So How's That Crime Decline Coming?

Mayor Dixon; if a murder a day keeps the tourists away, what does a double shooting in the center of the tourist district say?

"People might not like it, some radicals [Baltimore Spectator] are going to speak out about it. Our officers are going to have to be more aggressive." -- Mayor Sheila Dixon

Two Men Shot At Inner Harbor

Commissioner Bealefeld; do we get to see you walk foot patrol and declare the Inner Harbor safe once again? Last time you said it, I actually B E I L I E V E D.

Was The Commish Talking About Us?

"I don't want to attract attention. I want to attract action. It's not a spectator sport to be involved in your community." - Baltimore Police Commissioner Frederick Bealefeld III

The Weekend According To Twitter -- Thanks Baltimore Police Dept.

1. UPDATE - SHOOTING: 4908 HARFORD RD/ SUSPECT APPREHENDED AND ARRESTED AT THE SCENE.about 15 hours ago from UberTwitter
2. SHOOTING: 4908 HARFORD RD. ADULT MALE SHOTabout 15 hours ago from txt
3. SHOOTING-5441 FORCE RD: ADULT MALE SHOT. NON-LIFE THREATENINGabout 23 hours ago from UberTwitter
4. SHOOTING-301 LIGHT ST: 2 MALES SHOT AT PHILLIPS, ONE IN THE ELBOW, THE OTHER IN THE LEG, NON-LIFE THREATENING10:18 PM Aug 15th from txt
5. Shooting, 4782 Chatford Av, adult male shot.10:20 PM Aug 14th from txt
6. Serious Agg Assault-4201 Pennington Av-Adult male stabbed in the neck. Suspect arrested8:40 PM Aug 14th from txt
7. MEDIA ADVISORY: Alcohol not a factor in Michael Phelps accident. Police report will be avail and released later this afternoon.11:21 AM Aug 14th from UberTwitter
8. Shooting, 1309 Valley St, male shot in leg12:03 AM Aug 14th from UberTwitter

Big Sister Is Watching -- Dixon & Rawlings-Blake Support Increased Surveillance

480 cameras now monitor Baltimore City.

“Centralizing all camera monitoring in one location is good for fighting crime and saving money,” -- Mayor Sheila Dixon

“With more than 480 cameras throughout the city, the BPD is using this technology to expand our reach and proactively fight crime.” -- Police Commissioner Frederick Bealefeld III

Baltimore Police Dept. Needs Complete Overhaul

By A.F. James MacArthur Ph.A.L., Managing Editor/Publisher

"Why is it that officers in Baltimore can't seem to find enough criminals to arrest, and instead resort to creating them? Do the cops not know where to look?" -- Regina Holmes, Editor In Chief, InvestigativeVoice.com

Allow me to attempt to answer this: YES, the cops know where to look, but most don't care to. It would be risky and require lots of hard work. When you actually go after "bad guys with guns," there's a chance of getting shot. When you go after a good guy with a gun, like me, you know that I will be compliant and cooperative. This allows you to rack up an easy statistic to allow you and your superiors the feeling that you are actually going out and protecting and serving. Never mind that my gun is legal and that as a citizen I have a right to keep and bear arms, and to defend and protect my life. Why would you care?

Meanwhile the only thing being served is a self important, self inflated ego, while the majority of serious crimes in the city go totally unsolved. The Baltimore Police Department has a less than .500 batting average in solving serious crimes. Anyone, from Commissioner Bealefeld, to anonymous apologists who think I'm wrong, I challenge you to pull out the statistics on case closure rate, and we'll review together, and you will lose!

It is much too easy to criminalize someone who is an easy target, but is actually innocent. To the typical lazy, unscrupulous, morally corrupt cop in Baltimore (not all are this way), and there are many. While I do not intend to pile on, there is a serious problem that is still not being addressed by the city.

Merely throwing money at something does not fix it. Particularly when we have yet to see one single city official come out and harshly denounce what was allowed to happen in the police department for so long. Too long!

Here's the deal; at this point, the stories have been published, obviously the creditability and veracity of the victimized officers have been sustained. Hence the multi-million dollar settlement.

Shame on the city for spending years fighting the truth rather than taking serious steps to remedy the situation. Instead it was left to fester and stink like a gangrenous wound on an appendage no longer useful. At that point, the only option left is amputation. Let's cut off the head, and the roots (other racist commanders) that prop it up, and start all over again.

City leaders ought to be embarrassed that they've allowed this condition to persist for so long. Though not the source of the problem, I hold Mayor Sheila Dixon 100% responsible for initiating the change that MUST TAKE PLACE.

No stranger to city government, having served nearly 20 years as a council member, City Council President, and now Mayor. Dixon was in office throughout the time period in question. Therefore, as far as I'm concerned, part of the problem.

Madame Mayor; it's now time to be part of the solution. Massive reform and a complete overhaul of the Baltimore Police Department MUST HAPPEN NOW! Anything less would show a lack of commitment to our community, insincerity in improving race relations, and only lip service when you say you want a safer city.

Like Commissioner Bealefeld has told me many times, it's time to stop talking and start taking action. The action needs to start at Baltimore Police Headquarters.

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To my regular readers who've been following my story, let's see what they do to me next? Is another false arrest imminent? More harasmment, perhaps being shot and having it deemed justifiable? Or perhaps a kangaroo court guilty verdict, it will be interesting to see. Trust me, the enemies of freedom are ever hard at work.

RADIO SHOW -- Listen To The Replay

Host A.F. James MacArthur lashes out with an angry tirade. The Baltimore Police Department was the primary target.

Police Commissioner Frederick Bealefeld was accused of having KKK ties, MacArthur spoke about police abuse of power and misconduct. Covering a few different topics, the ongoing theme was MacArthur's anger. President Barack Obama, Mayor Sheila Dixon, and even State's Attorney Patricia Jessamy all were targets of the host.

Controversy ensued when a caller named "Max" from South Carolina calls in. He winds up butting heads with Larry "The Celebrity" Cab Driver. Eventually political pundit Catalina Byrd jumps on the line also upset by the comments of Max.

Message To Bealefeld And Other Whites -- Not All Blacks With Guns Are Bad Guys

Commissioner Bealefeld’s Baltimore Secret Police

It should be pointed out that a few days AFTER this video was released, the local newspaper ran a big story detailing several officers of the Baltimore Police Department being internally disciplined. The discipline was due to Ku Klux Klan related activity. Interestingly, named in connection with the KKK incident, but not disciplined was Charles Bealefeld. Yes, that’s Commissioner Bealefeld’s brother. He’s a cop too. How convenient that he was transferred to another department right before the hammer fell. Correction, he “retired” from the Baltimore Police and suddenly showed up working for Anne Arundel County Police

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Violence Reduction Symposium -- Open Letter To Mayor Sheila Dixon

To The Honorable Mayor Sheila Dixon,


So far this week Baltimore City has seen nine shootings, including several teenagers, a stabbing, a dead body found in a vacant house, and who knows what else has not yet been discovered or reported. While we support Commissioner Bealefeld and the hard working men and women of the Baltimore Police Department, we also support the notion of good ideas not being limited to government.

I would like to propose a Violence Reduction & Prevention Symposium and work group. Baltimore city is blessed with some of the most brilliant minds in academia. It is now high time to assemble this brain trust, and tap into their collective wisdom to figure out where to go from here. Yes, progress has been made, but we are also taking a huge step back, and before you know it, we will have ended up right where we started. In a bloody and violent city where the majority of young people have no hope, and fear they will not live to see adulthood (yes it's true, talk to enough of them and you get a sense of this).

No more should Baltimore bear the brunt of shame disgrace on the national and international scene. If we are truly serious about turning things around, new and innovative steps must be taken. I envision multiple facets to the symposium including, an assembled body of professionals i.e. professors, retired and active law enforcement experts (not limited to our area, there are smart people elsewhere too), and public testimony and commentary, particularly from our endangered youth. In the end, a review of current strategy and adjustments, changes and recommendations should be the result.

Please let me know if this idea sounds feasible to you. I am making myself available as a volunteer to be used in any manner, whether publicity, promotion or planning, to help this effort.


Thank you for reading and thank you for your time.

God Bless Mayor Sheila Dixon


Most Sincerely;

A.F. James MacArthur

City Resident

Managing Editor/Co-Founder
The Baltimore Spectator

Executive Producer/Co host
Taxi Talk Radio - daily on 1010AM WOLB

Producer/Host
Sunday Night Live! (Radio show)

Producer/Host
SPEAK UP! Thursday nights (radio show)

Producer/Host
What's Up Baltimore - WebTV series

KKK Police May Be Suspended

FLASHBACK: Our original video released last Friday boldly stated that there are members of The Baltimore Police secretly belonging to the Ku Klux Klan.