Salisbury News: 10/10/11

Monday, October 10, 2011

California Man Attacks 'Lazy' Son With Sword Over House Chores, Police Say

VENTURA, Calif. -- A father attacked his 18-year-old son with a sword in California, after accusing him of being lazy and not doing chores, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday.

Antonio Gutierrez, 43, cut his son with the 4-foot-long sword during a heated argument Sunday at the family residence in Ventura, Calif., according to authorities. Gutierrez reportedly was angry that his son did not perform household chores.

The City Council is about to make a vote on taking the powers away from the Mayor Jim Ireton being in complete control of the City Attorney to losing 100% of those powers and turning it over to the City Council, a logical legislative move.

Shanie and Laura are totally against the move and claim they are getting phone calls from people being upset with such a move and quite frankly I call BS on those statements. Nevertheless, this will move forward and I know first hand that Mayor Ireton is very upset with this move as well.

I'm glad to see Debbie, Terry and Tim worked so hard to campaign and finally start moving the City in the right direction. While one side is playing checkers, the majority are playing chess and a mighty fine game of check mate at that.

Much more to come on this tomorrow.

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Beauty Queen Gets $2 Million Reward In Whitey Bulger Case

A former Miss Iceland who met Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger and his girlfriend in California was paid a $2 million reward for the tip that led to Bulger's arrest in June, according to a report.

The Boston Globe said the FBI paid the reward money to Anna Bjornsdottir, a one-time model and Miss Iceland 1974.

She became friends with Bulger's girlfriend Catherine Greig after the two women both took a shared interest in a local stray cat while the fugitive couple hid out in Santa Monica.

Feds can clandestinely obtain information from people's email and cellphones without a search warrant

WASHINGTON — The U.S. government obtained secret court orders to force Google Inc and a small Internet provider to hand over information from email accounts of a WikiLeaks volunteer, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.

The U.S. request included email addresses of people that Jacob Appelbaum, a volunteer for the campaigning website, had corresponded with in the past two years, but not the full emails, the newspaper said, citing documents it had reviewed.

Nice Guys And Gals Still Finish Last At The Office

Nice guys and gals take note: You may be at risk of being overlooked for positions of power.

When it comes to being a leader in a highly competitive situation or during tough times, altruism can be perceived as a sign of weakness, while being selfish and aggressive shows strength.

Those are the findings of a new study by researchers at a trio of universities: the Kellogg School of Management, Stanford Graduate School of Business and Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business.

NBA Cancels Start Of Season

NBA Commissioner David Stern cancels first two weeks of season after league and players fail to reach labor agreement.

Quick-Thinking Teachers Revive Girl, 12, After Collapse

She could be dead or brain-damaged if not for speedy use of CPR, defibrillator

A Dallas-area seventh-grader survived a literally heart-stopping crisis virtually unscathed thanks to two quick-thinking, well-trained schoolteachers.

Kristen Goodgion and Brent Reese, teachers at Maus Middle School in Frisco, Texas, rushed within seconds to the aid of 12-year-old Kylee Shea after she crumpled in a school hallway Sept. 26. While Reese performed CPR, Goodgion fetched the school’s automatic external defibrillator (AED). They used the machine’s paddles to kick-start Kylee’s heart in a dramatic rescue caught on the school’s surveillance cameras.

Did Former Weezer Bassist Predict His Death?

Former Weezer band member turned artist Mikey Welsh's death Saturday at the age of 40 was a shock to many fans.

But People magazine reports the bassist eerily tweeted the time and place of his death two weeks prior.

According to the publication, Welsh wrote a note on the social networking site on September 26 which read, "dreamt i died in chicago next weekend (heart attack in my sleep). need to write my will today." He then added a second tweet that said "correction – the weekend after next."

Anti-Wall Street Protesters Rally In Norfolk, Virginia

Around 100 supporters of the Occupy Wall Street movement demonstrated on Saturday in downtown Norfolk, just outside of the local Bank of America headquarters. The organizers of Occupy Norfolk started a Facebook group two weeks ago that now has over 4,200 members.

The demonstration consisted of a rally that was followed by a march through downtown, ending with a general assembly, or planning meeting. The organizers have been in discussions with the city and police about where they might be allowed to set up an indefinite occupation of a public space, in the style of other demonstrations around the US.

Solyndra Fallout:House GOP Wants Info On Other Loans Made At Deadline

Emails released earlier this month show that at least one official of the Office of Management and Budget worried that Solyndra was just the tip of the iceberg when it came to ill-conceived government loans to green energy companies.
“(W)hat’s terrifying is that after looking at some of the ones that came next, this one started to look better,” the official emailed. “Bad days are coming.”
Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Government on October 7 wrote to Energy Secretary Dr. Steven Chu to see just what other problematic loans might exist.

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QUOTES OF THE DAY 10-10-11

“I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche

“The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche

“One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. The bamboozle has captured us. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.”
― Carl Sagan

“Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts… perhaps the fear of a loss of power.”
― John Steinbeck

“Experience has shown, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.”
― Thomas Jefferson

“It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress.”
― Mark Twain

“No matter how corrupt, greedy, and heartless our government, our corporations, our media, and our religious & charitable institutions may become, the music will still be wonderful.”
― Kurt Vonnegut

Costco Increases Membership Fee; Wholesale Clubs Comparison

Shoppers take note: Costco announced this week it is increasing its membership fees by 1o percent starting Nov. 1, just in time for the holiday season.
Costco, which operates the largest membership warehouse chain in the country, will increase annual membership fees by $5 for its individual and business members to $55 a year. Fees for “executive members” will increase to $110 from $100, the company said on Wednesday during its fourth quarter earnings announcement.

Car Pools Help Workers Save In Tough Economy

In Anne Arundel County, about 700 commuters are part of an online database that helps them find car pool partners.

And as tough times have many searching for creative ways to penny pinch, more people are looking into the database and car pooling in general.

Take Leslie Delabar. She manages to save money on gas by making two extra stops during her morning commute.

The Kent Island resident's first stop is to her day care provider, which is where she drops off her baby by 7 a.m. About 20 minutes later, she arrives in Annapolis to meet up with her car pool partner, Cindy Dooley. Their shared ride to jobs at the University of Maryland in College Park enables them to use the HOV lanes on Route 50 and cut down on gas and car maintenance. They drive together four days a week, saving about $500 a month combined.

They are among the roughly 12 percent of Maryland motorists who travel to work via car pool, a trend experts say is increasing because of high gas prices.

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Today's Top Stories 10-10-11

BLOOMBERG

Republican presidential candidates attempted to deflect questions about whether frontrunner Mitt Romney, a Mormon, could be considered a Christian, an issue raised by evangelical voters during Romney’s 2008 campaign and spotlighted again by a backer of Texas Governor Rick Perry.

Herman Cain, a one-time pizza magnate and sunny-skies orator, is entering a new phase of scrutiny after a wave of Republican Party dissatisfaction with its presidential choices has thrust him into the upper tier of candidates.

The world’s entire population can have electricity and cleaner stoves by 2030 if $48 billion is invested each year, the IEA said in its first estimate of the cost to end energy poverty.

Denmark’s bank crisis is taking its toll on the economy’s recovery prospects as companies struggle to find lenders willing to provide loans, the Confederation of Danish Industry warned.

Syrian opposition leaders sought support for their new coalition as human rights activists said the death toll in the seven-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad rose to 4,000.

Egyptian shares dropped to the lowest level in more than two years and the country’s default risk rose after clashes between Christian demonstrators and security forces in Cairo left dozens dead.

Interest-rate derivative users may have to set aside at least $1.4 trillion in margin payments under new rules mandated by the U.S. Dodd-Frank Act, according to research firm Tabb Group.

The U.S. listeria outbreak linked to contaminated cantaloupes has expanded to 24 states including New York and has now killed 21 people, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

Four former Cantor Fitzgerald LP managing directors left the New York-based brokerage to become senior managers at a boutique investment bank owned by a China- backed, Hong Kong-listed venture.

AP Top Stories

The chairman of the House oversight committee said Sunday that he could send subpoenas to the Obama administration as soon as this week over weapons lost amid the Mexican drug war.

Clashes over the weekend between Syrian soldiers and army defectors and a shooting at a funeral have killed at least 17 members of the military and 14 civilians, the latest sign of the militarization of the uprising against President Bashar Assad's regime, a human rights group said.

None of the Republican presidential candidates took an opportunity to criticize Romney for his religion over the weekend, after Texas Gov. Rick Perry accepted a public endorsement from a prominent Texas pastor who said as a Mormon, Romney was a cultist.

Pakistani soldiers killed 30 Afghan militants who had crossed the border to attack the army, Pakistani military officials said.

Prices for rice, wheat and other key foods are expected to remain volatile and possibly increase and poor farmers and consumers particularly in Africa will be hurt most, U.N. food agencies said.

Gov. Jerry Brown signed the measure into law. Young illegal immigrants in California can now compete for state-funded scholarships and grants in order to attend the state's prestigious universities and community colleges.

Younger generations are leading the way toward greater tolerance and social acceptance of gays and lesbians in the United States, according to new research.

Oil prices climbed above $84 a barrel after better than expected U.S. jobs data and a vow from European leaders to support the region's bank sector hampered by the sovereign debt crisis.

Sperm Donors Offer Services For Free, With No Anonymity

You learn a lot about Trent Arsenault from his web page, which is filled with a meticulous gallery of photos from his baby years to adulthood, all chronologically catalogued.

He is single, blond and athletic from Fremont, Calif. -- 6-feet, 1-inch tall, half German and one-quarter Irish, and a former U.S. Naval Academy midshipman.

California Governor Enacts Ban On Open Handgun Carrying

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Jerry Brown's says he has signed a measure that bans the open carrying of handguns in California.

The law, AB144, makes it a misdemeanor to carry an exposed and unloaded gun in a public place.

The governor's office made the announcement in a statement early Monday morning. Brown has been rushing to sign dozens of measures sent to him by lawmakers.

Detectives Probe Home Invasion Robbery

Location: 400 block of Whitehall Neck Road, Smyrna, DE

Date of Occurrence: Monday, October 10, 2011 at 1:35 p.m.

Victims:

-51 year old male (homeowner)
-51 year old female (homeowner)

Suspects:

Suspect #1: Black male armed with a handgun (no further description)

Suspects #2 and #3: Male subjects (no further description)

Resume:
Smyrna, DE- Delaware State Police detectives are investigating a home invasion robbery that occurred early this morning in Smyrna, DE.

The incident occurred at approximately 1:35 a.m. this morning as three male subjects entered a residence located in the 400 block of Whitehall Neck Road, in Smyrna, by kicking in a door. One of the suspects, who was armed with a handgun, confronted the 51 year old male homeowner after he exited his bedroom upon hearing the noise. The male victim was then ordered to the floor by the suspect. Two other male suspects then entered the victim’s bedroom and confronted a 51 year old female. They then demanded and received cash and jewelry from her. The suspects then ordered both victims into the basement of the home before fleeing in an unknown direction. The victims were not injured.

Detectives are asking anyone who may have any information in reference to this incident to contact Troop 3 at 302-697-4454. Citizens may also provide a tip by texting keyword “DSP” plus your message to 274637 (CRIMES). Tipsters may also provide information through lines maintained by Delaware Crime Stoppers at (800) TIP-3333. Callers can also submit information via the internet at www.tipsubmit.com.

POLL: Strong Majority Of Marylanders Support Offshore Wind Power

Research finds that 62% of Maryland voters are willing to pay more each month for benefits of offshore wind

ANNAPOLIS, MD – A new poll released today shows that a strong majority of Marylanders – 62 percent – want to see local offshore wind power in the state and are willing to pay slightly more on their monthly electricity bills to develop this resource. Policymakers and advocates from the business and environmental communities agree that these are exceptionally strong polling numbers and are a signal that offshore wind is popular across the state.

The well-known Maryland firm Gonzales Research and Marketing Strategies conducted the poll. The poll asked respondents whether they agreed or disagreed with the following statement: “I would be willing to pay $2 more per month on my electric bill if a greater percentage of my electricity came from clean, local offshore wind farms, instead of coming from coal, oil, and gas.” Sixty two percent of respondents agreed with the statement.

The poll showed that a majority of Eastern Shore/Southern Maryland voters (55%) supported the offshore wind statement. Meanwhile, sixty two percent of suburban Baltimore voters showed support. Support was the highest in Baltimore City and the Washington suburbs, where 75% and 67% of those polled supported the offshore wind statement, respectively. Among African-American respondents, support was particularly high, with 75% across the state agreeing that they would be comfortable paying $2 a month more for offshore wind power.

Mike Tidwell, Director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, which helped to fund the poll, said: “These poll results couldn’t be more clear. Maryland voters want the General Assembly to bring offshore wind power to the state. Marylanders understand that the benefits of offshore wind are more than worth a modest initial investment. Indeed, Maryland consumers are likely to actually save money over time as fossil fuel prices rise.”

Meanwhile, a moderate-sized wind farm (500 megawatts) would create about 2,000 manufacturing and construction jobs over five years and 400 long-term operations jobs, according to the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA). The total economic impact of offshore wind for the state could surpass $1.9 billion and generate $14 million in state tax revenues over a five-year development period, according to MEA.

“This poll definitively shows that Marylanders want clean energy now,” added Jim Strong, Sub-District Director for the United Steelworkers in Maryland. “Voters totally understand that we can have thousands of new jobs for an ailing economy while deepening our protection of the environment.”

During the 2011 Maryland General Assembly session, Governor Martin O’Malley’s “Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act” was not brought up for a vote following debate in both chambers. This autumn, the Maryland House Economic Matters Committee and the Senate Finance Committee are holding several study sessions to examine possible policies to support offshore wind and to weigh the benefits for the state. The governor and clean energy supporters across the state are committed to moving offshore wind development forward in 2012.

“It is an exciting time for offshore wind in Maryland,” said Governor O’Malley. “Poll results like these further our resolve to pursue new opportunities off our coasts that will create jobs and develop clean energy for our citizens. I am particularly encouraged by our citizens’ willingness to pay a little bit more for offshore wind power in the short-term, in order to build a more sustainable energy generation system that will bring benefits to our State for generations to come.”

The poll was conducted by Gonzales Research and paid for by the five Maryland environmental groups: the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, Environment Maryland, the Maryland League of Conservation Voters, National Wildlife Federation, and the Sierra Club Maryland Chapter.

The poll results were announced in advance of the American Wind Energy Association’s Offshore WINDPOWER 2011 Conference and Exhibition. The conference is being held in Baltimore from October 11-13. Governor O’Malley is a keynote speaker at the conference’s opening session at 3:00pm on Tuesday, October 11. For more information about the event, visit http://www.offshorewindexpo.org/.

The Greek Meltdown: Putting the Hell in Hellas

The woman says her name is Yianna. With her long, shiny brown hair and ruffled blouse, she looks out of place sitting on a plastic crate with two bruised, toothless people who live in a battered alley in central Athens. Less than a year ago, she was running a small ouzo bar that she owned on the island of Chios. The recession slowed business, her taxes surged, and she could no longer pay her bills. At 37, she moved to Athens to look for work. Still jobless months later, she is out of money and has stuffed everything she owns into a bright blue duffel bag. "I never thought I'd find myself here," she says, looking down. "But here I am."

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Nearly 700,000 Attend Gay Pride Parade In Rio

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Authorities in Brazil say nearly 700,000 people have celebrated in a gay pride parade at Copacabana beach.

Many participants waved rainbow flags and wore lavish Carnival costumes as loud music blasted from more than 15 sound trucks in Sunday's festivities.

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Notes From The Wicomico County Board of Education, September 2011

The Wicomico County Board of Education at its monthly meeting on Sept. 13:

Moment of Silence

Observed a moment of silence in memory of the late Alice Davis, a Parkside High School English teacher, and in memory of the victims and heroes of 9/11, now marked annually by the National Day of Service and Remembrance. Board member Dr. Carolyn Elmore, who had served as Mrs. Davis’ supervisor for 11 years, praised her devotion and dedication to students and her quiet support of colleagues and her school. “It’s a tragedy that we have lost such a fine instructor, but an even greater tragedy that we have lost such a fine person,” Dr. Elmore said. Board member Larry Dodd also expressed condolences to the Davis family.

Public Comment

Heard public comments from:

A grandparent who was concerned about her grandchild’s class placement and the school’s responses to her inquiries. She said she would share further details with the Board and Superintendent.

A number of people, including students, who again requested that the Board reverse the transfer of a James M. Bennett High physical education teacher and coach and allow him to return to JMB.

A number of parents who thanked the Board and staff for meeting with the Salisbury Middle School PTA to address its concerns at the change in the SRO program. Speakers said the process showed that respectful, effective communication and cooperation among all parties can lead to positive solutions.

Ben Brumbley, President of the Wicomico County Council of PTAs, who shared information about upcoming events and state PTA awards to several schools for PTA participation.

Superintendent’s Report

Heard from Superintendent of Schools Dr. John Fredericksen that:

He met with Sheriff Mike Lewis, County Executive Rick Pollitt, representatives of the Salisbury Middle School PTA, and a number of other staff members and interested parties and an agreement was reached for the school system to split the cost of an additional school resource officer (SRO) with the Sheriff’s Office. This will restore the number of SROs to the same number as last year, before one SRO position was cut due to budget constraints. The school system and Sheriff’s Office will each pay $28,000 to fund the SRO position for the remainder of this fiscal year. [Restoring the SRO position was contingent on the Board of Education approving a $28,000 transfer from School Management & Support for salary to Student Personnel for contracted services. The Board approved the transfer later in the meeting, and the Wicomico County Council subsequently voted to allow the transfer.] Board members said that cutting the SRO position to save money gave them heartburn, and that they’re glad the school system, parents and community could come together to work out a solution. They urged parents and the community to get educated and involved on budget issues that impact education.
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National Air And Space Museum Is Back Open For Business

The National Air and Space Museum is back open for business after protestors shut the museum down over the weekend. A group swarmed the building Saturday to protest a drone exhibit. Security guards used pepper spray to repel more than 100 demonstrators. They were told they could not enter the building while carrying signs. The spray sickened some. The museum was evacuated and closed. The protestors at the museum included those taking part in the 2011 Stop the Machine demonstration in Freedom Plaza.

Same Sex Federal Parters To Get Access To More Healthcare Plans

Same-sex domestic partners of federal employees will get access to a longer list of healthcare plans in 2012.

This year, five plans offer coverage. Next year a dozen will. Domestic partners still must enroll on their own, and pay for their own coverage, GovExec reports. Also, premiums will mostly be at the individual rate not the group rate. The Office of Personnel Management has already announced average premium hikes of 3.5 percent for the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.

Federal Retirees To Get COLA Adjustment For First Time In Three Years

For the first time in three years, federal retirees will likely get a cost-of-living adjustment. For some, that increase may be as much as 4 percent. Tammy Flanagan, the senior benefits director at the National Institute of Transition Planning, said federal retirees will be pleasantly surprised. COLA adjustments are tied to inflation and apply to both federal civilian and military retirees, and Social Security recipients.

The White House Has Taken New Steps To Safeguard Secret Information

The administration plans to create a special committee to make sure agencies use only classified networks for classified data, according to a new executive order, signed Friday by President Obama. That order comes after a seven-month review, which aimed to create policies to prevent another WikiLeaks episode. An Army private is alleged to have given tens of thousands of classified memos and cables to the website WikiLeaks. Under the new policy, each agency will have a senior official responsible for safety measures.

Panic Of The Plutocrats

It remains to be seen whether the Occupy Wall Street protests will change America’s direction. Yet the protests have already elicited a remarkably hysterical reaction from Wall Street, the super-rich in general, and politicians and pundits who reliably serve the interests of the wealthiest hundredth of a percent.

And this reaction tells you something important — namely, that the extremists threatening American values are what F.D.R. called “economic royalists,” not the people camping in Zuccotti Park.

Obama Administration Could Be Hit With Subpoenas Over Gunrunning Fiasco

The Obama administration could be hit with subpoenas over a gunrunning fiasco as early as this week. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee promised the subpoenas during an appearance on Fox News Sunday. Issa contends Attorney General Eric Holder knew about Operation Fast and Furious sooner than he's publicly admitted. Fast and Furious was a project by the Buearu of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that involved gun dealers selling thousands of rifles in Mexico so the government could track their resale. But ATF lost track of several thousand weapons. Some ended up being used in the murder of federal agents.

Deficit Reduction Committee Far From $1.2 Billion Cuts Agreement

It's been meeting for weeks. But the 12-member select committee on deficit reduction appears far from agreement on how to cut future federal spending by $1.2 billion. Congress established the committee last summer. It consists of six Democrats and six Republicans and Its charge is to find the savings through spending cuts, tax hikes or a combination of both. But sources told the AP that ideological differences are preventing progress. Most discussions take place among staff members, not the members themselves. The committee's failure to come up with a plan by mid-November would trigger automatic, across-the-board budget cuts.

Banks Attempt To Woo Customers With Lower Credit Card Rates

Banks know consumers are angry at them for doing things like charging $5 a month for a checking account (not naming any names, but rhymes with Shank of Clamerica). So in order to lure back your business, banks are offering lower rates on their credit cards.

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Obtaining Business Loans From Neighbors

From crowdfunding sites to investment clubs, entrepreneurs are finding individuals willing to invest in local ventures

In January 2010, Ben Slayton and his wife, Erin Cinelli, tapped personal savings and borrowed money from their parents to buy a butcher shop in Wales, Maine. After using more of their own funds and a small loan from the state to pay for improvements, including a $20,000 energy-efficient freezer and a $28,000 poultry-processing space in the back of the shop, they struck out when they applied for bank credit to get additional equipment.

Last spring the couple, who employ four workers and are projecting $400,000 in 2011 revenue, stumbled onto No Small Potatoes, an investment club comprised of 18 individuals in Maine who each contribute $5,000 to a pool that supports local, sustainable agriculture. After vetting the application and visiting the shop, the group loaned them $5,000 at 5 percent interest, with a three-year repayment schedule. Slayton, 36, says the investment helped him land further credit from other sources. “That loan from No Small Potatoes told us that people in our community think we’re a smart outfit and they were willing to put their money behind us. It was the first time that someone told [us] we were doing good work.”

Salisbury Police Department Press Release 10-10-11

On October 7, 2011 at approximately 1:26 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police were in the area of South Salisbury Boulevard and came into contact with the below listed suspect. A routine records check revealed that the suspect was currently wanted on an outstanding Caroline County District Court Bench Warrant. The suspect was taken into custody and a search of her person, incident to arrest, revealed a smoking device containing suspected "crack"/cocaine residue.

ARRESTED: Trisha Lucille Heckrotte, 28 years of age
Denton, Maryland
CHARGES: Caroline County District Court Bench Warrant-
Failure to follow conditions of probation
Possession of cocaine
Possession of CDS/Paraphernalia
DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking
CC $ 201100039402/201100039403

On October 8, 2011 at approximately 8:34 am, Officers of the Salisbury Police responded to the area of North Boulevard and Waverly Drive for the report of a subject down in the roadway. Upon arrival the officers located the victim who had fallen in the roadway rendering him unconscious. The victim was transported to the Peninsula Regional Medical Center for evaluation and was treated and released. While at the scene of the incident, the officers were approached by a witness who advised that while the victim was unconscious, a suspect approached the victim and took a cellular telephone from his pocket. The witness gave the officers a description and stated that the suspect had entered a local business. The officers responded to the business and located the suspect, who was positively identified. The cellular telephone was recovered from the suspect, who was taken into custody.

ARRESTED: Sahid Muctarr Sesay, 23 years of age
Salisbury, Maryland
CHARGES: Theft (under $ 200)
DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking
CC # 201100039513

Herman Cain's Campaign Soars As Republicans Search For Someone To Love

Cain, 65, whose come-from-way-behind campaign has been conducted largely via television, presents himself as destined for victory: His new memoir is called “This is Herman Cain! My Journey to the White House.” Now, in the run-up to tomorrow’s Republican debate in New Hampshire, Cain is being pressed on his so-called 9-9-9 tax plan -- a flat 9 percent rate on corporate and personal income and a national sales tax -- his criticism of the Occupy Wall Street protesters and his lack of experience in public office.

“Get ready for an aberration of historic proportion,” Cain said in an interview yesterday during “State of the Union” on CNN. “People who are criticizing me because I have not held public office, they are out of touch with the voters out there.”

Immigrants Fearing Deportation Make Plans For Kids

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Terrified by Alabama's strict new immigration crackdown, parents living in the state illegally say they are doing something that was unthinkable just days ago — asking friends, relatives, co-workers and acquaintances to take their children if they're arrested or deported.

Many illegal immigrants signed documents in the past week allowing others to care for their children if needed, assistance groups say, and a couple living illegally in nearby Shelby County extracted a promise from the man's boss to send their three young children — all U.S. citizens — to Mexico should they be jailed under the law.

A key sponsor of the measure, state Sen. Scott Beason, said such concerns weren't raised when legislators were considering the bill, and he wonders if the stories now are designed to "pull on heart strings" and build sympathy for illegal immigrants.

But for Maria Patino — who prays every time she leaves home — even a chance encounter with police could end with her two elementary-age children being left alone or taken to foster care if she and her husband are sent back to Mexico. Both are in the country illegally and have no friends or relatives close enough to take in the kids.

"Every time I leave I don't know if I will come back," Patino, 27, said through tears. "I can't stop working. My daughters need shoes and other things."

‘Frumpy’ Bookkeeper Accused Of Bilking Democrats For Millions

To neighborhood kids, the cream- colored stucco house near Hughes Middle School was known as the site of an annual Halloween party. To neighbors in Long Beach, California, kinde Durkee’s two-bedroom ranch was notable for its chipped paint and overgrown shrubbery.

In Democratic circles, the 58-year-old bookkeeper with at least 398 bank accounts for political campaigns and nonprofit groups had a reputation for being prompt and responsive.

Neighbors and associates say there’s nothing in Durkee’s background, demeanor or lifestyle to suggest that she “masterminded a multimillion dollar fraudulent scheme,” as U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein charged in a Sept. 23 lawsuit. While Feinstein reported $5 million in cash to the Federal Election Commission as of June 30, the bank found only $662,100 on Sept. 21, according to court documents.

“She’s a warm, accessible person,” said Eric Bauman, chairman of the Los Angeles County Democratic Party, who said he’s known Durkee since the early 1990s. “At best you would describe her attire as frumpy. Drove a beat-up old car. Lived in a plain home in Long Beach. You don’t look at this person and say, ‘This person doesn’t look right.’”

REVOLT AGAINST THE FED

The populist rage being exhibited across the country needs to be focused on the real criminals. The Federal Reserve and the banks that control the Federal Reserve are responsible for the destruction of the middle class. All the other issues being used to distract from the truth need to be ignored. The country has been on a downward trajectory since 1913 as the banker created debt and inflation have enslaved and impoverished the middle class. It’s the middle class that is leading the charge on Wall Street. The entitlement masses aren’t protesting, as their welfare payments continue to flow and their SNAP cards continue to work at KFC and Taco Bell.

If the protestors want their own Bastille to storm in order to get this revolution going, it’s located at 33 Liberty Street, New York, NY.

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Why Democrats Will Never Have A Permanent Advantage In American Politics

Since President Obama took office, Americans have seen a rise of the right. The Tea Party has reinvigorated U.S. politics in general and the Republican base in particular.

The government, Democrats and Republicans, has shifted slightly to the right to accommodate the Tea Party.

A policy must be able to gain Tea Party support if it is to move forward. In order to avoid government default or shutdown, the Democrats have had to acquiesce. This has been to the chagrin of many Democratic voters, particularly those who had such high expectations for President Obama. Might we now see a rise of the left? I think so.

BERNANKE IS A CRIMINAL

John Hussman relentlessly tells the truth, week after week. He details why we are in the current situation. He also proves that Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve have broken the law.

Criminals need to be incarcerated, whether they have robbed a liquor store at gunpoint in West Philly or whether they have robbed the American citizens with a computer in Washington DC. By the time this Fourth Turning is finished I hope to see Bernanke in cuffs or better yet being led to the gallows.

Hussman is supportive of the Occupy Wall Street movement and provides them with real talking points and real solutions. There is no one more sober and analytical than John Hussman. He’s not a socialist hippie, as the MSM likes to portray the protestors. He knows that Wall Street has screwed the American middle class. He has proved that Wall Street has screwed the middle class. His solutions are reasonable and implementable. They are just unacceptable to the super rich ruling elite and their puppets in Washington DC.

The result will be class war.

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The Ron Paul Revolution Past 2012

Times of great crisis in history are usually the crucible from which nations form new leaders and new visions. Such leaders seem to suddenly appear, often out of nowhere, to alter the national path pursued, to cleanse the old ways and stake out a saner, more just means of living and governing.

Is it God, destiny, fate that are somehow at work to bring about a saving metamorphosis in which some visionary soul rises to the occasion to stir the passions of the people and bring about a righting of the ship? Whatever the force may be, our country is in dire need of its power today.

If such a force is at work in history, I pray that it is exerting some heady pressure upon the one politician in Washington who has never been a politician – Congressman Ron Paul. who has always been a throwback to the original "citizen statesman" promoted by the Founders as the ideal type of leader for the republic they had formed.

It is said that the Founders modeled their "citizen statesman" after the example of Cincinnatus of Rome. In the early days of the Roman Republic around 450 BC, Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus was a private farmer who left his plough to lead his countrymen in battle against enemy invaders, and then returned to his pastoral life, only to be called again later to lead the Republic as Consul in a time of political crisis. Cincinnatus has, thus, been handed down over the centuries as a prime example of the citizen statesman who does not seek office and political power as a lifetime career, but gives service to his country by his leadership when called.

Ron Paul is our modern day Cincinnatus. He serves the Republic that the Founding Fathers gave us, rather than the unlimited Democracy into which the socialists have transformed us. In a world that no longer values the guiding benevolence of the Constitution, Ron Paul makes it his revered compass. In a Washington dominated by unctuous Machiavellians who build their lives upon Faustian bargains and ruthless careerism, Ron Paul stands like a majestic oak of clarity and sanity in defense of the American ideal. His watchword is "steadfast adherence to principle." Compromise if need be on the means of implementation; but never on the principle itself. Never on the Constitution. Never on the rights of man.

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Salisbury/Wicomico County Named One of the Nation’s 100 Best Communities For Young People

Salisbury/Wicomico County Named One of the Nation’s
100 Best Communities for Young People by America’s Promise Alliance and ING

Competition Recognizes Community’s Efforts to Reduce High School Dropout Rates

Salisbury, MD October 10, 2011— Salisbury/Wicomico County achieved national recognition as one of America’s Promise Alliance’s 100 Best Communities for Young People presented by ING for its initiatives to help young people. The competition recognizes communities across the country that focus on reducing high school dropout rates and providing service and support to their youth.

A five-time 100 Best winner, Salisbury/Wicomico County continues to make young people a top priority in programming, funding and decision-making. For the past 10 years, the Wicomico Partnership for Families and Children has invested $6 million in local funds to create family-focused programs encouraging youth leadership and positive development. Free programs are offered to students over the summer to prevent learning loss before school begins in the fall and, during the school year, mentors work closely with children to help support their academic and character development. By emphasizing cross-sector collaboration between the Chamber of Commerce, NAACP and the Board of Education, Wicomico County’s graduation rate of 82.7 percent is above the national average.

“We are proud of Salisbury/Wicomico County for being named one of the America’s Promise Alliance’s 100 Best,” said Richard M. Pollitt, Jr., Wicomico County Executive, “This award recognizes the hard work of many community members who have dedicated their time to making a difference in the lives of our young people.”

“In a nation where 7,000 students drop out of high school every day, we hope Salisbury/Wicomico County’s initiatives inspire other communities across the nation to take action to solve the challenges facing their young people,” said Marguerite W. Kondracke, America’s Promise Alliance president and CEO. “Salisbury/Wicomico County is especially deserving of this recognition due to their efforts to ensure that their young people graduate high school and go on to lead healthy, productive lives. Salisbury/Wicomico County refuses to let the challenges they face determine the future for their young people. Instead, they are helping their youth prosper and become contributing members of society.”

At noon EST on Oct. 12, 2011, Kondracke will join America’s Promise Alliance Chair Alma Powell and ING Foundation President Rhonda Mims at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., to officially announce the 100 winning communities in a live webcast.

“The issues surrounding youth education and success are of vital importance to ING,” said Mims. “Our ongoing support for 100 Best underscores our commitment to the cause and the value we place on recognizing communities that produce measurable results for youth.”

Salisbury/Wicomico County will receive a $2,500 grant, signage identifying the community as one of the nation’s 100 Best Communities for Young People, and access to America’s Promise Alliance’s community development resources.

First held in 2005, the 100 Best competition is one of the Alliance’s signature initiatives and is part of its Grad Nation campaign, which is a 10-year initiative to mobilize Americans to end the high school dropout crisis and prepare young people for college and the 21^st century workforce. The 100 Best honors communities large and small, rural and urban, that are making progress to help young people achieve their potential, which includes earning a high school diploma, securing a good job, and playing an active, productive role in America’s economic vitality.

All communities entering the 100 Best competition completed a rigorous application where they provided details on how their existing programs and initiatives help deliver the Five Promises—resources identified by the Alliance as being critical to the development of healthy, successful children: caring adults; safe places; healthy start; effective education; and opportunities to help others. Applicants were also asked to describe how different sectors of their community work together to help children and families overcome challenges. Most importantly, communities were judged on the strength and innovation of their efforts and programs to help young people graduate from high school prepared for college and the 21^st century workforce.

This year, more than 300 communities from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico were nominated for the 100 Best distinction. Winners were chosen by a distinguished panel of 20 judges that included: Marc Morial, president and CEO, National Urban League, Roxanne Spillett, president and CEO, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, and Michelle Shearer, Chemistry Teacher, Urbana High School, 2011 National Teacher of the Year.

The winners are a diverse group, ranging from small communities to large cities. A list of all 2011 winners can be found at www.americaspromise.org/100best.

Being a 100 Best community not only demonstrates commitment to local young people; the award fosters local pride, bolsters economic development and shines the spotlight on the people and programs that are building better communities. The competition also facilitates the sharing of best practices among communities nationwide regarding education, access to health care, reading score improvement, youth service and pre-school enrollment, among many other areas.

No Hitter? No Problem For Blind Teen Pitcher

Every now and then, you hear a story about an impressive kid and it makes you think, wow, his family must be so proud.

Enter, Doug Wells of Manasquan, N.J., the eldest of Rob and Jill Wells' three sons.

Doug is 15 and recently had some heroics on a Little League baseball field. He pitched a no-hitter.

Pretty impressive, right? But wait, there's more. Doug is legally blind.

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Occupy Atlanta Protesters Use 'Assembly' Rules To Prevent Rep. Lewis From Speaking

Rep. John Lewis is one of 435 members of the House interminably frustrated by the arcane ways of the Senate. At an Occupy Atlanta protest, he encountered a process arguably worse.

A lengthy video posted online over the weekend showed what happened when the Democratic congressman tried to address an "assembly" of protesters in his home state. Instead of giving the floor to a man who is not just a longtime U.S. representative but a revered civil rights icon, the protesters employed a tangle of parliamentary procedures to ultimately prevent him from speaking.

More and more bank fees are nudging some customers to switch

While thousands of Americans unleash their anger at big banks in protests around the country, many more are registering their dissatisfaction at their keyboards.

In the wake of Bank of America's announcement that it is adding a new $5 monthly fee for debit card use, online-only banks are seeing a wave of new business.

On Friday PerkStreet Financial had twice as many new customers sign up as usual. The next day even more users signed up.

"The Bank of America news woke everyone up and spurred change," said Perk Street's CEO Dan O'Malley in a phone interview.

The major beneficiary of OT might be the Chinese, if they had any trading sense. If I am the Chinese stuck with trillions in Treasury securities and I know the Fed is going to be sitting on the bid to the tune of $400 billion, then I just found my exit strategy and am going to hit the bid day in and day out.

I went on to question whether China would be as clueless about this opportunity as others, but foreign banks may indeed be taking Operation Twist as an opportunity to dump Treasury securities on the Fed. Lee Adler writes:

Foreign central bank dumping of Treasuries and Agencies reached record levels this week, far beyond anything seen in the 9 years since I started tracking this data. The last time anything remotely similar happened was at the top of the bull market in the summer of 2007, and those levels pale by comparison with what is going on today. Furthermore, this is no flash in the pan. This has been going on for 4 weeks, and has been growing for the past 3. Over the past 9 years, there has never been a time when FCBs were sellers of their Treasury and Agency debt for 4 weeks in a row. I do not believe that the bull market in bonds can survive under these conditions, regardless of what the Fed does. If the runs on European banks, bank paper, and sovereign debt subside, by even a little, it’s over.

Protesters Overstay Permit In Freedom Plaza

The occupation of Freedom Plaza stretches into another day.

A deadline for protesters with the October 2011 Stop the Machine demonstration came and went on Monday morning. National Park Police said the group's permit ran out on Sunday, but protesters were given until 6 a.m. to clean up and vacate the Pennsylvania Avenue plaza. Early Monday, the hundreds of demonstrators showed little sign of stirring.

Freedman Plaza has drawn a diverse group of disaffected and angry protesters. Organizers said the October 2011 Stop the Machine demonstration was scheduled to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the start of the war in Afghanistan, and carries an anti-war and anti-corporate greed message.

On Monday, labor unions plan on joining with those encamped blocks from the White House.

What's Next? Will Obama Start Talking To The Portraits Of Dead Presidents?

The reports are not good, disturbing even. I have heard basically the same story four times in the last 10 days, and the people doing the talking are in New York and Washington and are spread across the political spectrum.

The gist is this: President Obama has become a lone wolf, a stranger to his own government. He talks mostly, and sometimes only, to friend and adviser Valerie Jarrett and to David Axelrod, his political strategist.

Everybody else, including members of his Cabinet, have little face time with him except for brief meetings that serve as photo ops. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner both have complained, according to people who have talked to them, that they are shut out of important decisions.

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Fast Agenda Set For Oct. 17 Special Session On Reapportionment

Even though Gov. Martin O’Malley has yet to officially call the special session of the General Assembly for congressional reapportionment, legislative leaders are planning an accelerated agenda beginning next Monday morning, Oct. 17. The Senate and House of Delegates are expected to convene around 11 a.m. to introduce the governor’s redistricting plan and any other measures the delegates and senators will file. A joint hearing is set on the redistricting bill that afternoon.

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Delaware State Police Detectives Search For Bank Robbery Suspect

Delaware Locations and Dates of Occurrences:
August 12, 2011 at 12:40 p.m. M & T Bank, 4899 Limestone Road, (Pike Creek) Wilmington, DE

Pennsylvania Locations and Dates of Occurrences:
October 7, 2011 at 12:11 p.m. M & T Bank, Lemoyne, PA
July 27, 2011 at 2:30 p.m. Citizens Bank, West Lampeter Township, PA
July 19, 2011 at 10:44 a.m. M & T Bank, Fawn Grove, PA

Suspect:
White male, 55-60 years of age, 6’0” tall, gray hair with goatee. Last seen wearing tan pants and light colored shirt, armed with handgun.
Updated Surveillance Photo Attached

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The Delaware State Police Troop 2 Robbery Unit is searching for a robbery suspect linked to one bank robbery in New Castle County, DE, and an additional three in Pennsylvania dating back to July 2011.

The latest incident occurred on October 7, 2011 at the M & T Bank in Lemoyne, PA. The suspect entered the bank armed with a handgun and demanded money. The suspect obtained an undisclosed amount of US Currency and fled on foot from the bank.

If anyone has any information in reference to this incident or can identify the suspect in the surveillance photo, are asked to contact the Robbery Unit at Troop 2 Extension #6 at 302-834-2630 or Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333. Information may also be provided via the internet at http://www.tipsubmit.com/

Send an anonymous tip by text to 274637 (CRIMES) using the keyword "DSP."

State Tries To Go Green And Save Money On Purchases

Later this month, the Board of Public Works will be voting on new guidelines requiring future purchases of energy efficient products -- including phasing out most state use of bottled water. “Generally we’re looking at things that are environmentally friendly, but also to save on cost,” said Michael Haifley, procurement director of the Department of General Services.

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When False Premises Become Economic Policy

"A shame that we can't see Japan because of the marine layer," I said, and we both laughed because it was so silly. We were looking west from the top of the cliffs across the Pacific, and what we saw was a gray layer of fog just above the waves some distance offshore. That day we were lucky; often, the marine layer invades the Bay Area's coastal strip, including much of San Francisco.

The premise that it would be possible to see Japan from the Pacific Coast if it weren't for the marine layer is just as false as the premise that a healthy economy can result from running up huge deficits and printing money to monetize them. Yet, that's the line propagated by the status-quo media and its economists. Sunday, the New York Times did it again [20].

"Evidence shows that quantitative easing boosts the economy, and there is no reason to believe that it feeds directly into inflation without supporting growth," it quoted Martin Weale. He sits on the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, which voted on Thursday to restart the printing presses in a massive way.

The Fed has been following the same strategy, but its numbers are much bigger. It printed trillions of dollars and handed them over to its cronies. Monetization of debt and forcing interest rates to near zero has completely insulated the US Government from the budgetary discipline that credit markets can otherwise impose—and Congress went hog-wild, running up deficits that are near 10% of GDP. As a consequence, US gross national debt has shot up to 100% of GDP.

OK, the Fed and Congress bailed out Wall Street and enabled large corporations to borrow money essentially for free (among other benefits). But has that improved the real economy?

Unemployment is at catastrophic levels. U-6, the broadest measure of unemployment and underemployment has edged up to 16.5% (BLS report [21]).

Inflation is heating up. CPI is up 3.8% from a year ago. While commodities have come down some, red-hot inflation from China has worked its way through the supply chains.

Real wages dropped 1.8% from a year ago, continuing a 12-year trend. From the wage peak in 1999, they have dropped 8-9%, depending on the formula (the Census Bureau reported a decline of 7.1% from 1999 to 2010, not counting the decline since). In other words, purchasing power has been sapped.

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A Letter To The Editor 10-10-11

Joe- recently on 10/5/11 an article appeared in the Daily Times reference the upcoming Princess Anne Days, and how one family wants to commemorate what would be the 100th birthday of George Armwood , 28 years old from Somerset County that was lynched October 1933, who was pointed out by the victim 69 year old Mary Denston for having rapped her in the process of robbing her. He was lynched which I admit is not how things would be today, there would certainly be a fair trial. All I am saying on the behalf of the Denston family, being friends with the great grand daughter of Mary Denston, it would be nice if the family would celebrate his life in a more private way, it is hurtful to her family as she was an innocent victim. And for the record he admitted he rapped Ms Denston and that is the written history of this incident. Please consider how the victim's family feels, they have not made this an issue and just want the respect they are due. Do others in your listening area Joe feel the same? And if the Armwood family feels they are right in their slant on things then get the history changed legally not make it a forum for Princess Anne Days.

Obama Fundraiser Pushed Solyndra Deal From Inside

An elite Obama fundraiser hired to help oversee the administration's energy loan program pushed and prodded career Department of Energy officials to move faster in approving a loan guarantee for Solyndra, even as his wife's law firm was representing the California solar company, according to internal emails made public late Friday.

"How hard is this? What is he waiting for?" wrote Steven J. Spinner, a high-tech consultant and energy investor who raised at least $500,000 for the candidate before being appointed to a key job helping oversee the energy loan guarantee program. "I have OVP [the Office of the Vice President] and WH [the White House] breathing down my neck on this."

Many of the emails were written just days after Spinner accepted a three-page ethics agreement in which he pledged he would "not participate in any discussion regarding any application involving [his wife's law firm] Wilson [Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati]."

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Parasites Are Devouring The Host Culture

House Committee To Subpoena Holder In 'Fast And Furious' Probe

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is planning to subpoena Attorney General Eric Holder this week to determine who in the Justice Department knew about "Operation Fast and Furious" -- the plan to let thousands of guns sold in the U.S. get into Mexican drug cartel hands -- and when they knew it.

The subpoena targeting Holder aims to get at the heart of the authorization for the program, and when the people in charge decided the program was a problem.

As States Cut Aid, Localities Learn To Do Less With Less

You can get accustomed to hard times, and over the last few years Ohio’s towns and cities learned to scrape by. Faced with the long-term decay of Rust Belt manufacturing and the financial travails of homeowners, banks and businesses of all sorts, they watched their tax revenues shrink and did their best to adjust. They deferred road maintenance. They laid off employees and delayed new hires. They reorganized departments, merged positions, and generally looked for any means of saving a few dollars.

Then, this past summer, the state decided to step in. Only not with a helping hand.

“Local governments need to change the way they do business,” Republican Governor John Kasich announced. And in the budget that took effect July 1, he and the GOP-controlled legislature made sure that if towns, cities and counties hadn’t already changed their ways during the Great Recession, they would have no choice from here on out.

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New Castle Man Arrested For Attempted Bank Robbery

Location:

WSFS Bank, 2080 New Castle Avenue (Crossroads Shopping Center), New Castle, DE

Date of Occurrence:

Saturday, October 8, 2011 at 2:50 p.m.

Victim:

46 year old bank employee

Defendant/Charges/Bond Information:

Thomas J. Love-40 of New Castle, DE

Attempted Robbery Second Degree

Committed HRYCI $2000.00 Secured Bond

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New Castle-Delaware State Troopers have arrested Thomas J. Love-40 of New Castle, DE in connection with the attempted robbery of a WSFS Bank that occurred over the weekend.

The incident occurred on Saturday, October 8, 2011 at approximately 2:50 p.m. as Defendant Thomas J. Love entered the WSFS Bank in the Crossroads Shopping Center. Love approached the 46 year old bank teller and presented a demand note written on a deposit slip. After receiving the note, the teller could not decipher what Love had written, and handed it back to him, and asked that he rewrite it so that it could be reread. Love then fled the bank on foot empty handed. A description of the robbery suspect was given to Troopers and New Castle County Police that were responding to the bank for the robbery. A New Castle County Police Officer was able to locate Love in the area of New Castle Avenue and Rodney Drive, and took him into custody. There were no injuries as a result of this incident.

Thomas J. Love was charged with the above crime and committed to HRYCI on $2000.00 Cash Bond.

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Monday, October 10, 2011

Feds can clandestinely obtain information from people's email and cellphones without a search warrant

She could be dead or brain-damaged if not for speedy use of CPR, defibrillator

From crowdfunding sites to investment clubs, entrepreneurs are finding individuals willing to invest in local ventures

More and more bank fees are nudging some customers to switch