WCSO Press Release 5-7-15

Incident: Assault / Violation of a Protective Order

Date of Incident: 4 May 2015

Location: 28000 block of Canterbury Dr., Salisbury, MD

Suspect: Sherwood R. Wescott, 50, Salisbury, MD

No Photo Available

Narrative: On 3 May 2015 at 9:00 AM deputy served both a Criminal Summons and an Interim Protective Order on Sherwood Wescott following allegations of an assault made during a domestic related altercation the previous evening. Following the service of both, Westcott left the residence with the instruction that he was unable to return to the residence per the conditions of the protective order. At approximately 1:00 PM, the Sheriff's Office received information that Wescott returned to his residence.

The investigating deputy applied for and received a warrant for the arrest of Wescott and he was served the following day and brought to the Central Booking Unit for an initial appearance. Wescott was subsequently released after posting bond.

Charges: Assault 2nd Degree

               Violation of a Protective Order

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Incident: Most Wanted Arrest

Date of Incident: 4 May 2015

Location: Wicomico County

Suspect: Heather Renee Bennett, 28, Federalsburg, MD

Heather Bennett

Narrative: On 4 May 2015 at 9:35 AM one of Wicomico County's Most Wanted fugitives surrendered at the Sheriff's Office following her recent profile on WBOC's Delmarva Life. Bennett was being sought on a Circuit Court Bench Warrant that was issued after she violated the terms of her probation in a CDS Distribution Case.

Bennett was detained on a bond of $25,000.00

Charges: Violation of Probation

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Incident: Warrant Arrest

Date of Incident: 4 May 2015

Location: 6000 block of Freedom Way, Salisbury, MD

Suspect: Jaime Lynn Dailey, 39, Salisbury, MD

Jaime Daily

Narrative: On 4 May 2015 at 5:30 PM a deputy arrested Jaime Dailey AKA Jaime Willey at a residence in the 6000 block of Freedom Way in Salisbury. Dailey was being sought on a Circuit Court Bench Warrant that was issued after she violated the terms of her probation in a First Degree Arson case.

Dailey was detained without bond pending an initial appearance in front of a Circuit Court Judge.

Charges: Violation of Probation

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Incident: Assault

Date of Incident: 5 May 2015

Location: 34000 block of Legacy Lane, Pittsville, MD

Suspect: William C. Beverly, 30, Pittsville, MD

No Photo Available

Narrative: On 5 May 2015 at 7:40 PM a deputy responded to a residence in the 34000 block of Legacy Lane for a reported intoxicated subject, later identified as William Beverly, who was being argumentative with EMS personnel who had been summoned to the residence. Upon arrival, the deputy discovered that family members had summoned help for Beverly due to his condition. Instead of cooperating, Beverly refused to answer questions and repeatedly tried to push his way past the deputy and EMS personnel. The deputy placed Beverly under arrest and placed him in a patrol vehicle for transport.

While in the patrol vehicle, Beverly repeatedly banged his head against the window and mobile data terminal in what appeared to be an attempt to injure himself. When the deputy further attended to Beverly, he then kneed the deputy and spit in his face. A WCSO patrol vehicle equipped with a prisoner transport cage was brought in and Beverly repeatedly banged his head on the cage barrier and the window during transport.

Upon an initial appearance in front of the District Court Commissioner, Beverly was detained in the Detention Center in lieu of $25,000.00 bond.

Charges: Assault 2nd Degree

                                                                          

Releasing Authority: Lt. Tim Robinson        Date:  6 May 2015

Maryland spends $288 million every year to imprison Baltimore residents — and the results are bleak

Washington, DC – According to a report released in February by the Justice Policy Institute and the Prison Policy Initiative, Maryland taxpayers are spending $5 million or more to incarcerate people from each of about half of Baltimore’s communities (25 of 55), with total spending of $288 million a year on incarcerating people from Baltimore in Maryland’s prisons.

Based on data recently made available by a new Maryland law, The Right Investment?: Corrections Spending in Baltimore City shows for the first time where people who are incarcerated are from, and how much Maryland taxpayers spend on their incarceration.

The report includes detailed maps and information that can better inform investment decisions in these communities to help solve long-standing challenges and improve public safety.

“Spending $288 million every year to incarcerate people from Baltimore isn’t the right choice for Maryland taxpayers,” said Marc Schindler, executive director of the Justice Policy Institute. “This costly investment in incarceration can decrease public safety, and undermine the ability to redirect funds to better long-term solutions that could prevent crime from happening in the first place, including education, housing, drug treatment and employment opportunities.”

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Civil forfeiture: You can’t make this stuff up

More and more people are being presumed guilty and forced to prove their innocence; the "seize money and let the courts sort it out" mentality is a perfect example of this

“You’re just making this stuff up.”

So responded Iowa State Rep. Clel Baudler, chairman of the Public Safety Committee and member of the Government Oversight Committee.

In April, I had traveled to Des Moines to testify regarding civil asset forfeiture. Baudler’s reaction to a law-abiding citizen attempting to state facts and express concerns speaks volumes on the growing rift between citizens and law enforcement.

No, Representative Baudler, I was not making anything up, not even exaggerating. The facts speak for themselves. The only mistake I made was anticipating (hoping) that our elected representatives would be familiar with this important issue.

For example, on April 15, 2013, on westbound Interstate 80, Bart Davis and John Newmerzhycky were stopped by Iowa State Patrol for failure to signal. Dash-camera footage clearly shows the vehicle using its signal, meaning this traffic stop had no basis and was illegal. But what happens next is what is really egregious. Rightfully earned poker winnings in the amount of $100,200 were seized due to a nonexistent connection to an unspecified crime. The victims are now suing the state. This incident certainly left an imprint on my mind, but apparently to Baudler, it is just another day for Iowa law enforcement.

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BREAKING NEWS: MdTA approves toll reductions in Maryland

 

ANNAPOLIS, Md. —The Maryland Transportation Authority approved on Thursday seven toll reduction packages across the state.

WBAL-TV 11 News reporter Lowell Melser reported toll reductions will take effect at all bridges and tunnels starting July 1.

The MdTA approved a toll reduction for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge from $6 to $4, Melser reported.

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Governor Hogan Continues To Prove He's Very Interested In The Eastern Shore

This morning I received a message from Governor Hogan's Office referencing the Board of Education leasing property.

They also made contact with Executive Culver this morning wanting to obtain more information referencing this matter.

The calls YOU made opened their eyes and they are investigating this situation. 

We want to not only thank you for making those calls and sending those e mail messages, we'd like to thank Governor Hogan for taking the time to look deeper into this matter. The Eastern Shore in in far better hands then ever before. 

New plan could bring tolls to Virginia interstates

There’s a new push to charge tolls on Virginia’s free interstates, and it’s coming straight from the White House.

Federal funding for Virginia highways is set to expire at the end of May. Part of President Barack Obama’s solution is to open all of Virginia’s interstates to tolls.

The state’s massive fund for fixing highways is about to run out of money, with a deadline at the end of the month. If that happens, with short-term band-aids used up by the fall, 43,000 construction jobs in Virginia are at risk, and 400 state projects will be put on hold or reassessed.

“Tolling existing interstate lanes — which drivers already pay for through their tax dollars — is the worst possible option for paying for roads and for raising road revenue,” said Julian Walker with the Alliance for Toll-Free Interstates.

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SOMERSET COUNTY RESIDENTS QUESTION DELMARVA POULTRY INDUSTRY (DPI) INFLUENCE ON PUBLIC HEALTH ORDINANCE

Dear Folks,

Please Take a moment to look at the article pertaining to tonights hearing in Somerset County on Poultry Houses. This is all the more reason we need to turn out in mass. Please attend the hearing tonight, the results could have long term impacts on your future as a family poultry farmer, no matter which county you live in.

Residents fear May 7 Planning Commission meeting will ignore their demand County protect the public health from industrial scale poultry factories.

Princess Anne, MD, May 5, 2015– On Thursday May 7th at 7 pm, the Somerset County Planning Commission will be addressing the extremely contentious discussion about the expansion of poultry CAFO complexes and public health concerns, as they decide if the county should adopt a Public Health Ordinance. The meeting will be held at 11916 Somerset Ave. in Princess Anne, MD.

Residents of Somerset County had met with their PlanningCommission members in November 2014 about their concerns related to the expansion of new industrial scale Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) complexes in their rural communities, and are now concerned that their request for a stakeholder workgroup to discuss the human health impacts from large scale animal operations close to residential neighborhoods has been ignored.

They are concerned the Planning Commission has by-passed their request to let residents, county health department, county staff, and agriculture representatives work together to make recommendations to county planning staff for changes to county zoning codes related to public health and CAFO developments.

Lisa Inzerillo, a resident of Backbone Road near Princess Anne, expressed her concern, “We asked specifically for residents and the county health department to be part of a stakeholder group that would make recommendations to the County Commissioners. As a fourth generation farm owner, I have serious concerns about the Delmarva Poultry Industry’s credentials when dealing with public health.”

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DEA Agents Wrongly Jailed Student for 5 Days Without Food or Water Until He Had to Drink Own Urine; Nobody Fired

If you have a criminal mind, the best place to look for employment is within a Federal agency

Two years ago, I highlighted the case of Daniel Chong, a California student who was thrown in a holding cell and forgotten about for 5 days without food or water. His situation became so desperate, he was forced to drink his own urine in order to survive. The post was titled, Student Forgotten in California Jail Cell by the DEA for 5 Days Without Food or Water. Here’s an excerpt:

While a cash payout should be part of any sort of justice for Daniel, I wonder if any of the individuals responsible for this will be held accountable? That to me is the key point. Just as bankers simply pay a fine for egregious crimes that represent only a small part of their profit from the activity (but almost never face criminal charges), so too it seems the police and government bureaucrats almost never face serious repercussions for any their actions, no matter how heinous or unconstitutional.

Well wonder no more. The jury is out, and all the DEA agents involved received a slap on the wrist. A few days of suspension without pay, but nobody fired. From the LA Times:

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Cop Gets Slap On Wrist For Slugging Handcuffed Woman

MIAMI BEACH (CBSMiami) – Security video from the garage of the Miami Beach Police Department shows a group of officers milling about, a petite, handcuffed woman standing among them. The woman reaches out her foot, as if to trip one of the officers, who then slugs her in the face and kicks her.

Miami Beach police released the video, along with more than 500 pages of investigative documents Monday, after a lengthy investigation of the incident that occurred in July, 2013.

The woman, Megan Adamescu was left with a swollen face and concussion. The fist-swinging, kicking cop was Officer Philippe Archer. Earlier, he had karate-kicked and punched 50-year-old Andrew Mossberg, leaving Mossberg’s face, cheek and forehead bruised and bloody.

Mossberg had come upon the cop, who was wearing a casual shirt and jeans, rummaging through an inebriated Adamescu’s purse.

He thought he was seeing a robbery, dialed 911 and shouted out that he was calling the police.

“Apparently that really infuriated him, because he rushed me, kicked me in the head, the left side of the head, and knocks me on the ground,” Mossberg told CBS4 News shortly after the incident in 2013. “While I’m on the ground he punches me twice, and I’m knocked out.”

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Couple guilty of sex on beach, now ‘sex offenders’

A jury Monday found a couple guilty of having sex on Bradenton Beach after only 15 minutes of deliberation.

The convictions carry a maximum prison sentence of 15 years.

Jose Caballero, 40, and Elissa Alvarez, 20, were charged with two counts each of lewd and lascivious behavior for having sex on a public beach on July 20, 2014.

Video played in the courtroom during the 1- 1/2-day-long trial showed Alvarez moving on top of Caballero in a sexual manner in broad daylight. Witnesses testified that a 3-year-old girl saw them.

Both Caballero and Alvarez will now have to register as sex offenders.

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Woman sues gays — all gays, everywhere

An Auburn woman claiming to be an ambassador for God and his son, Jesus Christ, is suing all homosexuals.

Sylvia Driskell, 66, asked an Omaha federal judge to decide whether homosexuality is a sin.


Citing Bible verses, Driskell contends “that homosexuality is a sin and that they the homosexuals know it is a sin to live a life of homosexuality. Why else would they have been hiding in the closet(?)”

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IRS watchdog: Only 39 percent of IRS workers who cheated on their taxes had to leave the agency

The government’s watchdog on the IRS said Wednesday that almost 1,600 IRS employees were found to be “willfully noncompliant” when it comes to paying their taxes over the ten-year period ending in 2013.

And while the law says the IRS must fire anyone who willfully violates federal tax law, only 39 percent of those people were fired. The rest of the cases — representing 960 employees — were “mitigated to lesser penalties such as suspensions, reprimands, or counseling.”

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Why No Discounts For ALL Americans?

A new bill would make prescription drugs cheaper for those covered by the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) introduced the bill. It would change contracting requirements for prescription drugs. Right now, FEHBP is planning to contract with pharmacy benefit managers. They will act as middlemen to negotiate prices with drug companies. The new law gives the Office of Personnel Management more oversight over pharmacy managers. They'll have to return any rebates or discounts back to FEHBP. The National Treasury Employees Union said it supports Lynch's bill.

A Viewer Writes: Irrefutable Logic

The Shoe Bomber was a Muslim 

The Beltway Snipers were Muslims

The Fort Hood Shooter was a Muslim

The underwear Bomber was a Muslim

The U-S.S. Cole Bombers were Muslims

The Madrid Train Bombers were Muslims

The Bali Nightclub Bombers were Muslims

The London Subway Bombers were Muslims

The Moscow Theater Attackers were Muslims

The Boston Marathon Bombers were Muslims

The Pan-Am flight #93 Bombers were Muslims

The Air France Entebbe Hijackers were Muslims

The Iranian Embassy Takeover, was by Muslims

The Beirut U.S. Embassy bombers were Muslims

The Libyan U.S. Embassy Attack was by Muslims

The Buenos Aires Suicide Bombers were Muslims

The Israeli Olympic Team Attackers were Muslims

The Kenyan U.S, Embassy Bombers were Muslims

The Saudi, Khobar Towers Bombers were Muslims

The Beirut Marine Barracks bombers were Muslims

The Besian Russian School Attackers were Muslims

The first World Trade Center Bombers were Muslims

The Bombay & Mumbai India Attackers were Muslims

The Achille Lauro Cruise Ship Hijackers were Muslims

The September 11th 2001 Airline Hijackers were Muslims

Think of it:

Buddhists living with Hindus = No Problem

Hindus living with Christians = No Problem

Hindus living with Jews = No Problem

Christians living with Shintos = No Problem

Shintos living with Confucians = No Problem

Confucians living with Baha'is = No Problem

Baha'is living with Jews = No Problem

Jews living with Atheists = No Problem

Atheists living with Buddhists = No Problem

Buddhists living with Sikhs = No Problem

Sikhs living with Hindus = No Problem

Hindus living with Baha'is = No Problem

Baha'is living with Christians = No Problem

Christians living with Jews = No Problem

Jews living with Buddhists = No Problem

Buddhists living with Shintos = No Problem

Shintos living with Atheists = No Problem

Atheists living with Confucians = No Problem

Confusians living with Hindus = No Problem

Muslims living with Hindus = Problem

Muslims living with Buddhists = Problem

Muslims living with Christians = Problem

Muslims living with Jews = Problem

Muslims living with Sikhs = Problem

Muslims living with Baha'is = Problem

Muslims living with Shintos = Problem

Muslims living with Atheists = Problem

MUSLIMS LIVING WITH MUSLIMS = BIG PROBLEM

Today's Survey Question 5-7-15

What kind of gifts will you be giving out for Mother's Day?

Do We Really Need Libraries?

In New York City, supporters of public libraries say that respect for — and repair of — the libraries is long, well, overdue.

A new campaign, Invest in Libraries, puts forth that in the past 10 years, the city government has reduced funding for public libraries by nearly 20 percent and 1,000 workers or so have been trimmed from the payroll. The campaign calls on the city to increase its support in various ways, such as restoring $65 million in operating funds.

The New York Times reports that "the city's three public library systems — the New York Public Library, the Brooklyn Public Library and the Queens Library — are seeking $1.4 billion in city funds over the next decade to bring all 217 public library branches up to modern building standards."

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ACLU asks feds about air surveillance of Baltimore protests

The American Civil Liberties Union is asking federal agencies about the use of airplanes to monitor protests in Baltimore over the last week.

The ACLU filed Freedom of Information Act requests Wednesday with the FBI and other agencies seeking details about the flights of Cessna aircraft over Baltimore that the ACLU said were “indicative of surveillance activity.”

The issue was first reported in The Washington Post.

Baltimore police regularly used helicopters to monitor protests throughout the city and broadcast instructions to protesters about implementation of a curfew and other issues. But privacy advocates say fixed-wing aircraft could potentially be used to conduct more sweeping surveillance.

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A Viewer Writes...

Joe, can you call somebody at Public works to put another barrel on top of this one? After 2 years, it’s getting shorter and shorter!

Democrat: My party didn't cause the problems in Baltimore

Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) on Wednesday rejected the idea that Democratic political leaders were responsible for problems in Baltimore.

“Chris, come on Chris,” he told CNN’s Chris Cuomo on “New Day.” “You know, it’s not about personalities, it’s about policy. And you know, and I know, that a lot of the policies coming down from Washington, coming down from the state, actually, too, but coming from Washington are not necessarily kind to urban areas, but particularly lately.”

Some conservatives have suggested that Baltimore, where riots broke out last week over police mistreatment of minorities, is the result of failed liberal policies. Baltimore last had a Republican mayor in 1967.

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More Google Searches Are Done On Mobile Devices Than PCs For First Time

In the beginning, a person with a question that needed to be answered would shout, “To the Google!” and that would most often mean sitting in front of a desktop computer or opening a laptop. Not so, anymore: For the first time, U.S. Googlers are Googling more on mobile devices than personal computers.

Just like we turn to our smartphones and tablets for on-the-go or on-the-couch entertainment, so are we picking up mobile devices to search the Internet more, both here and in other parts of the world, according to the Associated Press reporting on a digital advertising conference today.

While some computer and technology companies tied to PCs have struggled to survive in the new smartphone/mobile-focused world that Apple kicked off with the first iPhone in 2007, Google has been surfing along pretty well because its search engine and other services come standard in its Android mobile operating system, which is used on most non-Apple devices.

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Baltimore police chief: 'We are part of the problem'

Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts on Wednesday said his department deserves some of the blame for the riots that erupted in the city last week.

“We are part of the problem,” Batts told CNN’s Evan Perez in an interview.

“The community needs to hear from us that we haven’t been part of the solution, and now we have to evolve,” Batts said. “Now we have to change.”

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FOX Host Pleads With Pamela Geller to Respect Islam & Constrain Herself

Chilling ISIS video shows gun-toting child soldiers learning hand-to-hand combat as they train

MCE Women's Business Center hosts Women's Networking Luncheon in Cambridge!

"Ragged Old Flag"

No Worries

Cancerous tumor confirmed on Susquehanna River small mouth bass: By Ray Wallace

The cancerous tumor was confirmed by both the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory at Michigan State University....

     Karen Murphy, acting secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, said "There is no evidence that carcinomas in fish present any health hazard to humans.”...

     The [Pennsylvania Fish and Boat] commission first documented disease-related mortality in young-of-year bass in the Susquehanna River in 2005, and an ongoing decline in abundance of bass in the river....

     -- From this May 4, 2015 Harrisburg, Pa. Patriot-News site:

http://blog.pennlive.com/pa-sportsman/2015/05/cancerous_tumor_confirmed_on_s.html#incart_m-rpt-2