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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Local Salisbury Man Shoots And Kills Florida Deputy

Suspect in Orange County deputy's shooting identified; woman in custody

Authorities say a central Florida deputy was fatally shot while responding to a car burglary call in Windermere.

Officials with the Orange County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday Deputy Jonathan Scott Pine saw a suspect sitting in a car with a woman late Monday. The suspect started to run and the deputy pursued him.

Investigators said Pine chased the suspect through the backyard of a home when the suspect shot the deputy. Pine collapsed from his injuries and later died at Orlando Regional Medical Center.

Authorities said the suspect, identified as 28-year-old Benjamin Holtermann, was found dead in a nearby neighborhood. Authorities said it doesn't appear the deputy fired at him, so they are trying to determine whether the suspect shot himself.

The woman with Holtermann during the initial burglary call is identified as 18-year-old Erica Pugh. Authorities say she is being charged with multiple counts of burglary and grand theft.

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Publishers Notes: If you look this man up on Maryland Case Search you'll see he was convicted of a crime and was sentenced to 17 years. It was then reduced to seven years but he was released from prison after only serving FIVE years. The case below is not the case I just mentioned but it proves he is a Salisbury resident. 

Court System:DISTRICT COURT FOR WICOMICO COUNTY - CRIMINAL SYSTEM
Case Number:6H00070272Tracking No:131001788164
Case Type:CRIMINAL
District Code:02Location Code:03
Document Type:WARRANTIssued Date:09/26/2013
Case Status:WARRANT

Defendant Information
Defendant Name:HOLTERMANN, BENJAMIN EDWARD
Sex:MHeight:507Weight:140DOB:07/06/1985
Address:LKA 1001 MEADOW VIEW DR
City:SALISBURYState:MDZip Code:21801 - 0000

Charge and Disposition Information
(Each Charge is listed separately. The disposition is listed below the Charge)
Charge No:001Description:THEFT: LESS $1,000 VALUE
Statute:CR.7.104Description:THEFT: LESS $1,000 VALUE
Amended Date:CJIS Code:1 0621MO/PLL:Probable Cause:X
Incident Date From:09/05/2013To:09/05/2013Victim Age:

Charge No:002Description:FORGERY-PRIV DOCUMENTS
Statute:CR.8.601.(a)Description:FORGERY-PRIV DOCUMENTS
Amended Date:CJIS Code:1 2502MO/PLL:Probable Cause:X
Incident Date From:09/05/2013To:09/05/2013Victim Age:

Charge No:003Description:FORGERY/PRIV DOCUMENT/POSSESS
Statute:CR.8.601.(b)Description:FORGERY/PRIV DOCUMENT/POSSESS
Amended Date:CJIS Code:1 1502MO/PLL:Probable Cause:X
Incident Date From:09/05/2013To:09/05/2013Victim Age:

Charge No:004Description:ISSUE FALSE DOCUMENT
Statute:CR.8.602Description:ISSUE FALSE DOCUMENT
Amended Date:CJIS Code:1 2513MO/PLL:Probable Cause:X
Incident Date From:09/05/2013To:09/05/2013Victim Age:

Charge No:005Description:THEFT: $1,000 TO UNDER $10,000
Statute:CR.7.104Description:THEFT: $1,000 TO UNDER $10,000
Amended Date:CJIS Code:1 0622MO/PLL:Probable Cause:X
Incident Date From:09/05/2013To:09/05/2013Victim Age:

Charge No:006Description:FORGERY-PRIV DOCUMENTS
Statute:CR.8.601.(a)Description:FORGERY-PRIV DOCUMENTS
Amended Date:CJIS Code:1 2502MO/PLL:Probable Cause:X
Incident Date From:09/05/2013To:09/05/2013Victim Age:

Charge No:007Description:FORGERY/PRIV DOCUMENT/POSSESS
Statute:CR.8.601.(b)Description:FORGERY/PRIV DOCUMENT/POSSESS
Amended Date:CJIS Code:1 1502MO/PLL:Probable Cause:X
Incident Date From:09/05/2013To:09/05/2013Victim Age:

Charge No:008Description:ISSUE FALSE DOCUMENT
Statute:CR.8.602Description:ISSUE FALSE DOCUMENT
Amended Date:CJIS Code:1 2513MO/PLL:Probable Cause:X
Incident Date From:09/05/2013To:09/05/2013Victim Age:

A Robber Pointed a Gun at His Gut. He Was Surrounded by Criminals. This Astonishing Video Reveals How the Off-Duty Sergeant Survived.

A group of three robbers, at least one of them armed, attempted to rob a man at a Chicago gas station on Monday night. What they didn’t know is that they were holding up an off-duty sheriff’s sergeant who was carrying a gun of his own.

With a gun pointed at his gut and surrounded by criminals, the sergeant made the decision to fight for his life rather than hope he would not be harmed or, even worse, killed.

He seems to hand something over to the crooks and then proceeded to fumble for money with his left hand while sneakily preparing to draw his firearm with his right.
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CBS: Seattle Children Are Losing Coverage, Doctors Due To ObamaCare

Same song, different verse.

By now, we should be accustomed to these ObamaCare horror stories. It’s no surprise that the administration is trying to delay the consequences of the hilariously named Affordable Care Act until after the next (Presidential) election.

However, to completely eliminate the ramifications of the law, the onerous provisions of ObamaCare would have to be delayed permanently. Republicans have tried to do that several times and in a various manners with absolutely no success.

Perhaps people will remember that when they go to vote. It was Democrats who force fed ObamaCare down our collective throats and it’s Republicans who are trying to get rid of it.

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Professor Of Leisure Studies Asks: 'Why Do Republicans Want Us To Work All The Time?'

The humanity!

The first thing you need to know about this essay by Benjamin Kline Hunnicutt is that it was published by Politico, which is sort of like making the roster of the prison football team. Even the worst media outlet on Earth needs material from somewhere, so . . . congratulations?

But it gets better. A lot better. And funnier, too. Who, my friends, do you suppose wrote the essay titled "Why Do Republicans Want Us To Work So Much?" What do you suppose this man's job might be, if he even has one? It turns out he does have one, and it's a Democrat's dream: He is (drum roll) a professor of leisure studies at the University of Iowa.

Leisure studies. Those of you laying around right now listening to the show . . . you're getting an A!

It seems the "professor" is upset at Republican criticism of ObamaCare that focuses on its disincentive for people to work, as we told you about last week. Hey, why is removing another 2.5 million people from the workforce a bad thing? People can use the leisure!
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In Case Of Emergency, Break Glass


O'Malley, Lowery, Students Celebrate State AP Test Ranking

The College Board says the Maryland class of 2013 led the nation in high scoring on Advanced Placement tests.

The New York-based organization said in a report Tuesday that 29.1 percent of last year's Maryland public high school graduates scored a 3 or higher on an AP exam. That compares with a national rate of 20.1 percent.

A score of 3 or higher is considered a successful test result.

The report says Maryland also made progress toward eliminating the gap in AP program participation between white and black students, the most under represented group in AP classrooms.
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H.S. Class Of ‘04: 13% Neither Working Nor Studying; 23% Living With Parents

(CNSNews.com) - The National Center for Educational Statistics, a division of the U.S. Department of Education, issued a statistical profile last month of a representative sample of 13,133 former U.S. high school students it surveyed from July 2012 to February 2013 as a follow-up to a survey it first gave them in 2002--when they were enrolled as sophomores in the class scheduled to graduate in 2004.

The “report provides a descriptive portrait of these 2002 tenth-graders a decade later, when most were about 26 years old and had been out of high school for 8 years,” it said.

“13 percent reported they were neither working for pay nor taking postsecondary courses,” said the report’s findings.

“23 percent were living with their parents,” it said.

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Priceless

Home schooling has it merits

I was eating breakfast with my 10-year-old Granddaughter and I asked her, "What day is tomorrow?"

She said "It's President's Day!" She is a smart kid.

I asked "What does President's Day mean?" I was waiting for something about Washington or Lincoln ...etc.

She replied, "President's Day is when President Obama steps out of the White House and if he sees his shadow, and we have another year of Bull Sh!t."

You know, It hurts when hot coffee spurts out your nose!

First Dogs Bo And Sunny Obama Dine Like 1 Percenters





President Obama’s state dinner with French President Francois Hollande doesn’t take place until Tuesday, but that didn’t stop White House dogs Bo and Sunny taking their place at the dining table early. Michelle Obama tweeted the picture Monday, and while the photographer certainly has a good eye, some wondered if the first lady wasn’t being a bit tone-deaf.
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Bingo Fundraiser

The Soroptimist International Berlin-Ocean City Chapter will hold its annual bingo fundraiser on Saturday, March 1, 2014 at Showell Elementary School. 

Our local chapter was chartered in 1951 and has provided over $50,000 in scholarships to Stephen Decatur High School graduates. 

The bingo doors will open at 5pm with bingo starting at 6pm. The cost for 20 games is $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Canned goods are also being collected and players will receive a free game in return. 

Please call for tickets and further information 410-726-1722.

BREAKING NEWS: House Votes To Raise Debt Ceiling

The House of Representatives votes, 221-201, to raise the nation’s borrowing limit above $17.3 trillion; the bill now moves to the Senate.

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How Much Do State Dinners Cost? They Ain't Cheap

The issue is again raised as President Obama hosts the seventh state dinner of his administration Tuesday for visiting French President Francois Hollande.

Records from the State Department Office of Protocol, whose budget covers state dinners, show they can cost taxpayers in excess of half a million dollars per event.


In response to a Freedom of Information request to which it took the State Department 13 months to respond, CBS News has obtained the Office of Protocol’s expense calculations for the first five state dinners of the Obama presidency.
  1. Nov. 24, 2009 – State dinner for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India. $572,187.36
  2. May 19, 2010 – State dinner for President Felipe Calderon of Mexico. $563,479.92
  3. Jan. 19, 2011 – State dinner for President Hu Jintao of China. $412,329.73.
  4. June 7, 2011 – State dinner for Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany. $215,883.36
  5. Oct. 13, 2011 – State dinner for President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea. $203,053.34
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The Democrats’ New Rallying Cry: Work Is A Trap And We Applaud Those Who Can Avoid It

The modern Democrat Party looks at government the same way little kids view Santa. Liberals seem to believe the government has infinite resources that can be used to hand out free gifts without ever having to worry about how they will be paid for. However, back in the real world, “gifts” aren’t free. The money for those “gifts” has to be confiscated from people who work for a living and all too often these days, it’s given to people who don’t. This is why no matter how wasteful the government was, bureaucrats used to at least try to give the American people the IMPRESSION that they cared about being responsible with their money.These days? The Democrat Party’s mantra is quit work, have a good time and someone else will pick up the bill.

My, oh, my, how times have changed. America now has a government that views work as a trap and celebrates those who escape it.

That is the upshot of last week’s remarkable exchange over ObamaCare. It began when the head of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office reported that the interplay of taxes and subsidies in the law “creates a disincentive for people to work.” The report predicted the mix would lead to fewer hours worked, costing the equivalent of nearly 2.5 million jobs.

In response, President Obama’s spokesman pleaded guilty — with pride and pleasure.

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AZ SENATE PANEL APPROVES BILL TO NULLIFY FEDERAL GUN LAWS

On February 10, SB 1294--the Second Amendment Preservation Act--cleared its first hurdle by passing in the Judiciary Committee on a vote of 6 to 3.

On February 7 Breitbart News reported that State Senator Kelli Ward (R-Lake Havasu City) introduced the Second Amendment Preservation Act to "stop the state of Arizona from helping the feds violate [Arizonan's gun] rights" through various gun control laws "[relating] to a personal firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition within the limits of [Arizona]."
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MyRAs – Washington’s Latest Scam

The president’s annual state of the union address is another example of how dysfunctional our government in Washington has become.

Article 2, section 3 of the US Constitution says that the president “shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union….”

The president is the chief executive of our government. As chief executive, it makes sense that he report periodically about the state of affairs to the body responsible for passing laws, the Congress, so they have a sense of what needs to be done.

If handled correctly, the State of the Union should be like the annual report of a corporate chief executive to shareholders. It should convey key information so that stakeholders know what’s going on.

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KRAFT SINGLES TO LOSE ARTIFICIAL PRESERVATIVES

NEW YORK (AP) — Kraft is removing artificial preservatives from its most popular Singles cheese product variety, in the latest sign that companies are tweaking recipes as food labels come under greater scrutiny.

The change affects the company's Kraft Singles in the full-fat American and White American varieties, which Kraft says account for the majority of the brand's sales. Sorbic acid is being replaced by natamycin, which Kraft says is a "natural mold inhibitor."

Kraft's decision comes as a growing number of Americans pay closer attention to what they eat and try to stick to foods they feel are natural. That has prompted a number of food makers to change their recipes.
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Same-Sex Spouses Cannot Testify Against Each Other

The Justice Department will treat same-sex couples equally under the law. Attorney General Eric Holder issues a memo today. It means same-sex spouses cannot be compelled to testify against each other. They should be eligible to file for bankruptcy jointly. They they have the same rights and privileges as other married federal prison inmates. Holder tells the Human Rights Campaign, same-sex couples will qualify for the benefits programs overseen by the department. Those include the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund and benefits to surviving spouses of public safety officers injured or killed in the line of duty.

Study Looks At Impact Of Minimum Wage Hike

Opponents of raising the minimum wage in Maryland highlighted a study released Monday that examines some of the economic downsides an increase could have on small businesses, particularly in food services and the hospitality industry.

The study by George Mason University economist Stephen Fuller was released in Annapolis, a day before a scheduled hearing on a proposal to raise the minimum wage in Maryland from $7.25 to $10.10 by 2016.

Gov. Martin O'Malley, a Democrat, supports the increase, because he says it will help the economy by providing people with more money to spend. Fuller, however, concluded that raising labor costs brings negative overall economic consequences, unless the wage hike is compensated by greater operational efficiencies or increased product and service quality that offset price increases from higher labor costs.
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Market Manipulations Become More Extreme, More Desperate

In two recent articles we explained the hows and whys of gold price manipulation. The manipulations are becoming more and more blatant. 

On February 6 the prices of gold and stock market futures were simultaneously manipulated. On several recent occasions gold has attempted to push through the $1,270 per ounce price. If the gold price rises beyond this level, it would trigger a flood of short-covering by the hedge funds who are "piggy-backing" on the bullion banks' manipulation of gold. The purchases by the hedge funds in order to cover their short positions would drive the gold price higher. 

With pressure being exerted by tight supplies of physical gold bars available for delivery to China, the Fed is growing more desperate to keep a lid on the price of gold. The recent large decline in the stock market threatened the Fed's policy of taking pressure off the dollar by cutting back bond purchases and reducing the amount of debt monetization.

SFD Calls For Service 2-10-14

  • Monday February, 10 2014 @ 23:22:15Nature: Unconscious SubjectCity: Salisbury
  • Monday February, 10 2014 @ 22:05:16Nature: Maternity PatientCity: Salisbury
  • Monday February, 10 2014 @ 20:33:37Nature: ChokingCity: Salisbury
  • Monday February, 10 2014 @ 16:08:37Nature: Medical AssistAddress: 200 Civic Ave Salisbury, MD 21801
  • Monday February, 10 2014 @ 16:01:53Nature: Medical AssistAddress: 2715 N Salisbury Blvd Salisbury, MD 21801
  • Monday February, 10 2014 @ 15:56:10Nature: Difficulty BreathingCity: Salisbury
  • Monday February, 10 2014 @ 15:50:12Nature: Sick SubjectCity: Salisbury
  • Monday February, 10 2014 @ 14:58:30Nature: Maternity PatientCity: Salisbury
  • Monday February, 10 2014 @ 14:40:56Nature: Syncopal EpisodeCity: Salisbury
  • Monday February, 10 2014 @ 12:52:42Nature: Pi AccidentCity: Salisbury
  • Monday February, 10 2014 @ 12:46:30Nature: Subject FallenCity: Salisbury
  • Monday February, 10 2014 @ 12:33:47Nature: StrokeCity: Salisbury
  • Monday February, 10 2014 @ 12:31:43Nature: Medical AssistAddress: 908 W Schumaker Manor Dr Salisbury, MD 21801
  • Monday February, 10 2014 @ 12:31:19Nature: StrokeCity: Salisbury
  • Monday February, 10 2014 @ 10:18:42Nature: Unconscious SubjectCity: Salisbury
  • Monday February, 10 2014 @ 09:36:19Nature: Syncopal EpisodeCity: Salisbury
  • Monday February, 10 2014 @ 09:17:59Nature: Pro Qa FireAddress: 1501 Glen Ave Salisbury, MD 21801
  • Monday February, 10 2014 @ 08:21:02Nature: Difficulty BreathingCity: Salisbury
  • Monday February, 10 2014 @ 06:03:41Nature: Pro Qa EmsCity: Salisbury
  • Monday February, 10 2014 @ 02:11:26Nature: Pro Qa EmsCity: Salisbury