Fruitland Police Department Press Release: Armed Robbery

TYPE OF INCIDENT: Armed Robbery
On 01/07/2011 at 2153 hours Fruitland Police responded to Eagle Express located at 101 North Camden Ave in reference to an armed robbery. Upon arrival, police met with the victims inside the store. According to the victims, a black male approximately 25 to 35 years old, wearing all black and having dreadlocks entered the store with his face covered and displayed a handgun. The suspect demanded money from the register. After the suspect obtained an undisclosed amount of money from the cash register, He then fled the store on foot in an unknown direction of travel.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Fruitland Police Department at 410-548-2803 or Crime Solvers at 410-548-1776.

LOCATION OF INCIDENT: Eagle Express

Coming To A Billboard Near You

I just learned they will be adding Shawn Porter to the card and his fight will also be televised. Shawn is another top shelf fighter.

BREAKING NEWS!!!!!!! UPDATE

Pocomoke City, confirmed, Device found on exterior of the PNC Bank on Lynhaven Drive.

Local Fire and Police on the scene. Worcester County Fire Marshall on the scene.

Ocean City Bomb Unit enroute to assist.

ATTN. ALL PUBLIC: You are to stay clear of this area and are advised NOT to use any cell phones or cellular devices in that area. 2:36 PM

More to come.......

UPDATE: The package was found to be left behind by the maintenance crew.

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There's been a water main break on Baptist Street right next to the Chamber of Commerce.

City Public Works just arrived.

Fernando At Civic Center Feb 18, 2011

Congresswoman Giffords, Others Shot In Arizona

Conflicting reports on whether Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., has died

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., was shot in the head and an unknown number of others were wounded Saturday when an assailant sprayed bullets into an area where the lawmaker was meeting with constituents, congressional officials said.

Officials said one of the victims died soon after the attack, and others were taken to a nearby hospital.

There were conflicting reports on whether the congresswoman had died.

The officials said the wounded included some of Gifford's aides who were with her at the time.

The officials who described the events did so on condition of anonymity, saying they were not permitted to comment publicly.

FBI officials and local law enforcement were investigating the attack, which took place while Giffords was greeting constituents outside a Safeway grocery store.

Giffords, who was re-elected to her third term in November, was hosting her first "Congress on Your Corner" event in northwest Tucson, NPR reported.

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Armed Robbery In Fruitland

There was an armed robbery at the Eagle Express in Fruitland last night. From what I've gathered it happened around the same time the train wreck occurred. We heard they got away with quite a bit of cash. More to come......

Pelosi Passes Gavel To Boehner

Officer Refusing Homosexual Training Program Reassigned

The Army National Guard officer who refuses to cooperate with the Obama administration's plan to force open homosexuality on the military is not being punished.

On the contrary, the lieutenant colonel, whose identity is being protected at his request, is getting exactly what he asked for: transfer from a command to a staff position so he will not have to order troops to undergo the Pentagon's pro-'gay' indoctrination.

"Today is my last day in command," said the career Army officer. "From now on I'll be a staff officer without a bunch of people working under me, so I won't have the moral conflict with having to enforce this new policy on them.

"It's not punitive, the state is actually standing by my position. I've worked with some really good commanders over the years and we have a good rapport."

The officer, who formerly commanded a battalion-sized unit, has strongly held religious beliefs that homosexual behavior is morally wrong, and he thinks the military will be damaged severely if it implements the Obama administration's plan to allow homosexuals to serve openly. He said many of the men under his command share his views.

While his identity is known within his chain of command and his state's National Guard administration, the officer believes he has not been identified yet by the Department of the Army. Nearing twenty years in service, he wants to remain anonymous in order to protect his pension for his family's benefit.

"When I retire I will speak on the record. I don't know how much I can do before that. Sooner or later I'm going to get told to shut up. If I continue to make statements, it might become a witch hunt. I don't want to lose my retirement unless it comes to the point they tell me I have to attend the [pro-'gay'] training."

Many fellow officers are applauding him for the stand he has taken, the officer told WND.

"I've had nothing but support from all those in my unit, in my state, everyone that I've talked to. A lot of people have called me to voice their support for my position … a lot more men would take my position but they're not as close to retirement.

He added the men in his chain of command are sympathetic to his position opposing the repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy banning open homosexuality in the ranks.

The officer criticized the U.S. Senate harshly for voting to repeal DADT, accusing them of "contempt for the Constitution" and hypocrisy.

"The only real argument the senators made for repealing DADT is that we're losing all these potential soldiers who could be filling all these critical roles in our military. Well, what are they talking about right now? They're talking about making large cuts in the military. Were they just pulling the wool over our eyes, just making the best argument they could while knowing this was coming all the time? To me It's so hypocritical.

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HISTORICAL COMMENTS BY GEORGE CHEVALLIER

Hitchhiking

Another thing of the past is the “art of the thumb”. In the 1950’s, it was not uncommon to see many guys standing alongside the road with their thumb out, hoping to get a ride by some passing car. The practice had many advantages for both parties. The driver of the car had company on a possibly long trip, and the rider got to where he wanted to go at no expense to him. The majority of riders in those days were sailors from Norfolk. They didn’t make a lot of money, and a free ride was appreciated. Most of them didn’t have to wait long before some car would stop and pick them up.

         

One thing you never saw was a woman or girl hitchhiking. They just didn’t do it, at least, not around here. That all changed in the 1960’s when the “hippie” movement swept the country, and girls became more a part of mainstream culture. Nowadays, the dangers of anyone being on the highway alone are enough to keep people from seeking the benefit of a free ride.

         

The practice had pretty well stopped by the 1970’s. It seemed that even the poorest of the poor had a car, or knew somebody who did, and didn’t need to seek a free ride. The idea of picking up some stranger by the side of the road is so foreign today. The sailors of yesterday were always clean-cut-looking young men, and you never had any fear that something bad would happen. Their conversation was always positive, and they were more than glad to share their experiences with you. And the company and conversation on a trip helped to pass the time away.

         

The occasional hitchhiker of today does not instill in you a great sense of safety to your well-being. So, most of them get passed by. Besides, who wants to take a chance that you are picking up some fugitive or crazy that will add grief to your life.

         

Along with the steady prospects along Route 13, there was always the road to Ocean City. It was always full of young people trying to get to the ocean. Even kids from Salisbury would hitch to Ocean City without a dime in their pocket. They seemed to think it was exciting to do it. Once they got to Ocean City, they would beg for quarters to subsist. This practice was utilized by kids that were more affluent and could easily afford to do things differently. But they thought it was exciting to experience how the “other half” lived. I could never see it myself mainly, because I never liked being dirty – or broke.

         

Times change, as we all have witnessed. Hitchhiking now has developed into a fine art. Generally, the truck stops are the best place to get a ride. Befriending a trucker can lead to a ride to some far-off destination, and they are usually good company. Some of them are glad for the chance to not have to travel alone. It does take a certain amount of desperation to entrust your life with a perfect stranger though.

Today's Survey Question

What will you be doing this weekend?

Missing Cat In Hebron/Mardela Springs Area

Our cat Maddie is still missing. She's been missing since Dec. 20th. We are offering a $50 reward if someone finds her. Please contact Terri at 410.422.9902. She's about 2 years old and our family really misses her.

Chinese Stealth Jet A 'Terrifying' Challenge

As the pentagon downplays China rolling out a stealth fighter jet, experts warn that the technology appears to be 'leaps and bounds' above anything the U.S. fleet offers.

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Prince George's Officers Suspended After Cruiser Used In Robbery

PALMER PARK, Md. - Two Prince George's County Police officers have been placed on administrative leave after one officer's uniform and the other officer's marked cruiser were used in a robbery.

Police say Larry Hawkins, 27, used his brother’s uniform shirt and another officer’s cruiser to stop people in the county and rob them of cash.

Hawkins is a former Bladensburg police officer who was fired in 2008. Last year, he was charged with impersonating a police officer. Hawkins' brother, Brandon, is a one-year veteran of the Prince George's County Police force.

Early Thursday morning in the 2400 block of Kenilworth Avenue in Cheverly, police say Larry Hawkins used a marked county cruiser to pull over a man on his way to work. Police say Hawkins told the man he was stopped on suspicion of DWI.

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Is Mossad Systematically Killing Iranian Nuclear Scientists?

Iran's state-run Fars News Agency (FNA) is accusing Israel's international intelligence agency of killing the country's nuclear scientists.

The news agency quoted a report posted Wednesday on the IranNuc.ir website that said the Mossad “has a long record in assassinating Arab and Muslim scientists in collaboration with its U.S. and British counterparts (CIA and MI6).”

The report listed nearly a dozen scientists from Egypt, Lebanon and elsewhere whom it claimed were assassinated by the Mossad.

Among those was Iranian university professor and nuclear scientist Massoud Ali Mohammadi, who died in a Tehran bombing in January 2010. But it was the death of Majid Shahriari in November 2010 that caught the world's attention, FNA opined.

“Global attention was redirected to Mossad's terror plots for assassinating the nuclear scientists of the Islamic world after Iranian professor Majid Shahriari was killed by the Israeli spy agency in Tehran late in 2010,” the news agency reported.

Shahriari and another Iranian university professor, Fereidoon Abbasi Davani, were killed in two separate bomb blasts in Tehran on November 29.

Their deaths were followed by that of a young Iraqi nuclear scientist who was gunned down in the streets of Baghdad the following month, according to the report. Mohammed al-Four had just published his new uranium enrichment formula in a number of western journals before he died. The news agency openly accused the Mossad of shooting him to death, although there has been no evidence linking Israel to the murder.

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Bottled Water

Dear Friend,


Labels on expensive bottled water may lead us to think the water inside comes from pristine springs or has amazing healing powers. But bottled water companies don't have to tell us what is in those bottles.
EWG decided to look at what they do tell us. And the story can be summed up in a few words: not much.

EWG's just-released 2011 Bottled Water Scorecard grades more than 170 bottled waters on the information they do or do not disclose on their labels and websites.

When we looked for answers to obvious questions -- Where does the water come from? Is it purified? How? Have tests found any contaminants? -- nine out of the ten best-selling brands didn't answer at least one of those questions.

Yahoo! published this investigation on their home page and Green section and already it's made a huge splash (no pun intended).

Because we know you care about what you drink, and feed your family -- we wanted to make sure you saw this important right-to-know report.

Click here to see Yahoo!'s take on the best and worst of the brands we looked at.

Sincerely,

Ken Cook
President, Environmental Working Group

GOVERNOR MARTIN O’MALLEY CONVENES FORUM ON SUSTAINABILITY

Third of five Maryland Forward forums designed to shape O’Malley-Brown second term, preparing Maryland for Smarter, Greener Future

WYE MILLS, MD – Governor Martin O’Malley convened the third of five forums today, designed to elicit feedback and ideas from stakeholders in preparation for a second term as Maryland’s governor.  Yesterday’s forum focused on laying the groundwork for a sustainable future and gathered the input of various stakeholders, including recommendations for legislation and actions related to clean energy, natural resource management, agriculture and smart growth.

“As a State, we must move forward on a smart, sustainable path,” said Governor O’Malley. “Building upon our recent successes, we need to create a foundation for both our future and our children’s future.  We have to make tough decisions, governing through green initiatives and living our own lives as examples.”

More than 750 stakeholders, including conservationists, farmers and business owners, took part in plenary sessions and discipline-specific workgroups at today’s forum, which was hosted by Chesapeake College in Wye Mills.  Discussion topics for the breakout groups included Smart Growth, Bay Restoration, Clean Energy/Climate Change, and Resource Based Industries.

Lt. Governor Anthony Brown opened the forum on behalf of Governor O’Malley.

“Creating a sustainable future — a Maryland where our healthy resources and a strong economy support a healthy society — is one of the biggest and perhaps most urgent challenges facing us today,” said Lt. Governor Brown.  “But Governor O’Malley and I know that, by working together, we can meet this challenge.”

Renowned scientist, Dr. Don Boesch, President of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, gave the keynote address at the morning plenary session.

“No longer can we separate the interests of Marylanders in their economy, their society, their environment and their natural resources, because they are all interdependent,” said Dr. Boesch. “By reaching across these traditional boundaries, we must find comprehensive solutions, informed by our best scientific understanding, that ensure a sustainable future.”

Following today’s work sessions, Governor O’Malley convened a discussion of outcomes and recommendations with all forum participants.  Recommendations include:

·         Bay Restoration: Continue to ramp up Bay Restoration efforts, including building upon Maryland’s Phase 1 Watershed Implementation Plan, to ensure reaching our Bay Restoration goals by 2020 —five years earlier than any other State in the watershed.

·         Clean Energy/Climate Change: Aggressively pursue the development of offshore wind generation as a clean energy solution as well an avenue to create thousands of green jobs.

·         Smart Growth: Increase support for development projects in transit oriented, sustainable communities through funding, financing, tax credits, and other incentives.  Continue to promote public transit ridership, which has increased 17 percent since 2006.

·         Resource Based Industries: Develop new policies and programs that provide economic incentives for rural landowners, including farmers, to conserve their land instead of developing it; develop new programs to support environmentally friendly resource-based industries, including sustainable agriculture and forestry, aquaculture, and nature-based tourism.

“The world is changing as a result of these issues, and Maryland can choose to be either a leader or a follower in the resulting New Economy that is upon us,” said Governor O’Malley.  “Under the O’Malley-Brown Administration we have already begun to move —and lead —in the right direction.  Today, we come together to identify new approaches to creating the sustainable future that will ensure Maryland remains both a livable and economically viable state.”

The day’s nine breakout sessions were facilitated by a diverse group of business leaders and conservationists: Dr. Don Boesch, President University of Maryland Center of Environmental Services; Russ Brinsfield, Center Director, University of Maryland Wye Research Center Agricultural Experiment Station; Stuart Clarke, Executive Director, Town Creek Foundation; Doug Lashley, President and CEO, Greenvest; Sean Davis, Principal, Morris & Ritchie Associates; Jon Laria, Chair, Maryland Sustainable Growth Commission; Tom Lewis, Chair, Maryland Task Force on Fisheries Management; Delegate Maggie McIntosh, Chair, House Environmental Matters Committee; Cindy Parker, Assistant Professor, Environmental Health Sciences, Bloomberg School of Public Health; Jill Sorensen, Executive Director, Baltimore Electric Vehicle Initiative.

The “Maryland Forward” forum series is serving to develop strategies for the O’Malley-Brown Administration’s second term, and generate concrete actions and recommendations that support the Administration’s 15 strategic goals.