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Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Accident On Racetrack Rd. Near Showell
Showell Fire/EMS dispatched to Racetrack Rd. near Showell elementary school, motor vehicle accident with entrapment. Expect delays in the area.
Travel ban ends for Guantanamo inmates swapped for Bergdahl
Under terms of the exchange in May 2014, the five detainees were sent to Qatar where officials there agreed to monitor their activities and prevent them from traveling out of the country. In return, Bergdahl was released to the U.S. military after being held captive by the Taliban for nearly five years after he walked away from his Army post in Afghanistan.
U.S. officials have discussed with the Qataris the possibility of extending the travel ban after it expires on June 1. But so far, the White House has not publicly announced any new agreement with Qatar, meaning the five could leave the tiny nation on the Arabian Peninsula at the end of the month.
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Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford, Maryland Heroin and Opioid Emergency Task Force To Host Lower Shore Regional Summit
Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford, Maryland Heroin And Opioid Emergency Task Force To Host Lower Shore Regional Summit
Summit Covers Caroline, Dorchester, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, Worcester Counties
ANNAPOLIS, MD - Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford will host the fifth Regional Summit of the Maryland Heroin and Opioid Emergency Task Force on Wednesday, June 10, on the lower Eastern Shore. The summit will focus on Caroline, Dorchester, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester counties, and the Task Force will hear from local experts and residents who wish to share information about how the heroin and opioid epidemic is affecting their region and provide recommendations on how to address it.
WHO: Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford and the Maryland Heroin and Opioid Emergency Task Force
Caroline County Commissioner President Larry Porter
Somerset County Commissioner President Randy Laird
Talbot County Council President Corey Pack
Wicomico County Executive Bob Culver
Worcester County Commissioner President Jim Bunting, Jr.
Caroline County State's Attorney Jonathan Newell
Dorchester County State's Attorney William Jones
Somerset County State's Attorney Daniel Powell
Talbot County Sheriff Joe Gamble
Wicomico County Sheriff Mike Lewis
Worcester County Police Sergeant Nate Passwaters
WHAT: Maryland Heroin and Opioid Emergency Task Force Lower Eastern Shore Regional Summit
WHERE: St. Francis de Sales Philip & Barbara Long Parish Center, 535 Riverside Drive, Salisbury, MD 21801
WHEN: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM - Wednesday, June 10, 2015
ANNAPOLIS, MD - Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford will host the fifth Regional Summit of the Maryland Heroin and Opioid Emergency Task Force on Wednesday, June 10, on the lower Eastern Shore. The summit will focus on Caroline, Dorchester, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester counties, and the Task Force will hear from local experts and residents who wish to share information about how the heroin and opioid epidemic is affecting their region and provide recommendations on how to address it.
WHO: Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford and the Maryland Heroin and Opioid Emergency Task Force
Caroline County Commissioner President Larry Porter
Somerset County Commissioner President Randy Laird
Talbot County Council President Corey Pack
Wicomico County Executive Bob Culver
Worcester County Commissioner President Jim Bunting, Jr.
Caroline County State's Attorney Jonathan Newell
Dorchester County State's Attorney William Jones
Somerset County State's Attorney Daniel Powell
Talbot County Sheriff Joe Gamble
Wicomico County Sheriff Mike Lewis
Worcester County Police Sergeant Nate Passwaters
WHAT: Maryland Heroin and Opioid Emergency Task Force Lower Eastern Shore Regional Summit
WHERE: St. Francis de Sales Philip & Barbara Long Parish Center, 535 Riverside Drive, Salisbury, MD 21801
WHEN: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM - Wednesday, June 10, 2015
BREAKING NEWS: US military shipped live anthrax samples
The Pentagon confirms that live anthrax was shipped from a Department of Defense lab in Utah to other states but there are no risks to the public.
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$100K grant to start injectable heroin treatment in jail
Terry Kokolis, superintendent of Anne Arundel County detention centers, said the funding will come from the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention. County officials believe they'll receive the money this summer and will be able to roll out the program at the Ordnance Road Correctional Facility in Glen Burnie this year.
"We have a captive audience, and many of them are addicted," said Kokolis, who sees a correlation between repeat inmates and drug use. "I've been very involved in this population for a very long time, and I think we can improve outcomes."
The grant comes at a time Gov. Larry Hogan and County Executive Steve Schuh, both Republicans, have emphasized a growing concern for residents in the state and county with opiate addictions.
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Auction On-Site Single Estate Home & Contents
Allen & Marshall Auctioneers is pleased to offer the Estate of Gary Horseman Sr
FRIDAY May 29th, 2015 @ 4:33 PM – Real Estate at 6:30 PM
203 West State Street, Delmar, DE 19940
ALL PERSONAL PROPERTY SOLD ABSOLUTE W/NO MINIMUM & NO RESERVE!!
4 BR, 2 BA Home on Large 4.2 Acre lot in Sussex Co., DE right across the Street from the Old Mill! 2014 GMC Terrain SLT, 2003 Chevy Silverado 3500, John Deere Zero Turn Mower, Dump Trailer, 2011 Utility Trailer, Furniture, Tools, Equipment, Personal Mobility Carts, Kubota Riding Lawn Mower, DE Tags and MORE!
Auctioneers Note: Join us for a good old fashion home and contents sale. Please note date and time!! There is plenty of street parking on Rd81 and N. Memorial Drive and even more parking in the pasture. There will be absolutely NO PARKNG on RT 54! (Please view photos on the website)
Directions: (From MD/DE Line) – At the Rt 54/Line Rd Traffic Light on Rt. 13 in Delmar turn West onto Rt. 54 and follow to traffic light at Bi-State Blvd. Proceed straight and follow for 0.6 miles to Rt 81 (Just Past Old Mill. Turn Right onto Rt. 81 and park behind the home. Property is located across the street and just before you get to the Old Mill Crab House. Signs Posted.
Troopers Investigate Robbery-Rehoboth Beach
Rehoboth Beach, DE- Delaware State Police are currently investigating the armed robbery that occurred last evening.
Preliminary investigation revealed the incident occurred on Tuesday, May 26, 2015, at approximately 9:35 p.m. as two male suspects, whose faces were covered with masks, approached the victims located at the 35000 block of Airport Road, Rehoboth Beach, DE. One suspect displayed a handgun as they confronted both victims, a 42 year old and 33 year old female, who were unloading groceries from their vehicle. The suspects demanded money and their purses. The victims did not comply and were punched and knocked to the ground causing the victims to release their purses. The two black males fled in an unknown direction with both purses and an undisclosed amount of money. The female victims were transported to Beebe Healthcare Medical Center where they were treated for minor injuries. This incident occurred in front of their children who were seated in the vehicle. The children were not injured.
Both suspects were described as black males with ski masks covering their faces. One of the suspects was armed with an unknown type handgun.
If anyone has any information in reference to this incident, they are asked to contact Detective T. Shockley at 302-752-3812. Information can also be provided by callingDelaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333, via the internet atwww.delaware.crimestoppersweb.com, or by sending an anonymous tip by text to 274637 (CRIMES) using the keyword "DSP."
Preliminary investigation revealed the incident occurred on Tuesday, May 26, 2015, at approximately 9:35 p.m. as two male suspects, whose faces were covered with masks, approached the victims located at the 35000 block of Airport Road, Rehoboth Beach, DE. One suspect displayed a handgun as they confronted both victims, a 42 year old and 33 year old female, who were unloading groceries from their vehicle. The suspects demanded money and their purses. The victims did not comply and were punched and knocked to the ground causing the victims to release their purses. The two black males fled in an unknown direction with both purses and an undisclosed amount of money. The female victims were transported to Beebe Healthcare Medical Center where they were treated for minor injuries. This incident occurred in front of their children who were seated in the vehicle. The children were not injured.
Both suspects were described as black males with ski masks covering their faces. One of the suspects was armed with an unknown type handgun.
If anyone has any information in reference to this incident, they are asked to contact Detective T. Shockley at 302-752-3812. Information can also be provided by callingDelaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333, via the internet atwww.delaware.crimestoppersweb.com, or by sending an anonymous tip by text to 274637 (CRIMES) using the keyword "DSP."
Eastern Shore Auctions to Host John Gallagher Estate and Silver Auction IV on June 6
Salisbury, MD – The John Gallagher Estate and Silver Auction IV is scheduled for Saturday, June 6 at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center. Hosted by Eastern Shore Auctions, the sale will include a catalogued selection of quality silver, gold coins, antiques, furniture and much more. Doors open at 7:30 a.m., and the auction begins at 10 a.m.
Willie Benton opened Eastern Shore Auctions in 2007. He served as an auctioneer for Ron Brittingham Auctioneers for 14 years, and he also brings 27 years of experience as a Maryland State Trooper. For more information please visit www.WicomicoCivicCenter.org.
Willie Benton opened Eastern Shore Auctions in 2007. He served as an auctioneer for Ron Brittingham Auctioneers for 14 years, and he also brings 27 years of experience as a Maryland State Trooper. For more information please visit www.WicomicoCivicCenter.org.
Police officer and his mother charged with murder in Waldorf McDonald’s shooting
WASHINGTON — A Prince George’s County police officer and his mother have been charged with shooting two people in a Waldorf McDonald’s parking lot, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday.
Richard Conway, 26, of Waldorf, is charged with first-degree murder for the shooting death of his former wife’s new husband, Robert Mange, plus attempted first-degree murder for the shooting of his former wife, Krystal Mange.
His mother Caroline Conway, 51, of Waldorf, is also charged with first-degree murder plus attempted first-degree murder, assault and reckless endangerment.
Investigators say mother and son conspired before and after the shooting but that it was Caroline Conway who pulled the trigger, likely using her son’s duty weapon, according to charging documents.
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Richard Conway, 26, of Waldorf, is charged with first-degree murder for the shooting death of his former wife’s new husband, Robert Mange, plus attempted first-degree murder for the shooting of his former wife, Krystal Mange.
His mother Caroline Conway, 51, of Waldorf, is also charged with first-degree murder plus attempted first-degree murder, assault and reckless endangerment.
Investigators say mother and son conspired before and after the shooting but that it was Caroline Conway who pulled the trigger, likely using her son’s duty weapon, according to charging documents.
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$1,000 REWARD for the safe return of "Kodi" our SHELTIE!!!
Call Judy at 724-261-6701. Attached is a map of where we think he could be or was picked up at. Kodi is wearing his collar with ID tags with home phone number. He was also recently groomed and is especially noticeable around his hind legs - hair is much shorter and looks like big lion's legs.
SIGHTINGS
** He was seen at 10:00 am on Sunday entering someone's backyard on Rt 611 and Old Bridge Road. **
** He was also seen crossing Old Bridge Road near some cottages heading towards the Full Moon Saloon.
** A family checking out of the Comfort Inn on 12718 Ocean Gateway yesterday morning said they saw him Sunday evening (5/24/15) at 4:00 p.m. being walked in Stephen Decatur Park near Buckingham school (Berlin, MD) on a blue leash.
Kodi is dearly missed by my parents, my young son & our dog "Bailey" (another Sheltie) which is his best friend that we take to parks together. Please help us end this nightmare.
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Cannabis Growing Cop Nets $200,000 From Buffalo Police Department
In March of 2012, Buffalo Police Officer Jorge L. Melendez was caught growing more than 1,000 marijuana plants in a warehouse he owns on South Park Avenue. He was fired in May of 2012, pleaded guilty in August of 2014 and was sentenced to five years in federal prison in January of 2015 by US District Judge, William M. Skretny. He is now serving at McKean Federal Correctional Institution. He was also ordered to pay a monetary judgement totaling $300,000, and forfeit a Chevy Suburban, a Harley Davidson, a 36-foot speed boat and seven firearms. His release date is June 22nd, 2018.
Since he was denied a disciplinary hearing, he was recently awarded $195,507.24 in back pay for the 26 months during which his case was in a ‘pending’ state (from May, 2012 to July, 2014).
In his ruling, arbitrator Jeffrey M. Selchick said Police Commissioner Daniel Derenda, who immediately fired Melendez upon his arrest, violated the contractual obligations. “While the commissioner’s perception of the grievant’s wrongdoing was reasonable and well founded, the procedures which the parties agreed they would follow did not permit the commissioner, as he did, to summarily discharge the grievant,” said Selchick.
The city, which argued that Melendez was, “the epitome of a faithless servant,” and not, “entitled to recover compensation,” plans to appeal the arbitrator’s ruling.
But who is actually guilty?
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Since he was denied a disciplinary hearing, he was recently awarded $195,507.24 in back pay for the 26 months during which his case was in a ‘pending’ state (from May, 2012 to July, 2014).
In his ruling, arbitrator Jeffrey M. Selchick said Police Commissioner Daniel Derenda, who immediately fired Melendez upon his arrest, violated the contractual obligations. “While the commissioner’s perception of the grievant’s wrongdoing was reasonable and well founded, the procedures which the parties agreed they would follow did not permit the commissioner, as he did, to summarily discharge the grievant,” said Selchick.
The city, which argued that Melendez was, “the epitome of a faithless servant,” and not, “entitled to recover compensation,” plans to appeal the arbitrator’s ruling.
But who is actually guilty?
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Biden Tries to Smooth Iraq Ties After Pentagon Criticism
US Vice President Joe Biden on Monday sought to end an embarrassing rift between Washington and Baghdad after Pentagon boss Ashton Carter blamed Iraqi forces for the fall of Ramadi.
The White House said Biden called Iraqi's prime minister Haider al-Abadi, just hours after the US Defense Secretary's suggested the Islamic State group won control of the city because "Iraqi forces showed no will to fight," according to AFP.
Biden "recognized the enormous sacrifice and bravery of Iraqi forces over the past eighteen months in Ramadi and elsewhere," the White House said.
As well as rowing back Carter's comments, Biden called to "reaffirm US support for the Iraqi government's fight against" Islamic State jihadists.
Carter's comments were seen as undercutting a US-Iraqi collective front in the fight against the terrorists.
They were also seen as humiliating for Iraq's Prime Minister, as he desperately tries to hold his country together with a thinly stretched army and assorted ethnic and sectarian militias whose loyalties lie outside Baghdad.
Abadi himself expressed surprise at Carter's remarks and suggested the head of the Pentagon "was fed with the wrong information."
Iraqi troops had held out in Ramadi for more than a year before succumbing to the highly-motivated highly-armed force a week ago.
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The White House said Biden called Iraqi's prime minister Haider al-Abadi, just hours after the US Defense Secretary's suggested the Islamic State group won control of the city because "Iraqi forces showed no will to fight," according to AFP.
Biden "recognized the enormous sacrifice and bravery of Iraqi forces over the past eighteen months in Ramadi and elsewhere," the White House said.
As well as rowing back Carter's comments, Biden called to "reaffirm US support for the Iraqi government's fight against" Islamic State jihadists.
Carter's comments were seen as undercutting a US-Iraqi collective front in the fight against the terrorists.
They were also seen as humiliating for Iraq's Prime Minister, as he desperately tries to hold his country together with a thinly stretched army and assorted ethnic and sectarian militias whose loyalties lie outside Baghdad.
Abadi himself expressed surprise at Carter's remarks and suggested the head of the Pentagon "was fed with the wrong information."
Iraqi troops had held out in Ramadi for more than a year before succumbing to the highly-motivated highly-armed force a week ago.
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Montreal Rounds Up Teen Jihadists
Canadian federal police raided homes of would-be jihadists Tuesday in the Montreal area who had been detained for allegedly seeking to join a terrorist group.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Constable Erique Gasse told AFP searches linked to the 10 suspects were conducted around the city.
He declined to offer details of the RCMP's "ongoing investigation."
But local television showed officers hauling boxes out of the home of one of the suspects in the Montreal suburb of St Leonard.
The 10 would-be jihadists were arrested at the Montreal airport as they waited to board a flight to Turkey, a popular crossing point into neighboring Syria.
There, the young men had hoped to join the Islamic State (ISIS) group, according to a counterterrorism task force.
The youngest were 15 years old, and their friends were no older than 18.
Their passports were seized but the youths were released after being questioned, according to the RCMP-led Integrated National Security Enforcement Team.
They had previously been arrested in mid-May.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police Constable Erique Gasse told AFP searches linked to the 10 suspects were conducted around the city.
He declined to offer details of the RCMP's "ongoing investigation."
But local television showed officers hauling boxes out of the home of one of the suspects in the Montreal suburb of St Leonard.
The 10 would-be jihadists were arrested at the Montreal airport as they waited to board a flight to Turkey, a popular crossing point into neighboring Syria.
There, the young men had hoped to join the Islamic State (ISIS) group, according to a counterterrorism task force.
The youngest were 15 years old, and their friends were no older than 18.
Their passports were seized but the youths were released after being questioned, according to the RCMP-led Integrated National Security Enforcement Team.
They had previously been arrested in mid-May.
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Running Scared? Hamas Evacuates Terror Sites After Rocket Attack
After rockets were fired by Gazan terrorists at Israel on Tuesday night, with a grad rocket striking just outside of Ashdod, the Hamas terrorist organization that controls Gaza is evacuating in fear of an IDF airstrike response.
Hamas's media channels reported that the terror group has started evacuating all of its "security headquarters," with the evacuation likely to last until the morning according to Yedioth Aharonot.
Palestinian Arab news sources reported that Hamas's interior ministry ordered the evacuation of Hamas military sites and headquarters.
Apparently Hamas has good reason to fear; an Israeli military source said Tuesday night that Israel views Hamas as responsible for the rocket fire that came from territory under its control.
The source said that Israel holds Hamas responsible for all terror activity that is conducted in Gaza.
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Hamas's media channels reported that the terror group has started evacuating all of its "security headquarters," with the evacuation likely to last until the morning according to Yedioth Aharonot.
Palestinian Arab news sources reported that Hamas's interior ministry ordered the evacuation of Hamas military sites and headquarters.
Apparently Hamas has good reason to fear; an Israeli military source said Tuesday night that Israel views Hamas as responsible for the rocket fire that came from territory under its control.
The source said that Israel holds Hamas responsible for all terror activity that is conducted in Gaza.
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Rocket Fired from Gaza Hits Southern Israel
Air raid sirens sounded in towns across southern Israel Tuesday evening at 9:02 p.m, as the IDF confirmed that at least one Grad rocket fired from Gaza struck near the community of Gan Yavneh, near Ashdod.
Some residents of the south reported seeing Iron Dome missile defense batteries deploying to intercept at least one incoming rocket.
Sirens were heard in Ashdod, Ashkelon and in numerous towns and villages in the Lachish and Hof Ashkelon regions close to Gaza.
No injuries have been reported.
The border between Israel and Hamas-held Gaza has remained largely quiet since the end of Operation Protective Edge last summer.
But there have been intermittent attacks by terrorists, including mortar fire last month which hit an open area in the Shaar HaNegev region.
The IDF responded to that incident with tank fire directed towards the source of the rocket fire.
As in most of the attacks since a ceasefire was declared between Israel and Gazan terrorists in August, security sources are already reporting that this latest rocket fire was launched by a rival faction to Hamas, and the result of an "internal dispute."
According unnamed security sources cited by Walla! News, the rocket was launched from northern Gaza during a dispute between rival factions within the Islamic Jihad terrorist group.
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Some residents of the south reported seeing Iron Dome missile defense batteries deploying to intercept at least one incoming rocket.
Sirens were heard in Ashdod, Ashkelon and in numerous towns and villages in the Lachish and Hof Ashkelon regions close to Gaza.
No injuries have been reported.
The border between Israel and Hamas-held Gaza has remained largely quiet since the end of Operation Protective Edge last summer.
But there have been intermittent attacks by terrorists, including mortar fire last month which hit an open area in the Shaar HaNegev region.
The IDF responded to that incident with tank fire directed towards the source of the rocket fire.
As in most of the attacks since a ceasefire was declared between Israel and Gazan terrorists in August, security sources are already reporting that this latest rocket fire was launched by a rival faction to Hamas, and the result of an "internal dispute."
According unnamed security sources cited by Walla! News, the rocket was launched from northern Gaza during a dispute between rival factions within the Islamic Jihad terrorist group.
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Gallup: Americans Overestimate Gay Population 6-Fold
(CNSNews) - Americans believe that there are six times as many gays and lesbians in the population as there actually are, according to new data released by Gallup.
According to Gallup’s tracking surveys in the first four of 2015, 3.8 percent of the U.S. adult population says they are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.
However, in a survey conducted May 6-10, Gallup asked: “Just your best guess, what percent of Americans today would you say are gay or lesbian?"
On average, Americans said it was 23.2 percent.
Only 9 percent said they thought it was less than 5 percent—the most accurate possible answer in the Gallup survey.
The Gallup survey also showed that the younger an American adult was the more likely he or she was to estimate a higher percentage of gays in the population. People 65 and older, on average, estimated that 20 percent of the population was gay, and people 18 to 29 estimated that 28 percent of the population was gay.
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According to Gallup’s tracking surveys in the first four of 2015, 3.8 percent of the U.S. adult population says they are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.
However, in a survey conducted May 6-10, Gallup asked: “Just your best guess, what percent of Americans today would you say are gay or lesbian?"
On average, Americans said it was 23.2 percent.
Only 9 percent said they thought it was less than 5 percent—the most accurate possible answer in the Gallup survey.
The Gallup survey also showed that the younger an American adult was the more likely he or she was to estimate a higher percentage of gays in the population. People 65 and older, on average, estimated that 20 percent of the population was gay, and people 18 to 29 estimated that 28 percent of the population was gay.
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