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Saturday, January 24, 2009
3 Arrested Trying to Extort $20 Million from John Travolta
Two prominent Bahamian citizens and a paramedic were detained in the Bahamas in an alleged extortion scheme targeting John Travolta following the death of his son, according to reports.
Pleasant Bridgewater, an island attorney and lawmaker, has been held for questioning since Thursday, and ambulance driver Tarino Lightbourne was being detained on Friday, the Associated Press reports.
Obie Wilchcombe, the island's former Minister of Tourism and a friend of the Travoltas, was also arrested but later released, according to TMZ.com.
Police did not disclose the exact nature of the alleged plot. But Lightbourne was quoted in tabloid reports about trying to revive Travolta's son, 16-year-old Jett, who died at the family's vacation home in Grand Bahama.
Wilchcombe spoke on Larry King Live about how the Travoltas were coping with the death.
2 More Dogs Just Turned Into Humane Society
Hi Joe,
Had 2 more dogs brought in at the end of today...
photo #222--shep/chow mix, neutered male, very friendly and big! Found at Pohanka, cage #A-8
photo #223--rottweiler, neutered male, very friendly. Also found at Pohanka, cage A-10
We are closed Sunday and Monday but if an owner sees them on the site, they can call and leave us a message and we will call them Tuesday.
Thanks Joe,
Linda
Humane Society Finds Puppy Near Thursty's On Rt. 13
Hey Joe,
Here is a photo of a stray lab/pit puppy that was found at the Thirsty's gas station on rt. 13. It is a male, about 3 months old and has a white spot on his chest. And very sweet!
He is in cage C-3 and we have named him "Steeler".
Thanks,
Linda
Delmar Resident Speaks Out About Delmar Murder
"Well first off. Just let me asy to the Troopers and Deputies involved in the arrest of these three animals. GREAT JOB. There is no better feeling than to speak for the murdered and say yes, you are the one and you will pay. I am just sorry they will not pay with their lives. I am a staunch supporter of the the death penality in cases like this. I know first hand that poor women suffered one of the most brutal deaths. I was one of many that watched this poor women leave this world.
I am sorry to speak on such graphic terms. To the family let you have peace in such troubling times. I say this to you let her strengths live in you. Speak loud as to your pain and suffering. When God grants you the strength let your voices ring loud and clear.
These three offenders are young but I can say that after twenty years of fighting crime and observing the evil than man does to man, some cases touch you. This is one of those cases. The total lack of human values in this case speaks volumes as to what we are dealing with here. The case is solid and no deals should be made. The three should never exhale another free breath. I will keep you in my prayers as your family heal. I will also pray for the officers that dealt with this graphic violence and then have to go home and be a father and mother to their families. Some of these investigators went days without sleep, after just days earlier doing the same thing on a another horrific sensless murder of another young person.
If this is not a wake up call to all politcals involved the ship is teatering. I beseach you to use common sense and give the tools needed to be proactive and not so reactive to crime on our streets. I am no scholar of finance or grants, but something needs to be done and soon. It will only get worse. This has to be addressed at all levels.
Davis Ruark needs the funding to bring in the staff needed to handle the overwhelming case load. The law Enforcement agencies need the funding for a street crime unit that is strictly proactive.
Sheriff Lewis has the drive of ten. The Sheriff's staff has one of the most proactive approaches to crime that I have seen in twenty years. The State Police have the same atributes, The City police have been under seige for years with a lacking budget and man power issues. They are great officers. The tools needed are there, they can not be utilzed if not given financial support and the lattitude to get the job done.
These men and women deal with the elements of this type of crime day in and day out. When it alarms those working the crimes. I know the good people of this county have to suffer the psychological effects as well.
The Sheriff's Office is lacking a retirement and insurance package that fits the bill for years. The request for this package has fallen upon deaf ears for over fifteen years. I can say it is truly sad this is still an issue for these great county servants. I will state once more, if a deputy is injured in the line of duty. They will suffer great hardship in that the insurance is so lacking they will likely lose thier homes and thier children's oppurtunity for college. I say this is appauling. The citizens of this county spoke loud and clear on this issue. It is time to resolve it. I for one will remember each and every member of the coucil that balked at the oppurtunity to correct this issue.
The City Police has had years of a lacking budget and new technologey that is out there to get the job done. It amazes me that we can not hear one another as we work the streets of a county this size. There should be one central communications center at the very least. Our neighboring Sussex County has it. The city has been given the poor distinction of one of the most violent cities per capita in America. They can sugar coat the numbers but the head lines speak the truth of what is out there. The city is part of the county. This poor women could be any one of our family members. Thank God she did not have an infant in the vehicle.
The Salisbury Barrack should be staffed with twice the number of Troopers. This is more than obvious. I do not understand the lack of attention by the Maryland State Police Command on this issue. These Troopers have worked for years without any type of substancial raise. The very cost of living far overwhelms the compensation given to these great Officers.
As for the handling of this call by the SPD Officer none of us where there. I will not stand in judgement. If in fact they are the three it would not be the first time an officer has had contact with a killer prior to a murder. They just dont go out and start murdering. This happened with John Thanos, Duran Moss, Etc.. There has been numerous murders in the county. The offenders are almost always known to the system this is the society in which we live.
The county has the potential to fight crime in a fashion that all will see the results. The City and County Goverment need to get on the same stratigic plan. In that there needs to be one in place. We all share the same schools, stores, parks etc.. Why is there such a division in services. The sytem is failing. The soldiers are here and willing to fight the war on crime. It is time to untie the hands of the leaders of these agencies. The lesson here has been taught to many times. When do we as citizens take heed and make those who control OUR tax dollars answer to the lack of concern or just plain ignorance as to the issues stated.
All I ask is that this women not die in vain. If it does not touch each and every one of us, as every murder in this county should we are no better than the thugs that took her life. This women simply went to get a hamburger. It could have been your own child. Ask yourself how many times you and your loved ones go to the store. I hope no family has to live this horror again.
Martin Fisher
Delmar, Maryland"
The Supreme Court Can't Get Worse Under Obama
This ruling was made earlier this week:
The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that people who complain of sex discrimination in schools can sue under both a 1972 federal law and a broader post-Civil War provision. The decision Wednesday was a victory for the parents of a Massachusetts schoolgirl, who said she was subjected to repeated harassment by a third-grade boy on their school bus.
Lower federal courts had ruled that the parents, Lisa and Robert Fitzgerald, could not sue the Barnstable School Committee under the older law because Title IX, barring sex discrimination at schools that receive federal money, ruled out using the older provision. Justice Samuel Alito said in his opinion for the court that Title IX does not bar suits under the older civil rights, which was designed to enforce the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause.
GO HERE to read more.
The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that people who complain of sex discrimination in schools can sue under both a 1972 federal law and a broader post-Civil War provision. The decision Wednesday was a victory for the parents of a Massachusetts schoolgirl, who said she was subjected to repeated harassment by a third-grade boy on their school bus.
Lower federal courts had ruled that the parents, Lisa and Robert Fitzgerald, could not sue the Barnstable School Committee under the older law because Title IX, barring sex discrimination at schools that receive federal money, ruled out using the older provision. Justice Samuel Alito said in his opinion for the court that Title IX does not bar suits under the older civil rights, which was designed to enforce the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause.
GO HERE to read more.
Could This Anonymous Comment Be True?
"I know everyone is bragging on the great job done by our police department but I know for a fact that the whole thing could have been avoided all together and this kind young lady would still be alive.The fact is these 3 low life good for nothings at around 2am that same morning robbed a young man at knife point on snow hill road in front of Pepsi. He managed to pull out if his shirt with only a small cut from the knife on his upper arm.He saw a police car at the light by ED supply and ran screaming toward them. He told the CITY police officer what had happened and SHE kept telling to calm down and stop yelling at her. After a few min. she went down the road and came back with his shirt and his hat that had been cut up by the 3 black(2 female 1 male) suspects.These people were the same 3 that killed Anitra Pirkle About 18 hrs. later. So I say GREAT JOB!!! if the job had been done right the 3 would have been arrested and off the streets and NOBODY would of had to die.So if anyone wants to get to the bottom of this call our city fellows and ask them WHY they did nothing!"
Another Lost Dog Has Been Found!
"Hi Joe,
I am extremely pleased to report that Piper has been found and is on her way home as we speak. Thanks so much for posting the blog about her. I am very grateful and can't thank you enough."
People Helping People!
States Attorney Davis Ruark Commends WBI & MSP
"I want to praise the combined efforts of the Wicomico Bureau of Investigation and the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit. The commitment of the men and women assigned to these two units and the extraordinary efforts of these exceptional law enforcement officers resulted in the closure of this egregious crime and the arrest of the three defendants in a very short period of time.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Victim's family. We had the opportunity to meet with the Victim's mother and sister yesterday afternoon. Both praised the professionalism and the caring of the investigators assigned to this case, and both expressed gratitude for the caring that those involved with the investigation displayed during this most difficult time.
Davis R. Ruark
State's Attorney for Wicomico County"
Did The Daily Times Breach Journalistic Standards?
"Joe.....the following is a letter I sent to the Daily Times on Janurary 8. I sent it to Susan Parker, editorial page editor, and have never had trouble getting printed the same way in the past--I was a Daily Times reporter for nine years until 1987. Since I wrote the letter, Wicomico County State's Attorney Davis Ruark has mentioned "plans" for a hotline to report county government abuse and crime, and an auditor has begun work on county records. Here is what your fellow citizens recommended after hearing the landfill case. Please feel free to use it: I emailed Susan recently to ask if they planned to run the letter AND if they had let Davis read it before publication. If this happened, and I don't know if it did, it is a serious journalistic ethical breach. Anyway, I hope you choose to publish it. Here is my report as cited in the yet unpublished Jan. 8 letter to the editor of the Daily Times:
As secretary of the Wicomico County Grand Jury which heard the landfill case, I drafted, at Wicomico County State's Attorney Davis Ruark's instruction, and with input from all grand jury members, certain recommmendations. None have been publicized to the best of my knowledge, and, believing that was the Grand Jury's intent--and wondering why some five months have passed without such publication--I offer the following, slightly edited excerpts, from my August, 2008, report to Mr. Ruark, of which he acknowleded receipt:
The top recommendations of the Wicomico County Grand Jury stem directly from the so-called "landfill case," in which a number of landfill employees are accused of stealing over $400,000 in county materials along with a county business owner and one of his employees. Specifically, there was evidence presented to the jury that the alleged thefts occurred over a period of years despite several apparent attempts by other employees to bring their suspicions of wrongdoing to light.
Unfortunately, their reports were unknowingly made either to those actually alleged (and now convicted) of having been involved in the thefts, or to others in county government who took no reported action to investigate, stop, or follow up the expressed concerns, thereby increasing county taxpayers' losses by allowing them to occur for a longer period of time. Therefore, this jury recommends:
RAPID institution of an independent "whistleblower" hotline, outside of county government, to take, screen, and when indicated, forward reports of alleged wrongdoing by government employees to Wicomico County State's Attorney Davis Ruark, County Executive Rick Pollitt, and/or others in a position to investigate and act on potential wrongdoing. It was suggested that the Association of Forensic Accountants operates such a service. This hotline is considered a high and achievable priority by this jury.
In addition, as a supplement to the annual county audit, we recommend the hiring of an internal county auditor, either as a new position or on a contractual basis, who would report directly to a new county "audit committee" made up of perhaps four or five members from outside county government. This is considered another important step to more quickly locate and stem potential abuse or waste more rapidly. The internal auditor would be free to examine any and all documents or books from ANY county office or department, perhaps on a random annual basis.
Although the above recommendations arose from the county landfill case, the jury agreed that they should be applied to all municipalities of all sizes in the county, if possible, where even less current review and oversight may be the case. It should be possible to make the hotline available to all county residents.
After hearing dozens of drug cases, jury members expressed concern that, due to the seriousness of this problem, there should be more focus on arresting "kingpins" of local drug activity. To more effectively investigate and arrest mid to upper level drug dealers, the jury recommends an immediate increase in the number of county police officers assigned to the Wicomico County Narcotics Task Force, at least to the historical high of 15. Currently, there are less than half that number, the jury was told (as of last August).
After discussing concerns of some panel members that crime on the Salisbury State University campus is not being properly addressed, it was agreed that enhanced enforcement and cooperation with surrounding police agencies would be beneficial both to the school and to its neighbors.
Finally, this jury wants to go on record--after hearing hundreds of cases from many different city, county, and state police officers-to praise and appreciate the outstanding professionalism and hard work that was evident in virtually every presentation. We feel the county is being very well served by these dedicated men and women.
I believe that by writing this letter I am fulfilling the obligation of the Wicomico County Grand Jury to serve AND to report to the residents of Wicomico County. Why this has not been done previously, I am at a loss to surmise.
Tom Leonard
Hebron"
Joe,
I am asking you in large print to clearly state that until after the sentencing of the last "Landfill" defendant - which takes place in a couple of weeks, that I am not in a position to ask the Circuit Court to accept or order the release of the Grand Jury Report. I thought that Mr. Leonard understood all of this.
I also ask you to print in bold print that what Mr. Leonard has written is NOT an official Grand Jury Report and should not be accepted as such until submitted to the Court and the Court orders its release. His letter at this point, merely represents the view of one member of the Grand Jury.
I will be pleased to release the OFFICIAL Grand Jury report once submitted and the Court so orders. Until then, neither I nor any other law enforcement personnel should comment upon the Grand Jury recommendations most of which, if not all, came from the Forensic Auditor's Report.
Thanks.
DRR
Davis R. Ruark
State's Attorney for Wicomico County
Circuit Courts Building
PO Box 1006
Salisbury, Maryland 21803-1006
(410) 548-4880 x22 (Office)
(410) 860-2425 (Fax)
As secretary of the Wicomico County Grand Jury which heard the landfill case, I drafted, at Wicomico County State's Attorney Davis Ruark's instruction, and with input from all grand jury members, certain recommmendations. None have been publicized to the best of my knowledge, and, believing that was the Grand Jury's intent--and wondering why some five months have passed without such publication--I offer the following, slightly edited excerpts, from my August, 2008, report to Mr. Ruark, of which he acknowleded receipt:
The top recommendations of the Wicomico County Grand Jury stem directly from the so-called "landfill case," in which a number of landfill employees are accused of stealing over $400,000 in county materials along with a county business owner and one of his employees. Specifically, there was evidence presented to the jury that the alleged thefts occurred over a period of years despite several apparent attempts by other employees to bring their suspicions of wrongdoing to light.
Unfortunately, their reports were unknowingly made either to those actually alleged (and now convicted) of having been involved in the thefts, or to others in county government who took no reported action to investigate, stop, or follow up the expressed concerns, thereby increasing county taxpayers' losses by allowing them to occur for a longer period of time. Therefore, this jury recommends:
RAPID institution of an independent "whistleblower" hotline, outside of county government, to take, screen, and when indicated, forward reports of alleged wrongdoing by government employees to Wicomico County State's Attorney Davis Ruark, County Executive Rick Pollitt, and/or others in a position to investigate and act on potential wrongdoing. It was suggested that the Association of Forensic Accountants operates such a service. This hotline is considered a high and achievable priority by this jury.
In addition, as a supplement to the annual county audit, we recommend the hiring of an internal county auditor, either as a new position or on a contractual basis, who would report directly to a new county "audit committee" made up of perhaps four or five members from outside county government. This is considered another important step to more quickly locate and stem potential abuse or waste more rapidly. The internal auditor would be free to examine any and all documents or books from ANY county office or department, perhaps on a random annual basis.
Although the above recommendations arose from the county landfill case, the jury agreed that they should be applied to all municipalities of all sizes in the county, if possible, where even less current review and oversight may be the case. It should be possible to make the hotline available to all county residents.
After hearing dozens of drug cases, jury members expressed concern that, due to the seriousness of this problem, there should be more focus on arresting "kingpins" of local drug activity. To more effectively investigate and arrest mid to upper level drug dealers, the jury recommends an immediate increase in the number of county police officers assigned to the Wicomico County Narcotics Task Force, at least to the historical high of 15. Currently, there are less than half that number, the jury was told (as of last August).
After discussing concerns of some panel members that crime on the Salisbury State University campus is not being properly addressed, it was agreed that enhanced enforcement and cooperation with surrounding police agencies would be beneficial both to the school and to its neighbors.
Finally, this jury wants to go on record--after hearing hundreds of cases from many different city, county, and state police officers-to praise and appreciate the outstanding professionalism and hard work that was evident in virtually every presentation. We feel the county is being very well served by these dedicated men and women.
I believe that by writing this letter I am fulfilling the obligation of the Wicomico County Grand Jury to serve AND to report to the residents of Wicomico County. Why this has not been done previously, I am at a loss to surmise.
Tom Leonard
Hebron"
Joe,
I am asking you in large print to clearly state that until after the sentencing of the last "Landfill" defendant - which takes place in a couple of weeks, that I am not in a position to ask the Circuit Court to accept or order the release of the Grand Jury Report. I thought that Mr. Leonard understood all of this.
I also ask you to print in bold print that what Mr. Leonard has written is NOT an official Grand Jury Report and should not be accepted as such until submitted to the Court and the Court orders its release. His letter at this point, merely represents the view of one member of the Grand Jury.
I will be pleased to release the OFFICIAL Grand Jury report once submitted and the Court so orders. Until then, neither I nor any other law enforcement personnel should comment upon the Grand Jury recommendations most of which, if not all, came from the Forensic Auditor's Report.
Thanks.
DRR
Davis R. Ruark
State's Attorney for Wicomico County
Circuit Courts Building
PO Box 1006
Salisbury, Maryland 21803-1006
(410) 548-4880 x22 (Office)
(410) 860-2425 (Fax)
God, I Just LOVE These Kids Of Honor!
Dear Salisbury Youth Supporter,
As you may know a former student and now volunteer coach at Main Street Gym, Fernando Guerrero, has become a professional boxer. As you may have heard, Fernando’s twelfth professional fight will be held at the Youth and Civic Center in Salisbury on February 6, 2009 and will be televised live on ESPN.
Fernando is a genuine and sincere young man and has a great effect on the children in our community. He regularly speaks to youth regarding his life and the choices that he has made. His is a message of positive choices and believing in oneself.
Kids of Honor in partnership with Main Street Gym have started a fund called the Student Achievement Reward Program. The purpose of the fund is to raise money for the children in our community, whom are making differences in their own lives to attend the fight on February 6, 2009. We are working directly with Main Street Gym and have set criteria for the distribution of the tickets to needy children that have demonstrated positive change and otherwise could not afford to attend the event. The last fight on October 3, 2008 the program sent 700 students to the event.
Your consideration and donation would help us to help the children of our community. If you have any questions, please contact me directly. All checks should be made payable to Kids of Honor, Inc. and sent to Kristi Richardson at the above address.
As you know, Kids of Honor, Inc. is an IRC Section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Kids of Honor, Inc. did not provide any goods or services in return for your contribution.
Sincerely,
Kristi Richardson
Director, Kids of Honor
P.O. Box 1131 Phone 410-422-KIDS (5437)
Salisbury, MD 21802-1131
www.kidsofhonor.org
krichardson@kidsofhonor.org
Kids of Honor: Empowering Youth to Graduate from High School
HISTORICAL MOMENTS BY GEORGE CHEVALLIER
The Wicomico Oil And Gas Company
The Great Oil Strike
The Wicomico Oil and Gas Company was incorporated in the state of Delaware in 1913 and issued $300,000 in preferred and common stock. They had plans to sink 10 wells on a leased acre of land between Pittsville and Parsonsburg, Md.
The first well was to be driven on the land of George Meade Maddox. The next one was to be built one quarter of a mile from Parsonsburg on the land of S. P. Parsons.
Drilling was in the hands of Flint and Strother of Clarksburg, West Virginia. The oil proved to be elusive but natural gas was found and piped into houses at Parsonsburg. The story is that one Sunday the people returned from church to find their kitchens flooded. Water was coming through the gas pipes.
Thus ended the venture of several local investors whose dreams of becoming “oil barons” are only now remembered by a couple of worthless stock certificates and two photographs turned into post cards. The photographs were taken by W.T. Watson, 125 Main St., Salisbury, MD.
You can also note from one of the postcards that a piece of machinery was from F. A. Grier & Sons, a well known Salisbury firm.
Guess the Nationality
Give Up?
IT'S POLISH !!!!
Okay, take a look...
HOLY KIELBASA!!!!!!!
What did you think? I only put up clean Posts
Steven Wright Gems
Steven Wright Classics
If you're not familiar with the work of Steven Wright, he's the famous erudite scientist who once said: "I woke up one morning, and all of my stuff had been stolen and replaced by exact duplicates." His mind sees things differently than most of us do, to our amazement and amusement.
Here are some of his gems:
1 - I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize.
2 - Borrow money from pessimists -- they don't expect it back.
3 - Half the people you know are below average.
4 - 99% of lawyers give the rest a bad name.
5 - 82.7% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
6 - A conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel so good.
7 - A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
8 - If you want the rainbow, you got to put up with the rain.
9 - All those who believe in psycho kinesis, raise my hand.
10 - The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
11 - I almost had a psychic girlfriend, ..... but she left me before we met.
12 - OK, so what's the speed of dark?
13 - How do you tell when you're out of invisible ink?
14 - If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.
15 - Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.
16 - When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.
17 - Ambition is a poor excuse for not having enough sense to be lazy.
18 - Hard work pays off in the future; laziness pays off now.
19 - I intend to live forever.... so far, so good.
20 - If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?
21 - Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.
22 - What happens if you get scared half to death twice?
23 - My mechanic told me, I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder.
24 - Why do psychics have to ask you for your name?
25 - If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.
26 - A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking.
27 - Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
28 - The hardness of the butter is proportional to the softness of the bread
29 - To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.
30 - The problem with the gene pool is that there is no lifeguard.
31 - The sooner you fall behind, the more time you'll have to catch up.
32 - The colder the x-ray table, the more of your body is required to be on it.
33 - Everyone has a photographic memory; some just don't have film.
And an all time favorite-
34 - If your car could travel at the speed of light, would your headlights work?
If you're not familiar with the work of Steven Wright, he's the famous erudite scientist who once said: "I woke up one morning, and all of my stuff had been stolen and replaced by exact duplicates." His mind sees things differently than most of us do, to our amazement and amusement.
Here are some of his gems:
1 - I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize.
2 - Borrow money from pessimists -- they don't expect it back.
3 - Half the people you know are below average.
4 - 99% of lawyers give the rest a bad name.
5 - 82.7% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
6 - A conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel so good.
7 - A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
8 - If you want the rainbow, you got to put up with the rain.
9 - All those who believe in psycho kinesis, raise my hand.
10 - The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
11 - I almost had a psychic girlfriend, ..... but she left me before we met.
12 - OK, so what's the speed of dark?
13 - How do you tell when you're out of invisible ink?
14 - If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.
15 - Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.
16 - When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.
17 - Ambition is a poor excuse for not having enough sense to be lazy.
18 - Hard work pays off in the future; laziness pays off now.
19 - I intend to live forever.... so far, so good.
20 - If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?
21 - Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.
22 - What happens if you get scared half to death twice?
23 - My mechanic told me, I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder.
24 - Why do psychics have to ask you for your name?
25 - If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.
26 - A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking.
27 - Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
28 - The hardness of the butter is proportional to the softness of the bread
29 - To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.
30 - The problem with the gene pool is that there is no lifeguard.
31 - The sooner you fall behind, the more time you'll have to catch up.
32 - The colder the x-ray table, the more of your body is required to be on it.
33 - Everyone has a photographic memory; some just don't have film.
And an all time favorite-
34 - If your car could travel at the speed of light, would your headlights work?
Salisbury News Has A New Complaint Department
In order to reach our Complaint Department, please click the "X" in the top right corner of this page and they will direct you to exactly where you belong. Your screen with change to a different background but do not fret, keep watching the screen and the Complaint Department will pop up soon enough. Oh, before you do so, Have A Nice Day!
Good Shoot Or Bad Shoot, You Call It
Be sure you watch this actual and real footage very carefully. In fact, you'll end up watching it at least 2 to 3 times I'm sure. I say, thank God the Police had this video.
Designer Jewelry Making Workshop Offered by Worcester County Arts Council
Create glazed stoneware jewelry to go perfectly with your wardrobe.
In two sessions, participants will choose pre-made components to be glazed and assembled on rings, earrings, bracelets, slides or even a watch.
9 am-12 noon and will be held at the Worcester County Arts Council’s
Individually hand crafted jewelry pieces will be glazed, and then fired by the instructor to stoneware temperature ensuring durability and high quality.
Deadline to register is February 16, 2009.
For more information and registration, please call 410-641-0809.
Congratulations Wayne Barrall
Hello gang...
This is a email I received today from Firehouse.com. They are doing a 19 page story on 2009 Fire Grants. Most of the photos that they have chosen to use for this story are from Fire in the Hole Photography. The article will run in the February issue of Firehouse Magazine & JEMS Magazine. These are both national publications. If you download the attached PDF file you will see what the article will be like.
We at Fire in the Hole Photography are very proud that they have chosen to use our work for one of their publications....
Wayne Barrall
"Congratulations share and keep this under wraps until the issues actually come out please.
I was asked in a meeting awhile back to submit some photos for use in a grant supplement being done by the FH magazine staff. Apparently I have filed more photographs than the magazine, or so they say.
Attached is a draft copy of a grants supplement that will be found in the February issues of Firehouse magazine and JEMS. Thank you to all of you whose photos I turned in. Nearly 3/4 of the photographs are FITHP, some are mine. If someone would pass this, and my thanks, onto Wayne as well, since I haven’t gotten emails from him in awhile.
On a side note for the future, each of you should consider charging for use of photos in supplements such as this. At first I was told that they didn’t have the budget, but have learned that was incorrect, and Cygnus will pay, especially if they have to meet a deadline.
Thanks and enjoy.
William (Bill) Carey"
Asst. Content Editor/Contributing Author
Firehouse.com
Officer.com, EMS Responder.com
11720 Beltsville Drive, Suite 300
Beltsville, MD 20705
EDITORS NOTE: Wayne Barrall has spent several years of his life donating his time, energy and personal finances providing a free service to a ton of Fire Departments in Maryland, Delaware and Virginia. His photography is second to none, as many of you have seen quite a few of his pictures right here on Salisbury News. I can't wait to see the actual magazine once it hits the News Stands because I just know it will be awesome. Congratulations Wayne and while I speak for MANY of the Fire Departments from the Tri-State area we appreciate all that you do. I'm confident you'll hear from many of them here on this Post as well.
Drunk Drivers
"Joe,
Early Thursday morning around 2am my husband was on his route, while driving down 13 he noticed a car that had not moved from a traffic signal @Marcus St/ Laurel Rd and 13 S in Laurel. As he approached the vehicle he stopped to look in on the driver to see if possibly something was wrong with the man. When he looked in the guy was behind the wheel with his foot on the brake laid back in the seat passed out! My husband blew the air horn sitting next to this guy to try to wake him and he didn't even flinch. So my husband proceeded to notify the first officer he seen. Which wasn't far, because my husband pulled over and waited to observe what would happen. The officer pulled up behind this guy and watched as the traffic signal turned from red to green and back to red again and then approached the man. The man was arrested and my husband witnessed him being escorted into a nearby hospital.
The reason for me contacting you about this is because I feel more of the general public needs to intervene when it comes to drunk drivers. My husband was in a commercial box truck and took it upon himself to investigate while others just drove by! This guys foot could have drifted off the brake as he was sleeping and he could have killed someone in that intersection, but no one who just kept going cared. Granted there are enough officers out there to witness this especially on route 13, but obviously they were other places doing something else. More people need to step up to the plate when they see cars swerving and driving erratically it could very possibly save someone's life."
Early Thursday morning around 2am my husband was on his route, while driving down 13 he noticed a car that had not moved from a traffic signal @Marcus St/ Laurel Rd and 13 S in Laurel. As he approached the vehicle he stopped to look in on the driver to see if possibly something was wrong with the man. When he looked in the guy was behind the wheel with his foot on the brake laid back in the seat passed out! My husband blew the air horn sitting next to this guy to try to wake him and he didn't even flinch. So my husband proceeded to notify the first officer he seen. Which wasn't far, because my husband pulled over and waited to observe what would happen. The officer pulled up behind this guy and watched as the traffic signal turned from red to green and back to red again and then approached the man. The man was arrested and my husband witnessed him being escorted into a nearby hospital.
The reason for me contacting you about this is because I feel more of the general public needs to intervene when it comes to drunk drivers. My husband was in a commercial box truck and took it upon himself to investigate while others just drove by! This guys foot could have drifted off the brake as he was sleeping and he could have killed someone in that intersection, but no one who just kept going cared. Granted there are enough officers out there to witness this especially on route 13, but obviously they were other places doing something else. More people need to step up to the plate when they see cars swerving and driving erratically it could very possibly save someone's life."
Marines 9/11
This came to me from a friend, Rolfe Hillman, III, son of Col Rolfe Hillman, II, USA (ret) the well-known WWI historian much of which he researched and wrote about the 4th Brigade in WWI. Also, co-author of the history of the Battle for Soissons, which was deftly picked up by Col Douglas V. Johnson, II, USA (ret) when Rolfe passed on to a just reward.
I had never seen mention of this incident before, and thought it spoke very well of today's young Marines. I believe you too will agree.
GBC
Subject: USMC
Just came from the memorial ceremony here at NORTHCOM. LTC (CH) Robert Leivers led the group in a ceremony here at the headquarters. During the ceremony, he relayed this little-known story from the Pentagon on 9/11:
"During a visit with a fellow chaplain, who happened to be assigned to the Pentagon, I had a chance to hear a first-hand account of an incident that happened right after Flt 77 hit the Pentagon. The Chaplain told me what happened at a daycare center near where the impact occurred.
"This daycare had many children, including infants who were in heavy cribs. The daycare supervisor, looking at all the children they needed to evacuate, was in a panic over what they could do; there were many children, mostly toddlers, as well as the infants that would need to be taken out with the cribs. There was no time to try to bundle them into carriers and strollers.
"Just then a young Marine came running into the center and asked what they needed. After hearing what the center director was trying to do, he ran back out into the hallway and disappeared. The director thought, 'well, there we are- on our own.' About 2 minutes later, that Marine returned with 40 others in tow. Each of them grabbed a crib with a child, and the rest started gathering up toddlers. The director and her staff then helped them take all the children out of the center and down toward the park near the Potomac and the Pentagon.
"Once they got about 3/4 of a mile outside the building, the Marines stopped in the park, and then did a fabulous thing- they formed a circle with the cribs, which were quite sturdy and heavy, like the covered wagons in the West. Inside this circle of cribs, they put the toddlers, to keep them from wandering off. Outside this circle were the 40 Marines, forming a perimeter around the children and waiting for instructions. There they remained until the parents could be notified and come get their children."
The NORTHCOM chaplain then said- "I don't think any of us saw nor heard of this on any of the news stories of the day. It was an incredible story of our men there.''
I must say- there wasn't a dry eye in the room. The thought of those Marines and what they did and how fast they reacted- could we expect any less from them?? It was one of the most touching stories from the Pentagon I've EVER heard.
I had never seen mention of this incident before, and thought it spoke very well of today's young Marines. I believe you too will agree.
GBC
Subject: USMC
Just came from the memorial ceremony here at NORTHCOM. LTC (CH) Robert Leivers led the group in a ceremony here at the headquarters. During the ceremony, he relayed this little-known story from the Pentagon on 9/11:
"During a visit with a fellow chaplain, who happened to be assigned to the Pentagon, I had a chance to hear a first-hand account of an incident that happened right after Flt 77 hit the Pentagon. The Chaplain told me what happened at a daycare center near where the impact occurred.
"This daycare had many children, including infants who were in heavy cribs. The daycare supervisor, looking at all the children they needed to evacuate, was in a panic over what they could do; there were many children, mostly toddlers, as well as the infants that would need to be taken out with the cribs. There was no time to try to bundle them into carriers and strollers.
"Just then a young Marine came running into the center and asked what they needed. After hearing what the center director was trying to do, he ran back out into the hallway and disappeared. The director thought, 'well, there we are- on our own.' About 2 minutes later, that Marine returned with 40 others in tow. Each of them grabbed a crib with a child, and the rest started gathering up toddlers. The director and her staff then helped them take all the children out of the center and down toward the park near the Potomac and the Pentagon.
"Once they got about 3/4 of a mile outside the building, the Marines stopped in the park, and then did a fabulous thing- they formed a circle with the cribs, which were quite sturdy and heavy, like the covered wagons in the West. Inside this circle of cribs, they put the toddlers, to keep them from wandering off. Outside this circle were the 40 Marines, forming a perimeter around the children and waiting for instructions. There they remained until the parents could be notified and come get their children."
The NORTHCOM chaplain then said- "I don't think any of us saw nor heard of this on any of the news stories of the day. It was an incredible story of our men there.''
I must say- there wasn't a dry eye in the room. The thought of those Marines and what they did and how fast they reacted- could we expect any less from them?? It was one of the most touching stories from the Pentagon I've EVER heard.
Salisbury Police Department Press Releases
On January 21, 2009 at approximately 8:02 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police Department received a call to respond to the Best Buy Store for the report of a shoplifter. Upon arrival the Officers were advised by Best Buy personnel that employees of Best Buy had observed the below listed suspect take property from the store without attempting to pay for the items. The suspect was confronted outside of the store and became combative. An off-duty police officer from the Salisbury Police came to the assistance of the employees and was able to detain the suspect until the arrival of the on-duty Officers. The property was recovered and returned to the store.
ARRESTED: Matthew Noah Collins , 26 years of age Millsboro, Delaware
CHARGES: Theft (Over $ 500)
DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking CC # 200900002324
On January 22, 2009 at approximately 7:40 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police Department received a call to a residence on the seven hundred (700) block of Baker Street for the report of a stabbing. Upon arrival, the officers met with victims who advised that just prior, the below listed suspect had been present inside of the residence for a gathering that included several other residents of the apartment house.
During the gathering, the suspect produced a box-cutter type knife and threatened several of the residents, attempting to commit a robbery. During the attempted robbery, the suspect assaulted several of the residents. The victims received minor injuries that did not require treatment by Emergency Medical Services.
ARRESTED: Martin Jay Harvey, 35 years of age Salisbury, Maryland
CHARGES:
Armed robbery
Attempted armed robbery
First degree assault (2 counts)
Second degree assault (2 counts)
Reckless endangerment (2 counts)
Possession of a deadly weapon (2 counts)
DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking CC # 200900002441
On January 22, 2009 at approximately 6:03 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police Community Action Team executed a search and seizure warrant at a residence on the one thousand (1000) block of Phillips Avenue that was occupied by the two (2) below listed suspects. As a result of the search of the residence, a large quantity of suspected crack/cocaine, a quantity of CDS paraphernalia, and a handgun were located and seized. Additionally, both suspects were found to be wanted on arrest warrants in the State of Delaware.
ARRESTED #1: Tremayne Marcel Trader, 27 years of age Salisbury, Maryland
ARRESTED #2: Nicole Lynn Murphy, 29 years of age Salisbury, Maryland
CHARGES:
Possession of crack/cocaine with intent to dist.
Possession of crack/cocaine
Possession of CDS/paraphernalia (2 counts)
Use of a handgun in the commission of a felony
Possession of a firearm during a drug crime
Wearing and carrying a firearm while engaged in a drug trafficking crime
DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking CC # 200900002462
ARRESTED: Matthew Noah Collins , 26 years of age Millsboro, Delaware
CHARGES: Theft (Over $ 500)
DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking CC # 200900002324
On January 22, 2009 at approximately 7:40 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police Department received a call to a residence on the seven hundred (700) block of Baker Street for the report of a stabbing. Upon arrival, the officers met with victims who advised that just prior, the below listed suspect had been present inside of the residence for a gathering that included several other residents of the apartment house.
During the gathering, the suspect produced a box-cutter type knife and threatened several of the residents, attempting to commit a robbery. During the attempted robbery, the suspect assaulted several of the residents. The victims received minor injuries that did not require treatment by Emergency Medical Services.
ARRESTED: Martin Jay Harvey, 35 years of age Salisbury, Maryland
CHARGES:
Armed robbery
Attempted armed robbery
First degree assault (2 counts)
Second degree assault (2 counts)
Reckless endangerment (2 counts)
Possession of a deadly weapon (2 counts)
DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking CC # 200900002441
On January 22, 2009 at approximately 6:03 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police Community Action Team executed a search and seizure warrant at a residence on the one thousand (1000) block of Phillips Avenue that was occupied by the two (2) below listed suspects. As a result of the search of the residence, a large quantity of suspected crack/cocaine, a quantity of CDS paraphernalia, and a handgun were located and seized. Additionally, both suspects were found to be wanted on arrest warrants in the State of Delaware.
ARRESTED #1: Tremayne Marcel Trader, 27 years of age Salisbury, Maryland
ARRESTED #2: Nicole Lynn Murphy, 29 years of age Salisbury, Maryland
CHARGES:
Possession of crack/cocaine with intent to dist.
Possession of crack/cocaine
Possession of CDS/paraphernalia (2 counts)
Use of a handgun in the commission of a felony
Possession of a firearm during a drug crime
Wearing and carrying a firearm while engaged in a drug trafficking crime
DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking CC # 200900002462