WCSO Most Wanted 8-24-15

Call Crime Solvers of the Lower Eastern Shore at 410-548-1776 with any tips on the whereabouts of these subjects. They pay cash for tips!! 

Sean Edward Amos
• White Male, 6’01” 185 lbs
• DOB 12/06/1985 29 years of age
• Brown hair, Brown eyes
• Amos is a REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER whose current whereabouts are unknown. He wanted by the Sheriff's Office on a District Court Arrest Warrant issued in August 2014 for Failing to Re-register as required and Failing to Notify the Registry Unit that he had moved and changed employment. The Registry has been unable to locate him. We have received multiple tips but have yet to locate him.
• Amos should be APPROACHED WITH CAUTION
• The state will extradite him from anywhere in the continental United States

Dandre Samuel Holland
• Black Male, 5’09” 180 lbs
• DOB 03/06/1987 28 years of age
• Black hair, Brown eyes
• Holland’s last known address was Mardela Springs MD
• Holland is wanted by the Sheriff’s Office on a District Court Bench Warrant issued for Failure to Appear in June 2015 on the charge of Theft less $100
• The preset bond is $25,000
• Holland has history of DRUG ABUSE and should be APPROACHED WITH CAUTION 

Cassandra LeeAnn Barone
• White Female, 5’02” 125 lbs
• DOB 10/11/1989 25 years of age
• Black hair, Brown eyes
• Barone’s last known address was Salisbury MD but she may have left the state
• Barone has used the alias Abigail Lowe
• Barone is wanted by the Sheriff’s Office on a District Court Bench Warrant issued for Violation of Probation in June 2015 on the charges of CDS Possess Not Marijuana and Paraphernalia
• There is no preset bond, she must be brought before the court
• The state will extradite her from the states surrounding MD
• Barone is known to abuse drugs

Shaquille Dywen Gaskins
• Black Male, 6’00” 155 lbs
• DOB 02/20/1994 21 years of age
• Black hair, Brown eyes
• Gaskins last known address was Salisbury MD
• Gaskins is wanted by the Sheriff’s Office on a Circuit Court Bench Warrant issued for Violation of Probation in July 2015 on the charge of CDS Distribution Narcotics
• The preset bond is $25,000
• Gaskins has history of DRUG ABUSE

 Shane Everette William Applegate
• White Male, 5’11” 155 lbs
• DOB 08/09/1991 24 years of age
• Blond hair, Blue eyes
• Applegate’s last known address was Salisbury MD
• Applegate is wanted by the Sheriff’s Office on a District Court Bench Warrant issued for Failure to Appear in February 2015 on the charge of Escape 2nd
• There is no preset bond, he must be brought before the court
• Applegate has history of being ARMED, DRUG ABUSE, and ESCAPE RISK

 David Orlando Bryant
• Black Male, 5’07” 160 lbs
• DOB 10/18/1977 37 years of age
• Black hair, Brown eyes
• Bryant’s last known address was Salisbury MD
• Bryant uses the alias Tyree or Tyrell James Adams
• Bryant is wanted by the Sheriff’s Office on a District Court Bench Warrant issued in June 2015 for Violation of Probation on the charges of Indecent Exposure, Disorderly Conduct, and MDOP less $1000
• There is no preset bond, he must be brought before the court
• The state will extradite him from DE and VA
• Bryant may be ARMED, has history of DRUG ABUSE and should be APPROACHED WITH CAUTION

Chinese 'Birth Tourism' In U.S. Strong

Peter and Ellie Yang, by all outward appearances, are living the Beijing dream. They have a condo in an up-and-coming area, a white Honda that Peter keeps immaculate and a rambunctious one-year-old son, Xiongxiong. They wear brand-name jeans and own separate iPhone 6s. On holidays, they go to Sanya — “China’s Hawaii” — as well as Hong Kong and Japan. On weekends, they eat out and take hikes in the Fragrant Hills outside Beijing. It’s enough to make them the envy of many.

But when Ellie found out she was pregnant in 2014, Peter said he wanted to have their second child in America. “It’s for him to get a good education,” Peter says. “But it’s also for us — to find business opportunities and to make friends. Chinese who do this tend to be well-connected.”

Peter began researching maternity hotels that operate within the underground birth tourism industry. He chatted with sales agents and scanned large photos on forums like LA Fat Dad, USA Baby DIY and America Baby Home.

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BREAKING NEWS: Dow drops nearly 1,100 points at opening, but rebounds quickl

Dow Jones Industrials drop nearly 1,100 points at the opening bell following major selloffs in Asian and European markets, but rebounds quickly, to between 550-650 points -- a loss of 3.6 percent -- on growing uncertainty about China's economy. Oil prices also down, hitting a 6 1/2-year low.

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BREAKING NEWS: Louisiana trooper dies after being shot at traffic stop

Louisiana State Police announce that Steven Vincent, a 13-year state police veteran, has died after being shot in the head during a traffic stop Sunday.

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SIDEWALK UPGRADES UNDERWAY IN CRISFIELD

New ADA-Compliant Pedestrian Pathway Benefits
Businesses, Residents and Tourists in Historic
Water-Oriented Somerset County Community

The Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) continues to improve pedestrian access and safety in Eastern Shore communities. Work is now under way in Somerset County’s town of Crisfield to replace deteriorated sidewalks and bring pedestrian pathways up to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards.

SHA is upgrading all sidewalks along a 1.5 mile stretch of MD 413 (Maryland Avenue/Richardson Avenue/West Main Street) from the Crisfield City Dock to Mill Lane. Work includes removal and replacement of sidewalk, curb and gutter and installation of new ramps and detectable warning surfaces.

Motorists should expect daytime shoulder closures for most of the project with occasional left lane closures for median work. SHA expects to complete the project by spring 2016. Up to 7,800 vehicles travel MD 413 each day and the City Dock area is a popular summer tourist destination generating significant pedestrian traffic. See http://www.cityofcrisfield-md.gov/ for more information about Crisfield.

This work is part of a $4 million multi-location “areawide” contract that SHA awarded to Image Asphalt of Pasadena to replace 180,000 square feet of sidewalk in Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester counties. Estimated cost for the Crisfield work is $1.1 million.

While SHA and its transportation partners work hard to keep traffic safely moving in work zones, please partner with us because work zone safety is everyone’s business – slow down and stay alert. Safer driving. Safer work zones. For everyone.

Another Staged Racist Attack

Authorities say a Richmond man lied to them during an Indiana State Police investigation into a truck fire and racist message spray painted on his home, according to court documents filed this week.

The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday filed charges against the husband of a plastic surgeon regarding a February incident at their Richmond home.

Jonathan Powell was charged with two counts of false informing (both Class B misdemeanors). A warrant for Powell’s arrest was issued Friday.

Richmond Police and the Richmond Fire Department responded to the home of Powell and Dr. Myla Bennett shortly after 5 a.m. on Feb. 24. When they arrived at the home, they found a pickup fully engulfed in flames in the home’s driveway and racist graffiti on the home’s garage doors.

The graffiti said, “Move n----r Dr.” on the larger garage door and on a smaller garage door. They attributed the message to a hate group.

Mike Davis, RFD’s chief of fire prevention, was able to find the origin of the fire but ruled the cause as undetermined.

On March 24, ISP received an anonymous tip that Powell had approached Jim Delucio about burning the truck, according to the affidavit.

Delucio admitted to police Powell had asked him to torch the truck, but Delucio told police he declined the request, according to the affidavit. Delucio told police that when he asked Powell why he wanted him to torch the truck, Powell responded that "he wanted a different truck."

Charges have not been filed against Delucio.

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Massive National Protest Against Planned Parenthood

Thousands of pro-lifers turned out in U.S. cities nationwide Saturday for a massive show of opposition against Planned Parenthood, an event billed as the largest simultaneous protest ever aimed at the embattled abortion and health-care provider.

#ProtestPP, the coalition of pro-life groups sponsoring the event, reported that at least 314 protests took place in almost every state and the District of Columbia, as well as a handful of international venues, including Dublin, Ireland.

The hashtag #ProtestPP was also the top U.S. trender on Twitter for most of Saturday after the morning protests began.

The impetus: A series of undercover videos released since July 14 by the pro-life Center for Medical Progress, which exposed Planned Parenthood’s involvement in procuring fetal tissue and organs from abortions used for medical research.

“I see the tide changing in our country,” Jeff Medders, pastor of the Redeemer Church in Houston, told ABC 13. “For me it was really out of sight, out of mind, and then I saw these videos and thought, ‘I can’t be the same anymore.’ “

The videos include footage of Planned Parenthood officials haggling over the price of fetal organs such as hearts and brains, although the organization has insisted that it only charges for reimbursement costs related to transportation and storage, which is legal under federal law.

The rallies, held mostly outside Planned Parenthood affiliates, drew anywhere from a few dozen to more than 1,000 participants. Speakers included evangelical pastors, Catholic priests and pro-life advocates, according to posts on social media and local news reports.

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School Band Told to Stop Performing 'How Great Thou Art'

There was no halftime show under the Friday night lights at Mississippi’s Brandon High School — the marching band had been benched.

The band was ordered off the field because the Christian hymn “How Great Thou Art” was a part of their halftime show — in violation of a federal court order.

“The Rankin County School Board and District Office are very saddened students will not be able to perform their halftime show they have worked so hard on this summer,” the district wrote in a statement to the Clarion Ledger newspaper.

In 2013 a student sued the district over a series of Christian meetings that had been held on school property, the newspaper reported. The district later settled the lawsuit and acknowledged they had violated the student’s First Amendment rights.

In July, U.S. District Court Judge Carlton Reeves ruled the district had violated the agreement after a Christian minister delivered a prayer at an awards ceremony.

Judge Reeves, who was appointed to the bench by President Obama, came down hard on the school district — ordering them to pay thousands of dollars in fines. He also warned the district that future violations would cost them $10,000.

“Defendants are permanently enjoined from including prayer, religious sermons or activities in any school sponsored event including but not limited to assemblies, graduations, award ceremonies, athletic events and any other school event,” the order reads.

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Police: Angry Md. motorist beats cyclist, throws bike tire into woods

WASHINGTON — A crash between a bicycle and a SUV in Davidsonville, Maryland escalated into a road rage incident, leaving the bike rider with a broken arm and rib, Anne Arundel County police said.

The incident occurred at around 11 a.m. Saturday at St. George Barber and Governors Bridge Roads.

Police said the cyclist was riding south on St. George Barber, approaching Governors Bridge, when an SUV approached behind him. As the vehicle drew closer, the cyclist waved him to pass, police said.

Upon reaching a curve in the roadway, the cyclist traveled to the middle of the road in order to be visible to oncoming traffic and to block the SUV from passing on this curve.

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Justin Gregoli City Council District 2

I AM YOU!!

I am no more, no less than everyone else in the city of Salisbury MD. We all want the same things. We want less crime, better jobs, better education, and safety for our families, property values protected, financial waste to stop and so on.

Obviously the way it has been going has been failing. WE NEED CHANGE! AND WE NEED IT NOW!

My career has been in managing people and business for over 25 years and a city is a business, do not be fooled a city needs leaders that understand business and profit and loss. Just like a business loss (deficit) will create failure and profit (surplus) will create security, safety and prosperity if applied correctly.

In order to attract better jobs and opportunities we need to attract companies that have what we need, higher paying, and higher skilled positions. Fast food and retail just do not sustain growth, safety and prosperity. We have lost a large amount of businesses that would give this city those types of jobs to other cities around the country that want them and promote themselves to attract these types of companies. We need to give these companies a reason to want to come here.

Our city is having issues with crime like at no other time in its history. First and foremost this has to stop!! We need to find ways to reduce this crime and the issues that follow in its direct path. Crime destroys communities quicker than any other period. Businesses do not want to be in high crime areas (less jobs), people will not buy a home in a high crime area (less property value), policing gets overwhelmed, and fellow citizens will not self-police out of fear (less safety). There is not one issue facing Salisbury that is more important than crime reduction.

Financial waste is a problem that we all have seen in our lives when it comes to government selections on spending, there are many reasons for this but it simply isn’t needed to get our city to where it needs to be. We need to find ways to stop the waste, stop over taxing our citizens to death, destroying property values and start spending smartly on the things that improve the city’s future. That increase home ownership and lowers the rental properties throughout the city. We need a reason for investment from the people that live here. Rental properties that have a single family, not many families. Rental properties that are at a standard that promotes safety and value to its neighbors. We are considered a college town and as such we will have student rentals but it needs to be managed better.

Let me give you a little about me, I am a single dad of six children ages from 8 through 21. Four of my children live with me, the other two are out on their own. My children are the reason I am doing this, I want them to live in a place that is safe and where there children can be safe. A place they can have a successful career and purchase a home and expect that the value will go up instead of down, where they can raise a family in safety and security.

I am a conservative and not in name only, I am not politically correct, I will tell what I feel or believe, I will not agree with everyone and not everyone will agree with me. My mission is to be me and to be no one else.

I have no financial interests whatsoever in this city, no money to gain by being on this council, if it is a good decision, it is good for the people not just for myself and if it is a bad decision then it is a bad decision plain and simple. We need people that speak for the people and not for personal or political gain.

I am currently employed as the manager of Precision Tune Auto Care here in Salisbury and you can feel welcome to visit me anytime.

If you have questions, I will answer any and all. You can contact me at

Email
justin.gregoli@yahoo.com

Facebook
www.facebook.com/Jgregoli.district2

EPA Was Aware of 'Blowout' Risk At Colorado Mine

Managers at the Environmental Protection Agency were aware of the possible risk for a catastrophic “blowout” at an abandoned mine that could release “large volumes” of wastewater laced with toxic metals, according to internal documents released late Friday.

EPA released the documents following weeks of prodding from news organizations like The Associated Press. EPA and contract workers accidentally unleashed 3 million gallons of contaminated wastewater on Aug. 5 as they inspected the idled Gold King Mine near Silverton, Colorado.

Among the documents is a June 2014 work order for a planned cleanup that noted that the old mine had not been accessible since 1995, when the entrance partially collapsed. The plan appears to have been produced by Environmental Restoration, a private contractor working for EPA.

"This condition has likely caused impounding of water behind the collapse," the report says. "ln addition, other collapses within the workings may have occurred creating additional water impounding conditions. Conditions may exist that could result in a blowout of the blockages and cause a release of large volumes of contaminated mine waters and sediment from inside the mine, which contain concentrated heavy metals."

A May 2015 action plan for the mine also notes the potential for a blowout.

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7 Million People Haven't Made A Single Student Loan Payment In At Least A Year

Perhaps it’s all the talk about across-the-board debt forgiveness or maybe the total amount of outstanding student debt has simply grown so large ($1.3 trillion) that even those with no conception of how much money that actually is realize that it’s simply never going to paid back so there’s no point worrying about, but whatever the case, the general level of concern regarding America’s student debt bubble doesn’t seem to be at all commensurate with the size of the problem.

And it’s not just the sheer size of the debt pile that’s worrisome. There’s also the knock-on effects, such as delayed household formation and the attendant downward pressure on the homeownership rate, and of course hyperinflation in the rental market.

Of course one reason no one is panicking - yet - is that the severity of the problem is masked by artificially suppressed delinquency rates. As we’ve documented in excruciating detail, if one excludes loans in deferment and forbearance from the numerator in the delinquency calculation, but includes those loans in the denominator then the delinquency rate will be deceptively low. In any event, as WSJ reports, even if one looks at something very simple like, say, the number of borrowers who haven’t made a payment in a year, the picture is not pretty and it’s getting worse all the time. Here’s more:

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Sex for Opioids: A Hidden Epidemic

Young adult opioid users are often the victims of sexual violence, according to results of a survey of opioid users in New York City.

Among 164 men and women aged 18 to 29 years reporting heroin and/or nonmedical prescription opioid use, 41% of women and 11% of men reported being forced to have sex without their consent while they were using the drugs.

"Our results are alarming," lead author Lauren Jessell, LMSW, of the National Development and Research Institutes (NDRI) in New York City, told Medscape Medical News. "In our qualitative interviews with our participants, we were taken aback by how often we discovered they were involved in sexual violence."

The study by Pedro Mateu-Gelabert, PhD, principal investigator at NDRI and affiliate of New York University's Center for Drug Use and HIV Research (CDUHR), and colleagues was published online August 3 in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence.

Quid Pro Quo

"Our findings describe a social setting in which opioids and other drugs are used that is conducive to sexual violence," they write. "The internalization of stigma associated with drug use and the negative sexual perceptions held about users contribute to a drug using culture with few social consequences for perpetrators of sexual violence and little support for those who are victimized."

The survey also revealed a quid pro quo expectation surrounding sex and drug use, with opioid users reporting that they have been in situations where they felt that someone expected them to have sex because they were using drugs together; 73% of women and 49% of men said this happened to them at least once.

"When drugs were provided free of cost to potential partners, there was an expectation that those receiving the drugs would provide sexual favors in return," Jessell notes in a news release. "Many users described fulfilling these implicit quid pro quo expectations with mostly men who have sex with men (MSM) and female users providing sexual favors to males who provided them with drugs."

In addition to implicit and explicit exchanges of sex for drugs, opioid users also described being sexually assaulted and seeing others unconscious as a result of drug users being sexually abused.

"Opioid users were at risk for sexual coercion, harassment, and/or assault if they did not fulfill the expectation that sex would occur in these situations," the researchers write.


"I think these findings really speak to the need for support and awareness about the issue of sexual violence among drug users. People who are using drugs at the time of an incident may be fearful of reporting it or receiving support," Jessell told Medscape Medical News.

The researchers note that the survey was conducted among New York City opioid users; it is possible that experiences of sexual violence in the context of opioid use may differ for young opioid users in more rural or less populated parts of the United States.

Sex for Drugs Not New

Commenting on the study for Medscape Medical News, Amanda Divin, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Health Sciences, Western Illinois University, in Macomb, noted that the participant eligibility requirements were "quite stringent." They had to be current users. "This gave the study's findings strength."

The fact that most of the participants reported that prescription opioid use preceded heroin use "lends support to prescription opioids being a gateway drug for harder drug use," added Dr Divin, who was not involved in the study.

"This whole idea of drug users trading sex for drugs is not a new phenomenon. In many ways, the increase in heroin use seen right now is similar to the rise and epidemic of crack use in the 1980s and 1990s, in that there is a lot of trading sex for drugs, high societal stigma, and potentially an increase in HIV/AIDS due to unsafe needle and sex practices," Dr Divin noted.

"Prescription opioid use, however, has historically been perceived as 'safe' and more socially acceptable, especially among young adults, than illicit drug use. Thus, the stigma perceived by prescription opioid users in this study may reflect a shift in social acceptance of prescription medication abuse," Dr Divin told Medscape Medical News.

She said that overall, the survey "reinforces the importance of drug prevention programs at younger and younger ages, as well as integrating risk reduction strategies and violence prevention, into such educational programs."

The study was funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The authors and Dr Divin report no relevant financial relationships.

J Interpers Violence. Published online August 3, 2015. Abstract

2015 Baltimore City Homicides/Murders - List and Map

This is a list of the 2015 Baltimore City homicide victims and additional information regarding age, incident location, notes, and event proximity to police surveillance cameras . Scroll down for the map and charts.

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O'Malley: GOP raises 'legitimate' Clinton email questions

Martin O’Malley, a Democratic presidential candidate, said Sunday that Republicans and the media are raising “legitimate” questions about Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server.

O’Malley, a former two-term Maryland governor, said the questions surrounding Clinton’s email habits as secretary of State aren’t allowing Democrats to talk about the economic issues worrying voters.

“So long as our Democratic Party is not talking about the issues that matter most around the kitchen table, the only question that will be asked every day, and it's a legitimate question, by media people like yourself, or by the Republicans, are questions about Hillary Clinton's emails,” O’Malley said on ABC’s “This Week.”

“Those are questions that I will leave to her and to her lawyers to answer. But as a party, we need to wake up and we need to have start having debates about the issues that really matter, like making college more affordable for more families, making wages go up and not down,” O’Malley added.

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Maryland Adds 9,200 Jobs in July

100 percent of jobs gains in the private sector

BALTIMORE, MD – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released state jobs and unemployment data earlier today. According to the preliminary survey data, Maryland added 9,200 jobs. Compared with July 2014, Maryland total jobs are up by 53,700. Maryland’s preliminary jobs estimate for June was revised upward by BLS from a loss of 6,200 jobs to a decrease of 3,400 jobs.

Maryland’s July preliminary unemployment rate remained at 5.2 percent from the June revised rate of 5.2 percent. “It’s great to see we’re adding jobs in Maryland. With every business that relocates, expands or starts up in Maryland, it brings jobs. It's a catalyst for other businesses to come here, and that means more jobs and more Marylanders getting back to work. That builds a stronger economy for the State of Maryland," said the Secretary of the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Kelly M. Schulz.

According to data released today, the Professional and Business Services sector added 7,900 jobs. (The Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services subsector gained 3,100 jobs. The Management of Companies and Enterprises subsector gained 100 jobs and the Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services subsector added 4,700 jobs.) The Information sector gained 100 jobs. The Financial Activities sector added 1,800 jobs. (The Finance and Insurance subsector added 400 jobs and the Real Estate and Rental and Leasing subsector gained 1,400 jobs.) The Education and Health Services sector gained 2,200 jobs. (The Educational Services subsector added 1,900 jobs and the Health Care and Social Assistance subsector gained 300 jobs.)

The Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (DLLR) is committed to safeguarding and protecting Marylanders. We're proud to support the economic stability of the state by providing businesses, the workforce and the consuming public with high quality customer-focused regulatory, employment and training services. For updates and information, follow DLLR on Twitter (@MD_DLLR), Facebook and visit our website.

The blackmail of Ashley Madison users has already begun

On Tuesday, a huge trove of data stolen from the extramarital-affairs website's servers was leaked online.

As well as confidential internal documents, this included user data on the site's 32 million users.

The information ranges from email addresses and financial details to physical descriptions and detailed sexual preferences.

According to multiple media reports on Friday, blackmailers have started trawling the database, widely available online, in an attempt to extort the users on it.

Bitcoin-news outlet CoinDesk was sent an email from a reader who apparently had an account on Ashley Madison. The reader had received an email from a would-be blackmailer called "Team GrayFlay" threatening to expose them unless they sent the extorter some bitcoins.

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Firefighter struck by patrol car

 

ST. MICHAELS — It started out as a routine accident investigation, then it became a chase, then a firefighter got hit by a patrol car.

That was the domino effect of events that unfolded beginning with a man who allegedly struck a parked car on Railroad Avenue at about 12:30 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, August 22.

John Lawrence Ball of Lynnewood Drive in St. Michaels allegedly ran into a parked car, pushed it against two other cars, damaging them, then turned his car over on its side on Railroad Avenue in St. Michaels.

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WHAT'S AN INFIDEL?

The author, Rick Mathes, is a well-known leader in prison ministry. The man who walks with God always gets to his destination. If you have a pulse you have a purpose.

The Muslim religion is the fastest growing religion per capita in the United States, especially in the minority races.

Last month I attended my annual training session that's required for maintaining my state prison security clearance. During the training session there was a presentation by three speakers representing the Roman Catholic, Protestant and Muslim faiths, who each explained their beliefs.

I was particularly interested in what the Islamic Imam had to say. 

The Muslim gave a great presentation of the basics of Islam, complete with a video.

After the presentations, time was provided for questions and answers. When it was my turn, I directed my question to the Muslim and asked: 'Please, correct me if I'm wrong, but I understand that most Imams and clerics of Islam have declared a holy jihad [Holy war] against the infidels of the world and, that by killing an infidel, (which is a command to all Muslims) they are assured of a place in heaven. If that's the case, can you give me the definition of an infidel?'

There was no disagreement with my statements and, without hesitation, he replied, 'Non-believers!'

I responded, 'so, let me make sure I have this straight. All followers of Allah have been commanded to kill everyone who is not of your faith so they can have a place in heaven. Is that correct?'

The expression on his face changed from one of authority and command to that of a little boy who had just been caught with his hand in the cookie jar.' He sheepishly replied, 'Yes.'

I then stated, 'Well, sir, I have a real problem trying to imagine The Pope commanding all Catholics to kill those of your faith or Dr. Stanley ordering all Protestants to do the same in order to guarantee them a place in heaven!'

The Muslim was speechless.

I continued, 'I also have a problem with being your friend when you and your brother clerics are telling your followers to kill me! Let me ask you a question: Would you rather have your Allah, who tells you to kill me in order for you to go to heaven, or my Jesus who tells me to love you because I am going to heaven and He wants you to be there with me?'

You could have heard a pin drop. Needless to say, the organizers and/or promoters of the 'Diversification' training seminar were not happy with my way of dealing with the Islamic Imam, and exposing the truth about the Muslims' beliefs.

In twenty years there will be enough Muslim voters in the U.S. to elect the President. I think everyone in the U.S. should be quired to read this, but with the ACLU, there is no way this will be widely publicized, unless each of us sends it on!

This is your chance to make a difference.

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Salisbury City Council Agenda & Packet For August 24 2015

Prayers For Jimmy Hoppa

Jake Day Will Be The Next Mayor Of Salisbury Maryland

Considering no one filed to run against Jake Day, he will instantly be your next Mayor being unopposed. 

We want to congratulate Jake and wish him the very best over the next four years. 

Salisbury is in deep sh!t and here's proof

Can you do this? Just two words!

ACLU files complaint against Pocomoke City for firing black police chief behind closed doors

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a complaint with a Maryland regulatory board this week against Pocomoke City officials, claiming that the Eastern Shore town violated state law when it met secretly to fire the city’s first black police chief.

It was the second time the ACLU has filed a complaint about Pocomoke with the Maryland Open Meetings Compliance Board. Last month, the ACLU alleged that the Pocomoke City Council illegally banned the news media from its July 13 meeting, during which hundreds of people demanded that the popular former police chief be reinstated.

“Between barring media from public meetings and holding secret discussions, Pocomoke City officials have a lot to answer for,” said Deborah Jeon, legal director for the ACLU of Maryland.

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Salisbury Cabs Have NO Respect

We found this vehicle tonight in a local parking lot. Nice Parking Job! 

WARNING: Some knew about the red light on cars, but not Dialing 112

An UNMARKED police car pulled up behind her and put his lights on. Lauren's parents have always told her to never pull over for an unmarked car on the side of the road, but rather to wait until they get to a gas station, etc.

Lauren had actually listened to her parents advice, and promptly called, 112 on her cell phone to tell the police dispatcher that she would not pull over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher that there was an unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his rooftop behind her. The dispatcher checked to see if there were police cars where she was and there weren't, and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he had back up already on the way.

Ten minutes later 4 cop cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind her. One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car behind. They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground. The man was a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes.
I never knew about the 112 Cell Phone feature. I tried it on my AT&T phone & it said, "Dialing Emergency Number."
Especially for a woman alone in a car, you should not pull over for an unmarked car. Apparently police have to respect your right to keep going on to a safe place.

*Speaking to a service representative at Bell Mobility confirmed that 112 was a direct link to State trooper info. So, now it's your turn to let your friends know about "Dialing, 112"

You may want to send this to every Man, Woman & Youngster you know; it may well save a life.

This applies to ALL 50 states

So Who Do You Consider A Bigger Crook?

Whoa! What Donald Trump Plans for TONIGHT Could Be an HISTORIC Record Breaker!

The media can’t stop talking about the crowds Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is attracting. There are reports that his crowds in California and Portland, Oregon were both larger than 27,000. They breathlessly report on this, while forgetting to mention Sanders is a self-described socialist.

But what Donald Trump and his campaign has planned for TONIGHT in Mobile, Alabama could blow those numbers out of the water. Initially planning for a rally of 2,000 people at a small venue, tickets were grabbed so quickly that major changes had to be made.

Now, the event will be held in the Ladd-Peeles Stadium, a football stadium where the yearly Senior Bowl is played. More than 30,000 people have been confirmed to attend, and the stadium capacity is over 40,000. The free tickets are still being claimed at a fast pace, and show no signs of slowing down!

To put that in perspective, that’s bigger than the largest crowd of President Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign, when Oprah Winfrey joined him in South Carolina! That means this Trump event will smash through crowd records effortlessly!

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ACLU FILES 2ND OPEN MEETING COMPLAINT AGAINST POCOMOKE

POCOMOKE CITY, MD - The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Maryland has filed a second complaint in a month against Pocomoke City officials for violations of the Maryland Open Meetings Act (MOMA). The latest complaint concerns unannounced, closed meetings held by Town Officials in late June, during which the decision was made to fire Pocomoke's first African American Police Chief, Kelvin Sewell. The complaint was filed with the Maryland Open Meetings Compliance Board on behalf of Stephen Janis, a reporter for The Real News Network, a Baltimore-based non-profit news organization.

"How can Pocomoke residents not be concerned to learn that Town officials called secret meetings and pressured the Town's only African American elected official to fire the community's well-liked Police Chief? said Deborah Jeon, Legal Director for the ACLU of Maryland. "It violates state law when governments make important decisions behind closed doors without notice or explanation to the public and the press. Between barring media from public meetings and holding secret discussions, Pocomoke officials have a lot to answer for."

As with the ACLU's first complaint, which pertained to the media being barred from a Pocomoke Council meeting on July 13, this complaint again relates to Pocomoke City's controversial firing of Sewell. At the time of the firing, no explanation was given for the town's action, and many in the community - both black and white - were angry and upset. Despite extensive media attention and community demands for information in the weeks following Chief Sewell's firing, Pocomoke officials have remained silent about the process and basis upon which they arrived at their decision to terminate the chief.

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Trump Calls O'Malley A 'Disgusting Little Weak, Pathetic Baby'

Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley apologized “like a disgusting, little, weak, pathetic baby” for his remark that “all lives matter,” Donald Trump said in an excerpt of a new interview aired Friday on Fox News.

In an interview with Jeanine Pirro for her program “Justice” set to air Saturday night, Trump said that the former Maryland governor did not need to say he was sorry.

“And then he apologized like a little baby, like a disgusting, little, weak, pathetic baby. And that’s the problem with our country,” Trump said, according to a clip aired on “Fox and Friends.”

O’Malley, in fact was “politically incorrect” with his apology, Trump remarked.

“How can you apologize when you say black lives matter — which is true — white lives matter, which is true — all lives [matter] — which is true. And then they get angry because you said white and all…we don’t want you to mention that. What’s he need to apologize for?” Trump asked.


O’Malley’s apology came last month after he responded to protesters shouting “black lives matter” during his speech at Netroots Nation by saying that, “Black lives matter. White lives matter. All lives matter.” Critics on the left said the remarks showed a lack of understanding of what the Black Lives Matter movement is all about.

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JUST IN: Former Ravens cheerleader sentenced to weekends in jail for rape

GEORGETOWN, Del. — A former Baltimore Ravens cheerleader Molly Shattuck will spend 48 weekends in jail for the rape of a 15-year-old boy at a vacation rental home in Bethany Beach, Delaware.

Shattuck, 48, who received a suspended 15-year prison sentence, received two years of probation Friday morning.

She will spend every other weekend in a probation center and will have to register as a sex offender in Delaware, The Baltimore Sun reports. She will be on the sex offender registry for 25 years.

Shattuck entered the plea on charges of fourth-degree rape just days before her scheduled trial on two counts of third-degree rape, four counts of unlawful sexual contact and three counts of providing alcohol to minors. Other charges were dropped as part of the deal.

She collapsed to her knees after she was sentenced Friday morning and wept as she apologized, The Associated Press reports.

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Sheriff's investigators to recommend manslaughter charge for Caitlyn Jenner

Sheriff's investigators plan to recommend prosecutors file a vehicular manslaughter charge against Caitlyn Jenner for a fatal car crash on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu last February.

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Nicole Nishida says investigators found the reality star was driving "unsafe for the prevailing road conditions" when Jenner's SUV rear-ended a Lexus, pushing it into oncoming traffic.

The Lexus driver, 69-year-old Kim Howe, was killed when her car was struck head-on by a Hummer.

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Viewer Witnessed This Artist Drawing On Salisbury's Downtown Electrical Box

Mosby, Davis Announce Attempted First Degree Murder Charges Against Officer

For the second time since taking office in January, Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby has brought charges against a member of the Baltimore City Police Department.

Mosby was joined by Interim Police Commissioner Kevin Davis at a news conference to announce the charges.

Mosby filed attempted first degree and attempted second degree murder charges against Officer Wesley Cagle for shooting and critically wounding a burglary suspect on December 28.

The incident took place in the 3000 block East Monument Street, when Cagle and three other officers responded to a burglary inside a grocery store.

Mosby said the suspect, 46-year-old Michael Johansen, emerged from the building "holding something shiny" and was shot by two other officers.

Mosby says that shooting was justified.

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CANCELLED: Civil War Heritage Day At Poplar Hill Mansion. Did Mayor Ireton Cancel It Over The Confederate Flag?

Hi Joe,
 
Unfortunately we have had to cancel our Civil War Day and I am hoping that you can put a notice in your news paper that it was canceled for this year. I am so upset that people may come and be disappointed. Thank you, Aleta


Aleta Davis, Chair
Friends of Poplar Hill Mansion

Worcester Schools’ Digital Conversion Efforts Continue; All Freshmen To Receive Laptops Next Month

BERLIN – The dates for the county’s ninth-graders to get their new laptops are officially set.

With deployment dates identified as Sept. 2 at Stephen Decatur High School, Sept. 3 at Snow Hill High School and Sept. 10 at Pocomoke High School, the school system is just weeks away from launching the digital conversion that will provide every ninth-grader with a laptop they will keep with them all through high school.

As laptops are being unpacked and labeled, teachers are busy preparing for the change. Stephen Decatur High School teacher Brian Phillips is sharing ideas on how teachers can make the most of the new devices with a series of workshops.

“Everybody is trying to play a hand in supporting the movement,” he said.

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Salisbury Police Department Seeks Public Input on Proposed Curfew Ordinance

The Salisbury Police Department will conduct several community forums to seek public input on the proposed curfew ordinance. The meetings will be held at the following times and places:

• TONIGHT, Wednesday, August 19th, 6 p.m. at the St. Francis de Sales Parish Center

• Thursday, August 20th, 7 p.m. at St. Paul’s AME Zion Church, 410 Delaware Ave.

• Wednesday, August 26th, 6 p.m. at the Chipman Cultural Center, Broad St.

More meetings are anticipated to be announced at a later time. For more information, contact Christine Chestnutt at 410 548-3165.

Regal movie theaters begin bag-search policy

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) — The next time you plan to see the newest blockbuster on the big screen, you might want to leave a little early. If the movie theater is owned by Regal Entertainment Group, you’ll probably be subject to a bag check.

“All they did was open and look. They didn’t actually go through it,” said movie-goer Jay Weinisch. He and his wife Dawn first noticed the new policy earlier this month.

“Two weeks ago we were here. I was surprised, but, it was perfectly fine with me.” said Dawn Weinisch outside the Regal Columbus Stadium 12 at Town Center in Virginia Beach. “I thought they were looking for the water bottle and they were going to take it away!”

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School Sends Girl Home Because of “Revealing” Outfit… Do You See the Problem?

After a Kentucky schoolgirl was sent home for wearing an allegedly “inappropriate” outfit, she posted a picture of the outfit to Reddit and discovered that the vast majority of sane Americans saw nothing wrong with it whatsoever.

According to the Woodford County High School girl, her principal told her that she had to cover up her collarbone because it was distracting to male students.

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Subway's Jared Fogle is reportedly planning to plead guilty to child pornography charges

Jared Fogle is planning to plead guilty to child pornography charges, FOX59 reports.

Sources told FOX59 that Fogle will accept a plea deal.

The US Attorney's office is planning to hold a press conference to discuss the deal on Wednesday, according to the report.

The report comes after the FBI raided Fogle's Zionsville, Indiana home last month.

Fogle's attorney, Ron Elberger, has not responded to a request for comment on this story.

The FBI declined to comment on the alleged charges.

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Md. Gov. Larry Hogan: 95 percent of cancer is gone after chemotherapy

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Tuesday that 95 percent of his cancer is gone, according to a medical scan taken after his second round of chemotherapy.

“I aced my test,” said Hogan, sporting a bald head and a wide grin. “Ninety-five percent is gone, disappeared, dead. I still have some remnants of the tumors, but it’s dead.”

Hogan said the progress that he has made over the last two months since doctors discovered 60 tumors the size of oranges, apples and golfballs throughout his body, including on his neck, chest abdomen and groin has surprised his team of doctors.

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Obama appoints first transgender White House staff member

(CNN)President Barack Obama has appointed the first openly transgender White House staff member, according to an announcement Tuesday.

Raffi Freedman-Gurspan, a former policy adviser at the National Center for Transgender Equality, will serve as an outreach and recruitment director in the White House Office of Presidential Personnel.

Community leaders and advocates lauded the administration's decision and called Freedman-Gurspan a role model, praising her work to empower members of the LGBT community.

"President Obama has long said he wants his administration to look like the American people. I have understood this to include transgender Americans," NCTE Executive Director Mara Keisling said. "That the first transgender appointee is a transgender woman of color is itself significant. And that the first White House transgender appointee is of a friend is inspiring to me and to countless others who have been touched by Raffi's advocacy."

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Ireton Enjoys A Big Crowd

Real men have stepped up to the plate at the last minute to run against Jim Ireton, the former Mayor of Salisbury. 

In recent moments another gentleman named Roger Mazzullo has filed to run as well in District 4. 

Rosie O'Donnell asks for public's help finding daughter Chelsea

CNN)Rosie O'Donnell issued a plea for help Tuesday in finding her daughter Chelsea O'Donnell, who ran away from home and was last seen by her family on August 11, a family spokeswoman said.

The 17-year-old left home with her 6-month-old therapy dog, a black terrier named Bear, O'Donnell said in a statement on her website Tuesday. She had stopped taking medication for an undisclosed mental illness and "is in need of medical attention," the statement said.

"Chelsea, like millions of people, lives with mental illness," family spokeswoman Cindi Berger said. "It has been a difficult road for Chelsea and her family, and they just want her back safe."

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Baltimore to buy trash cans for all households for rat control

All households in Baltimore will be given a huge, durable trash can on wheels under a $10 million plan Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced Monday to better control the city's rat population and help prevent sanitation worker injuries.

The city expects to deliver the trash cans — which will be emblazoned with the city seal — by early next year. The 64-gallon receptacles will come with two wheels, a tight-fitting lid and a tracking device.

Rawlings-Blake said she wants to build on the success of a pilot program launched a year ago that provided more than 9,000 trash cans to residents in Belair-Edison and the Mondawmin area. Calls for rat extermination dropped by nearly 75 percent, she said. And she said fewer workers were injured lifting trash cans, though she did not provide figures.

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Noise on a ridiculous level

Hey Joe, This is Parsons Landscaping out here for the second night in a row. Last night it was midnight and they were doing this same exact thing. I went and spoke to the guys running the equipment. They told me that Gillis Gilkerson would not allow them to come in during the day to do this work, that it HAD to be at night. Now I ask ya.....does Gillis REALLY have the community in mind when he does this kind of sh!t? 9 months of hell directly from Gillis and Terra Firma. I wonder how much anyone else would like this 20' from their bedroom while the kids are in bed???

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ROSIE O’DONNELL WANTS TO WIPE PERIOD BLOOD ON PEOPLE’S FACES TO FIGHT TRUMP’S ‘WAR ON WOMEN’

Rosie O’Donnell says Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is waging a bitter war on women, and to fight back, she would like to wipe menstrual blood all over the faces of her enemies.

According to Entertainment Tonight, O’Donnell called in to SiriusXM radio’s Just Jennythis week to defend Fox News host Megyn Kelly, who had a very public feud with Trump following the August 6 debate, and free-bleeding jogger Kiran Gandhi, who ran the London Marathon in April while on her period with no tampon.

The ladies on the show, including host Jenny Hutt, took issue with Gandhi’s public display of free bleeding, but not Rosie, who speculated the act was done as a protest of Donald Trump’s allegedly misogynistic ways.

“Why do you think she did that? …When Fox anchors are being accused of being hormonal and ashamed because they have their period,” said Rosie, seemingly unaware Gandhi’s run took place nearly four months prior to the debate.

She added: “Then that woman does that. Why do you think she [Gandhi] does that stuff? You don’t think she did that to say, F— you a–hole?!”

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Wicomico County Fair Draws Over 2,000 Visitors On Opening Day Alone

The SBYNews Drone flew over the County Fair and captured these images on Saturday. 

Last year the Fair brought in a total of 600 visitors, this year was a whole different story. 

Participants and County Officials couldn't be happier and truly appreciate everyone who took the time out to attend. 

Local Free Newspapers Frustrating Residents of Wicomico County

To get this S&$7 STOPPED. Tomorrow will be the fourth straight week with a request to NOT throw it in my yard, on the street, at the house that hasn't been lived in for over a year (second picture), in the driveway, and clogging the city drains, wet and nasty. Was told it is not to be delivered to those who subscribe. Apparently didn't tell that to the delivery person. One would think that if past weeks are still there, maybe it is a waste of their money to throw another. Save your money and make one less. I don't want it!