SEDP to Sponsor Community Night Out in February

According to Melissa Techentin of the SEDP-CRC, the Southeastern District of the Baltimore City Police Department will be sponsoring a Community Night Out on Thursday, February 21.

Taking place in all 16 communities in the Southeast District, the event will feature police officers on foot patrol between 4:00-12:00 p.m. -- two officers per community. The officers will be stopping at designated "Greet and Meet" locations at 5:00, 7:00, and 9:00 to talk with residents and business owners about issues and concerns in their neighborhoods.

Locations for the "Greet and Meets" will be forthcoming. You can find out more by visiting the SEDP-CRC or calling the Southeast District's Neighborhood Services Unit at (410) 637-8848.

UPDATE (February 18): Here are the details on the "Greet and Meet" locations:

• Perkins Housing Community: 1411 Gough St., Police Sub Station
• Douglass Homes Community: 200 N. Spring Ct., Police Sub Station
• Little Italy Community: High St. and Fawn St.
• Fells Point Community: Eastern Ave and Broadway
• Albermarle Square: Lombard St. and Albermarle
• Butcher’s Hill Community: Lombard St. and Chester St.
• Patterson Park Community: Baltimore St. and Luzerne Ave.
• Canton Community: Linwood St. and O’Donnell St.
• McElderry Community: Luzerne St. and McElderry St.

Maryland SPCA Offers Pit Bull Spaying/Neutering

According to the Maryland SPCA, more Pit Bulls are abandoned at Baltimore area animal shelters than any other breed of dogs. The reason is simple: more Pit Bulls are being bred each year by owners who don't spay or neuter them.

To help address this problem, the Maryland SPCA has launched Pit-Fix, a month-long campaign to "help break the breeding cycle and focus on lifesaving," according to the MDSCPA's press release announcing the program.

Every Sunday during February, Pit Bull owners can bring their pets in to the MD SPCA clinic on 3300 Falls Road (appointment required) and have them spayed or neutered for only $20.

To make an appointment, e-mail the MDSPCA or call their Spay/Neuter Hotline at (410) 235-8826, extension 140. You can find out more about the MDSPCA by visiting their website.

Image courtesy MDSPCA