Four Juveniles Arrested for Graffiti

Four Juveniles Arrested for Graffiti of Several Building in the Cedar Neck Road area near Ocean View.

Location of Incident: Cedar Neck Road north of Fred Hudson Road, Ocean View

Date and Time of Occurrence: March 6, 2009, arrests occurred March 8, 2009

Resume: Troopers responded to the Pine Tree Campground for the report of graffiti on a metal sign in the campground. While the trooper was there he investigated several other incidents of graffiti complaints which occurred in the 700 block of Cedar Neck Road and again in the 200 block of Piney Point Road. The suspects used red and black paint to mark signs, buildings, a utility box and the surface of a drive-way.

The trooper began to canvas the area and located evidence from the crime. He was later able to link that evidence to a 16 year-old male from Millsboro, a 15 year-old male and a 14 year-old male both from Selbyville and a 15 year-old male from Dagsboro. The trooper also recovered the cans of spray paint used in the crime at the home of one of the juveniles.

The four were arrested on March 8, 2009 when they turned themselves in at Troop 7, Lewes. The four were charged with 5 counts of Graffiti to Real or Personal Property, 5 counts of Criminal Trespass 2nd and 1 count of Conspiracy 2nd.

The teens were brought before a Justice of the Peace Judge and released to their parents on $5,750.00 unsecured bail. The 14 year-old’s bail was set at $6,000.00. All the teens will appear in Sussex County Family Court later this month to be formally arraigned.

The property that was damaged by the teens was estimated to be in excess of $1,500.00.

The Three Greatest Lies Ever Told

Checks in the mail.

The equipment is worn out.

The thermal imager cameras don't go with the Ladder Truck.

Pit Bull Puppy Found In Pemberton Park

Joe

I was on my way home this morning from a walk at Pemberton Park and came upon a pit-bull puppy that was apparently lost . The dog is extremely friendly but of overpowering strength. I have canvassed the Heritage neighborhood asking dozens of people if they know the dog. I also called the Humane society but learned they are not open on Mondays. Right now the dog is in my garage but I cannot keep it. I am aware that you assist people with finding or placing lost animals. Can you help me? I need to work tomorrow but will take the dog to the Humane Society if I do not learn something by noon. Thanks for any assistance you might give. Janet Rommel 410-726-3788

GANNETT BREAKS DOWN. . . NOW INTO $1/SHARE TRADING RANGE

Gannett, Co., Inc. - (The Daily Times parent Company) - trading symbol GCI - broke major resistance again today and is now trading in the $1/Share range.

Just last week it went from $3/Share to $2/Share and now is trading at $1.91/Share.
Warren Buffett made a host appearance with Becky Quick on CNBC's Squalk Box this morning and announced that he had made several tactical blunders this past year in investing . . . no doubt not liquidating his position in GCI was one of them. He holds more than 3.3 million shares of GCI.

Click here to see today's trading results:
http://www.google.com/finance?q=NYSE:GCI

Are You Watching PAC14?

Are any of you seeing this BS?

Surplus Truck 16 & Equipment

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As previously posted Truck 16 has been sold to Pittsville VFD for the sweet low price of $5,500.00. John Pick stated this would provide an increase of $5,500.00 to the General Fund. I don't know how it's possible to realize a net gain of $5,500.00 on the sale of the truck when it has been said it cost over $5,000.00 for a brake job on old Truck 16. Tell me again Mr. Pick, how much of a net gain will the city realize from the sale of this truck or could there actually be a net loss?

Not long ago Joe mentioned the truck was to be surplussed but the equipment was not listed as surplus, however, SFD and the administration being what it is, decided they were going to sell all of the equipment with the truck for the sweet sum of $5500.00 without the approval of the council. The council approved the truck being moved into surplus NOT the equipment. Only in Salisbury can you buy a fire truck with an engine that is barely broken in (38,844 miles), fully equipped with all that you see listed in the photos above for the low, low price of FREE or nearly free after the City of Salisbury pays for the brake job.

The equipment listed by Chief David See as surplus has got to be worth at least $20,000, wouldn't you think? But hey, Chief See is retiring and he is such a nice guy, he'll go along with giving this fully equipped truck away for free to Pittsville VFD. I know those fellows over there really appreciate the generosity of SFD and SVFD. After all, Chief See says its the vollies that want all new equipment. Actually, it is the Volunteer Executive Board aka Deputy Chief Gordy and others. Has anyone asked the volunteers if this is how they want their money spent? I'd bet not. Mr. Pick, how much of an increase to the General Fund would be realized by the sale of this equipment?

The big question is, how many other fire trucks were surplussed and sold fully equipped without council approval? How many other trucks were given away, fully equipped, free of charge or nearly free?

Remember folks, Gary (Choo Choo) Comegys voted for the sale of this surplussed truck knowing the equipment was going with the truck for the low low price of FREE or nearly free.

Does Salisbury need a forensic auditor to go through the books? Theft is theft, what makes this any different than the theft of motor oil, tires and other equipment from the County? The difference is the County was able to recoup some of their equipment, we can't.

Things Will Be Hopping On PAC14 TONIGHT!

Ladies & Gentlemen, IF you get PAC14 I strongly urge you to watch tonight's show!!!!!!

Earl's Sister should have a shocking post coming up here real soon, one in which I believe will blow you away. Once you read it I will again ask, Mrs. I'm Accountable & Take Full Responsibility Mayor, what say you now?

Chief See & Deputy Chief Gordy are about to be exposed like you have never seen before. I want to also know what Gary Comegys thinks about what we're about to expose. Sit tight Folks, it's coming soon.

Update On William Errie

Subject Apprehended in PA and Out on Bail “State Troopers Seek Whereabouts of Felony Domestic Assault Suspect”

Aston, PA- Earlier this morning, Aston Police Officers responded to the residence of William Errie. He was taken into custody and ultimately arraigned at the Aston District Court on the charge of being an Out of State Fugitive. Bail was set at $5,000.o0.

William Errie posted this bail through a bail bondsman and was released. He will have an extradition hearing later this week. Although he is out on bail in PA, the arrest warrant is still active here in Delaware. Anyone who should see Mr. Errie out and about here in the First State should call Troop 1 at 302-761-6677.

Hala McIver Named Maryland's Top 100 Women

Hala McIver is not only a close and dear friend, she is by far one of the greatest women I have ever been blessed to know. In a recent announcement/Press Release HERE and HERE put out by the Maryland Daily Record, Hala participates with 99 other fantastic women throughout the State of Maryland. The difference, Hala is one of the few entrepreneurs of the group and she's from right here in Salisbury.

Hala is the Wife of Mark McIver, (I had to throw that DT piece in there for fun) who happens to be one of the finest Gentlemen I have ever come to know and call my dear friend as well.

Hala works extremely hard and close with "Kids of Honor" and truly has a wonderful Family. Mark & Hala have four children, one of whom is serving our Country in the Armed Forces while the others are attending College here in Maryland.

Congratulations Hala McIver, we're VERY proud of you.

THE TOWN THAT CAN'T GET ANYTHING RIGHT

Hebron's "Town Manager" (heads up to Hebron: you do not have that position in your Charter and you are not a Town Manager form of government) sent out official notification that the deadline for filing to run for the three seats on Commissioners was April 4, 2009. The election is April 14, 2009.

All of a sudden, Hebron realizes that only weeks ago the Town did a Charter Amendment making the deadline 30 days from the election and the deadline for filing wasn't weeks away--IT WAS FIVE DAYS FROM NOW ON 3/14/09. Town rushes to get out a mailing telling of the short deadline for filing for office.

Hebron just cannot seem to get even simple things right......

Comegys Secures 2nd Place In Mayoral Race

According to my sources, Comegys is now ahead by some 20 votes over Caldwell, it's over for Bob. There's no chance at this point for Bob to come back so we'll have a Mayoral Race between Jim Ireton and Gary Comegys.

Hit & Run Suspect Commits Suicide At WCDC

Remember THIS ARTICLE?

Justin Mitchell, 25 yoa, committed suicide early this morning at the Detention Center. I was told the last cell check was at 11:00 PM, hours before he was found dead and everything was fine at that time.

This was the young man that was driving a pickup truck in Delaware and hit and killed Philip Jester of Delmar, DE. He then left the scene and drove back to his home in Parsonsburg while a witness followed him home. He then covered up his truck with a tarp and ran from the property when Police arrived.

Editors Note: To the Mitchell Family, we're sorry for your loss. This has to be very trying times for your Family and our thoughts and prayers go out to you. This is a devastating loss to ANY Parent.

Stimulus package, where is the stimulus part?

Last week I overheard a very interesting conversation.  Two friends discussing life.  One friend, X, comes from a very "middle class" life style.  The other, Z, is a very successful business owner.

X asked how the economy was affecting Z's business.  Z explained that on the Eastern Shore it has not been that dramatic compared to the Western Shore but they are preparing for the worse.  X stated that she is hoping her life will improve, the middle class won't be the LOST group anymore.  Most importantly she is looking forward to more affordable health insurance. She asked Z, "What is your incentive to work harder?"

Excellent question!  This is not an in depth research piece on the effects of the stimulus package but an everyday observation on where we are going on the Shore.  

Z openly shared the following.  She makes a gross income of approx. $350,000 a year.  She works 7 days a week, takes all the risks (& headaches) and has 20 employees.  She provides them with full benefits.  Fast forward to today.  Her income is going to drop an additional $75,000, overnight.  *Remember anyone making over $250,000 is going to be taxed at a lot higher rate and business owners are losing a lot of tax deductions.

Can she work harder?  Why should she?  Z would have to make over $500,000 just to stay where she was.  In this economy it may not even be an option.  She could lay off a few employees, decrease benefits, work more hours, less time with her family.  For what, so she fund the new government plan?

Life would be so much easier being just an employee.  No headaches, no worries, no extra debt, a normal home life.  That is not an option, she takes her responsibilities as an employer very seriously.  She feels responsible for too many families.  She has worked too hard to just walk away.  So she has decided to work less, produce less and increase the quality of her life, emotionally.  Hopefully all employees can keep their jobs and benefits.  But they all will work less hours and bring less home.  

I was surprised with her answer.  I will be honest I never gave it a lot of thought how it would effect her, it appeared she has so much it was hard to empathize.  Reality is her business success/failure does have an impact on our community.

Now she is planning to lower her income, downsize her home and lifestyle so she can spend more time with her family.  Why take anymore risks as a business owner?  Why work harder? Where are the incentives?

Our community is made up of many small businesses.  They are the backbone of our local economy.  The only large "for profit" company is Perdue.  What is going to happen?  Growth slows, new jobs will be far and few between and less dollars flowing to our economy.

A simple playground conversation gave me a much needed slap of reality.  This is only the beginning, CAPITALISM is dying.

Harden Returns To Work at WCDC

At 8:54 am, Mr. Harden entered WCDC. He was his usual confident self.

I waited around until 9:10am in case he was escorted out again, no activity. 3D's

car was in its parking place out front so the Director was in.

Grade Obama

MSNBC has a live poll to grade Obama's performance and we need to get theconservative voice showing up in the results!!! Here is the site: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29493093

VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, THENSPREAD THE WORD TO ALL CONSERVATIVE SITES!

Joe Albero Goes National On The J. T. Fox Show

I had mentioned a while back, (February 5th) that I was going to be interviewed by a Nationally Syndicated Radio Show Host, J.T. Foxx. J.T. is a very cool guy who is based out of Chicago and we did in fact do that Radio Show and I thought I'd bring it to you, right here, right now on Salisbury News.

This is the real deal where this guy gets celebrity guests on his Show like you wouldn't believe. He also has a National audience, not a 10 mile radius. So clearly I was honored and while J.T. has in fact asked me to come back on his Show, I'll simply await his call on yet another day and we can discuss the issues more. GO HERE to see more on his Show.

Enjoy the Show. It's broken down into two parts. Part two is very brief.

Part 1

Part 2

DE. State Police Are Looking For William Errie

State Troopers Seek Whereabouts of Felony Domestic Assault Suspect

Location of Incident: 2070 Naamans Road, Wilmington, Delaware, New Castle County

Date and Time of Occurrence: Sunday, March 8, 2009, at approximately 2:39 p.m.

Suspect(s): William D. Errie, 38, of Aston, Pennsylvania

Resume: State Troopers from Troop 1, Penny Hill, are seeking the whereabouts of William Errie. He is wanted for his part in a violent domestic, which left his 51-year-old girlfriend injured Sunday afternoon.

This investigation revealed Errie and his girlfriend were driving through the parking lot of the F&N Shopping Center when Errie was seen by independent witnesses assaulting the victim. These same witnesses advised investigators that Errie then pushed the female victim, who was a passenger in the car, out of the moving vehicle and then left her lying on the ground.

The victim was transported to Wilmington Hospital where she was treated for serious, but non-life threatening, injuries.

Authorities have been unable to locate Errie. He was contacted on his cell phone; however, he hung up on officers.

Anyone with information pertaining to William Errie’s whereabouts is asked to contact Troop 1 at 302-761-6677.

Inmate Commits Suicide

A 25 year-old-male inmate at the Wicomico County Detention Center has died of an apparent suicide. The inmate was discovered in his cell at approximately 01:50 a.m. on Monday, March 09, 2009.

Correctional Officers and medical personnel immediately began cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, including the use of an Automated Electronic Defibrillator (AED) device. Paramedics from Salisbury Station Two responded and the inmate was transferred to the Peninsula Regional Medical Center Emergency Room where he was pronounced dead at 02:30 A.M.

The matter was immediately reported and is currently under investigation by detectives from the Wicomico County Combined Bureau of Investigation, the results of which will be forwarded to the State’s Attorneys Office for review. The inmate’s body will be transferred to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Baltimore for an autopsy.

The inmate’s identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. More information will be available following the notification.

UPDATE:

A 25 year-old inmate at the Wicomico County Detention Center, died earlier today of an apparent suicide attempt.

A Correctional Officer discovered Justin Mitchell of Parsonsburg, MD, unconscious in his cell at approximately 01:45 A.M. today. Correctional Officers and medical personnel immediately began cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, including the use of an Automated Electronic Defibrillator (AED) device. Paramedics from Salisbury Station Two responded and the inmate was transferred to the Peninsula Regional Medical Center Emergency Room where he was pronounced dead at 02:30 A.M.

The matter was immediately reported and is currently under investigation by detectives from the Wicomico County Combined Bureau of Investigation, the results of which will be forwarded to the State’s Attorneys Office for review. Mr. Mitchell’s body will be transferred to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Baltimore for an autopsy.

Department of Corrections officials said that a Correctional Officer on rounds had spoken briefly to Mr. Mitchell not long before he was found. Mr. Mitchell was not on suicide watch.

Mr. Mitchell has been incarcerated since February 2, 2009, on a 2nd degree assault charge and as a fugitive from the State of Delaware where he was wanted for vehicular homicide.

Sign Of The Times?

Editor,

I wanted to share a real life scenario that recently occurred locally that I think shows just how the weak economy is affecting the citizens of this country. I will leave out names of people and agencies as well as specific locations so that no one gets into any trouble.

A few weeks ago in one of the lower eastern shore counties a law enforcement officer observed a vehicle shining a light across a field and seemed to be panning the field. The officer immediatley located the vehicle, a pick-up truck, and identified two male passengers in their late twenties - early thirties. In the back of the truck were two .30-.30 rifles and a couple of male deer they had shot. Anyone who knows anything about deer (most hunters) know that most bucks have shed their antlers already and the does are well on their way to bearing young. These two were apparently very careful to leave the pregnant does alone. Upon running a check on the occupants , the officer learned that neither had ever been arrested before. The officer questioned the subjects and learned that both had recently lost their jobs. They were hunting deer illegally to put food on their tables. Hunger knows nothing of man made hunting seasons. Rather than seizing the truck, rifles, and deer, the officer let them go and told them to feed their families. It has begun. The need to revert back to the most basic forms of survival has started for some. It wouldn't surprise me in the least to soon see two or three men harvesting deer in larger quantities and handing them out to families of lesser means and no way to go out and hunt for themselves.

The law knows nothing of human hardship. It often doesn't take into consideration natures first law - the law of self preservation and preservation of your family. But this very human officer apparently knows it well. The discretion exhibited by this officer should be commended and only he knows who he is. To expose his name and agency could expose him to administrative repercussions. I fear that the current financial situation of our nation will quickly reduce many of us to this type of behavior just to survive. Will all officers recognize it for what it is and exercise discretion appropriately?

Anonymous Citizen

Hebron Back In The News AGAIN!

I was just informed that the Hebron Town Commission have sent postcards out to people that should arrive today. These postcards are to inform anyone wishing to run for the Council must register by THIS Friday the 13.

However, in their by laws, any individual wishing to run has up to ten days before the election to register. Could it be they are trying to prevent anyone from running so they can slam Waller Landing down every one's throat?