MSP Press Release 7-19-14 (Salisbury Barrack)

DEPARTMENT OF MARYLAND STATE POLICE
Lieutenant E.J. Leatherbury
BARRACK “E” SALISBURY
2765 N. SALISBURY BLVD.
SALISBURY, MD. 21801
410-749-3101 FAX 410-548-5191

DATE & TIME:  07/18/2014 at 1231 hours                         

C.C. CARD NUMBER: 14-MSP-022409

LOCATION:   Kathleens Terrace to Phillip Morris Dr. 

@ Route 50, Wicomico County, MD.

BRIEF RESUME:

     On the above date and time, Trooper’s from the Maryland State Police Salisbury Barrack were dispatched to Kathleens Terrace off of Parker Rd., for a suspicious vehicle that was driving erratically and slowly through the development.  Upon arrival a Trooper located the suspect vehicle parked in the driveway of one of the residences.  Upon contact with the operator of the vehicle, the Trooper noticed the operator was unconscious and that the vehicle was still in drive.  The Trooper was able to wake the operator, and the operator put the vehicle in park.  While the Trooper was speaking with the operator, the operator put the vehicle in drive and then fled the scene.  The Trooper followed the operator up to U.S. Rt. 50 and Phillip Morris Dr., where the vehicle drove down into the ditch causing the operator to strike his head on the windshield.  The operator of the vehicle then fled the scene on foot and was quickly apprehended by the Trooper after trying to resist arrest.  The operator of the vehicle was then identified as Dino Louis Caruso of Salisbury, Maryland.  Caruso was then transported to Peninsula Regional Medical Center for treatment of injuries he sustained in the accident and for an Emergency Medical Petition.  A warrant was filed for Caruso’s arrest once he is released from PRMC medical care.

Arrested:

1.  Dino Louis Caruso, W/M age 43 of Salisbury, Maryland

 

The suspect was charged with: Assault Second Degree, Assault Second Degree on a Police 

Officer,  Reckless Endangerment, Failure to Obey Lawful Order, Driving under the 

Influence and other traffic charges. 

INVESTIGATING TROOPER: Tpr. C. Riden  

LT. E. Pilchard  - Commander                                

1/SGT. T. Davis- Assistant Commander 

Gun Madness at the State Line

Why do states treat ordinary citizens as gun criminals?

Earlier this year, a 27-year-old medical professional named Shaneen Allen drove peacefully out of her home state of Pennsylvania and into neighboring New Jersey. Today, she faces the prospect of three years in prison.

When she crossed the state line, Allen was carrying a concealed weapon. “I work two jobs and I work late, and getting up at that time of night I got robbed twice last year,” Allen told MY9NJ’s Bill Anderson. A friend recommended that she get herself a concealed-carry permit. This she did, fulfilling not only the requirements established by the state of Pennsylvania but the tougher restrictions that her city of Philadelphia imposes on top. Pulled over near the border by New Jersey police for an “unsafe lane change,” Allen informed officers that she was carrying a pistol. Her honesty landed her in serious trouble. Immediately, she was arrested and charged with both illegal possession of a firearm and possession of hollow-point ammunition. It was, her lawyer, Evan F. Nappen, tells me over the phone, “the most technical of errors. She thought her permit was treated like a driver’s license and was valid everywhere. And why wouldn’t you?”

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Why GOP Is Stuck On Deporting Illegal Minors

After more than a year of contentious debate, could Congress be any more divided over the issue of immigration? The answer is yes.

In the House, positions are hardening over what to do about the tens of thousands of families and unaccompanied young immigrants illegally crossing the southwestern border into the United States.

On one side are Republicans, and a few Democrats, who support changing a 2008 law that makes it impossible to quickly return the young immigrants to their home countries. On the other side is the House Democratic leadership, which after an initial period of waffling is now dead-set against such a change.

The House could quickly be headed toward a situation in which one side's top priority is the other side's deal-killer.

The 2008 law, formally known as the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act, is a measure originally passed to fight sex trafficking of minors. For young people who come to the United States illegally from non-contiguous countries -- that is, from anywhere other than Canada or Mexico -- the law establishes an elaborate and very lengthy procedure in which the federal government is required to house the child, bring in experts to determine the child's best interest, unite the child with any family members in the U.S., pay for the child's legal representation and more -- and only then, years later, to determine whether the child has an actual legal right to be in this country.

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The Tyranny of Do-Gooders

A mother is arrested for giving her daughter a cell phone and letting her play in the park.

This week, a woman was arrested for letting her nine-year-old daughter (armed with a cell phone) go to a playground unsupervised. Lenore Skenazy of Free-Range Kids explained this wacky story over at Reason:

Here are the facts: Debra Harrell works at McDonald’s in North Augusta, South Carolina. For most of the summer, her daughter had stayed there with her, playing on a laptop that Harrell had scrounged up the money to purchase. (McDonald’s has free WiFi.) Sadly, the Harrell home was robbed and the laptop stolen, so the girl asked her mother if she could be dropped off at the park to play instead.

Harrell said yes. She gave her daughter a cell phone. The girl went to the park — a place so popular that at any given time there are about 40 kids frolicking — two days in a row. There were swings, a “splash pad,” and shade. On her third day at the park, an adult asked the girl where her mother was. At work, the daughter replied.

The shocked adult called the cops. Authorities declared the girl “abandoned” and proceeded to arrest the mother.

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Jurisdictions Reach Settlement In Gas Additive Lawsuit

BERLIN — A settlement has been reached in a multi-million dollar civil lawsuit against the nation’s major oil companies over a potentially harmful gasoline additive that leached into jurisdictions’ drinking water supplies.

In January 2011, Worcester County, Berlin and Salisbury joined five other jurisdictions in Maryland as plaintiffs in a $20 million civil suit against many of the big oil companies and gasoline distributors, alleging the defendants for decades have added methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) to gas during the refining process.

According to the complaint, even in small quantities, MTBE leaches into the groundwater supply and gives water a foul taste and odor and can render it unusable and unfit for human consumption. MTBE is also a known animal carcinogen that is linked to many potential human health problems. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers MTBE to be a possible human carcinogen.

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Cold Temps Break 128-Year Record in Mobile

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Forecasters say Mobile has broken a 128-year-old record with a low temperature of 64 degrees.

The National Weather Service says the low Thursday morning was 1 degree cooler than the low of 65 degrees set in 1886.

The weather service says Huntsville tied a record low for the date of 59 degrees set in 1945, and temperatures were in the mid- to upper 50s across north Alabama.

The unseasonably cool temperatures are supposed to continue during the day with highs expected below 90 degrees across the state.

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MANNING TO BEGIN GENDER TREATMENT

The Bureau of Prisons has rejected the Army's request to accept the transfer of national security leaker Pvt. Chelsea Manning from the military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to a civilian facility where she could get better treatment for her gender-identity condition. The military will instead begin the initial treatment for her.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has approved the Army's recommendation to keep Manning in military custody and start a rudimentary level of gender treatment, a defense official said Thursday. The initial gender treatments could include allowing Manning to wear some female undergarments and also possibly provide some hormone treatments.

The decision raises a number of questions about what level of treatment Manning will be able to get and at what point the private would have to be transferred from the all-male prison to a female facility.

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Controlling the Narrative: Woman Calls Cheney War Criminal, C-Span Cuts Feed

C-Span has done an exemplary job controlling the political narrative.

It demonstrated its faithful service to the state and the ruling political class the other day when Politico was doing an interview with the former Prince of Darkness, aka the vice president of the United States, and his wife Lynne and daughter Liz.

During the interview a woman in the audience stood up and called Cheney a war criminal (number of dead in Iraq: over a million). She waved a pair of handcuffs to make her point.

C-Span quickly cut the feed and the screen went black.

“And we are having some problems with the feed coming to us from the Politico Playbook lunch,” a C-SPAN announcer explained after a pregnant pause.

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Prosecutor Seeks Murder Case Appeal Reversal

SNOW HILL — The fate of a Texas man sentenced in 2011 to life in prison after being convicted of first-degree murder remains in the balance this week after the Worcester County State’s Attorney’s Office filed a petition to reverse the state’s highest court’s ruling on an appeal.

Justin Hadel, now 23, of College Station, Texas, was found guilty in June 2011 of first-degree murder in the beating death of Christine Sheddy, a 26-year-old Delaware woman reported missing in November 2007 from a farm near Pocomoke where she had been staying with friends. After a massive two-year search, Sheddy’s remains were found buried under a bed-and-breakfast in Snow Hill.

Hadel was later convicted of first-degree murder in the death of Sheddy, who was struck at least four times in the head with a shovel at the Pocomoke farm, and was sentenced to life in prison. However, Hadel later filed an appeal in the Maryland Court of Special Appeals seeking to overturn the conviction on the grounds he was allegedly not afforded the opportunity to change his defense attorney just four days before his trial.

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Eric Holder, Media-Spoiled Brat

Attorney General Eric Holder granted an exclusive interview to ABC's "This Week With George Stephanopoulos" from London, where he was portrayed by ABC as deeply concerned about the global terrorist threat.

What stands out from this very rare session — Holder hasn't been on Sunday network television in four years — is that Holder pulled out the oldest, lamest card in the Obama political deck: President Barack Obama and he are opposed by people who should be suspected of racism.

And darned if he didn't get away with it again.

Pierre Thomas, ABC's Justice Department correspondent, interviewed Holder and asked him why he believes they are "'sometimes treated differently,' those were your words. What did you mean by that?"

Holder took that softball and hit it over the fence. "There's a certain level of vehemence, it seems to me, that's directed at me (and) directed at the president," he answered. "You know, people talking about taking their country back. ... There's a certain racial component to this for some people."

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MSNBC Duped By Prank Plane Crash Witness

MSNBC got badly pranked on Thursday afternoon by a man claiming to be a member of the military in Ukraine who witnessed the Malaysian Airlines plane crash.

"The Cycle" host Krystal Ball introduced the caller as an “MSNBC exclusive.”

“Let’s turn now to an MSNBC exclusive. U.S. Staff Sergeant Michael Boyd, he is at the U.S. embassy in Ukraine and he says he saw a missile in the air hit the plane, he is on the phone with us,” Ball said.

It goes downhill from there.

“Well I was looking out the window and I saw a projectile flying in the sky and it would appear the plane was shot down by a blast of wind from Howard Stern’s ass,” the caller said.

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Man Wearing Bulletproof Vest Dies In Shooting Caught On Video

A bizarre shooting captured on video leaves one man dead and another man charged with murder.

Police say 28-year-old Darnell Mitchell bragged in the recording that he was about to take a "deuce, deuce" to the chest.

A man holding what appears to be a .22 caliber handgun fires at Mitchell while a third person records the shooting.

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Clayton Man Injured in Early Morning Crash With Farm Equipment Near Hartly

Hartly, DE – Troopers are investigating an early morning crash involving a car and farm equipment that occurred north of Hartly.

The incident occurred at approximately 5:30 a.m. as William Szelestei, 52 of Hartly, was operating a 1983 John Deere tractor pulling a soy bean planter (approximately 22’ wide) eastbound on Fords Corner Road, south of Everetts Corner Road (SR44) and was attempting to slow to a stop and pull to the right as he saw an approaching vehicle. Patrick M. Grubb, 22 of Clayton was operating 2002 Chevrolet Impala westbound on Fords Corner Road approaching the farm machinery and failed to see the equipment across the road, striking the soy bean planter with the front of the car. The impact caused the car to under ride the planter equipment and come to a stop with one of the trailer tires encroaching into the driver’s side compartment.

Patrick Grubb had to be extricated through mechanical means by the Hartly Volunteer Fire Company and flown to Christiana Medical Center where he is currently listed in fair condition.

William Szelestei was uninjured in the incident.
 
Troopers are continuing their investigation into this incident and no charges have been filed. At the time of the crash, visibility may have been a contributing factor due to low light. Fords Corner Road between SR44 and Gibbs Chapel Road was closed for approximately one and a half hours while the crash was investigated and cleared.

CONFIRMED: Senate Republican Leaders Paid for Attacks Against Conservatives

I can confirm that the attack ads in Mississippi run by “All Citizens for Mississippi” were funded by Senate Republicans, including Senators Mitch McConnell, John Cornyn, Rob Portman, Bob Corker, and Roy Blunt. It appears our Senate Republican leaders are willing to risk losing a Senate majority so long as they can get their own re-elected. Yes folks, it is true. I can confirm what we all suspected.

The advertisements attacked Mississippi State Senator Chris McDaniel and painted conservative Republicans and tea party activists as racists. According to documents filed with the Federal Elections Commission, All Citizens for Mississippi received funding from a Haley Barbour backed group called Mississippi Conservatives.

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Worcester County Sheriff’s Office Press Releases 7-18-14

On July 13, 2014 at approximately 0213 hours, Worcester County Sheriff's Office Deputies responded to a reported motor vehicle accident near the intersection of Stockton Road on Buck Harbor Road in Pocomoke City.  Upon arrival, Deputies found a 2004 Chevrolet Impala which had left the roadway, traveled through a ditch and struck a fence, coming to final rest in the yard of a nearby residence.  The vehicle was operated by Demosthenes Skouzes, 28, of Pocomoke City.  The vehicle was also occupied by Mr. Skouzes’ toddler son restrained by a child safety seat.  Deputies could smell the odor of alcohol on Mr. Skouzes. Mr. Skouzes did poorly on field sobriety tests. Mr. Skouzes was placed under arrest for suspected drunk driving, and issued the appropriate citations. Upon a search of the vehicle Deputies found a small amount of suspected marijuana and drug paraphernalia.  Mr. Skouzes was charged and released for the possession of CDS and paraphernalia. 

On July 6, 2014, at approximately 0409 hours, Worcester County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to Keyser Point Road in West Ocean City, Maryland for a reported domestic disturbance.  Upon arrival, Deputies met with subjects in the area.  It was determined that an assault had occurred.  Robert F. Skinkle, 24, of Ocean City, MD was placed under arrest and charged with second degree assault and false imprisonment.   Mr. Skinkle was taken before a District Court Commissioner and was ordered to be held at the Worcester County Jail on $30,000.00 bond.

SFD Calls For Service 7-17-14

• Thursday July, 17 2014 @ 23:35Nature: Medical EmergencyCity:Salisbury
• Thursday July, 17 2014 @ 23:06Nature: Medical EmergencyCity:Salisbury
• Thursday July, 17 2014 @ 19:58Nature: Medical EmergencyCity:Salisbury
• Thursday July, 17 2014 @ 19:26Nature: Medical EmergencyCity:Salisbury
• Thursday July, 17 2014 @ 17:42 Nature: Auto Accident RescueAddress: Ocean Gtwy & Marquis Ave Salisbury, MD 21801

GOP rep calls Petraeus probe 'perplexing and suspicious'

The ongoing investigation of former CIA director David Petraeus is “perplexing and suspicious,” according to a leading Republican on the House Government Oversight Committee.

After sending a letter and questioning Attorney General Eric Holder twice and former FBI Director Robert Mueller once about the probe, Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, told Holder in a new letter this week, "I find the timeline...to be increasingly perplexing and suspicious. I urge the Department to move forward with this investigation in an expeditious and prudent manner."

Chaffetz also told Gretchen Carlson on Fox News’ “The Real Story” Wednesday that the open investigation may have a chilling effect on the probe by the new Benghazi Select Committee.

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Happy birthday paper money: celebrating 353 years of wanton destruction

If you ever find yourself vacationing in the western Pacific, I highly recommend swinging by Yap Island, home of one of the most bizarre forms of money in history.

Over a thousand years ago, natives would mine enormous chunks of limestone and carve them into gigantic circular discs.

I’m talking REALLY big… a typical disc would be 5 to 10 feet in diameter, over a foot thick, and weigh several tons.

They called them ‘Rai Stones’, and they were actually used as currency. Curiously, an indiviaul rai would be valued not based on its weight or size, but based on its story.

If many people had been killed transporting it, or if the stone had once belonged to a famous warrior, the rai would be worth more. So it was a bit of a collectible as well as a form of money.

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Amoebas Eat Girl's Eyeballs

A student in Taiwan who kept a pair of disposable contact lenses in her eyes for six months has been left blinded after a microscopic bug devoured her eyeballs.

The tiny single-cell amoeba ate away at undergraduate Lian Kao's sight because she didn't take out and clean the contacts once during that time.

According to a warning issued by doctors the case was a particularly severe example of a young person under pressure who did not take the time to carry out basic hygiene on their contact lenses.

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Utah Corruption Probe: Former Attorney Gen. Tried to Sell Access to Harry Reid

Charging documents released Tuesday after the arrest of two former Utah attorneys general detailed a battery of corruption and bribery accusations that included the allegation that one of them accepted payments to try and help an embattled local businessman make his case to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.

The charging documents quote an email exchange in which former state Attorney General John Swallow allegedly tells the businessman -- who was facing a federal fraud investigation -- that he could help him gain access to Reid through an intermediary, but it “won’t be cheap.”

The anecdote was a pointed reminder that a case which has made headlines for months in Utah could eventually have national implications.

“This has been a complex, nuanced, large investigation,” said Utah County Prosecutor Sim Gill, a Democrat, who led the joint investigation with Republican Troy Rawlings from neighboring Davis County. “There are multiple players in it, and there have been very productive leads that continue to be investigated.”

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Towns Across America Rebel Against Taking Illegals

As President Barack Obama grapples with how to shelter tens of thousands of illegal child immigrants from Central America, communities are fighting attempts by federal officials to relocate them to their towns, The New York Times reported.

The public mood against illegal immigrants has also worsened, in some cases manifesting in armed protests and graffiti, as local residents fight plans for opening shelters in their areas.

Officials have already been forced to scrap plans for shelters in California, Connecticut, Iowa, New York, Virginia and other states, while some towns in Texas have taken pre-emptive steps to block relocations, passing ordinances banning newly arrived immigrants from being placed in their communities.

A range of concerns have been cited, mainly focused on health and crime. Federal officials insist the migrant children do not pose a public health risk. But Krista Piferrer, a spokeswoman for Baptist Child and Family Services who runs the shelter at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, told the Times there had already been 133 cases of lice, 25 cases of scabies, 15 cases of chickenpox, and one case of H1N1 flu since May.

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Pollster: Dems are Ready for Hillary, Rest of Country 'Not So'

Hillary Clinton's $275K Speaking Fee Comes with Diva Demands

Former Secretary of State and almost-certain 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton not only demanded $275,000 to speak at the University of Buffalo, her nine-page contract is filled with the kinds of demands that Pop Divas like Madonna are regularly mocked for.

According to documents obtained by the Washington Post, on top of that mammoth speaking fee, Clinton's contract demands…

…the university provide "a presidential glass panel teleprompter and a qualified operator," that Clinton's office have "final approval" of her introducer and the moderator of any question-and-answer session, as well as "the sets, backdrops, banners, scenery, logos, settings, etc," and that the topic and length of the former secretary of state's speech would be at her "sole discretion."

Nothing about bathing in Evian water or a bowl of M&M's with the green ones removed, but there is this:

The contract also required that the university pay a fee of $1,000 to have a stenographer transcribe Clinton's speech, but that the transcript be "solely for [Clinton's] records," and that the university was not permitted to tape the speech.

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Cheese Balls Anyone?

Salisbury Council Explores Debt-Reducing Avenues

SALISBURY — The city of Salisbury is looking for creative ways to address debt and future finances, including establishing Tax Increment Financing (TIF) locations or the flexible use of bonding.

The City Council began a preliminary dialog with brokerage firm Davenport and Company, LLC last Monday, looking for long-term solutions and ideas on how to re-energize Salisbury’s economic drivers.

“The purpose of our conversation today is primarily education to discuss our future as it relates to our debt,” said Council President Jake Day. “We realize that we have a rather significant item in our wastewater treatment plant coming on very soon, and I thought that it would be wise for us to start to have some educational conversations about our debt and our financing structures and options into the future.”

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Worcester County Sheriff’s office Press Release 7-18-14

On July 13, 2014 at approximately 0213 hours, Worcester County Sheriff's Office Deputies responded to a reported motor vehicle accident near the intersection of Stockton Road on Buck Harbor Road in Pocomoke City. Upon arrival, Deputies found a 2004 Chevrolet Impala which had left the roadway, traveled through a ditch and struck a fence, coming to final rest in the yard of a nearby residence. The vehicle was operated by Demosthenes Skouzes, 28, of Pocomoke City. The vehicle was also occupied by Mr. Skouzes’ toddler son restrained by a child safety seat. Deputies could smell the odor of alcohol on Mr. Skouzes. Mr. Skouzes did poorly on field sobriety tests. Mr. Skouzes was placed under arrest for suspected drunk driving, and issued the appropriate citations. Upon a search of the vehicle Deputies found a small amount of suspected marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Mr. Skouzes was charged and released for the possession of CDS and paraphernalia.

On July 6, 2014, at approximately 0409 hours, Worcester County Sheriff’s Office Deputies responded to Keyser Point Road in West Ocean City, Maryland for a reported domestic disturbance. Upon arrival, Deputies met with subjects in the area. It was determined that an assault had occurred. Robert F. Skinkle, 24, of Ocean City, MD was placed under arrest and charged with second degree assault and false imprisonment. Mr. Skinkle was taken before a District Court Commissioner and was ordered to be held at the Worcester County Jail on $30,000.00 bond.

The VA’s Biggest Problem May Be Prescription Drug Addiction

According to a new report released by Human Rights Watch, more than one million veterans enrolled within the VA primary care system are taking prescription opioids for chronic pain. At the same time, an unprecedented number of veterans are dying as a result of both accidental and intentional drug overdoses.

The report, which was released earlier this month, brings to light the growing concern that veterans of all ages are struggling with pain, which results in chronic use of prescription opioids. It argues that the VA “should remove barriers to ensure access to evidence-based drug dependency treatment and make overdose prevention programs available to veterans in the community.”

One of the primary recommendations of the Human Rights Watch report is a push the availability of naloxone, a prescription medication that reverses the effect of an opioid overdose. This past year naloxone injections were brought to market in an auto-injector under the brand name EVZIO. The pen was designed for individuals without medical training who may need to inject a patient during an opioid overdose situation.

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Tonight At The Station In Laurel

Man Charged In Sex Sting Is Living In US Illegally

LEONARDTOWN, Md. (AP) -- Police in St. Mary's County say they've arrested a Frederick resident who offered to pay for sex with an undercover officer posing online as a 16-year-old girl.

The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office says the suspect, 30-year-old Hermegildo Escamilla-Granados, is living in the United States without legal permission. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has issued a detainer that requires him to remain jailed pending a review of the alleged offense and his immigration status.

The sheriff's office says a detective posted a non-sexual advertisement on a website commonly viewed by sex offenders. The office says Escamilla-Granados exchanged emails with the detective in which he offered to pay for sex. He's also accused of sending the detective an explicit photo of himself.

Police traveled to Frederick on Thursday and arrested Escamilla-Granados.
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Connecticut trooper pleads guilty to stealing from dying motorcycle accident victim

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – A Connecticut state trooper has pleaded guilty to charges he stole cash and jewelry from a dying accident victim.

The Connecticut Post reports (http://bit.ly/1wzcA6N ) 45-year-old Aaron Huntsman entered a guilty plea Wednesday to charges of larceny and tampering with evidence under the Alford Doctrine. That means he does not agree with the state's case, but concedes there is enough evidence to secure his conviction.

Prosecutors say Huntsman, a 19-year veteran of the state police, was caught on video from his cruiser's dashboard camera stealing a gold chain and $3,700 from 49-year-old John Scalesse as the motorcyclist lay dying on Sept. 22, 2012.

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Democratic opposition increases to immigration law changes

WASHINGTON – Democratic opposition increased Wednesday to legal changes that would speed removals of young Central American migrants, jeopardizing President Barack Obama's call for $3.7 billion in emergency border spending to deal with the remarkable surge of unaccompanied youths at the South Texas border.

Republicans insist they won't agree to the spending without accompanying changes to a 2008 law that gives unaccompanied minors arriving from Central American the right to an immigration hearing, in practice keeping them in this country for years.

But Democratic resistance to such changes hardened, with House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi changing her stance Wednesday and announcing her opposition to altering the law in a way that would create shortcuts around the immigration court system for Central American youths. Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus also took a firm stand against any changes in a meeting with President Barack Obama.

"We made an impassioned plea that the children be protected and that we follow the law," Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., said afterward.

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U.S. Army Training to Fight Black Americans

A promotional video touting FEMA’s emergency response capabilities shows U.S. National Guard troops training to detain unruly African-American citizens in prison camps before handing them over to police. More

Conservative professor wins promotion, back pay in academic-freedom settlement

It took seven years of court battles, but conservative academic Mike Adams is now a full professor at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington.

Under a settlement reached Tuesday, the university agreed to promote Mr. Adams from associate professor to full professor of criminology at a salary of $75,000 per year, along with $50,000 in court-ordered back pay and $615,000 in attorneys’ fees.

“The university has chosen the right course in opting to stop defending its unconstitutional actions, to right the wrong done to Dr. Adams by granting him the promotion he has long deserved, and to protect him against future retaliation,” said Travis Barham, attorney for the Alliance Defending Freedom, which represented the professor.

“Other universities watching this should understand that disagreeing with an accomplished professor’s political and religious views is not an acceptable reason to deny him a promotion,” said Mr. Barham.

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Wicomico Council Discusses Tier Maps, Comp Plan

SALISBURY — Wicomico County’s Comprehensive Plan is well down the road to development and ready to be adopted in the near future.

Prior to that, some on the County Council this week questioned whether tier maps needed to be in place before the plan was locked in.

Councilman Bob Culver raised his concerns over whether it makes sense to move forward with the plan before resolving Wicomico’s longstanding questions over septic tier mapping.

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After Opposing Deportations, MD Gov. Martin O'Malley Begs White House Not to Dump Illegals in His State

Democrat Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley wants the United States to give asylum to all of the illegal immigrant children who are flooding across the border -- so long as they are not dumped in parts of his state.

O'Malley, a potential 2016 presidential candidate, made headlines when he said that the illegal immigrant children who are flooding across the border should be considered "refugees" and given asylum so they are not sent back to "certain death." But hours after making those remarks last Friday, he reportedly begged the White House, "please don't send these kids to Western Maryland," according to CNN.

A Democrat source told CNN that O'Malley had a "heated discussion" with White House domestic policy chief Cecilia Munoz last Friday, which was when local officials and politicians, led by Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD), started to protest the federal government's plans to house illegal immigrants at an Army Reserve base near Baltimore. The federal government eventually retreated after the protests.

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Flint Manager Warns of Bankruptcy Over Retiree Cost

Flint may be Michigan’s second city to plunge into bankruptcy unless retirees accept cuts in health benefits that threaten to unravel a balanced budget, emergency manager Darnell Earley said.

The specter intensifies the conflict over finances in the city of 100,000, which twice has been under state control. Like Detroit, which in 2013 filed the largest U.S. municipal bankruptcy, Flint has struggled with loss of population, jobs and revenue. The birthplace of General Motors Co. has only half its population of 1960.

“If we have no ability to mitigate the cost of retiree health care, that’s going to make it very difficult for the city to remain financially stable over the next few years,” Earley said in an interview at City Hall. Without changes, retiree pension and health expenses would consume 32 percent of the $55 million general fund.

As Detroit draws worldwide attention for its record $18 billion bankruptcy, Flint demonstrates the plight of U.S. cities where unfunded post-retirement costs rival or exceed pension liabilities. In Michigan alone in 2011, municipalities had nearly $13 billion in health-care liabilities for retirees, compared with about $3 billion for pensions. Flint is among 17 cities and school districts under some form of state control.

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HOUSING STARTS PLUNGE

We just got some discouraging data from the housing market.

Housing starts unexpectedly plunged 9.3% to an annualized rate of 893,000.

Building permits unexpectedly fell 4.2% to 963,000.

Economists estimated starts would climb by 1.9% and permits would gain 3.0%.

This comes despite low mortgage rates and limited supply in the housing market.

"The decrease was concentrated in the South, where starts fell 29.6% m/m; starts rose in the other three regions," noted Barclays' Dean Maki. "It is unclear what led to the sharp decline in housing starts in the South in June, but the rise in single-family permits in June and the increases in the NAHB homebuilders index in June and July suggest that starts will increase in the coming months. It is also worth highlighting that housing starts rose an annualized 26.2% in Q2 14 after plunging in Q1 14 due to adverse weather conditions, so residential investment is still likely to make a positive contribution to Q2 14 real GDP growth, despite the weakness in June."

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Company Cofounded by Paul Pelosi Jr. Charged with Securities Fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged a company cofounded by Paul Pelosi Jr. with fraud on Wednesday after learning that two convicted criminals were running the business.

Paul Pelosi Jr., the son of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.), was the president and chief operating officer of Natural Blue Resources Inc., an investment company he cofounded that focuses on “environmentally-friendly” ventures.

The SEC charged four individuals with fraud, including former New Mexico Gov. Toney Anaya, and suspended trading in the company’s stock. Pelosi owned over 10 million shares in the company in 2009.

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Salisbury City Council Work Session Agenda For 7-21-14

Agenda Packet – 7-21-14 – Council Work Session

Thank God Its Friday 7-18-14

What will you be doing this weekend?

It's Friday!! Time To Dance!

Yard Sale 7-18-14

Yard Sale - - Saturday 7am-Noon: Household Goods, Womens Clothing, Womens Shoes & Bags, Boys Toddler 2T-4T Clothes, Baby Toys, an Aquarium, Books & DVDs, and lots of Computer Accessories. In front of Brainwave Computers - 2002 N. Salisbury Blvd in Salisbury.

WELCOME SHOPPERS!

You and your friends are cordially invited to join us at the next opening of the “Holly Center Auxiliary Canteen Boutique” for great bargains and lots of beautiful jewelry! Our hours of operation are 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., the third Wednesday of each month. The shop offers a variety of men’s, women’s and children’s apparel. We are located on Snow Hill Road in Salisbury. We will open for business on:

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2014
11:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.
CANTEEN BUILDING

In addition, we have home accents and lots more! All proceeds are utilized by the Holly Center Auxiliary to benefit the Holly Center people. We welcome support from individuals, community groups and organizations.

For more information on the Canteen Boutique, call Marlina Belote, Director of Volunteer Services & Community Relations, @ 410.572.6204.

This Weekend At Brew River

BREAKING NEWS: Israeli PM orders military to prepare for ‘significant expansion’ of Gaza ground offensive

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has ordered the military to prepare for a 'significant expansion' of its ground operation against Gaza militants.

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Article with Detailed IRS Scandal Timeline

In May 2013, it was learned that from April 2010 to April 2012, the Internal Revenue Service had placed on hold the processing of applications for tax-exempt status that it had received from hundreds of organizations with such presumably conservative indicators as “Tea Party,” “Patriots,” or “9/12” in their names. During that period, the IRS approved only four applications from conservative groups while green-lighting applications from several dozen organizations whose names included the likely left-leaning terms “Progressive,” “Progress,” “Liberal,” or “Equality.”

In February 2014, it was further learned that of the
already-existing nonprofits that were flagged for IRS surveillance (including monitoring of the groups’ activities, websites, and any other publicly available information), 83% were conservative. And, of the groups that the IRS selected for audit, 100% were conservative.

This section of Discover The Networks provides a timeline of this illegal, blatantly partisan practice by the IRS.


February to March 2010: An email string from February – March 2010 includes a message from a California Exempt Organizations Determinations manager discussing a Tea Party application “currently being held in the Screening group.” The manager urges, “Please let ‘Washington’ know about this potentially embarrassing political case involving a ‘Tea Party’ organization. Recent media attention to this type of organization indicates to me that this is a ‘high profile’ case.” A co-worker responds: “I think sending it up here [DC] is a good idea given the potential for media interest.” (Source)

March 31 to April 1, 2010: Colleen Kelley, president of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU)—the 150,000-member union that represents employees of the IRS and 30 other government agencies—visits President Obama at the White House. NTEU's Political Action Committee endorsed Obama in both 2008 and 2012, and gave hundreds of thousands of dollars in the 2010 and 2012 election cycles to anti-Tea Party candidates. (Source)

The day after Colleen Kelley's White House visit, IRS employees begin applying extra scrutiny to tax-exempt-status applications from conservative organizations whose names contain the words “Tea Party,” “Patriot,” “9-12,” “'Take Back the Country,” or “We the People.” (Source and Source)

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Judge tells Detroit teen he needs a father to 'beat the hell out him' before sentencing him to six months for brutal mob attack

A judge in Detroit has lashed out at a 19-year-old gang member - telling him he needed a father to 'beat the hell out of him' and keep him out of trouble.

Wayne County Judge James Callahan made the stunning remark before sentencing Latrez Cummings to six months in jail for his role in the brutal mob-style assault on a motorist in April.

In response to the judge's question, Cummings said his father wasn't around when he was growing up.

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Diabetes prevention class offered

Louie Schwartzberg: Hidden miracles of the natural world

1.3 million Obamacare 'enrollees' may not even be American citizens, admits HHS report

Trouble is brewing in Washington as those who still consider legitimate the national healthcare takeover known as Obamacare try to figure out which enrollees are even eligible for coverage. A new report issued by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) admits that nearly 1.3 million Obamacare enrollees, or about 16 percent of the overall total, cannot be verified for legal status in the U.S. — in other words, most, if not all, of them are illegal immigrants rather than American citizens.

The shocking figures can be found on page 11 of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) report, entitled Marketplaces Faced Early Challenges Resolving Inconsistencies with Applicant Data. According to the figures, 1,295,571 “inconsistencies” — this is a politically correct way of implying missing or fraudulent data — found on Obamacare applications involved issues of citizenship, national status or lawful presence in the U.S., meaning applicants did not or could not verify this important information.

“The Federal marketplace was generally incapable of resolving most inconsistencies,” admits the report, noting that a large percentage of these faulty applications will likely never be resolved, at least not until the eligibility verification system becomes operable. “Without the ability to resolve inconsistencies in an applicant’s eligibility data, the marketplace cannot ensure that an applicant meets each of the eligibility requirements for enrollment in a [Qualified Health Plan] and when applicable, eligibility for insurance affordability programs.”

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New Obama Rule Could Force Cities To House Illegals

The Obama administration, in July 2013, quietly introduced a new regulation that critics say will dramatically increase Washington’s power over local zoning laws in every U.S. city and town that accepts federal block grants through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Some are calling it the “Common Core of local zoning” that has flown under the radar for nearly a year. Instead of the U.S. Department of Education dictating education standards to local school districts, this rule change would allow HUD to influence zoning laws from the biggest cities down to the tiniest towns.

The proposed rule, which is set to take effect in October, would put teeth on the Fair Housing Act of 1968 by providing a set of standards, guidelines and goals that would use data to “measure” and “assess” how well a local community is meeting its Fair Housing obligations.
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A Letter To The Editor 7-17-14

I (we) loved the vietnam wall link! Thanks for posting it. Here's a tidbit you might like. For your perusal: 

Finally, walmart was the place for a good experience for me...something I've never had until yesterday. An elderly gentleman in front of me in "the line" had on a cap with the Words "W.W. II VETERAN". When I remarked how I loved his hat he broke out in the biggest smile... A light conversation ensued & I shook his hand & thanked him for his service. He didn't stop smiling. He was interested to hear of my cousin "Bub". Bub was a veteran of the Korean war who had passed away just last year. The man's daughter told me of a memorial service they had recently attended for a Korean war veteran whose remains had just been identified and returned home for burial. So many years had passed since he went missing in action. She said they were very impressed with the beauty, dignity and solemnity of the service. She said it was if he had just passed a few days ago. She said the service was "magnificent" . To me it delivered a powerful message... "You are never forgotten!" The service was here at Wicomico memorial park. As she told me the story & when I think of it, I get goose bumps. Who'd have thought right here in our little town...

Baltimore Still Being Considered To House Immigrants

Casa de Maryland, an advocacy group for immigrants, hopes Maryland can reach an agreement with the federal government to find another location to house immigrant children.

At least two other sites have already been rejected including the former Army Reserve center in Carroll County but officials have been quietly negotiating to find other locations to house some of the thousands of immigrant children coming over the border.

Liz Alex with Casa de Maryland says children are fleeing Central America to find their parents who are already in the United States.

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A Viewer Writes: Last Night FOX News - Sean Hannity Interview w/ Pat Buchanan

Did you see last night's FOX News broadcast with Sean Hannity? Pat Buchanan - while being interviewed by Sean Hannity mentioned Maryland's secession move along with Northern CA and Northern CO. Pat also alluded to the balkanization of America whereby certain States were showing growing signs to separate.

I'll bet you any amount of money that this was first picked-up on SBYnews.

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Listen to the Voicemail Left by Former Top Obama Administration Official That Darrell Issa Says Is a Clear Violation of Federal Law

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) is sounding the alarm regarding new alleged audio of former Labor Secretary Hilda Solis leaving a voicemail for someone “off the record” to ask the individual to contribute and help organize a fundraising event for President Barack Obama’s campaign. Issa says Solis violated the Hatch Act, which prohibits political activity on official time.

In his opening statement during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on Wednesday, Issa played the voicemail Solis reportedly left to pressure a Labor Department employee to donate to Obama’s re-election campaign.

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Man charged for shooting when cops went to wrong house

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Imagine you’re up watching our late night news when you hear your back door rattling, then see a red laser pointed on your chest. One Portsmouth man claims that happened to him.

Brandon Watson said he was protecting his family when his wife heard noises in the back yard on January 3, 2013: “She said, ‘oh my gosh, someone is in the backyard.’” The noises got closer and then she heard the clicking of the backdoor handle.”

In a neighborhood where weapons are everywhere, Brandon Watson didn’t hesitate to grab his own legally purchased gun. It was a decision with lingering repercussions.

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Mother Son Dance

ObamaCare Hits New Yorkers with 22% Premium Hike

NY Volunteer Firefighter Seeks Help In Cancer Battle

BUFFALO, NY - A volunteer firefighter from southern Erie County is calling on his brothers and sisters in the fire service to lend a hand, in his battle with a serious illness.

"I love the fire service," said David Blank of Lake View, who has been a member of North Boston Fire Department for the past 30 years, including a stint as chief.

Earlier this year, Blank, 53, began experiencing unexplained and excruciating bone pain.

"I kind of blew it off at first as old age and overdoing it sometimes," Blank told WGRZ-TV.

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EDITORS NOTE: Listed below you will find links to the facebook pages for the news station and the fire department that are collecting shirts. The comments will bring tears to your eyes!

WVEC-TV & WVEC.com


Williamsville Fire Facebook page

CNN on the Border Crisis: 'You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet'

A columnist for CNN says that when it comes to the influx of unaccompanied alien children at America’s southern border, “You ain’t seen nothing yet.”

“We should stop looking for an endpoint. This story has no end in sight,” writesRuben Navarrette at CNN.com. “We will be dealing with this crisis not for weeks or months but probably for years.” Navarette explains that it’s foolish for U.S. officials to believe that any one plan of attack will solve the problem and this crisis has no simple solution or finish line.

As for the first group of illegal immigrants deported back to Honduras, he says not to expect them to even bother unpacking. “They will soon return to the United States,” he writes.

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BREAKING NEWS: Israel launches ground operation in Gaza Strip, IDF says

Israel launches a 'large' ground operation in the Gaza Strip, according to the Israel Defense Forces.

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