POLICE CONTINUE TO SEEK INFORMATION IN WICOMICO CO. MURDER

Maryland State Police Press Release
05/27/2015

(SALISBURY, MD) – The investigation into the murder of a Wicomico County man ten days ago has actively continued, but police have not yet made any arrests and they continue to seek help from the public to identify those responsible for this crime.

The victim, James L. H. Skinner, 20, of the 1000-block of Bryn Mawr Avenue, Salisbury, Md., was found lying in the doorway of his residence shortly after 3:30 a.m., on May 17th, when police responded to an emergency call at the home. An autopsy determined the cause of death was a gunshot and the manner of death was homicide.

Skinner had been living at the address for the past two months, with a friend of his family and her three teenaged children. The investigation indicates Skinner and the homeowner were the only ones in the residence when multiple persons entered the home. One or more of the suspects was armed. The victim was apparently shot after some type of confrontation. The homeowner was not injured and called police after finding the victim. A motive has not been determined.

State Police Homicide Unit investigators, assisted by investigators from the Salisbury Police Department, Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office, and State Police Criminal Enforcement Division, continue to follow up on leads, examine forensic evidence, and conduct interviews. Investigators have interviewed and re-interviewed dozens of people so far in the investigation.

Investigators believe there are individuals who are close to or associate with the suspects who are aware of their involvement in this crime. Anyone with information about this murder is urged to contact Crime Solvers of the Lower Easter Shore immediately at 410-548-1776. Crime Solvers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the indictment of the person(s) responsible for this crime. Callers may remain confidential.

The investigation is continuing.

NLRB Judge: Kansas Union Punished Dissidents

A federal labor arbiter ordered a Kansas union to stop threatening bodily harm against union dissidents it was supposed to represent in a grievance case.

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) sanctioned the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 70, Local 839, an AFL-CIO affiliate, (IAM), for using intimidation tactics against dissidents. The board’s regional director concluded the union had used threats of physical abuse and had attempted to get non-members fired from Spirit Aerosystems.

He ordered the union to:

Cease and desist from:Attempting to cause or causing Spirit Aerosystems to discharge employee-members because of their dissident union and and/or other protected concerted activities.Threatening employee-members with bodily harm or impeding their grievances because of their protected concerted activities. Discriminatorily and/or arbitrarily processing employee-members’ grievances because of their protected concerted activities.

The union dismissed the charges in a statement following the April decision.

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SPD Press Release 5-27-15(ARREST - Armed Robbery Investigation - Family Dollar)

Princess Anne PD Press Release 5-27-15 (PNC Bank Robbery Investigation)

On 5-26-15, the Princess Anne Police Department served the District Court Arrest Warrant on Michael Ryan Russell, 29, of Princess Anne Maryland in reference to the PNC Bank Robbery investigation that originated on 5-21-15. Russell was located in the West Ocean City area by the Maryland State Police Apprehension Team and transported to the Salisbury Police Department where the warrant was served at by PAPD. Russell was seen by a District Court Commissioner who issued a $500,000 bond. Russell was released to the custody of the Wicomico County Detention Center.

Sen. Cassidy, a Physician, Has Plan If Court Wounds Obamacare

Freshman Sen. Bill Cassidy has put forth a proposal to deal with healthcare if the Supreme Court delivers a crippling blow to Obamacare in the King v. Burwell case.

The Louisiana Republican's plan "achieves the aims of the Affordable Care Act without the cost and the mandates," Cassidy, himself a physician, told the Hudson Institute in Washington in response to criticism from Democrats and the press that Republicans have no alternative if Obamacare is struck down.

"We have a plan and this is our moment."

The Supreme Court could hand down a ruling as early as next week that would end Obamacare subsidies to 37 states and make healthcare coverage unaffordable for many.

Under Cassidy's Patient Freedom Act, he explained, all mandates now required under Obamacare are repealed. These include the individual and employer mandates, and the Essential Health Benefits mandate requiring plans to cover an array of potentially unwanted services. Right now, the physician-senator estimates, "Americans are paying 400 percent more in the cost of healthcare because of the mandates."

For Americans who are uninsured, Cassidy said, "this will help make insurance more affordable."

Another change from Obamacare that makes his Patient Freedom Act cost-friendly is that funding would go directly to the patient. This process would occur in the form of "per capita bloc grants to the states or federal tax credit funding," the senator said.

He also asserted that the Patient Freedom Act would ensure portability — that is, being able to keep one's healthcare plan after changing jobs or moving — and "doing so without any penalty." In addition, his plan would permit "continuous coverage to protect those with pre-existing conditions" and would also permit young people to remain on their parents' plans until they are 26.

Although the latter two items are now contained in Obamacare, Cassidy's plan also contains a fresh proposal that "healthcare providers must publish the cash price for services that can be reimbursed from an HSA [Health Savings Account]," he said. "Under our plan, you have the power, not the government."

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AG Frosh Statement on Exelon-Pepco Holdings Merger

Baltimore, MD - Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh issued the following statement in response to the 3-2 vote by the Maryland Public Service Commission to approve the Exelon-Pepco Holdings Inc. merger:

"Today is a bad day for consumers, and a great day for monopolies. This merger -- which the PSC approved by the slimmest of margins -- would create a company controlling service to 80 percent of Maryland’s electric consumers, with the incentive and ability to stifle competition and suppress innovation. Ratepayers will be paying the nearly $1 billion price-tag for improving electric system reliability for decades to come. While a narrow majority of the commission ignored these concerns, the risks and dangers were well-recognized by the two commissioners who wrote a detailed 52-page dissent. The Office of the Attorney General, which offered substantial evidence on the nature and scope of these harms, is deeply troubled by this decision and is exploring all options to protect the interests of Maryland consumers."

Big Hillary Donors Got Lucrative Weapons Contracts from Feds When Hillary was Sec. of State

Once more we see that Hillary was selling influence and giving favors to anyone who would give her and Bill millions in “donations” with this story showing that big donors to the Clinton foundation just coincidentally received lucrative weapons contracts from the federal government after donating to

Hillary and Bill are the most corrupt couple in American history.

Even by the standards of arms deals between the United States and Saudi Arabia, this one was enormous. A consortium of American defense contractors led by Boeing would deliver $29 billion worth of advanced fighter jets to the United States’ oil-rich ally in the Middle East.

Israeli officials were agitated, reportedly complaining to the Obama administration that this substantial enhancement to Saudi air power risked disrupting the region’s fragile balance of power. The deal appeared to collide with the State Department’s documented concerns about the repressive policies of the Saudi royal family.

But now, in late 2011, Hillary Clinton’s State Department was formally clearing the sale, asserting that it was in the national interest. At a press conference in Washington to announce the department’s approval, an assistant secretary of state, Andrew Shapiro, declared that the deal had been “a top priority” for Clinton personally. Shapiro, a longtime aide to Clinton since her Senate days, added that the “U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army have excellent relationships in Saudi Arabia.”

These were not the only relationships bridging leaders of the two nations. In the years before Hillary Clinton became secretary of state, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia contributed at least $10 million to the Clinton Foundation, the philanthropic enterprise she has overseen with her husband, former president Bill Clinton. Just two months before the deal was finalized, Boeing — the defense contractor that manufactures one of the fighter jets the Saudis were especially keen to acquire, the F-15 — contributed $900,000 to the Clinton Foundation, according to a company press release.

The Saudi deal was one of dozens of arms sales approved by Hillary Clinton’s State Department that placed weapons in the hands of governments that had also donated money to the Clinton family philanthropic empire, an International Business Times investigation has found.

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Father of toddler found dead in swing speaks out about mother

WASHINGTON — A 3-year-old boy who was found dead in a swing being pushed by his mother in La Plata, Maryland, last week was caught in the middle of a court battle before his death, according to NBC Washington.

Ji-Aire Lee’s body was discovered Friday on a park swing that his mother had been pushing back and forth for hours — or even since the day before.

The child’s father, James Lee, says he fought for sole custody of his son, because the mother — 24-year-old mother, Romechia Simms — was mentally ill. His efforts were not successful.

“I have a stable home for him,” Lee tells NBC Washington. “I have a stable roof for him to be under, for him to have the life that he’s supposed to have.”

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Tuscaloosa Military Mom Surprises Son at High School Graduation

‘He’s literally eating the jail': Chicago Basketball Star, 17, Has Cost County $1 Million in Medical Bills After Eating Metal Screws In Jail

A Chicago teen has racked up a huge amount of medical bills – $1 million – by literally eating the jail. He’s ingested screws, thumb tacks, needles, and more after being unable to post bond for 16 months.

Authorities at Cook County Jail told the Chicago Tribune that the case of 17-year-old Lamont Cathey highlights the hazards of institutionalizing impressionable youths, some of whom have mental health issues.

‘This case to me is a perfect example of the failure of the criminal justice system,’ the jail’s executive director, Cara Smith, told the newspaper.

‘It’s been a crushingly sad and very frustrating case.’

The newspaper says the sheriff’s office moved the Chicago teen into a newer section of the jail last week and that his condition appears to have improved.

Cathey has been in the jail for 16 months following his arrest for allegedly stealing money from a pizzeria safe, after he couldn’t post a $5,000 cash bond.

It’s only when a plea deal that was supposed to let him attend a boot camp fell through last year that he began swallowing objects. They included a thumbtack, strips of leather and even parts of a medical device he had dismantled.

‘He’s literally eating the jail,’ Smith said.

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Don't Write Off Paper Just Yet

There's a scene in the television series The Office that says all you need to know about the paper industry's image these days. That sad sack of a company Dunder Mifflin is launching an advertising campaign — and just in time, says one of the sad sack employees. Whenever he tells people he works for Dunder Mifflin, they assume the company make mufflers or muffins or mittens, but "frankly all of those sound better than paper, so I let it slide."

In the real world, paper doesn't appear to be faring much better. Not only are U.S. companies facing precipitous drops in demand; they're also confronting tough competition from the country that invented paper 2,000 years ago.

"China dwarfs what we're doing," says Thad McIlroy, a paper industry analyst, in a statement that is more literal than you might imagine. Chinese scientists have developed genetically modified trees that grow as much as 10 times as fast as natural trees. And the Chinese government pumps billions of dollars of subsidies into the country's paper mills. Meanwhile, global demand for many kinds of paper, such as newsprint, is in free fall.

"You just look at the decline, it's so rapid," says McIlroy. "Why would that stop? Why would people suddenly say, 'I just want to get that daily paper and sit down and read it over breakfast.' It's not going to happen again."

So it's easy to reach the grim conclusion that paper is dead, and will soon go the way of eight-track tapes and pay phones.

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Just How Big Is The Asia Trade Deal Obama Wants? It's A Beast

One of the most basic facts about the Trans-Pacific Partnership is also the most important: It's huge.

The trade deal got over a big hurdle Friday when the Senate voted in favor of giving the Obama administration "fast-track" authority to negotiate the deal with Canada and 10 Asian nations.

That leaves the U.S. House, and it's unclear it has the votes yet. If it passes, though, TPP, which has angered many in the president's party, would be by far the largest free trade agreement the U.S. has in effect.

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Daron Wint’s family doesn’t believe he is guilty of D.C. murder, arson

WASHINGTON – Daron Wint, the man arrested in connection with a quadruple homicide in D.C., is getting some support from his family.

“They’re horrified by these events, and they can’t believe that he had anything to do with it,” attorney Robin Ficker tells WTOP.

Ficker has been speaking with Wint’s relatives, including his brother, sister and mother.

“They don’t believe that he’s guilty, and they don’t think that the presumption of innocence is coming,” Ficker says. “He’s being called a murderer.”

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Salisbury Mayor Jim Ireton Not Invited, Too Much Experience!

Pocomoke City Mayor Bruce Morrison has thrown down the gauntlet for this year's ‪#‎HighHeelRace‬ in Berlin, Friday, June 5. As of Monday 330 people have each bet $1 Morrison will defeat Berlin Mayor Gee Williams in the first annual "Battle of the Mayors."

Williams has, thus far, received zero votes of support. Curious, given the mayor's previous success during the race.

To vote for Williams visit:http://www.firstgiving.com/womensupporti…/HighHeelVoteForGee

To vote for Morrison visit:http://www.firstgiving.com/womensuppo…/HighHeelRaceVoteBruce

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Cars Cost Less In Preston

Case Information

Court System:

DISTRICT COURT FOR CAROLINE COUNTY - CRIMINAL SYSTEM

Case Number:	1J00026524Tracking No:140001202633
Case Type:	CRIMINAL
District Code:	03Location Code:06
Document Type:	STATEMENT OF CHARGESIssued Date:05/21/2015
Case Status:	ACTIVE

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Defendant Information

Defendant Name:

MAXWELL, RICHARD WESLEY JR

Race:	WHITE, CAUCASIAN, ASIATIC INDIAN, ARAB
Sex:	MHeight:510Weight:220DOB:03/14/1953

Address:	116 WILLIAMSON ST PO BOX 323
City:	PRESTONState:MDZip Code:21655 - 0000

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Court Scheduling Information

Trial Date:

06/18/2015Trial Time:08:45 AMRoom:001

Trial Type:

PRELIMINARY HEARING

Trial Location:207 S. 3RD STREET DENTON 21629-1229

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Charge and Disposition Information

(Each Charge is listed separately. The disposition is listed below the Charge)

Charge No:

001Description:SEX ABUSE MINOR

Statute:	CR.3.602.(b)(1)Description:SEX ABUSE MINOR
Amended Date:	CJIS Code:1 0322MO/PLL:Probable Cause:X

Incident Date From:

12/01/2014

To:

01/30/2015

Victim Age:

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Charge No:

002Description:SEX OFFENSE SECOND DEGREE

Statute:	CR.3.306Description:SEX OFFENSE SECOND DEGREE
Amended Date:	CJIS Code:2 3600MO/PLL:Probable Cause:X

Incident Date From:

12/01/2014

To:

01/30/2015

Victim Age:

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Related Person Information

(Each Person related to the case other than the Defendant is shown)

Name:MAXWELL, SUSAN MOUNTCASTLE

Connection:SURETY

Address:	4922 FRAZIER NECK RD

City:

PRESTONState:MDZip Code:21655

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Name:JOHNSON, W

Connection:COMPLAINANT/POLICE OFFICER

Agency Code:

MSPAgency Sub-Code:9058Officer ID:5231

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Event History Information

Event	Date	Comment
DOCI	05/21/2015	SC ISSUED 150521
INIT	05/21/2015	150521;00200000.00;HDOB;100; ;3133
CMIT	05/21/2015	DEFENDANT COMMITTED;150521;CCS
BALR	05/22/2015	150522;00200000.00;HDOB;010;PCT ;9R7
CMIT	05/22/2015	DEFENDANT COMMITTED;150522;CCS;
BOND	05/22/2015	150522;00200000.00;PCT ; ; ;010
RELS	05/22/2015	DEFENDANT RELEASED FROM COMMITMENT

TROOPERS STEPPED UP ENFORCEMENT THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

(PIKESVILLE, MD) Maryland State Police stepped up traffic enforcement efforts this Memorial Day weekend to keep Maryland roads safe.

The Maryland State Police conducted traffic enforcement initiatives throughout the state during this unofficial start to the summer travel season. During this Memorial Day weekend, troopers made numerous traffic stops focused on impaired or distracted drivers, aggressive and speeding motorists, as well as those who were not properly belted in the vehicle.

During this four day weekend over 9,500 vehicles were stopped by troopers across the state. Preliminary statistics revealed approximately 6,843 traffic citations were issued along with approximately 4,764 warnings. In addition, 99 motorists were arrested for impaired driving, 28 people were arrested for various drug offenses and 72 were arrested for various criminal violations.

Operation SHOWBOAT which focused on Route 50 from Anne Arundel County to Ocean City, Route 301 in Kent and Queen Anne’s Counties, and Route 13 in Wicomico, Somerset, and Worcester Counties resulted in 691 speeding citations along with 91 additional citations for other violations. Those violations include seat belt and cell phone infractions. Two motorists were arrested for driving while impaired.

Operation Millipede concentrated its efforts along I-95 resulting in 125 speeding, 29 cell phone, 10 texting and 41seatbelt citations. An additional 148 citations were issued for other violations.

In an ongoing effort to educate motorists, additional initiatives will continue throughout the summer travel season. These high visibility enforcement efforts are to reduce the number of aggressive driving motor vehicle crashes in which speed, alcohol and other driving violations are contributing factors to crashes on Maryland roads. Maryland State Police will continue these initiatives in support of the Maryland Highway Safety Office’s ‘Move Toward Zero Deaths’ campaign.

MICHELLE OBAMA INVOKES RACE DURING COMMENCEMENT

'Two beautiful black girls' on White House lawns now common
First lady Michelle Obama – who famously said during her husband’s presidential campaign that she was proud of America for the first time in her life – has once again honed in on race as a central speaking point, telling graduates at Oberlin College in Ohio the nation’s now accustomed to seeing her two black daughters wander the White House lawn.

She first said in her commencement address students should “get in there” and “shake things up,” the Hill reported.

“That is how you will rise above the noise and shape the revolutions of your time,” Obama said.

By way of example, she spoke of her own family’s rise to White House power and suggested it was a sign of black America’s hard-won accomplishments.

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You're Invited To Escort Wounded Warriors To OC

The VFW - Department of Maryland invites you to join in with an Escort of a large group of Wounded Warriors and their families headed to Ocean City as guests of the VFW on Tuesday June 2.
The escort will form at the Truck Inspection Area on the Wicomico County side of the Nanticoke River near Vienna.
Please arrive at 10 a.m. to await the arrival of the buses of honored guests and then assist law enforcement with the escort to Ocean City.
You are welcome to join us on 2, 3 or 4 wheels and please share with all of your friends.

Date: Tuesday 2 June
Time: 1000 (10:00am)
Place: Truck Inspection Area, 23505 Old Bradley Rd. (off Rt. 50 between Mardela & Vienna)

This is a rain or shine event and please remember to stay hydrated in the event of warm temperatures.

BALTIMORE BLOODSHED HIKES OVER HOLIDAY

28 shot; 9 dead in weekend violence

Baltimore city streets were turned into a virtual crime zone over the holiday weekend, with 28 people shot and nine left dead by the time a gruesome Memorial Day weekend wrapped.

CBS Baltimore reported the violence capped the worst month the city has seen in terms of deadly incidents in 15-plus years.

Former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown blamed the spate of shootings on poor leadership, saying during a Fox & Friends morning segment the mayor in particular, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, ought to be ashamed for criticizing the crime statistics after she fueled Freddie Gray protests by suggesting officers needed to back off protesters and let them have their First Amendment say.

Gray was the black man who died in April, shortly after police took him into custody.

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PUBLIC SCHOOLS CALLED 'GIGANTIC CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE'

Author: American kids being dumbed down as part of globalist scheme

It’s no accident that America’s education system is struggling, according to international journalist and educator Alex Newman, who believes American children are being intentionally dumbed down so they can be more easily controlled.

“Basically every tyrant in all of history has understood that to control and to enslave a nation, you need to control the education system,” Newman said in a recent appearance on “The Alex Jones Show.”

Newman extensively researched historical tyrants for his recently published book “Crimes of the Educators,” coauthored with Samuel Blumenfeld.

He also dug up a number of primary documents that he says prove socialist utopians are attempting to create a “new world order” of global citizens.

“They tell us they’re creating a global government, a global society, a single world religion – basically globalist everything on steroids, and really what they’re talking about is planetary totalitarianism,” Newman said. “They use nice words and that kind of stuff, but they’re very upfront about what they’re doing.”

However, the globalists understand an intelligent population would never go along with their schemes, said Newman. That’s why they need to dumb down Americans, and the rest of the world for that matter.

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