Guardian Angels, assailed by city judge, may leave FINAL Edition

An angry Curtis Sliwa, founder of the Angels, said he is thinking about pulling the Angels out of Baltimore. "We may have to leave," he said. It would be the second time the unarmed "safety patrols" left Baltimore amid controversy. The Angels said [James Lewis] was sniffing glue...

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Published inEvening sun (Hanover, York County, Pa.)
Main Author Raymond L. Sanchez Robert Hilson contributed to this story
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Baltimore, Md Baltimore Sun 21.09.1990
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Summary:An angry Curtis Sliwa, founder of the Angels, said he is thinking about pulling the Angels out of Baltimore. "We may have to leave," he said. It would be the second time the unarmed "safety patrols" left Baltimore amid controversy. The Angels said [James Lewis] was sniffing glue in the 300 block of S. Bruce St. -- in the same block as the Angels headquarters -- when they pounced on him. But police did not find a bag with glue, prosecutor Barry Watson said, and Lewis was not charged. The Angels, founded in New York City in 1979, came to Baltimore in 1982 but left two years later after they were evicted from a city-owned building. When they returned to Baltimore last year, they were greeted by reports that the Angels left a huge telephone bill behind in 1984 and the city had to foot the bill.