[CV Block Leaders] Neighborhood FYI

[Jeni Spevak]

Hi everyone,
 
First the bad news: As you may know, there have been a number of crimes in
the Benefits District, including a carjacking that occurred at Catholic
Charities on N. Charles St., right next door to the CVCBD. The man was
abducted in a parking garage while loading computers into his car. There
have also been two muggings in the 2800-2900 block area of N Calvert St. Be
careful out there! I will paste an article about these crimes to the bottom
of this email.
 
Now the good news! I know a number of you have been interested in issues
with trees. The city is hosting a number of trainings to become Neighborhood
Tree Stewards at the Cylburn Arboretum. This is a great opportunity for you
to learn more about taking care of the trees on your block and inspire your
neighbors to help. If anyone wants flyers on this I can give them to you.
Here's the info:
 
Wed., March 1 - Tree Basics
Sat., March 4 - Pruning, ID
Wed., March 8 - ID, Safety
Wed., March 15 - Planting
Wed., March 22 - Design, Care, Community Outreach
Sat., March 25 - Plant a Tree
 
All Wednesday sessions are from 6p-8:30p
All Saturday sessions are outdoor hands-on trainings from 10a-12:30p
 
All sessions will be held at:
Cylburn Arboretum
4915 Greenspring Ave.
 
 
Jeni Spevak
Block Leader Coordinator
Charles Village Community Benefits District
2301 N Charles St - Baltimore, MD 21218
410-235-4411 x16
 
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Man escapes after gunpoint carjacking

February 3, 2006



An employee of Catholic Charities was abducted at gunpoint while loading
computer equipment into his car in Baltimore's Charles
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visitor/bal-guide-charlesvillage,1,2910595.htmlstory> Village neighborhood
about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday and later forced into its trunk by two
carjackers, city police said yesterday. 


The victim, whose name was not divulged, escaped unhurt about 90 minutes
later, police said. 


About an hour earlier, another man was accosted at gunpoint by two robbers
who took $25 and his keys while he was in his car behind his home in the
2800 block of N. Calvert St., seven blocks away, police said. 


The abduction victim told detectives he was approached by two men in the
2300 block of N. Charles St., where the nonprofit has an office, threatened
with a black semiautomatic handgun and forced to climb into the back seat of
his green 1997 Toyota Avalon. 


He was driven to the Mount Pleasant Golf Course in Northeast Baltimore,
where the men ordered him into the trunk and drove around for a short time,
police said. About 1 p.m., the car stopped and the victim opened the trunk,
escaped and called police. 


Police found the car shortly after 5 p.m. in the 1400 block of Carswell St.
in Northeast Baltimore. 




[Gus G. Sentementes and Richard Irwin] 


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