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Thursday, January 24, 2008

WOW, SPD Keepin It Real!

On January 18, 2008 at approximately 10:20 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the area of Jefferson St. for traffic violations. During the traffic stop the passenger, listed below, exited the vehicle and fled from the area on foot. The subject was located and detained by another officer. A search of the passenger’s area in the vehicle revealed a plastic bag containing a quantity of suspected crack/cocaine.

ARRESTED # 1: Larry Donell McCarter, 28 years of age Salisbury, Maryland

CHARGES:
Possession of cocaine
Obstructing and hindering an investigation

DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking CC # 200800002087

On January 19, 2008 at approximately 10:53 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police Department received a call to respond to the parking lot of the Tamarac Village apartment complex in reference to subjects entering parked vehicles. The witness on the telephone was able to give descriptions of the subjects for the officers. The officers responded and located the suspects in addition to several vehicles that had been entered. The owners of the vehicles were contacted and the subjects were arrested.

ARRESTED # 1: Randy Thomas Roberts, 35 years of age Salisbury, Maryland

CHARGES:
Disorderly conduct
Disturbing the peace
Rogue and Vagabond

DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking

ARRESTED # 2: Kalvin Lee Holley, 19 years of age Salisbury, Maryland

CHARGES:
Tampering with a motor vehicle

DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking

ARRESTED # 3: Abrahim Elihu Muhammad-Bey, 21 years of age Salisbury, Maryland

CHARGES:
Tampering with a motor vehicle

DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking CC # 200800002201

On January 20, 2008 at approximately 12:10 am, Officers of the Salisbury Police Department received a call to respond to the area of Jefferson St. and Kent Ave. for the report of a motor vehicle accident. Upon arrival, the officers found that the driver of a vehicle that had hit a second vehicle and left his vehicle and fled from the scene on foot. A description of the subject was received from witnesses and the suspect was located approximately one (1) block away. A search of the subject’s vehicle, incident to arrest revealed a quantity of suspected marijuana and a smoking device containing suspected marijuana. The subject was also to be found driving while intoxicated.

ARRESTED: Joshua Bowling, 23 years of age Princess Anne, Maryland

CHARGES:
Possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute
Possession of marijuana
Possession of cds/paraphernalia with the intent to distribute
Possession of cds/paraphernalia
Driving while intoxicated
Assorted Motor Vehicle charges related to leaving the scene of an accident

DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking CC # 200800002207

On January 23, 2008 at approximately 7:00 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police Department received a call to respond to the Peninsula Regional Medical Center for the report of a stabbing.

Upon arrival, the officers found that at a location on the seven hundred block of South Division Street, the victim became involved in an argument with a female subject who cut the victim in the throat with a knife. The victim, identified as 27 year old Clayton Hankerson of Salisbury was treated at Peninsula Regional Hospital and remains in stable condition. The suspect, listed below, was located and placed under arrest for the assault. Detectives of the Salisbury Police Department received a search and seizure warrant for the premises and recovered the knife.

ARRESTED # 1: Nicole Hayward, 24 years of age Salisbury, Maryland

CHARGES:
Attempted first degree murder
Attempted second degree murder
First degree assault
Second degree assault
Reckless endangerment
Wearing and carrying a dangerous and deadly weapon

DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking CC # 200800002585

On January 23, 2008 at approximately 12:44 am, Officers of the Salisbury Police Department were advised by a citizen of a disorderly subject in the area of the Thrift Travel Inn. The officers were advised that the suspect appeared intoxicated and was disrupting the flow of motor vehicle traffic in that area. The officers responded and located the suspect, who was intoxicated and was in possession of an open container of alcohol. As the officers made contact, the suspect refused to quiet down and became more disorderly, resulting in his arrest.

ARRESTED: Marcus Maurice Starks, 38 years of age Salisbury, Maryland

CHARGES:
Open container of alcohol
Disorderly conduct
Littering

DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking CC # 200800002504

16 comments:

Anonymous said...

wow that's great. too bad the md court of appeals have ruled over and over again that you can detain a passenger of a vehicle during a traffic stop unless that passenger is doing something illegal. and seeing how he wasnt' charged with any other violations, the inferrence is that he was not. another classic example of inexperience at the SPD. i would file a lawsuit, lawsuit, lawsuit!!!!!

Anonymous said...

sorry,
i meant to say that you CAN'T detain a passenger

Anonymous said...

6:36 You have to keep up with the law a little better than that! As of June 2007 an officer can do exactly that! You are a moron, moron, moron!!!!

Anonymous said...

All great arrests until the last one. But I guess every good thing must come to an end.

Anonymous said...

well smart a** then tell me what the case was. because that is simply NOT true!!!! the passenger in a vehicle, by itself, is not the one being detained on a traffic stop, the driver is. the passenger has not done anything wrong. he can leave whenever he wants unless he is in violation of some type of law. it's called the fourth ammendment you IDIOT!!!

Chimera said...

I'm just glad they are finally making some arrests in that neighborhood-Jefferson St is like the Wild West theres so many thugs running around

Anonymous said...

true. hey joe, what about the drug arrest the s.o. made on the bypass the other day. ever gonna post that story. i'm interested

Anonymous said...

9:32 6:36 is right! I'll give you the case as soon as I find it. It was June of 2007.

Anonymous said...

nope. not true at all. i am a very smart lawyer who knows the appeals courts' decisions well. not right at all.

Anonymous said...

A police officer, while making a routine and lawful stop of a vehicle for a traffic violation, may ask passengers in the vehicle for identification in order to complete his or her record of the traffic citation and to note the witnesses to the traffic stop. The officer also has the right to verify the identification of a passenger by running a routine record check on the passenger.
The securing of the names of witnesses is part of the scope of a traffic stop and, if done within the duration of that stop, any evidence of a crime discovered in the process is admissible against the driver or passenger of the vehicle.

-Jones vs. Kansas

Anonymous said...

wow that's great. too bad the md court of appeals have ruled over and over again that you cant detain a passenger of a vehicle during a traffic stop unless that passenger is doing something illegal. and seeing how he wasnt' charged with any other violations, the inferrence is that he was not. another classic example of inexperience at the SPD. i would file a lawsuit, lawsuit, lawsuit!!!!!

6:36 PM

This is the most ignorant comment I've heard in a while from someone who I bet is a police officer, or a horrible excuse for one! The passenger RAN from the vehicle, not step out, not stand out side, but ran. BY him RUNNING from the vehicle the officer has more than enough RAS to stop, identify, and detain the passenger for suspicion of a crime. My inferrance (this is the correct spelling FYI) is that 6:36 is a lame ass police officer and a total waste of space in a patrol vehicle. This is a classic example of an idiot my friends. And at the end of his ignorance he takes a shot at SPD. WCSO are you?
I have won this type of case numerous times in motions hearings and trials. It is a good stop and a great catch. Donnie "D" (mccarter) is going to jail where he belongs. And he is not going to win a trial much less a lawsuit.

And.. there is many reasons an officer can detain, or identify a passenger on a stop. Jones vs. Kansas are just a few. I have heard some type of case that allows more leeway for and officer to do this as of june of 2007 from a States Atty. I'm not sure of the case or the circumstances, but it sounds like a big plus for police. I hope someone on here who knows of this, or the details can help out. Again this is just hearsay, I do not know specifics.

Anonymous said...

wow, jones v. kansas huh? too bad the only cases that apply to maryland are maryland cases and u.s. supreme court cases. you idiots!!!

Anonymous said...

Anon 2:18 I have done a little research and know why you are anonymous! Because if you are a lawyer, you have no clue what you are talking about....seriously you might want to consider another career! If you paid attention in court you would see that these cases are not being thrown out as often!

Anonymous said...

jones was an example for 9:32 ass. Don't rememeber saying that it applied to here. Here's one Byndloss vs. Maryland. Learn to read and quit jumpimng to conclusions jerk.

Anonymous said...

Its funny how the J. Bowling case is really a lie cause they did so bs police report they stole his money i work at the hospital and he was there that night he was having chest pains and they did him really wrong his wrist were cut all open from the hand cuffs they refused to loosen them i tell you s.p.d is really a bunch of bully's we need some real cops you guys really suck......

Anonymous said...

J Bowling is my cousin and believe me, He belongs in jail.