"You know what Joe? We are a little tired of you throwing the police cheif under the bus. He has a right to drive around Salisbury anywhere he damn well pleases to. You follow Mike Lewis around trying to make him look like a hero.He has your camera stuck up his ass at every opportunity to make him look as if he is above all of the rest. He is doing his damn job which is what he is suppose to do. He loves all of the publicity and loves to have his picture taken. If you just tried to post some attractive news about the Chief it would put you in a deep depression. He doesn't give a shit about your stupid blog and you mean nothing to this community, so you keep dreaming and posting all you want about the cheif. With your talent, you could make a difference in this town but you choose to make your news negetive regarding our government officials along with others. Having said all that, why don't you be more effective because you surely are worthless."
Hah! To whomever wrote this, that's what YOU think!
ReplyDeleteAnd if you love your "cheif" so much, why don't you learn to spell his title properly? It's "chief."
s the truth hurts Chief, seems to me it is getting to him, he has lost his hair.
ReplyDeleteMust be Del Kobb who wrote that, going for another promotion?
ReplyDeletePlease let us know 1 thing that this chief has done to help our community? Any big arrests? Any lowering of crime? The reason Sherriff Lewis get good PR is because he walks the walk. He doesn't sit behind a desk and hope that crime will go done on it's own. He doesn't ride around hoping the bad guys will flag him down and jump in the back seat. He gets out on the street with his fellow offcers and leads by example! He makes arrests and puts criminals behind bars. I have been all over the country and the world, and this is the first city I've been to where the sherriff's office is a better force than the city PD. I have friends that work in all three police agencies and I get first hand knowledge of what's going on. Salisbury officers are overworked and underpaid. Most leave as soon as possible. The ones that do stay either can't move on or they put their committment to duty above their own personal needs. The officers of SPD are not the problem, it's the leadership. I have yet to see any leadership out of Webster. Maybe Sherriff Lewis can give some training to him. Remember, the SPD only have the city limits to patrol, state and sherriff has the whole county including city limits. It's kind of like doing your work, plus somone elses who is slacking!
ReplyDeletethere is a big differance between negative news and the truth, regaurdless of how unpleasant it is to hear. the officials that control salisbury have failed in about every area possible. this includes the chief. salisbury has been run into the ground by these so called officials. salisbury is the center of the eastern shore and all other areas will tend to follow her. you people have ruined this town and should be held responsible for it,(with more than just words in my opinion). get out and let some real people try to run and save salisbury.
ReplyDeleteJoe,keep up the good work.Webster doesn't give a $hit about the citizens and community of Salisbury.he is another underachiever.he only cares about his paycheck,not the people ,in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteI'll tell you what, I've only started reading Joe's blog about the city for a couple months, but I've had a feeling about Salisbury from way before I started reading this blog. My feeling is: As soon as I graduate, I'm gettin out of Salisbury so fast that my tires will be squealing.
ReplyDeleteHUH?
ReplyDeleteTo whom ever wrote this rubbish. Joe's photos of the chief are usually taken during business hours of the city. Why is the top level manager of a department riding around instead of working? He has managers reporting to him with managers that report to them to check up on things the worker bees (patorl officers) are doing, he should trust his management to do that job. If he wants to get out of the office it should be for major crime investigations. Where was he when the bodies have been found around Salisbury? Was he there? Was he making a statment for a press conference? Your comparison to Mike Lewis does not hold water as Mike works day and night. Day time manager night time caped crusaader making bust talking to the press and raising morale of his department. Webster is more like Wally from Dilbert. He is always around but has never produced any effective results.
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ReplyDeleteYou cannot compare the CHIEF to Mike Lewis. Mike is a real leader who leads by example. He is on the front lines and knows what is going on. His men follow him and would do anything for him. Crime is down in the County and its because of Mike's proactive approach. Crime in the City is steadily rising, with no real plan in sight. Many officers never see the Chief or have ever talked to him. Morale is about as low as it could get and most officers want to leave for the Sheriif's Dept. or the State P.D.
ReplyDeleteIt seems odd to me that the Chief is so often photographed while traveling near 300 W. Main St. It is also strange that there is a camera across the street. There is no real crime down there. Why isn't there a camera on the corner of W. Main and Delaware Ave. The drug dealers are there everyday and night.
I think I can sum it up in one phrase. "FOLLOW THE LEADER" Mr. Albero has chosen to follow Mike Lewis and its his right to point out inadequasies in our government. I think I have pointed out some obvious differences between the two men. Keep up the good work Mike.
The idiot should learn how to spell. Another asskisser on the third floor.
ReplyDeleteI have only been reading this blog for a week and frankly I don't understand your wierd obsession with the city officials. The Chief especially. Do you honestly think this makes you a better man? I don't care who it is you follow around all day. Any person is less than perfect. Please give it a rest and report some real news. Thanks-- CAA
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ReplyDeleteYou just keep on doing what you are doing regarding the chief and barryville.
Until berryville dumps their arrogant, self serving, dictatorial mayor and her lacky chief webster the town will never be Salisbury as many remember it.
Your exposure, maybe a little self serving at times, does a great service exposing them for what and who they are.
webster could care less about the city,as long as he can troll around in his company car. Attend every function he can no matter how near or far, all being paid for by the city taxpayer.
Hopefully the new Mayor will consider a Chief with local roots who choses to live in the City he/she serves. There are many qualified individuals waiting for the opportunity to both serve the City and bring better cooperation with the other law enforcement agencies of the Eastern Shore.
This comment was obviously anonymous therefore a waste of bandwidth. Why even post it?
ReplyDeleteTypical reaction from someone who can't deal with the TRUTH.
ReplyDeleteI would agree this post is pretty damn accurate. Why would you not try to work with the Police Cheif, the mayor and the fire department? You could be an asset a a solution to our problems. Every city has problems, not just Salisbury. Why keep constant negative postd about these people? It doesn't solve a thing.
ReplyDeleteThe cheif and mayor wouldn't give Joe a second of their time! Would you?
ReplyDeleteThis looks to me like verfication some very sharp people read your blog Joe, AND disagree. which is EXACTY what you want. I think the irony is funny, this person thinks they made you look bad, but shows how effective you are, and they would have to agree, because they are reading your blog, AND taking the time to post. Jokes on them.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it funny how Joe only posts when it benefits his opinion? That is why his blog means nothing but HIS opinion.
ReplyDeleteSalisbury's most reliable and unbiased source for your local news? Either you love us or you hate us! This Blog is Joe's opinion only. Contact me at alberobutzo@wmconnect.com 410-430-5349 to discuss my opinion.
ReplyDeleteIt would probably be difficult for Joe to find anything positive to report about the Chief. On the other hand it is very easy to find out good things that Mike Lewis has done. There's a big difference between the two men. By the way, does Webster even live anywhere near Salisbury, I believe I see him in Somerset County almost daily. Most municipalities would require their Chief of Police to live within a resonable distance of where they work.
ReplyDeleteSeriously. The site header says:
ReplyDelete"Salisbury's most reliable and unbiased source for your local news? Either you love us or you hate us! This Blog is opinionated only."
1) its not truly "unbiased"
2) not just local news, mainly your opinions about anything in the world
3) It's not fully "opinionated", unless people mostly agree with you
AMEN! Finally
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Joe that dude really sucks. Compairs Sheriff Lewis with that imposter of a law enforce officer.He should be thanking you for causing reactive police enforcement from jackandcoke do to your blog.We are not tired of him going under the bus at all.As far as caring for your blog,didnt he try to sue you?Besides Joes Blog is doing just what he wants it to do. Accountability.So that dude should take a long walk off a short pier and fall into the green Wico.River.
ReplyDeleteJoe want the citizens to see something sad. I just saw a Salisbury Police Vehicle, hubcabs missing/center caps, vehicle sounded like a tank, scratches all around bumper cracked and it didn't even look that old. i would be fearful to ride in one of those things. it's sad to see how nasty it was compared to some of the other agencies that I have seen. What's worse is it seems to be the entire lot of police cars is like that.
ReplyDeleteYou stepped on someones toes!
ReplyDeleteYou hurt someones feelings!
My mama used to tell me " the truth
hurts".
In all objective fairness....
ReplyDeleteI've met Mike Lewis on perhaps 2 occasions ever and exchanged emails with him on a police-related subject once and he is one of the nicest people I've ever met. You can tell he genuinely is a good person and cares about helping his community.
As for the cheif.... I've never met him and I know nothing about him, so I can't say my opinions on him. From his point of view, I'm sure it is a pain in the ass to have his picture snapped at every opportunity and then blogged. (Sorry, Joe, but I think if you were blogging my picture half as much, I'd be irritated as hell! Then again, I am in no way a public figure and don't try to be.) But if he loves the attention as much as this complaint is saying and cares so little about this blog, then what is the point? If he likes the publicity, then there should be no complaint that he's getting it.
Joe is not the ONLY source of information or opinions in this town and he certainly doesn't claim to be. Its obvious that Joe doesn't like the chief, and at the top of this blog is the phrase, "This blog is opinionated only" or something to that affect. By reading this blog, you are reading Joe's opinions. If you disagree, you disagree. That is your right. Posting opinions is Joe's right (and is yours too, if you were to take advantage of that right as well).
If you're tired of reading mad press on any person that pops up in this blog, then just stop reading the blog. It really is as easy as that.
I too think that Joe you are a little over the top a little with this. However, the chief does not care about this city, never has, doesn't live here, refused to live here as was one of the conditions of him being hired. Crime has gone up, we went from the 22nd worst place to live to the 11th. Hurrah Chief. FYI Chief Webster does not work with anyone, he has poor relationships with all the other leaders in this area (besides Barry because she owes him for her daughter) so he wouldnt work with Joe if Joe came and gave everything to him on a silver platter. That is the Baltimore way, we got what we paid for. Baltimore ways = more crime and a worse place to live since he came here. It worked so well in Baltimore huh. Please Chief move on, if not please vote Barry out so the next person can clean SPD up.
ReplyDeleteFace the facts chief is out for himself and himself alone. Either deal with it and stay being overworked and underpaid and ill equiped or move on to bigger agencies with better qualities in the 3 areas that i listed. Why do you think so many made the move to either state or county as opposed to staying at SPD. Not because good officers are not there, because the only ones willing to stay longer than a minute is the ones who can kiss the ass the best or have been there when SPD was premerie and have too much time to leave, or the ones that fall victim to the propaganda of "improvements are coming".
ReplyDeleteJoe, do you have any interest in installing your own camera for security for your building on Main Street? A video recorder could document the amount of time the Chief spends within eyesight of your property . . .
ReplyDeleteLMAO @ the irony of anon 11:17.
ReplyDeleteFact: Barrie hired Chiefy
ReplyDeleteFact: Chiefy has never lived in or close to Wicomico County
Fact: Chiefy is drawing his retirement from Baltimore County
Fact: Chiefy is drawing a fat salary from the city of Salisbury
Fact: Chiefy wrecked an SPD car down at Seacrets in OC hence the name Jack n Coke
Fact: Chiefy is reported to be seen daily cruising around Crisfield in his black SPD car.
Fact: Chiefy lost his lawsuit against Joe
Fact: Chiefy is pissed cause he needed that $9,999.00
Fact: Chief wouldn't make a patch on a good cops ass
Fact: Whoever wrote that post is an absolute idiot. Comparing Mike Lewis to Alan Webster is ridiculous. The post must have been written by Lynn Cathcart. Lynn, Barrie, Gary and Shanie are the only ones that believe the man is doing a good job. Lynn Cathcart stated openly that Mike Lewis owes the city. Lynn Cathcart should pack up now that her husband is retired and move back to Tennessee. Lynn Cathcart also has a son in law working for Webster.
Major Fact: Salisbury Police Chief Alan Webster couldn't give a rats ass about the city of Salisbury or anything that goes on within it's limits. Ask the family of the most recent murder victim. Ask the family of any victim of crime in the city.
Com'on Joe. Get the Harris logo added under McCain on the homepage!
ReplyDeleteLet's prove this unbiased site is about the voice of all citizens!
He sucks especially when he kept my brother from worker's comp after he sacraficed his life to protect Salisbury. Because of the wonderful chief, NOT, my brother and his family moved away. Nice going you fart knocker.
ReplyDeleteResidents, council members, business members are you listening yet. Are you awake yet, we have a serious problem here in this city. Crime, lack of jobs, lack of future companies looking at this city because of our crime rating. PLEASE WAKE UP and call your representatives and speak out, we need to fix the police department, we need a new chief/major/captain. We need change, things can't go this way any further, we are in trouble please check the stats for yourself, talk to the city officers, don't take my word do your own research. We can't speak out from within or we will get punished. I challenge someone to talk to all the officers who left and find out the real reason why they left and not what the chief tells you.
ReplyDeleteChiefy is a much better man than most if not all of you assholes!
ReplyDeleteMike Lewis is a camera seeker.
LOOK AT ME....TAKE MY PICTURE! AGAIN!
Anon 614 you are so funny. Be a real person, say it so Mike Lewis and everyone else knows who you are. PUSSY!
ReplyDeleteMike is in front of a camera because Mike is out there catching the bad guys. Chiefy is in front of the PAC 14 camera when Barrie tells him to be. HUGE difference. Your chiefy is a bush league, rent a cop. I've seen security guards do more investigative work than he has done since he came to Salisbury. He couldn't catch a cold if he stood naked in Alaska, let alone a criminal.
Two observations:
ReplyDeleteSheriff Shorty kisses up to avoid any bad publicity.
Chief Baldy refused to suck up and now suffers the consequences.
Two entirely differant approaches.
Anonymous said...
ReplyDeleteChiefy is a much better man than most if not all of you assholes!
Mike Lewis is a camera seeker.
LOOK AT ME....TAKE MY PICTURE! AGAIN!
6:14 PM
Chiefy is a PUSSY like you are you 2 bit twerp.
I bet you are to much of a PUSSY to sign your name. I bet you are to much of a PUSSY to tell the Sheriff to his face.
Anonymous said...
ReplyDeleteI would agree this post is pretty damn accurate. Why would you not try to work with the Police Cheif, the mayor and the fire department? You could be an asset a a solution to our problems. Every city has problems, not just Salisbury. Why keep constant negative postd about these people? It doesn't solve a thing.
11:05 AM
You don't know what the F%CK you are talking about. Salisbury has more problems than any city you can name. Remember DingleBarrieVille is the 11th worse in the nation. Get a grip BOZO!!
Jack & Coke is a little outdated-hows about "Officer Barbrady"?
ReplyDeleteOops sorry-----Barbrady wears a uniform lol
ReplyDelete(quote) Anonymous said...
ReplyDeleteAnonymous said...
Chiefy is a much better man than most if not all of you assholes!
Mike Lewis is a camera seeker.
LOOK AT ME....TAKE MY PICTURE! AGAIN!
6:14 PM
Chiefy is a PUSSY like you are you 2 bit twerp.
I bet you are to much of a PUSSY to sign your name. I bet you are to much of a PUSSY to tell the Sheriff to his face.
8:50 PM
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And how did you sign it? Man can't we all just get along? No one would ever want to come to this place as much bickering and back stabbing goes on here.
If people don't like the way someone is doing their job, then step up to the plate and do it better!
And my name is
Wayne Barrall of Fire in the Hole Photography.... not such and such fire department...lol.. (now stop laughing at that last comment)
Sheriff Lewis is the architecht of MSP's PACE unit(Proactive Criminal Enforcement)...what in the F--- is the chief the architecht of beside higher crime in Salisbury??
ReplyDeleteInternal affairs... investigate why and who is giving Joe info instead of crimes that effect the community. I think the resources should be spent elsewhere from the crime rates, but what do I know as a concerned citizen in Salisbury.
ReplyDeleteSAY IT AGAIN...
ReplyDelete"weird obsession with the city officials"
Wayne Barrall said...
ReplyDelete(quote) Anonymous said...
Anonymous said...
Chiefy is a much better man than most if not all of you assholes!
Mike Lewis is a camera seeker.
LOOK AT ME....TAKE MY PICTURE! AGAIN!
6:14 PM
Chiefy is a PUSSY like you are you 2 bit twerp.
I bet you are to much of a PUSSY to sign your name. I bet you are to much of a PUSSY to tell the Sheriff to his face.
8:50 PM
(end quote)
And how did you sign it? Man can't we all just get along? No one would ever want to come to this place as much bickering and back stabbing goes on here.
If people don't like the way someone is doing their job, then step up to the plate and do it better!
And my name is
Wayne Barrall of Fire in the Hole Photography.... not such and such fire department...lol.. (now stop laughing at that last comment)
10:06 AM
Wayne, have you been skipping your medications again?
I wonder if any of these Chiefy haters backed Barrie up when she canned Coulbourne... Sure miss him. He must be rolling over in his grave, for he absolutely lived for the police department and this City! SPD was what other PD's wanted to be like back then, now it's where people wanna leave the most... Sure miss him...
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