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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=531510620-07022006>Hi
everyone,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=531510620-07022006>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.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=531510620-07022006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=531510620-07022006>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:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=531510620-07022006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=531510620-07022006>Wed., March 1 - Tree
Basics</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=531510620-07022006>Sat., March 4 -
Pruning, ID</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=531510620-07022006>Wed., March 8 - ID,
Safety</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=531510620-07022006>Wed., March 15 -
Planting</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=531510620-07022006>Wed., March 22 -
Design, Care, Community Outreach</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=531510620-07022006>Sat., March 25 -
Plant a Tree</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=531510620-07022006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=531510620-07022006>All
Wednesday sessions are from 6p-8:30p</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=531510620-07022006>All
Saturday sessions are outdoor hands-on trainings from
10a-12:30p</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=531510620-07022006>All sessions will be
held at:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=531510620-07022006>Cylburn
Arboretum</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=531510620-07022006>4915 Greenspring
Ave.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=531510620-07022006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=531510620-07022006></SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jeni Spevak</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Block Leader Coordinator</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Charles Village Community Benefits
District</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>2301 N Charles St - Baltimore, MD
21218</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>410-235-4411 x16</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=531510620-07022006>
<H1>Man escapes after gunpoint carjacking</H1>
<DIV class=date>February 3, 2006</DIV>
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<P>An employee of Catholic Charities was abducted at gunpoint while loading
computer equipment into his car in Baltimore's <A
title=/entertainment/visitor/bal-guide-charlesvillage,1,2910595.htmlstory
href="outbind://3-000000008250CA860989AA428B628DBA4CCB0BB404E22000/entertainment/visitor/bal-guide-charlesvillage,1,2910595.htmlstory">Charles
Village</A> neighborhood about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday and later forced into its
trunk by two carjackers, city police said yesterday.
<P>The victim, whose name was not divulged, escaped unhurt about 90 minutes
later, police said.
<P>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.
<P>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.
<P>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.
<P>Police found the car shortly after 5 p.m. in the 1400 block of Carswell St.
in Northeast Baltimore.
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<DIV class=story-tagline>[Gus G. Sentementes and Richard Irwin]
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