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Thursday, July 02, 2009

Today's WORTHLESS Youth


Joe,

Approx. 8:00 PM tonight I witnessed a young lady driving this silver BMW leave Rita's (South 'Bury) .....only to leave her trash behind. She actually opened her door and sat her Popeye's cup on the parking lot and drove off. We followed the car to her place of employment.....sure enough....Popeye's!!!

The Wicomico River isn't the only thing being polluted!!!

Obama Reflects On Michael Jackson

Caption This Photo

What's with the dude in the background?

WBI Press Release

INCIDENT: Daytime Residential Burglaries
DATE: July 2, 2009
LOCATION: Wicomico County

NARRATIVE: On 07/02/2009
, Deputies and Detectives from Wicomico County were able to develop information leading to three arrests in connection to the residential burglaries that have been occurring in Wicomico County.

Anyone with information is asked to contact WBI at 410-548-4898, Crime Solvers at 410-548-1776 or the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office at 410-548-4891.


ACCUSED:
Brandon Fletcher B/M 22 years old
Lamar Trotter B/M 22 years old
Kevin Lemore Jr B/M 20 years old

CHARGES:
Burglary – First Degree
Burglary – Fourth Degree
Malicious Destruction of Property
Theft
Charges related to conspiracy

DISPOSITION: Held at WCDC

INVESTIGATING DETECTIVE: Deputy Pecoraro, Detective Peters

RELEASING AUTHORITY: Sergeant Carsten Wendlandt, WBI

Kenny Alvira Trial Will Go As Scheduled


The trial against Kenny Alvira is going to trial on Monday, the 6th. The Defense Motion To Postpone has been denied.

Because of Maryland's Death Penalty statute, Alvira is not Death Penalty eligible because he's only 16. Under Maryland law, the State may not seek the death penalty for anyone under the age of 18.

Don't miss the show Folks, this is a big case and I expect to see this guy go away for the rest of his life.

TRAFFIC ALERT


Lane Closures on Route 13 for Rehabilitation Project

Harrington -- The Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announces daytime lane closures on Route 13 northbound and southbound between Route 14 and Raughley Avenue in Harrington for the construction of temporary median crossings. Construction will begin on Monday, July 7 and end on Thursday, July 23.

There will be no construction activities from Thursday, July 23 through Saturday, August 1 due to the Delaware State Fair. The contractor, American Infrastructure is doing this project in advance of Norfolk Southern Railroad installing new rail crossings during the weekends of August 8 and August 15.

White House Reporters Grill Gibbs Over ‘Prepackaged’ Questions For Obama

SLED Announces Results Of Sanford Review


COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division director held a news conference Thursday afternoon to announce the results of a review of Gov. Mark Sanford's travel records.

Director Reggie Lloyd said that SLED did not learn any information that would suggest that any crime had been committed.

Lloyd said that Sanford provided personal financial records, credit card information and state documents and made himself fully available to SLED during the review.

"The man has been open with us," Lloyd said.

More than once during the news conference, Lloyd said that SLED had conducted a review, "not a criminal inquiry or investigation."

Lloyd said everything that Sanford told SLED investigators during the review matched the documents he provided. He said that Sanford paid for all of his travel expenses and was not reimbursed by the state.

Lloyd said that Sanford's prior trip to Argentina was "legitimate." He said Sanford had been in Brazil with other government leaders who then planned a bird hunting trip to Argentina.

GO HERE to read more.

U.S. Marshals Begin Seizure Of Madoff Property In NY


NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. marshals began on Thursday the seizure of the luxury $7 million Manhattan apartment of imprisoned fraudster Bernard Madoff and his wife, Ruth Madoff, officials said.

Two spokesmen with the U.S. Marshals Service in New York said marshals were carrying out the orders of a judge made in the days before Madoff was sentenced on Monday to an effective life term for his multibillion-dollar fraud.

The Madoffs agreed with U.S. prosecutors to forfeit any claims to their assets, property and accounts and after Madoff, 71, pleaded guilty in March to orchestrating Wall Street's biggest investment fraud.

"There are marshals on the premises today," said spokesman Roland Ubaldo.

GO HERE to read more.

Law Enforcement Officials Seek Community Participation In Lifesaving Initiative


MARYLAND LAW ENFORCEMENT LAUNCHES ANNUAL CHIEFS’ CHALLENGE CAMPAIGN

Maryland State Police Salisbury Barrack will join more than one hundred law enforcement agencies across the state in an effort to educate the public on the lifesaving and injury-reducing benefits of safety belt/child seat use. Additional attention will focus on the reduction of aggressive driving and driving while impaired. This campaign will take place from May through December 2009.

The Maryland Chiefs of Police, Sheriffs, Campus Safety Directors, and Maryland State Police Barrack Commanders challenge their law enforcement personnel to design community-outreach programs and events, to recruit community partners, and to conduct enhanced educational and enforcement initiatives. In Wicomico County, state and local law enforcement officials will be conducting an aggressive driving campaign, entitled the Smooth Operator Program. This enforcement initiative will be from July 5 to July 11, 2009.

Jobless Rate Rises To 26-Year High

U.S. economy shed a larger-than-expected 467,000 jobs in June
Employers cut a larger-than-expected 467,000 jobs in June, driving the unemployment rate up to a 26-year high of 9.5 percent, suggesting that the economy's road to recovery will be bumpy.
The Labor Department report, released Thursday, showed that even as the recession flashes signs of easing, companies likely will want to keep a lid on costs and be wary of hiring until they feel certain the economy is on solid ground.

June's payroll reductions were deeper than the 363,000 that economists expected and average weekly earnings dropped to the lowest level in nearly a year.
GO HERE to read more.

Would Joe Biden Make Such A Bad President?

There's no question Obama is losing momentum and Americans are growing tired of watching things fall apart before their very eyes.

IMHO, I happen to think Joe Biden is one of the only people out there with the stones to slam dunk North Korea right here and now and stop all the BS we're watching on a daily basis.

Screw the Bail Outs. Screw GM, Chrysler & others. Screw the Banks, let them fail. We're ALL going to lose anyway and that's been proven.

I truly do not believe Obama has a clue and got himself in far deeper than he had ever dreamed. This Country needs to get back on its feet and I just don't think Obama is going to get us there. I say, let Joe Biden take over and stop the BS right now. I'm sure there would be better choices but Biden has the stones Obama was never born with.

What do YOU think?

Karl Malden Passes Away At 97


Karl Malden, the Hollywood legend who won an Oscar for 'A Streetcar Named Desire, passes away at 97.

North Korea Test-Fires 4 Missiles

North Korea,
World News
AOL News

SEOUL, South Korea (July 2) -- North Korea test-fired four short-range missiles Thursday, South Korea's Defense Ministry said, a move that aggravates already high tensions following Pyongyang's recent nuclear test and U.N. sanctions imposed as punishment.

Two ground-to-ship missiles were fired from the eastern coastal city of Wonsan on Thursday afternoon, a ministry official said on condition of anonymity citing department policy.

GO HERE to read more.

Washington Post's Internal Response To Selling Access for $25k+ Story


It's not easy to write when your mouth is hanging open and your eyes are spinning out of their sockets, but I'm going to give it a shot. Mike Allen of Politico has broken one heckuva shocking story, about Washington Post CEO and publisher Katherine Weymouth seeking to sell access to Obama administration officials and to her own reporters and editors, at "salons" in her home. In this economy and at this moment in the news industry, everyone knows that newspaper execs have got to get creative, but not like this.



According to Allen's story, "For $25,000 to $250,000, The Washington Post is offering lobbyists and association executives off-the-record, nonconfrontational access to "those powerful few" -- Obama administration officials, members of Congress, and the paper's own reporters and editors. The astonishing offer is detailed in a flier circulated Wednesday to a health care lobbyist, who provided it to a reporter because the lobbyist said he feels it's a conflict for the paper to charge for access to, as the flier says, its "health care reporting and editorial staff." The offer -- which essentially turns a news organization into a facilitator for private lobbyist-official encounters -- is a new sign of the lengths to which news organizations will go to find revenue at a time when most newspapers are struggling for survival. And it's a turn of the times that a lobbyist is scolding The Washington Post for its ethical practices.''


GO HERE to read more.

PUBLIC NOTICE


The Central City District Commission (CCDC) has scheduled a meeting for Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at 12:00 noon.

The meeting will be held in Room 306 of the City/County Government Building (125 N. Division Street).

REMEBERING ANITRA

I just wanted to update the readers on the trial set for one of the accused
murderers of Anitra Pirkle who was carjacked, stabbed brutally multiple times
and left to die on a 13 degree temperature night in a field in Delmar on
2/22/09. Kenneth Alvira is set to go to trial this coming Mon July 6th 7th and
8th in Salisbury Md at the District Court at 9 am.. The family would appreciate
as many people at these trials as possible.

We want justice for Anitra Pirkle.. A senseless act of violence that has
shattered our lives..And for what? A car? money? What ? Why? Questions where no
possible answer is acceptable .So now what? Is it business as usual? You murder
someone..Turn eveyone's life upside down. You sit in jail for a few years where
the hardworking taxpayers have to pay to house you and feed you... You can look
at Tv and watch movies and work out in the gym and play basketball and exchange
food for cigarettes and find God (right!!) and get your G.E.D and study law to
learn how to trick the courts into releasing you back into the community. Its
time to say enough is enough!! Who's next. This was a random act..It could have
been you or me or one of your loved ones.

A life taken too soon. She was a daughter, a sister, a niece, a coworker, a
friend.. For those who knew Anitra loved her. She was a tiny person with big
dreams,She was soft spoken and well mannered with a gentle spirit. Anitra had
just graduated from college with a degree in Business. She was what the fiber
of our community is made of. Hard working, generous to others, kind, thoughtful,
loyal. responsible and a lover of life and all it had to offer.. We love and
miss you Anitra and we seek justice for you..


Thank You

Editors Note: This crime was solved because of an almost instant tip to Crime Solvers.

The Friends Of Poplar Hill Mansion

Christmas in July craft class: Classes are Thur. night, 6:00-8:00 pm. starting July, 2, (TONIGHT) and ending July 30. Bring that craft or project you just haven't been able to finish in time for Christmas for the last three years, and come to Poplar Hill Mansion. Get together with fellow procrastinaters and complete your project in time for the holidays this year. No instructor, just fellow crafters. Please contact Curator Nancy Marasco at 410-749-1776. Cost is $5.00 donation to Poplar Hill.


Poplar Hill Mansion rug class: Learn how to create a crocheted rag rug out of fabric scraps for next to nothing! All you need is a crochet hook and fabric strips from old sheets or other material. Classes are on Thurs. evenings from 6:00-8:00pm. Please call Nancy Marasco, Curator for what you will need to bring, and directions to Poplar Hill Mansion, 410-749-1776. Cost for the month is $15.00, Friends of Poplar Hill are half price. Want to become a friend? Call Nancy for details!

Wicomico County Sheriff's Office Press Release


Incident: Drug Seizure
Date of Incident: 1 July 2009
Location: County Road in Salisbury, MD
Suspect: Marc Judson Curry, 42 Years of Age, Salisbury, MD

Narrative: On July 1, 2009
, at approximately 1440 hours, a Wicomico County Sheriff’s Deputy was working traffic enforcement on a county road here in Wicomico County. The deputy stopped a 1999 Cadillac for speeding 53 MPH in a posted 35 MPH zone, and for a seatbelt violation.

Based on a host of indicators present during the traffic stop, the deputy suspected the sole occupant and driver was engaged in criminal activity. A Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office Canine Team responded to the scene at which time the dog alerted to the positive presence of narcotics secreted in the vehicle. A search of the vehicle revealed approximately $48,000.00 in “CRACK” cocaine and approximately $3,000.00 in powder cocaine hidden inside the vehicle. The suspect was arrested without incident. He remains incarcerated in the WCDC in lieu of $500,000.00 Bond.

Seized from the unemployed driver was $ 1,800.00 in United States Currency as well as his 1999 Cadillac which was just purchased in May 2009. The vehicle, still displaying Maryland temporary tags was paid for in cash. Preliminary investigation has revealed the cocaine was being delivered to the Salisbury area from Laurel, Delaware.

Charges:
Interstate Transportation of Cocaine
Possession with intent to distribute Cocaine
Possession of Cocaine

Theft Suspect’s Identity Sought

Location of Incident: Parking lot of the Wawa, Airport Road and Churchmans Road, New Castle, Delaware, New Castle County

Date and Time of Occurrence: Friday, June 26th, 2009

Suspect(s): Black male, 30’s to 40’s, medium complexion, facial hair, close hair cut, blue sleeveless shirt

Resume: Troop 2 patrol officers are seeking the identity of the below pictured suspect.

This individual is responsible for stealing a purse from a victim’s vehicle as she patroned the Wawa on Airport Road and Churchmans Road. The suspect then used the victim’s credit card to make nine separate purchases at area stores within a 45 minute period. The purchases totaled almost $400.00.

Anyone with information pertaining to this subject’s identity is asked to call 302-834-2620 ext. 526 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333.

Wicomico County Sheriff's Office Press Release


Incident: Burglary
Date of Incident: 1 July 2009
Location: 600 Block of Taylor Street, Sharptown, MD
Suspect: Herman Francis Dyer, 50, Ocean City, MD

Narrative: On 1 July 2009 at 5:12 PM, deputies from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported residential burglary in the 600 block of Taylor Street in Sharptown. Upon the arrival of the deputies, they discovered that Herman Dyer had entered the residence without the permission of the homeowner and in violation of a Peace Order that barred Dyer from the residence.

Dyer was placed under arrest and transported to the Central Booking Unit where he was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, Dyer was detained by the Commissioner in the Detention Center in lieu of $7,500.00 bond.


Charges: Burglary 4th degree
Violation of a Peace Order

Crash Update From 6:00 AM This Morning

Isn't Vincent Mosher, 39, Salisbury, MD. a Salisbury Police Officer? I can't believe no one caught that, including myself.

Salisbury Police Department Press Release


On June 30, 2009 at approximately 10:48 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police were in the area of Anne St. and Railroad Avenue and observed the below listed suspect with an open container of alcohol. The suspect was stopped and was found to be in possession of suspected crack/cocaine and a smoking device.

ARRESTED: James Ervin Brown, 41 years of age Princess Anne, Maryland

CHARGES: Possession of cocaine
Possession of CDS/paraphernalia
Open container of alcohol

DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking CC # 200900022886


On June 30, 2009 at approximately 2:10 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police received a call to respond to a rental residence on Princeton Avenue for the report of a burglary. The residence was unoccupied and cleaning personnel from the rental company entered the residence and found the below listed suspect sleeping in one of the bedrooms. It was found that the suspect had damaged a window screen to make entry into the residence.

ARRESTED: Juvenile, 15 years of age Salisbury, Maryland

CHARGES: Fourth degree burglary
Trespassing

DISPOSITION: Released to Juvenile Justice
CC # 200900022915


On June 30, 2009 at approximately 8:35 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police received a call to respond to the six hundred (600) block of S. Salisbury Boulevard for the report of an assault. Upon arrival it was found that the below listed suspect had assaulted a victim with a chain when the victim attempted to break up a fight. The victim did not seek medical attention.

ARRESTED: Juan Carlos Gonzalez-Frias, 23 years of age Salisbury, Maryland

CHARGES: Second degree assault
Reckless endangerment

DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking
CC # 200900022791

News Agencies Gagging 'Gay' Factor In Boy's Rape


By Joe Kovacs© 2009


WorldNetDaily


Editor's note: The content of this story is graphic in nature and may be objectionable to some readers.


News coverage of a Duke University official accused of raping his adopted 5-year-old son and offering the child to someone else is apparently lacking what some say is a key piece of information: the fact the alleged perpetrator is a homosexual who lives with another "gay" man.


Frank Lombard, associate director of the Health Inequalities Program at the university's Center for Health Policy, was arrested last Wednesday in Raleigh, N.C., for attempting to induce someone to cross state lines to engage in sex with the child, who is black.


The arrest affidavit goes into graphic detail of Lombard's alleged actions, including alleged performance of oral sex with the child in front of a webcam, and sodomizing the boy with his finger and tongue. It also prominently cites the fact that Lombard is a homosexual living with another "gay" man.


In his online profile, Lombard reportedly describes himself as "perv dad for fun.


"But days after the case broke, there have been few, if any, mentions in news stories that Lombard is part of a homosexual couple raising children.


In reports by the Associated Press, CNN and ABC News, for instance, the "gay" factor is never brought up.


Don't believe today's deceptive media. See what God REALLY says about sex and homosexuality in "Shocked by the Bible: The Most Astonishing Facts You've Never Been Told" -- personally autographed!


A Lexis-Nexis news database search by WND using search terms "Frank Lombard" and "homosexual" or "gay" resulted in just four results, none of which were any major media.

GO HERE to read more.

Obama Chooses 'Gay' Activist To Steer 'Safe' And Drug Free Schools

GO HERE to listen to the interview.

OK Magazine Puts Michael Jackson's Dead Body On The Cover


The big question is, do you or anyone else give a damn?

OCPD NARC’S CONTINUE TO BUST BOARDWALK DRUG DEALS


The Ocean City Police Department is continuing to proactively keep drugs out of
Ocean City and away from the Ocean City boardwalk. This weekend, the OCPD
Narcotics Unit conducted two “buy/bust” operations. In all, two arrests were made
and a total of 24 grams of Marijuana was seized.

The first suspect, a 16-year-old juvenile, was arrested and charged with Distribution of Marijuana. The juvenile was in possession of 20 grams of Marijuana and $161.00 in U.S. Currency. The second incident resulted in the arrest, of a 15-year-old juvenile, who was arrested and charged with Distribution of Marijuana. This juvenile was in possession of 4 grams of Marijuana and $249.00 in U.S. Currency.

The Ocean City Police Department reminds citizens that buying and selling illegal
drugs on the boardwalk, or any other place in Ocean City, will not be tolerated. The
OCPD has officers patrolling in uniform, undercover and plain clothed capacities to
combat this type of behavior. Officers will continue to conduct operations throughout
Ocean City to assure that Ocean City is safe and free of drugs.

OBAMA & GOD


Health Insurance - Any Suggestions?

Good afternoon Joe. Wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your blog and all you do.

I have a big problem and I was wondering if anyone is experiencing or has experienced this type of health insurance issue. I recently started a job back in February of this year. Everything seemed to be going along fine with my prescriptions and doctor's appointments until now. On June 3, I went to John Hopkins Hospital to seek advice about a back problem that I have been having. I am currently prescribed pain medication for that issue. The purpose of me going to see the physician at John Hopkins was to see if there was something else that could potentially be done to relieve my back issue as well as get me off of all the medications that I am taking. Plus the pain medication is not as effective as it once was because I have been on it over a period of time. John Hopkins recommendation was to do a nerve block. So I scheduled the procedure in the hopes that this would provide me the relief I wanted and needed to get off of the meds. The day before the procedure the stupid insurance company calls and said that they have not approved the procedure yet. So I have cancel my appointment, go back to my new employer and explain everything and wait for the insurance company to call back. The next morning they contact John Hopkins and say that the procedure has been approved. So I call back to John Hopkins and reschedule the procedure. They've just called me to let me know that they will NOT cover the procedure because it was a pre-existing condition. I call my Human Resources individual who said call the insurance company and explain why you want the procedure done. Called the Insurance Company and they said call Human Resources back and that they MAY approve this for February of 2010. Hello!!! You idiots at the insurance company are you listening?? I want off of the pain medications!!! That's OFF!! Not increased dosage, not adding an additional one in, not Lidocaine patches. O-F-F!! I think people get the point. You hear about so many people being addicted. So if I go into cardiac arrest because of my medications and an ambulance has to be called, are you not going to cover that either because it was a direct result of my "pre-existing condition" (the one you won't pay to help me get better). I know the first thing that is going to come out of everyone's mouth is going to be, why don't you just stop taking them? My life consists of me getting up going to work, suffering all day with pain, coming home and collapsing. I'm not talking about normal every day pain. I'm talking about it hurts when I breath pain. I could go on and on about this issue but I won't. Is anybody else having such a hard time with insurance company now? Is there any help or advice? It's just nice to no that the freaking insurance company has M.D. after there name.

Crime Solvers Goes High Tech


If you go to CRIME SOLVERS you'll see in the top right hand corner a new link to Pay Pal. This is an option in which anyone can now make a donation to help raise funds so Crime Solvers can continue to offer Rewards to those individuals sending in tips.

Money has to come from somewhere to keep such a non profit running and Lord knows there's enough crime in Salisbury & Wicomico County, money runs out very quickly.

So if you own a local business and can afford to pitch in anything you like they'd greatly appreciate it. Private individuals can also help with donations. Please also strongly consider if a loved one passes away, in lieu of flowers they can make a donation to Crime Solvers.

These are tough times Ladies & Gentlemen and local crimes are solved by Crime Solvers and those who tip them off. Please continue to support this organization and take a CHUNK, (not a bite) out of crime. Thank You for your consideration and donations.
Crime Solvers is a Non-Profit 501 (c) 3 Organization. All donations are tax deductible. When donating through PayPal, remember to print your receipt for your records.

Alexis Arguello Dies, Boxing Champ Became Mayor Of Managua


Alexis Arguello, the former boxing world champion who in 2008 was elected mayor of his hometown of Managua, Nicaragua, was found dead on Wednesday. He was 57.


The newspaper El Nuevo Diario reported that Arguello's death appeared to be a suicide
GO HERE to read more.

New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty To 15th DUI

MORRISTOWN, N.J. A New Jersey man whose driver's license has been suspended 78 times has pleaded guilty to his 15th drunken-driving offense.

Shaun Campbell of East Rutherford told a judge Tuesday that he had been drinking "quite a bit" of beer when he crashed his SUV head-on into a pickup in April. The truck's occupants, a man and his 4-year-old daughter, were not seriously hurt.

GO HERE to read more.

Traffic Crash Claims The Life Of A Seaford Teen


Location of Incident: SR 9 , Lewes Georgetown Highway east of SR 5 1 mile east of Harbeson, Sussex, DE

Date and Time of Occurrence: July 1, 2009 on or about 16:23 hours

Victim: Keyshawn Purnell, 17, Seaford , DE

Delaware State Police are investigating a crash that took the life of a 17 year-old Seaford male.

The crash happened today just after 4:20 pm on Lewes Georgetown Highway east of SR 5. Keyshawn Purnell, 17 , was driving a 1997 Ford Taurus on SR 9 eastbound. Vincent Mosher, 39, Salisbury, MD was driving a 2002 Ford Explorer westbound on SR 9 approaching the Taurus.

For unknown reason the Taurus exited the south edge of the roadway. Purnell overcorrected and crossed back onto SR 9 and then in to the path of westbound traffic. The Ford Explored attempted to avoid the collision but was unsuccessful. The front end of the Explorer struck the passenger side of the Taurus. Both vehicles came to rest in the grass median.

Purnell was pronounced dead at the scene as a result of injuries he sustained in the crash. Purnell was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.

Mosher was transported to Peninsula Regional Medical Center where he is being treated for non-life threatening injuries. He was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.

It is unknown if alcohol was a factor at the time of the crash. The investigation is still on going.

Update On Jack Willing From Somerset County

Folks, this is not an easy Post for me to put together and share but it is what it is.

Jack Willing, (head of the Somerset Planning & Zoning) committed suicide yesterday at his home.

It has been reported Jack was under investigation from the Feds involving child pornography. Warrants were served to Somerset County yesterday and he knew they were going to be served at his home as well. The Feds had run a sting operation whereas Jack had purchased child pornography, had it delivered to his home, he accepted the package and signed for it.

All that being said, he went home and took his own life. In most cases, generally speaking, it's against the golden rule to post any articles referencing suicide but the twist to this particular story calls for such said attention in the hopes that others become aware that the Feds are in fact doing what they're supposed to do, protect our children.

Jack was an Attorney and worked for Somerset County Planning & Zoning.