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Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Baltimore police report 14 shot in city since Sunday night


BALTIMORE (AP) — Police in Baltimore report that 14 people have been shot in the city since Sunday night.

Police announced Tuesday that that four people were shot in a two-hour span overnight. That comes after a string of eight shootings around the city starting Sunday night, including two double shootings about a half hour apart on Monday evening. Earlier Sunday, two men were killed in separate incidents.

Police reported that at least two victims were in grave condition, but others did not appear to have life-threatening injuries.

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Fury As Baltimore Chief prosecutor Poses For Glamorous Vogue Photoshoot

The chief prosecutor in the Freddie Gray case has been slammed for trying to stop lawyers for the six accused police officers from talking to the media - while simultaneously appearing in Vogue.

Marilyn Mosby, the State's Attorney for Baltimore, is lauded as a 'heroine and lightning rod' in a celebrity-style profile for the famous fashion magazine.

The 2,000-word interview by writer Heidi Mitchell is accompanied by photographs taken by Annie Leibovitz, whose recent subjects include Caitlin Jenner, Rihanna and Kim Kardashian.

It applauds the glamorous 35-year-old attorney as doing 'what no lead prosecutor in America had done in many turbulent months: bring swift and severe charges against police officers in the death of a black man'.

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Hey Kids – It’s Time For Some Dumb Myths And Smart Facts About Slavery!

There are a lot of bad people in the American educational system who are being forced by a lot of bad people in the financial world to tell you a lot of bad facts about history that are designed to make you feel bad about yourself. This is especially true if you’re a WHITE schoolchild.

If you’re white like Uncle Jim, your teachers will try to convince you that you’re responsible—even though you’re only, what?, eight years old?—for a bunch of bad, bad things that happened a long, long time ago.
If you’re a black schoolchild, I’m sure your parents will have plenty of excuses for why your ancestors were enslaved.

But chances are that you’re white—at least for the next generation or two, those are the chances—so I’ve collected a bunch of DUMB MYTHS and SMART FACTS about slavery that you can use to clown your teachers and everyone else at school!

Black slavery in America was pretty bad, kids, but it wasn’t anything special. Throughout history, every color of the rainbow has owned slaves and been enslaved. The dictionary tells us that the root word of “slave” is “Slav,” because Slavic peoples—who are REALLY pale and white—were the primary slave population throughout the Middle Ages. And though your teachers will never tell you this, there have been long stretches of history where Africans have owned white people as slaves! How do you like THEM apples? The empire of Carthage transported white slaves to Africa. The African Moors ruled Spain for 500 years and sent white Christian slaves to Egypt. And poor, defenseless white kids—just like you!—were kidnapped by Muslims during the Children’s Crusade and sold into Egyptian slavery.

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40 to 50 teens trashed Georgia Walmart

Surveillance video of a wee-hours ruckus at a Macon Wal-Mart on Sunday shows a teenager race inside flashing gang signs ahead of a mob of four dozen or so people who burst in and smashed merchandise.

The commotion, which caused an estimated $2,000 in damage, appears to have been planned.

Some in the crowd also snatched a man, apparently a shopper at the Zebulon Road store, from a motorized shopping cart and dragged him to the floor, Bibb County sheriff’s officials said Monday.

The vandals, said to number between 40 and 50, sprinted down the store’s main aisle about 1:50 a.m. Sunday, “destroying merchandise displays and items,” a sheriff’s deputy’s report of the incident noted.

Read more here: http://www.macon.com/2015/06/29/3821075/report-macon-wal-mart-mob-wanted.html#storylink=cpy

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The Pickle Jar

We should probably share this with our children and grandchildren.

Left Click on the pickle jar and then click on address below it:

Maryland's authority to protect the Chesapeake is in jeopardy

Maryland and its economy depend on a healthy Chesapeake Bay. Right now, the state is negotiating with energy company Exelon over water quality threats posed by the Conowingo Dam — and who will pay to address them. However, Congress is considering legislation that will take away Maryland's authority to negotiate and allow Exelon to stick state taxpayers with the bill to repair any water quality damage the dam causes.

Proposed federal legislation (The Hydropower Improvement act of 2015) would strip Maryland of its authority to hold hydropower dam owners accountable for water quality violations and end critical protections for fish and wildlife at hydropower dams. This federal power grab would give Maryland's authority to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), an obscure agency based in Washington, D.C. that regulates the interstate transmission of natural gas and electricity.

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Entrance & Camping Fees Will Increase Beginning July 15, 2015

Starting on July 15th, modest increases in entrance and camping fees go into effect. For all of the details and to view the new fee schedule, please visit the link below!

Posted by Assateague Island National Seashore on Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Smart Meters Fire, Living Hell and Bureaucratic Messes

This is the real life story about what a Smart Meter can do to your home and your life, especially when a public utility company, a state regulatory agency and insurance company are involved. Colleen, of Yardley, Pennsylvania, has been living a Faustian nightmare and feels she has been pressed to all reasonable limits all because of PECO, an Exelon company, installing a SMART METER on her house. All surnames have been deleted because there is a lawsuit involved.

Colleen contacted me with her story, asking if I could write an article about it. However, after reading it, I thought I would submit it in her trauma-stricken words, since I never could do it the justice her Smart Meter odyssey needs in every manner: morally, legally and financially.

No utility customer should have to go through with the devastatingly unknown problems Smart Meters cause: fires, explosions, problems with insurance companies, housing displacement, etc.—even some deaths due to Smart Meter fires. Nonetheless, it seems Pennsylvania state officials are turning totally deaf ears to consumer complaints about Smart Meters. One state legislator, Representative Robert Godshall, who chairs the Consumer Affairs Committee where Smart Meter Opt-out bills have been referred to, refuses to bring HB 394, HB395 and HB396 up for a vote. Apparently, too many state legislators want legal opt-outs from Smart Meters for Pennsylvanians—as other states provide.

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Maryland State Parks are Popular Destinations for the July 4th Holiday Weekend

Public should anticipate potential temporary closures due to capacity limitations
 
 Maryland State Parks are popular destinations year round, but especially so in the warmer summer months as families plan overnight camping trips, daytime visits to the water and outdoor gatherings on public lands. During holiday weekends such as the Fourth of July, many state parks will be forced to temporarily close public entrances due to capacity limitations.

Last year, Maryland State Parks hosted more than 338,000 daytime and overnight visitors during the three-day July 4th holiday weekend, with the following parks experiencing temporary closures: Assateague, Calvert Cliffs, Cunningham Falls, Greenbrier, Patapsco Valley (Avalon Area), Point Lookout, Rocky Gap, and Sandy Point state parks.

“Maryland State Parks offer affordable overnight and day excursions for families,” said Maryland Park Service Superintendent Nita Settina. “From Memorial Day through Labor Day, our parks provide outdoor recreation opportunities and lifetime memories for more than 6 million customers. In order to ensure a quality experience, families looking to spend holidays with us are encouraged to plan ahead and make reservations or call prior to leaving home.”

Once a park is closed due to space limitations, no additional visitors will be admitted. Guests may be redirected to other state parks in the area. During closures, entrance will be granted for groups with shelter rentals or guests with camping reservations. Additionally, during times of high visitation, guests should anticipate the possibility of delays due to heavy traffic at park entrances.

Park capacity limitations and the associated temporary park closures are in place to ensure the safety of all visitors, the quality of their experience, and the protection of valuable natural resources.

For a full list of state parks by region, click here.

Maryland man sentenced for exporting firearms to Pakistan

BALTIMORE (AP) — A pizza shop owner has been sentenced to two years in prison for exporting semi-automatic rifles, parts and accessories to Pakistan.

Thirty-five-year-old Kamran Ashfaq Malik of Upper Marlboro was sentenced Monday in federal court in Baltimore.

Prosecutors say Malik, who had a second home in Lahore, Pakistan, bought 48 AR-15 100 round dual drum magazines from various dealers.

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Drug Dealers Arrested After They had Customers Lined up for Heroin Like It Was Black Friday Sale!

42 people now face state or federal narcotics charges for their alleged roles in supplying and distributing heroin around West Grenshaw Street and Independence Boulevard in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side. They could face at least 10 years if convicted. Police arrested 33-year-old James Triplett, also known as “Trell,” who was a wholesale supplier and trader of heroin in the area.

Triplett’s suppliers, who authorities identified as 34-year-old Levaughn Collins, also known as “Sweet Bobby,” and his associates would use clear bags or ones with logos of green Playboy bunnies, brown Hershey’s Kisses, orange basketballs, Batman, black pandas, or purple ladies stamped on them.

The arrests came after police discovered a picture taken on June 16th south of the Eisenhower Expressway corridor showing customers lined up around a corner on Chicago’s West Side in broad daylight in hopes of a getting heroin.

On Wednesday morning, police arrested the suspects and confiscated 12 firearms, $50,000 in cash, nearly a half-kilogram of heroin, and more than a half-kilogram of cocaine. They also searched several homes, three alleged stash houses, and seized two vehicles, including a 2014 Maserati GranTurismo.

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Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann


Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk MannNorman Webb, better known as Boardwalk Elvis, is an Ocean City icon. One of the...

Posted by The Dispatch on Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Wicomico County Sheriff Deputies at the National Sheriff's Association Presidential Forum.

Wicomico County Sheriff Deputies at the National Sheriff's Association Presidential Forum.

Posted by Wicomico County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Black woman attacked for carrying Confederate Flag

WCSO Press Release 6-30-15

 Incident: Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol

Date of Incident: 26 June 2015

Location: 8000 block of Williams Mill Pond Road, Delmar, MD

Suspect: Nora R. Schaub, 45, Delmar, DE

Narrative: On 26 June 2015 at 4:39 PM a deputy responded to a single vehicle collision in the 8000 block of Williams Mill Pond Road. During the investigation, the deputy learned from the operator, Nora Schaub, that she swerved to avoid a bunny rabbit in the middle of the road, lost control and struck a tree. During the investigation, the deputy detected an odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from Schaub who stated that she had been consuming alcohol that afternoon. Following the administration of sobriety testing, the deputy placed Schaub under arrest.

During subsequent processing, Schaub refused to submit to a breath test.

The deputy also discovered that Schaub’s privilege to drive had been both suspended and revoked by the State of Delaware.

Also discovered were two open warrants for Schaub’s arrest. One charged her with Malicious Destruction of Property after she intentionally rammed her boyfriend’s vehicle with hers following an argument. The second was issued after she failed to show earlier in June for DUI and driving revoked and suspended case in the District Court. Schaub was processed at Central Booking on the warrants and released on personal recognizance on the Malicious Destruction of Property case and $10,000.00 unsecured bond on the Failure to Appear Warrant.

Charges: Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and Driving While Revoked
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 Incident: Assault

Date of Incident: 27 June 2015

Location: 1400 block of Jersey Road, Salisbury, MD

Suspect: Gregory Walter Harris, 54, Salisbury, MD

Narrative: On 27 June 2015 at 5:58 AM a deputy responded to a residence in the 1400 block of Jersey Road for a reported altercation between two male subjects. Upon arrival the deputy met with a male victim who stated that he was getting ready in the AM to begin his day when he was confronted in the residence by Gregory Harris who was reportedly heavily intoxicated. According to the victim, Harris threatened him, threw his bicycle towards the door and grabbed a hold of him when he tried to call the Sheriff’s Office for help.

Harris reportedly also took two knives and began stabbing the table next to Harris with them.

The deputy placed Harris under arrest and transported him to the Central Booking Unit where he was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. Following an initial appearance, the Commissioner detained Harris in the Detention Center in lieu of $20,000.00 bond.

Charges: Assault 2nd Degree
 
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 Incident: Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol

Date of Incident: 28 June 2015

Location: Carroll Street at Eastern Shore Drive, Salisbury, MD

Suspect: Franklin J. Rodriguez, 28, Salisbury, MD

Narrative: On 28 June 2015 at 3:18 AM a deputy stopped to check on a subject behind the wheel of a vehicle stopped at the stop sign of Eastern Shore Drive and Carroll Street. It appeared to the deputy that the operator, later identified as Franklin Rodriquez, and was passed out. The deputy had to strongly knock on the window in order to rouse the driver. After waking the driver, the deputy detected a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage and also discovered an open beer bottle inside the vehicle. The deputy also observed that Rodriguez had trouble standing upright.

Prior to the commencement of sobriety testing, Rodriguez became disorderly and repeatedly shouted out profanity.

Following sobriety testing, the deputy placed Rodriguez under arrest. It was also discovered that Rodriguez was driving after his privilege to do so had been suspended by the State of Maryland. Following arrest, Rodriguez became belligerent towards the arresting deputy.

During subsequent processing, Rodriguez provided a breath sample that registered .21. During processing, Rodriguez refused to sign required paperwork.

The deputy transported Rodriguez to the Central Booking Unit where he was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. Following an initial appearance, the Commissioner released Rodriguez on Personal Recognizance.

Charges: Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and Driving While Suspended

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 Incident: Possession of CDS with the Intent to Distribute

Date of Incident: 29 June 2015

Location: 1200 block of Nokomis Avenue, Salisbury, MD

Suspect: Walter R. Whitehead, 20, Salisbury, MD

Narrative: On 29 June 2015 at 1:02 AM a deputy responded to a loud music complaint in the 1200 block of Nokomis Avenue. Upon arrival, the deputy met with a subject later identified as Walter Whitehead, who was playing loud music from a car stereo. The deputy ran an inquiry on Whitehead and discovered an open warrant for the arrest of Whitehead that charged his with Possession of CDS with the Intent to Distribute.

Post arrest, Whitehead would be discovered to be hiding 8 individual wrapped baggies of what would be identified as marijuana on his person. Based on the amount and the individual packaging, the marijuana seemed destined for distribution

Whitehead was processed at the Central Booking Unit and detained by the Commissioner on a bond of $25,000.00.

Charges: Possession of CDS with the Intent to Distribute

Cardin Statement on 5-4 Supreme Court Decision to Limit the Effectiveness of the Clean Air Act

BALTIMORE – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement upon the announcement of a narrowly divided Supreme Court decision in National Mining Association v. EPA that the Environmental Protection Agency had failed to reasonably account for the costs of instituting pollution limits when regulating power plants and other sources of toxic emissions.

“Pollution doesn’t stop at state borders. As such, Congress passed the Clean Air Act to establish a federal benchmark for clean air standards. This latest decision by the Supreme Court goes against the clear congressional intent of the Clean Air Act. The decision forNational Mining Association v. EPA is as narrow of mind as it is of majority. The Environmental Protection Agency should be able to take appropriate and necessary actions to regulate the pollutants discharged from obsolete power plants. We know without doubt that these pollutants damage public health and our environment. Ruling that the cost of compliance is more important than keeping deadly pollutants out of our air and bodies quite literally puts profits over people.

“The high court has delivered a major setback in what should be a bipartisan, nationwide fight to protect the most vulnerable among us — particularly pregnant and nursing mothers and their children – from the deadly impacts of toxic chemicals like arsenic and mercury. It is important to note that the Supreme Court did not reject that power plants are the worst industrial polluters, controlling their emissions is very feasible, or that doing so strengthens public health and our economy. Regardless of this decision, I remain committed to protecting America’s access to clean air.”

REMINDER: Governor Hogan’s Statewide Toll Rollback Takes Effect Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Marylanders to Save $2.1 Million in First Week

ANNAPOLIS, MD – Tomorrow, tolls for bridges, tunnels and roadways across the state of Maryland will be lowered for the first time in nearly 50 years as part of Governor Larry Hogan's statewide Toll-Tax Rollback Plan. On May 7, Governor Hogan delivered on his promise to roll back Maryland’s high toll rates and put money back into the pockets of hard-working Maryland families and businesses. From the Bay, Hatem and Nice bridges to the Harbor Crossings, the JFK Highway, the Intercounty Connector (ICC), and the new I-95 Express Toll Lanes (ETL), Governor Hogan’s toll rollback, which takes effect tomorrow, will save Maryland citizens $270 million over the next five years. In the first week of July alone, Marylanders should save $2.1 million that they can spend on their 4thof July celebrations and summer vacations.

“We’re giving Marylanders another reason to celebrate this July 4th as we decrease toll rates across the state,” said Governor Hogan. “I was elected to roll back taxes, tolls and fees and I’m pleased to deliver on this promise by putting more than a quarter billion back into the pockets of hardworking Maryland families.”

The following toll reductions and changes are effective Wednesday, July 1, 2015:

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