltimoresun.com/2025/03/06/f...
Former Baltimore City substitute teacher at center of latest DJS sex abuse allegations
The man accused in a recent civil lawsuit of sexually abusing dozens of youth at one of Maryland’s juvenile detention facilities also worked as a substitute teacher in Baltimore as recently a…
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March 6, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The man accused in a sweeping lawsuit of sexually abusing 60+ boys in his former job at DJS comes from a prominent Baltimore family and worked for city schools as recently as 2020.
It also seems that the civil claims have prompted a criminal probe as well.
www.baltimoresun.com/2025/03/06/f...
It also seems that the civil claims have prompted a criminal probe as well.
www.baltimoresun.com/2025/03/06/f...
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'An open secret:' New suit charges 69 men were sexually abused as children by employee at Hickey School detention center - and Maryland Department of Juvenile Services knew and failed to protect them www.baltimoresun.com/2025/03/04/m... by @danbelson.bsky.social
More than 60 men accuse former DJS employee of sex abuse at Baltimore County youth detention center
A lawsuit filed Tuesday against the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services alleges that a former employee sexually abused scores of children at a facility in Baltimore County over three decades. …
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March 4, 2025 at 10:35 PM
'An open secret:' New suit charges 69 men were sexually abused as children by employee at Hickey School detention center - and Maryland Department of Juvenile Services knew and failed to protect them www.baltimoresun.com/2025/03/04/m... by @danbelson.bsky.social
UPDATE: Judge Richard D. Bennett accepted federal prosecutors' dismissal notice and closed the case today.
The Trump administration dropped the DOJ's hiring discrimination case against Maryland State Police less than 2 wks before a federal judge was scheduled to consider whether to issue a final approval on a consent decree that MD agreed to.
www.baltimoresun.com/2025/03/03/m...
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Trump administration drops discrimination case against Maryland State Police
New leadership at the Department of Justice dropped a case last week that accused Maryland State Police of violating federal employment discrimination laws through hiring practices.
www.baltimoresun.com
March 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
UPDATE: Judge Richard D. Bennett accepted federal prosecutors' dismissal notice and closed the case today.
The Trump administration dropped the DOJ's hiring discrimination case against Maryland State Police less than 2 wks before a federal judge was scheduled to consider whether to issue a final approval on a consent decree that MD agreed to.
www.baltimoresun.com/2025/03/03/m...
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Trump administration drops discrimination case against Maryland State Police
New leadership at the Department of Justice dropped a case last week that accused Maryland State Police of violating federal employment discrimination laws through hiring practices.
www.baltimoresun.com
March 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The Trump administration dropped the DOJ's hiring discrimination case against Maryland State Police less than 2 wks before a federal judge was scheduled to consider whether to issue a final approval on a consent decree that MD agreed to.
www.baltimoresun.com/2025/03/03/m...
www.baltimoresun.com/2025/03/03/m...
Hae Min Lee’s family asked for a delay in a final decision at Adnan Syed’s JRA sentence reduction hrg on Wednesday
Otherwise, it should be rejected, Young Lee’s attorneys wrote www.baltimoresun.com/2025/02/21/a...
Otherwise, it should be rejected, Young Lee’s attorneys wrote www.baltimoresun.com/2025/02/21/a...
Adnan Syed case: Hae Min Lee’s family asks judge to reject ‘Serial’ subject’s bid to have sentence reduced
Lawyers representing Hae Min Lee’s family asked a Baltimore judge to delay making a decision on reducing Adnan Syed’s sentence next week, or to reject the “Serial” podcast s…
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February 22, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Hae Min Lee’s family asked for a delay in a final decision at Adnan Syed’s JRA sentence reduction hrg on Wednesday
Otherwise, it should be rejected, Young Lee’s attorneys wrote www.baltimoresun.com/2025/02/21/a...
Otherwise, it should be rejected, Young Lee’s attorneys wrote www.baltimoresun.com/2025/02/21/a...
funky weather we’re having eh
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Is Baltimore getting more snow than usual? No, but this winter has been different.
The Baltimore region has recently faced a volley of winter weather, exhausting some school systems of their snow days and leaving slippery roads behind. But has this winter’s snowfall more th…
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February 13, 2025 at 3:47 AM
funky weather we’re having eh
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I got my hands on Maryland OSHA inspectors’ probe of the Francis Scott Key bridge collapse — Brawner Builders got a $2,100 citation for a fall protection violation, and MDTA was told to improve comms at work zones.
read more: www.baltimoresun.com/2025/02/08/m...
read more: www.baltimoresun.com/2025/02/08/m...
Maryland probe of Key Bridge collapse leads to safety violation for construction firm
Labor regulators cited the construction company that lost six workers in the Key Bridge collapse after investigators found they violated an occupational safety standard for protecting workers from …
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February 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I got my hands on Maryland OSHA inspectors’ probe of the Francis Scott Key bridge collapse — Brawner Builders got a $2,100 citation for a fall protection violation, and MDTA was told to improve comms at work zones.
read more: www.baltimoresun.com/2025/02/08/m...
read more: www.baltimoresun.com/2025/02/08/m...
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When the Baltimore Sun opened its new office last year, ownership saw fit to decorate it with “motivational quotes”. Motivational to someone looking to undermine journalism and our union, that is.
February 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
When the Baltimore Sun opened its new office last year, ownership saw fit to decorate it with “motivational quotes”. Motivational to someone looking to undermine journalism and our union, that is.
Reposted by Dan Belson
Baltimore Sun Guild workers need a fair contract and are not afraid to say it directly to our owner✊🏻☀️
December 21, 2024 at 12:38 AM
Baltimore Sun Guild workers need a fair contract and are not afraid to say it directly to our owner✊🏻☀️
Reposted by Dan Belson
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Bandhunta Izzy told me about his older brother, Bandhunta Jugg, who died Saturday.
Jugg was loyal. He spoke his mind. He was a loving father.
Judah’s brother lovingly made a point that the 28-year-old Baltimore rapper was… well, weird. 🧵
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Jugg was loyal. He spoke his mind. He was a loving father.
Judah’s brother lovingly made a point that the 28-year-old Baltimore rapper was… well, weird. 🧵
www.baltimoresun.com/2023/12/27/b...
As Baltimore rap community mourns Bandhunta Jugg, brother Bandhunta Izzy recalls his growth, loyalty
Bandhunta Izzy said his older brother, slain fellow Baltimore rapper Bandhunta Jugg, was a dedicated wordsmith and sibling. The 28-year-old father of two was killed Saturday in a shooting that woun…
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December 28, 2023 at 8:26 PM
Bandhunta Izzy told me about his older brother, Bandhunta Jugg, who died Saturday.
Jugg was loyal. He spoke his mind. He was a loving father.
Judah’s brother lovingly made a point that the 28-year-old Baltimore rapper was… well, weird. 🧵
www.baltimoresun.com/2023/12/27/b...
Jugg was loyal. He spoke his mind. He was a loving father.
Judah’s brother lovingly made a point that the 28-year-old Baltimore rapper was… well, weird. 🧵
www.baltimoresun.com/2023/12/27/b...