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Thursday, June 18, 2009

STATE POLICE INVESTIGATE HOME INVASION IN CARROLL COUNTY



(New Windsor, MD) – Maryland State Police are investigating a home invasion that left one man critically injured early this morning.

Police are not identifying the two victims involved in the home invasion at this time. One of the victims is being treated at R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma. The other victim refused medical treatment.

The three suspects are described as African American males. No further description is available at this time.

The preliminary investigation indicates that shortly before 4:30 a.m. today, three suspects entered a single-family home in the 2600-block of Liberty Road in New Windsor, Maryland. It is unclear at this time how the suspects gained entry into the residence. Police believe the two victims were the only people in the home at the time.

Once the suspects entered the residence, the two victims, who are believed to be the tenants, were ordered into a first floor area of the home. Troopers were told that one of the suspects assaulted one of the victims with a firearm. Police believe there may have been an altercation that ensued, providing the second victim an opportunity to escape to the neighboring house to call 9-1-1. Westminster Barrack received the phone call and immediately dispatched troopers to the scene. An additional 9-1-1 call was received by the victim who had remained inside the invaded home after the suspects reportedly fled the scene.

When State Police arrived, one victim was found with what appeared to be a gunshot wound to head. He was transported by the Winfield Fire Department to Shock Trauma. The other victim was found at the neighboring house. He refused medical treatment.

State Police secured the home and the surrounding areas. Crime scene technicians from the Maryland State Police Forensic Sciences Division responded and processed the scene. Members of the Westminster Barracks Criminal Investigation Section responded to lead the investigation. Carroll County Sheriff’s Office also responded for assistance.

Investigators are asking anyone with information to contact the Maryland State Police at 410-386-3000. Callers may remain anonymous. The investigation is continuing.

Wicomico County Sheriff's Office Press Releases


Incident: Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol
Date of Incident: 15 June 2009
Location: N/B Salisbury Blvd. at Naylor Mill Road, Salisbury, MD
Suspect: John Wesley Pierce, 58, Salisbury, MD


Narrative: On 15 June 2009 at 3:21 PM, a deputy was stopped in traffic on N/B Salisbury Blvd, waiting to turn left onto Naylor Mill Road when the light turned green for traffic to proceed. The deputy noticed that one of the vehicles in the turn lane in front of the deputydid not move. Upon further investigation, the deputy discovered that the operator, John Wesley Price, had apparently fallen asleep at the wheel while waiting for the light to turn green. Upon waking up Price, the deputy detected the odor of alcohol emanating from Price’s breath and person. After further examination and testing of Price, the deputy placed him under arrest for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol.


Pierce was processed and released upon signing citations.
Charges: Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol
Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol Per Se
Driving While Impaired by Alcohol


Incident: Assault
Date of Incident: 16 June 2009
Location: 7400 block of Railroad Avenue, Pittsville, MD
Suspect: 1. Male Juvenile, 14, Pittsville, MD
2. Male Juvenile, 14, Pittsville, MD


Narrative: On 16 June 2009 at 3:00 PM, a deputy investigated the shooting of several children with a .BB gun in Pittsville. Upon the arrival of the deputy, it was discovered that several juveniles were walking down the street when two 14 YOA juveniles approached the group and began firing on them with .BB guns. The deputy observed red welts on the juveniles where they had been struck by the .BB’s. The juvenile identified the two 14 YOA juveniles who shot at them and the deputy located both of them.


Both juveniles were brought to the Sheriff’s Office where the deputy completed a request for charges which will be sent to the Department of Juvenile Services. The deputy released both juveniles to their respective parents pending action by the Department of Juvenile Services.

Charges: Assault 2nd


Incident: Assault
Date of Incident: 17 June 2009
Location: 5000 block of Sailfish Drive, Eden, MD
Suspect: Phillip W. Morris, 62, Eden, MD


Narrative: On 17 June 2009 at 6:40 AM, a deputy responded to investigate a reported altercation that occurred inside a residence in the 5000 block of Sailfish Drive in Eden. Upon arrival, the deputy met with a female victim who alleged that she was involved in a verbal altercation with Phillip Morris that turned physical. The victim stated that Morris struck the victim and the deputy observed injuries consistent with that account.

The deputy arrested Morris and transported him to the Central Booking Unit where he was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, Morris was released by the Commissioner on Personal Recognizance.

Charges: Assault 2nd

Fatal Crash Claims The Life Of A Dagsboro Teen


Location of Incident: SR 30 Gravel Hill Road approximately 1 mile south Johnson Road 5 miles north of Millsboro, Sussex County

Date and Time of Occurrence: Thursday June 18, 2009 at approximately 16:15 hours

Victim: Shauna R. Kaufman, 17, Dagsboro, DE

Resume:

State Police are investigating a traffic crash that killed a 17 year-old girl from Dagsboro.


The crash occurred around 4:15 pm today when Kaufman was driving a1998 Volvo S70 south on Gravel Hill Road at a reported high rate of speed. Her vehicle enter a right curve in the roadway and began to rotate clockwise on a wet roadway. As the Volvo traveled off the south bound edge of the roadway it continued to spin exposing the driver’s side door as the car struck a utility pole.

Kaufman was trapped in the vehicle and was later pronounced dead at the scene. It is unknown if seatbelts were used or if alcohol is suspected in the crash.

Prior to the crash Kaufman was reportedly driving very aggressively.

The roadway is still closed at this time.

WIN Dinner for Two and Two Tickets to The Fights



Let's do something different. Instead of winning a prize for yourself, you will be playing to give a gift of an evening out to someone else.

Is there someone special you would like to give a gift? Has someone done something for you that you would like to repay their kindness? Would you like to perform an act of kindness for someone, just because? If so, tell us who and why.

Enter today's contest to win Dinner for Two at Market Street Inn and two tickets for the Future Stars of Boxing Event at the Civic Center tomorrow night.

Only the winning entry will be posted along with the name of the entrant and the lucky recipient.

To be considered you must sign your name and the name of the person you would give the tickets to.

Winner will be announced later this evening. Good luck to all.

Dumb Blonde: Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader

Bush Takes Swipes At Obama Policies



ERIE, Pa.| Former President George W. Bush fired a salvo at President Obama on Wednesday, asserting his administration's interrogation policies were within the law, declaring the private sector -- not government -- will fix the economy and rejecting the nationalization of health care.

"I know it's going to be the private sector that leads this country out of the current economic times we're in," the former president said to applause from members of a local business group. "You can spend your money better than the government can spend your money."

Repeatedly in his hourlong speech and question-and-answer session, Mr. Bush said he would not directly criticize the new president, who has moved to take over financial institutions and several large corporations. Several times, however, he took direct aim at Obama policies as he defended his own during eight years in office.

"Government does not create wealth. The major role for the government is to create an environment where people take risks to expand the job rate in the United States," he said to huge cheers.

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Wicomico County Sheriff's Office Press Release





Incident: Possession of CDS

Date of Incident: 17 June 2009

Location: Wicomico County Tourism Center, U.S. 13, Salisbury, MD

Suspect:
1. John Mulford, 27, Salisbury, MD
2. Dahtez D. Jones, 23, Salisbury, MD
3. Gabrielle Brothers, 21, Delmar, MD
4. Ashlie M. Meadows-Simms, 21, Fruitland, MD

Narrative: On 17 June 2009 at 4:40 PM, deputies from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of four individuals using CDS while sitting inside a vehicle at the Wicomico County Tourism Center. Upon arrival, the deputies located the four individuals seated in their vehicle in a back corner of the parking lot. The four quickly exited their vehicle and denied any involvement in any illicit activities. A WCSO K9 team arrived and scanned the vehicle for the presence of the odor of illegal drugs, during which the K9 alerted positively to that odor. Based on the alert the vehicle was searched and the deputies located the remnants of opiate type narcotic pills along with a burnt spoon wherein the pills had been burned into a liquid form. Located also in the vehicle and on the person of one of the subjects were syringes that had apparently been recently used to inject the drugs.

The investigating deputy placed all four subjects under arrest and they were all transported to the Central Booking Unit where they were processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, Mulford, Jones and Brothers were all released by the Commissioner on Personal Recognizance. Meadows-Simms was detained in the Detention Center by the Commissioner in lieu of $25,000.00 bond.

Additionally, Meadows-Simms was also discovered to have an outstanding Failure to Appear Bench Warrant for a Theft case. She was held on an additional $10,000 bond in this case.

Charges:
Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

The Lengths People Will Go - Just Unbelieveable



Earlier this morning, Joe published, in good faith, the content of an email sent to him. I find it absolutely amazing the lengths people will go. Jonathan Taylor and his cohorts fabricated a story about the death of someone's mother and child, for the sole purpose of discrediting Joe Albero. Have these people no morals? Fabricating a story such as this shows the depravity of Jonathan and those with whom he associates. Where did they steal the photo of the child sent with this email? Can you imagine seeing a photo of your child and an article saying she is dead? These people are in desparate need of mental health care.

Jonathan Taylor is the same sick, demented person our council majority uses to smear Debbie Campbell, Terry Cohen and countless others. This is the same person that claims to have the protection of the Salisbury Police Chief, Alan Webster. This is the same person, Louise Smith, Gary Comegys, Shanie Shields, Muir Boda, Barrie Tilghman and others of their ilk, associate with. Louise Smith is so low she disclosed her version of the verbal content of a private meeting between herself and Joe Albero to Jonathan Taylor. Shanie Shields has a lot of nerve making the statement, on record, that Joe Albero is sick when she is seen rubbing elbows at the VFW with Jonathan Taylor.

What Albero's detractors didn't consider, in their effort to discredit Joe is,
an accidental community service was performed even if it was a set up. It was a stark reminder of what is at risk. Although it may be ficticious, maybe we should be thanking the sender for raising awareness.

ATV Owner Speaks Up


That was my avt. A couple of things.

1. The reward was for the return and conviction!!!

2. We never got a conviction.

3. I wanted the conviction just as much as getting back the bike. I have friends that have had there bikes stolen and I want the a$$ holes that do this stuff to pay.

4. If Mr. bowling would of found and got a conviction. I would of giving him the reward with no questions asked.

5. I was very thankful for Mr Bowling finding the Atv. I did bring him a gift card to his office for 100. And my wife mailed to his office a 30.00 gift card and a thank you card. All of witch I did not half to do.

6. Talking with Mr. Bowling yesterday he stated he did not get either gift card. I will look into.

So with all that I thank Mr Bowling for his help.. I will look in to the gift cards that were sent. I sent this as a thank you for his effort even know we did not get an conviction. Right now I wish he did not find the atv in the first place. I could of file in for insurance and got a new bike.

BREAKING NEWS!!!!


FIREWORKS ON 4TH OF JULY CANCELED AT SHOREBIRDS STADIUM.
We know Willards will have Fireworks. If you know of another location please let everyone kow.

A Comment Worthy Of A Post

Joe, yesterday was the Maryland State Fireman's Association's Annual Fireman's Parade in Ocean City.

Salisbury Fire Department was late to arrive with Tower 16. They went to through the parade and then to the awards ceremonies where they didn't get a single trophy for their unit. There is a category for Platform units (Tower 16) with 4 trophies given out, none to Salisbury.

The entire State of Maryland realizes that this is a big piece of junk.

Children In Car Seats- My Personal Experience

Dear Joe

I think it is wonderful that you are helping to expose people for not securing their children properly. This is an issue that is near and dear to my heart. Here is my own personal experience with this.

Three years and two months ago, my mother-in-law was driving back from Wal-Mart to our house, which is 2 miles away. For some reason, she decided not to put my three year old in a car seat, one that we had provided for them to keep in their car. She placed in the rear seat of her sedan and put a simple lap belt on her. During the ride home, she blacked out at the wheel, striking a telephone pole. The police estimate her speed at 40mph. The impact killed my mother-in-law instantly, along with my precious daughter, Annabelle. Annabelle was ejected through the front window and died minutes later.

Please have your readers make sure their children are secured properly so this doesn't ever happen again! You cannot imagine the pain this causes to write this, but I want to help others out there.

Anna Stanson

Was There Some Fire Convention In OC?

Allow me to rant a little bit...

Driving to Easton tonight, around 8PM, I was passed by several pieces of fire equipment.

They were:
Cordova Tanker 53
Cordova Brush Truck 56
Trappe (Either an Engine or Rescue - they look the same to me)
Two brush trucks from other companies in Queen Anne's County. Since I cannot remember specifically who they were, I will not venture a guess to avoid implicating any innocent parties.

The driving displayed by these fire fighters was downright dangerous, disrespectful to other drivers, and should be considered an embarrassment to the companies that they represent.

Specific actions that worried me:

All vehicles made many unsafe lane changes, cutting off other motorists, especially in front of traffic lights.

Typical following distance of any vehicle was 1-2 car lengths. What would have happened if any passenger vehicle had to make an emergency stop while any of these emergency vehicles was tailgating? In all fairness, Trappe's vehicle was much better about allowing more room in front of them. But somehow I feel two truck lengths is probably not sufficient given the amount of traffic and their speed within the Cambridge City Limits.

Inside of Cambridge, all vehicles appeared to exceed 50mph while driving the section of Rt 50 near WaWa and the Cambridge Public Safety Building where the speed limit is 35mph. Despite this aggressive driving, I was able to pass them while doing the speed limit (traffic lights are the great equalizer). This goes to show how they disregarded their own safety and that of the public with no benefits gained.

1 of the unidentified brush trucks, while towing a trailer that contained a child's playhouse, appeared to exceed 75 MPH on the Choptank river bridge. My guess is that they liked the 7 litre diesel engine in that truck, and felt it necessary to test its limits given their rate of acceleration.

2nd of the unidentified brush trucks was not far behind. Perhaps they were racing?

Cordova Tanker 53 was dumping water all over the road. Did they drive out of town on a full tank of 3000 gallons? How much extra fuel would they burn hauling 12 extra tons of weight around them?

I understand that these volunteers are probably highly trained in driving their vehicles appropriately during emergency situations. Despite the urgency of their calls, I doubt that this type of driving would be considered appropriate. And during non-emergency situations, there is absolutely no reason why they should drive like this. Perhaps their officers can offer the appropriate drivers some non-emergency driving instructions, where they can practice using turn signals, safe following distances, obeying the speed limit, and even advanced techniques that save wear and tear on their vehicles and conserve fuel, so that they do not lose their vehicle availability and budget money due to driving like a jackass.

The Demise Of David Letterman


The following is from an article entitled "David Letterman, Rev. Wright, and Thoughts on a Creepy Culture"
by Victor Davis Hanson

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The metrosexual, hip David Letterman offered an apology I think that essentially was something along the following lines. Here’s my paraphrase: ‘Sorry, I confused the 14-year-old Willow Palin with the 18-year-old Bristol Palin, so I was wrong for suggesting the younger Palin girl would be “knocked up” during a baseball game by Alex Rodriguez, or draw in Eliot Spitzer for sex, when I really meant that Bristol certainly would.” (Note the silence about calling Governor Palin “slutty” looking. So if some right-wing nut says that Michelle Obama is “slutty” looking, are we to expect no consequences?)

Misopalinism

What it is about Sarah Palin that drives the Left insane? Her charisma? Her authentic blue-collar roots? The accent? Todd? The pregnancies? The ability to galvanize crowds? Joe Biden tried to fake his working class origins, but Palin seems to live, not romanticize, the life of the middle strata, so would not the Left appreciate someone from the non-elite?

I suggest two reasons for the fury of the aristocratic Left. One was Palin’s stance on abortion. In the elite feminist mind, the perfect storm would be for a 40ish career woman, on the upswing of her cursus honorum, getting pregnant and, then, heaven forbid, delivering the child with full fore-knowledge of chromosomal abnormality. Or having her 17-year old come to full term with a child, unmarried, and without money?

The Shadow of Abortion

For most upscale, educated liberals, a daughter’s future career is ruined by pregnancy, and abortion is often the answer. Second, Todd Palin, the Palin accent, the Wasilla connection, the whole notion of Alaska, all this conjured up the elite liberal notion of “trailer trash” — and we all know from Obama’s clingers speech, that the white Christian working class is the last group in America that can be caricatured and slurred with impunity. To the liberal urban elite, poor “whites” are those responsible for racism and other sins associated with the dominant culture, and thus by association taint the white aristocracy unfairly.

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Smug, hip David Letterman offered a smirky non-apology about his ongoing class and sexist slurs against the Palins, his apparent social inferiors.

“We were, as we often do, making jokes about people in the news and we made some jokes about Sarah Palin and her daughter, the 18-year-old girl, who is — her name is Bristol, that’s right, and so, then, now they’re upset with me . . .”

“These are not jokes made about her 14-year-old daughter. I would never, never make jokes about raping or having sex of any description with a 14-year-old girl. I mean, look at my record. It has never happened. I don’t think it’s funny. I would never think it was funny. I wouldn’t put it in a joke…”

Examine the logic. First, Letterman makes a gutter joke about Palin and her unnamed 14-year-old daughter attending a NY Yankees game. Then when a bit of outrage follows, he apparently claims he really meant to slur the other 18-year-old daughter who, back in Alaska, of course did not attend the game but was not named by Letterman. That would be okay, you see.

Second, then he evokes the now common straw man “they” who are apparently “upset” with him, hoping to play the victim card. Then he dribbles out something about his “last show” as if we are to weep that some mob is out to silence him. (But the reason he picked the Palins, and not the Obamas, Gores, Bidens, or Kerrys, was precisely because he knew it would not equate to his “last show”).

Third, he strangely amplifies his joke by confessing it really was about “raping” and “having sex of any description,” but just not with a “14-year-old girl,” suggesting it would have been okay had he just been more explicit and named Bristol, the 18-year-old. In Letterman’s world, because Bristol is 18, she is a year past most statuary rape clauses and thus the joke would have only been about “raping or having sex of any description with a [18-year-old] girl.”

Nothing offered about his slurs against airline attendants and Governor Palin herself, when he sneered that she had a “slutty flight-attendant look,” or his remark that Palin “was keeping Eliot Spitzer away from her daughter.” Indeed, he seemed to boast that he was proud of his ’slutty’ joke, as if hard-working flight attendants really do look slutty (they don’t to me), or that Palin looks slutty (she doesn’t to me).

The self-serving, creepy apology was as bad as the initial slur. Letterman is emblematic of an aging, baby-boomer culture, that dresses up street vulgarity with a tie and coat. The only thing that saves him is his care to do this with the Palins from Alaska who don’t figure into the usual no-go race/class/gender paradigm.

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Celebrate Flavors 2nd Anniversary

Father's Day Is Just Around The Corner

Thank you DeWalt

New Nail Gun, made by DeWALT.

It can drive a 16-D nail through a 2 X 4 at 200 yards.



This makes construction a breeze, you can sit in your lawn chair

and build a fence.
Just get your wife to hold the fence boards in place while you sit back,
Relax with a cold drink and when she has the board in the right place,
Just fire away. With the hundred round magazine, you can build the fence with a minimum of reloading.


After a day of fence building with the new DeWalt Rapid fire nail gun,
The wife will not ask you build or fix anything else again.

Ever !

Foul Ball

The Haircut

One day a florist went to a barber for a haircut.

After the cut, he asked about his bill, and the barber replied, 'I cannot Accept money from you. I'm doing community service this week.' The florist was pleased and left the shop.

When the barber went to open his shop the next morning, there was a 'thank you' card and a dozen roses waiting for him at his door.

Later, a cop comes in for a haircut, and when he tries to pay his bill, The barber again replied, 'I cannot accept money from you. I'm doing community service this week.' The cop was happy and left the shop.

The next morning when the barber went to open up, there was a 'thank you' card and a dozen donuts waiting for him at his door.

Then a Congressman came in for a haircut, and when he went to pay his bill, The barber again replied, 'I can not accept money from you. I'm doing community service this week.' The congressman was very happy and left the shop.

The next morning, when the barber went to open up, there were a dozen congressmen lined up waiting for a free haircut.

And that, my friends, illustrates the fundamental difference between the citizens of our country and the politicians who run it.

The Big Press Conference Before The Fight




A Press Conference was held at the brand new Main Street Gym with most of the players in this Friday Night's Fights. If you haven't purchased your tickets, there's still time to do so and there's still plenty of great seats available.

Folks, there are some great fights scheduled, many of the fighters are undefeated and you're in for a great night of Boxing.

Some time today I'll be offering 2 FREE Tickets but it gets even better. I'm going to throw in TWO FREE DINNERS at the Market Street Inn for Friday Night before the fight.

So stay tuned today because we're going to make Friday Night one heck of a night for two people.

Meet Fernanda And Fernando

Uncle Fernando proudly sits next to his beautiful Niece Fernanda at yesterday's Press Conference.

Today's Wildlife Video

Male VS Female At The ATM Machine

MALE VS. FEMALE AT THE ATM MACHINE

A new sign in the Bank Lobby reads:

'Please note that this Bank is installing new Drive-through ATM machines enabling customers to withdraw cash without leaving their vehicles.

Customers using this new facility are requested to use the procedures outlined below when accessing their accounts.

After months of careful research, MALE &FEMALE Procedures have been developed. Please follow the Appropriate steps for your gender.'

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MALE PROCEDURE:

1. Drive up to the cash machine.
2. Put down your car window.
3. Insert card into ma chine and enter PIN.
4. Enter amount of cash required and withdraw.
5. Retrieve card, cash and receipt.
6. Put window up.
7. Drive off.

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FEMALE PROCEDURE:

1. Drive up to cash machine.
2.... Reverse and back up the required amount to align car window with the machine.
3. Set parking brake, put the window down.
4. Find handbag, remove all contents on to passenger seat to locate card..
5. Tell person on cell phone you will call them back and hang up.
6. Attempt to insert card into machine.
7. Open car door to allow
easier access to machine due to its excessive distance from the car.
8. Insert card.
9. Re-insert card the right way.
10. Dig through handbag to find diary with your PIN written on the inside back page.
11. Enter PIN.
12. Press cancel and re-enter correct PIN.
13. Enter amount of cash required.
14. Check makeup in rear view mirror.
15. Retrieve cash and receipt.
16. Empty handbag again to locate wallet and place cash inside.
17.. Write debit amount in check register and place receipt in back of checkbook.
18. Re-check makeup.
19. Drive forward 2 feet.
20. Reverse back to cash machine.
21. Retrieve card.
22. Re-empty hand bag, locate card holder, and place card into the slot provided!
23. Give dirty look to irate male driver waiting behind you.
24. Restart stalled engine and pull off.
25. Redial person on cell phone.
26.. Drive for 2 to 3 miles.
27. Release Parking Brake.