MSP Child Abuse Press Release

DATE & TIME: 12-15-11 @ 1754 hrs
LOCATION: 1706 Wilson Lane Salisbury, Wicomico Co., MD. 21801

CASE NUMBER: 11-54-008705

CRIME:
1. Child abuse 2nd degree
2. Assault 2nd degree

Suspect: James Edward Collick, Jr, b/m age 26 of Wilson Lane Salisbury, Md.

BRIEF RESUME: On the above date and time the Salisbury Barrack received a 911 emergency call from a complainant reporting that her child had been assaulted while in the care of her brother and mother at the above location. She stated that her 7 year old son had called her crying and distraught stating that the suspect had picked him up and slammed him to the ground which knocked the wind out of him. He further reported that the suspect also threw a glass paper weight at him striking him in the neck. Responding Troopers interviewed the suspect and witnesses. Family witnesses stated that the suspect had not assaulted the victim at all and they denied seeing anything. The suspect stated that he had only spanked the victim twice, but did not slam him or throw the glass paper weight at him. The suspect stated that he had only spanked the victim because the victim threw the glass paper weight at him. Evidence at the scene led the investigating Trooper to believe that the 7 year old victim’s statements were more credible then the suspect and the other family members. The suspect was placed under arrest and transported to the Wicomico County Central Booking unit for a hearing before a District Court Commissioner.

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St. Thomas Church Shepherd's Shop Indoor Yard Sale
Corner of Old Ocean City Road &
Moss Hill Lane
Salisbury, MD 21804
Fridays - 9:00am to 1:00pm
Saturdays - 8:00 to 12:00pm

We are thrilled to let everyone know that we have received a large selection of Christmas
decorations this past week!! We also have received a lot of designer mens' shirts & slacks, which are gift giving quality. Come by & visit us!!

Ocean City Today Editorial Is What You'd Expect From A FREE Paper

Anonymous charges require verification

The page one story this week on a police officer’s resignation following a dispute over care for his K-9 partner, is not about the charges of misconduct in the department that were posted on the Internet, but rather how they were made.

The real story is the nature the attack, because the unrestricted and anonymous features of the Internet make it impossible to know anything for sure.

That’s the problem with many grievance blogs and comment sections. There is no vetting of the remarks made, no attempt to ascertain motives or what is true and what is fiction.

These things are unmonitored blackboards that invite any point of view, fair and honest, malicious and self-serving or not. The blackboard doesn’t care and can’t be held accountable for what people write on it.

This isn’t to defend the department or, on the other hand, to suggest that there is no factual foundation for the complaints. The point is, accusations leveled by anonymous individuals are easy to deny because they can’t be documented. As any investigator knows, a solid case requires substantiating evidence or some form of corroboration.

True enough, newspapers will employ anonymous sources on occasion, but almost always they require more than one and they do attempt to ascertain the veracity of statements made. Although charges abound that newspapers aren’t ethical, are biased and have no integrity, they still do a better job of getting at the truth than most other forms of media. They are accountable to the public, which is why most of them require signed letters to the editor.

Having said that, if any of these allegations are true, the doors of this office are open.

Source

Publisher's Notes: While I have a tremendous respect for Stewart Dobson, I will agree to disagree with his article. Salisbury News, (unlike most Blogs) does moderate ALL comments.

Look, the fact that we got this story EIGHT days ago and the MSM seems to be covering their tail because such a huge story made it to a Blog instead of their newspapers is their problem. IF the newspapers today had any credibility left, people would still be flocking to them with news. The fact that a story now takes anywhere from two to EIGHT days to hit the news stand, clearly they're a dying breed with today's technology.

Our original story was fair and balanced. One look at that article will prove we did not finger point or mislead any of our readers in any way. Jealousy is quite common when you deliver the story of the year and it delivers almost 350 comments. Come on Stewart, "grievance blogs" are you serious? After SEVEN years of doing this, that's what you want to call me. You have every right to your opinion and I respect that. However, we have broken more important stories over those years in which your newspaper has piggybacked on.

"These things are unmonitored blackboards that invite any point of view, fair and honest, malicious and self-serving or not. The blackboard doesn’t care and can’t be held accountable for what people write on it." Are you serious? Since when have you ever been held accountable for what YOU say Stewart? The MSM likes to pound their chest and act like they are held to a higher level but guess what, talk to 90% of the people these newspaper have interviewed and they will ALL tell you they either never stated what was quoted OR they got most of the story wrong. It's a fact Folks.

"The point is, accusations leveled by anonymous individuals are easy to deny because they can’t be documented. As any investigator knows, a solid case requires substantiating evidence or some form of corroboration." Have YOU investigated ANY of the things stated in comments Stewart? WILL ANYONE? Probably not, because you didn't get the original story. You have been in Ocean City for a LOT of years Stewart. I'm confident it wouldn't take you very long at all to get to the bottom of those comments. My guess is, you really don't care and you don't want to spend the time finding out at this point. We've provided the engine, it's now your time to add fuel and make this puppy run. Let's see what happens in next week's paper?

"They are accountable to the public, which is why most of them require signed letters to the editor." We have signed letters to the editor, we just don't provide them. IF I'm ever challenged, we have the information needed to make them credible. However, there are some very nasty Bloggers out there who will personally attack these people and we prefer to leave their names out of their stories. Then there are also those ambulance chaser newspapers who jump right on these messages as well and won't leave them alone.

I invite you to come to my Office at 300 W. Main Street and spend a day in my world. You can help us moderate the 600 to 800 comments coming in per day to see that we do weed out the nasty comments and personal attacks. I'm confident by days end you will be flabbergasted in what it takes to run a REAL TIME Blog. I look forward to hearing from you and spending a day in my world. It will make for one hell of a story if you're up for the challenge. I also believe you'll be amazed at what we provide in one days time. Phone calls, meetings, pictures, e-mail, text messages, visitors, research, publishing, it's a LOT more than you guys do and we do it seven days a week with only TWO people.

Today's Weather 12/16/11

Today

High 51.0° Precip 20%

Tonight

Overnight Low
34.0°

Precip
30%

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Ocean City Today Does Story On Earl Campbell

The Ocean City Today delivered an extensive story on Earl Campbell and his Dog Charlie. GO HERE to see the article.

Ocean City K-9 Officer Resigned Today

Officer Earl Campbell turned in his resignation today.

Officer Campbell's K-9 Partner Charlie had undergone a previous surgery in 2009 in which the scar tissue caused even more problems down the road. Charlie was taken out of service this year and the OCPD turned over ownership to Charlie to Officer Campbell in November.

In time, Charlie got to a point in which he was suffering quite badly and became paralyzed. Officer Campbell made attempts to convince the powers to be in Ocean City to front an additional $6,000.00 for another surgery in which Officer Campbell felt those powers to be took too long to give him an answer, so Officer Campbell reached into his own pocket to pay for the surgery.

Because of these delays, Officer Campbell turned in his resignation today with the OCPD. Charlie has had the surgery and is now recovering.

Folks, it's important to know that the Ocean City Police Department takes great pride in the health and well being of all of their animals. Their are channels and procedures in which cases like this, (in government) whereas instant decisions are almost impossible to make. There are some, (including me) people in which making a $6,000.00 decision for an animal, (as much as I love animals) would be made to put the animal down, especially if it is suffering and or there's even a chance it could further suffer down the road.

In my honest opinion, Charlie has already been through one surgery in which we are now seeing the long term results of such. I can, (however) completely understand and respect Officer Campbell's decision to follow through with such a surgery and my hat is certainly tipped to him for fronting the expense of doing so.

In this case, Officer Campbell felt that certain powers to be didn't respond quickly enough and as a result of such he has resigned. Because this is a personnel issue, the OCPD cannot comment at this time. However, I want it known that I personally know several of the people involved with the OCPD animals and while I do not want to speak on their behalf, I will say these are what I call, "Good People" and animal lovers. There are two sides to every story and in this case I am the recipient of only one side.

Not that long ago, (I believe this past summer) we did an article on another K-9 from the OCPD having to be put down because of a sudden illness. The Officer is still with the OCPD. What many do not recognize is that these animals are not just expensive right out of the gate, there's no guarantee their health will remain good until retirement age. In the mean time, Officers become extremely close to these animals and its only fitting that emotions come into play in situations such as Officer Campbell's case.

We wish Officer Campbell a healthy retirement along with our best hopes and wishes in Charlie's recovery and future. This Team, Campbell and Charlie will certainly be missed by the citizens of Ocean City and we thank them for their service.

In closing, Officer Campbell told me, "It cost $6,170 but worth every single penny!!!!!!" He went on to say he was getting out of the law enforcement profession all together.

Originally Posted on 12-8-11. Due to popular requests we have chosen to bring this Post back up again.

Earl Campbell Very Upset With The Daily Times

I saw the daily times article and it pisses me off. First off, I never once said “Shortly after resigning, Campbell told his story to a local blogger, who reported -- wrongly, he says -- he had tried to convince the town to pay for the surgery. The post was met with anonymous reader comments that disenchanted him. Some were supportive, but many others levied accusations and criticism at Campbell, the OCPD, DiPino, Kirkpatrick and others.

"Going to (the blog) was probably the worst thing I ever did," Campbell said.

What I said was I sent the second article to clear up the misunderstanding in the first article. Meaning I gave you the letter of ownership to show and correct that I never asked for money. I even mentioned that numerous times on your blog.

Just wanted to clear that up. Im not sure if the reporter misunderstood me or what but I never said that in that reference!!!!

Earl


Earl Campbell Sends Message To Reporter On Facebook.

"Scott im very diappointed that you put in the daily times that putting the article on the blog was a mistake. It saddens me that because of a difference of opinion between you and Albero that you would place that in the paper. Placing that article in the blog was my best option to give guys an oppurtunity to know the facts and give thheir opinion. In the future, please dont make it seem as though im sorry for putting it in there. Im not sure if there was a misunderstanding or what but im not sorry for using the blog nor am i sorry for using the daily times."

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Ocean City Officer's K-9 Story Picked Up By CNN

Tarnished Blue, The Inside Story of The Ocean City Police Depart

CNN PRODUCER NOTE

Idyllic Ocean City Maryland, the island by the sea…Now a town with their police Chief in Peril. Chief Dipino, leader of the Ocean City Police Department may have finally encountered a storm she cannot weather.

Allegations of sexual misconduct by supervisors, inappropriate comments by supervisors about child sexual abuse, police report cover-ups and corrections, inappropriate allocation of police manpower used for personal gain, at least one officer alleged to have curried sexual favors from a victim of domestic violence after he met her when he responded to the call for help.

Serious allegations, not your typical small time, sea side village experience. Officers are coming forward, sharing their stories, affairs on duty, bullying an intimidation by a Lieutenant that refers to himself as a “tyrant” in his email signature.

Even parties amongst cops where an officer dressed as a priest with the cut out of a child attached at the crotch simulating the priest receiving oral sex from a child. All by cops, in the presence of others cops, especially disturbing considering one of their officers is serving time for sex crimes on a child and a second is potentially facing similar charges.

What happened to the Ocean City I used to know?

The Chief and her inner circle have turned a blind eye to these abuses for years. Officers state that they made command staff aware of the situation and no action was taken to address the problem.

The nail in the coffin was the resignation of two officers, one over the inhumane treatment of his k-9 partner, the other resigned based on the deplorable conditions he encountered as a mounted officer. These two officer state they made attempts to correct the situation, to help the animals, but command staff ignored their requests and the animals were forced to suffer. Both officers left the force and now other officer are coming out with their stories.

A local news blog, a major source of information on the eastern shore of MD was the first to break the story. www.sbynews.com, owned by Joe Albero took the information and posted it, from there the story exploded.

So far there are over 200 comments and counting, news media has been contacting the principles of the story. Officers under gag order are posting with three of their ID numbers blacked out; it’s been an amazing three days!

To read the story and see the comments, go to http://sbynews.blogspot.com/2011/12/ocean-city-k-9-officer-resigned-today.html

The comments are very insightful, with great a deal of detail.

Publisher's Notes: It's always nice when a respectable main stream media source picks up one of your stories believing its worthy of even more attention. When I spoke to Earl the very first time I told him this would go main stream and he wouldn't need the local MSM. Many Bloggers believe it only takes one major story, (like this one) that will help you to become the next Drudge Report. While we're enjoying the additional traffic, our main focus is providing traffic locally to deliver business to our local advertisers.

Ladies & Gentlemen, if you're experiencing slow loading today its because of the hundreds of thousands of hits we're receiving. You mention anything referencing animal cruelty and believe me, people will come by the millions and that's exactly what's going to happen today.

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