3-04-2012 Pocomoke City Police were called to the scene of a disturbance at the Bonneville Apartment complex. Upon arrival Officers observed David Martin Brickwood, Jr., 23, of Pocomoke City, MD was intoxicated and creating a disturbance to residents and assaulted a victim who lives within the complex. Brickwood was arrested and charged with Assault 2nd Degree, Disturb the Peace, Disorderly Conduct and Resisting Arrest. Brickwood was taken before the Commissioners and released pending trial.
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Friday, March 9, 2012
From The Pocomoke City Police Department
3-04-2012 Pocomoke City Police were called to the scene of a disturbance at the Bonneville Apartment complex. Upon arrival Officers observed David Martin Brickwood, Jr., 23, of Pocomoke City, MD was intoxicated and creating a disturbance to residents and assaulted a victim who lives within the complex. Brickwood was arrested and charged with Assault 2nd Degree, Disturb the Peace, Disorderly Conduct and Resisting Arrest. Brickwood was taken before the Commissioners and released pending trial.
Bond Denied !
This morning Bradley Colas appeared before a judge at a bond hearing and bond has been denied.
Bradley Colas will remain in jail.
WTKR News
ACCOMACK COUNTY – An off-duty Virginia Beach police officer suffering from a severe reaction to an antibiotic was tormented by hallucinations of demons and was on his way to Philadelphia to see Jesus when he crashed his car on Route 13 Sunday, his attorney said. Police said Bradley S. Colas then stabbed two firefighters who were sent to help him, including the deputy chief of the Atlantic volunteer fire department, and then shot at a third.
Colas has been in an Eastern Shore hospital under psychiatric care ever since the accident. On Thursday, warrants charging him with stabbing the firefighters were made public in Accomack County General District Court.
His attorney says Colas thought the rescuers were demons attacking him. Unhurt in the crash, Colas jumped on his car and demanded transportation to Philadelphia, said attorney Moody E. “Sonny” Stallings. Police arrested him walking against traffic on Route 13, still clutching his gun.
A note in Colas’ court file, written by Virginia Beach psychiatrist Thomas K. Tsao said: “My diagnosis at this time is Brief Psychotic Disorder secondary to an unusual reaction to a physician prescribed antibiotic.” The note continued, “Although greatly improved, Mr. Colas still has evidence of residual impairment psychologically that needs to be further evaluated and addressed in a psychiatric hospital.”
Stallings said Colas had taken several twice-a-day doses of an antibiotic called “Biaxin” prescribed for bronchitis. The FDA has noted that, in rare occasions, Biaxin has been associated with severe reactions that can include insomnia, nightmares, hallucinations and psychosis.
Stallings said Colas had not slept for days because he saw demons in his Virginia Beach apartment. The attorney said the officer sent bizarre emails and placed a strange late-night phone call to his father, a dentist in New York.
Court records show Colas moved to Virginia Beach in July to begin the police academy in August. He graduated last month and was assigned to an experienced patrol officer for on-the-street training.
Accomack sheriff’s deputies said Thursday night Colas was still in the Eastern Shore hospital, under guard and not eligible for bail. He is scheduled for a bail hearing Friday morning at 11 a.m. Stallings, the attorney, said he wants Colas transferred to a psychiatric hospital in Virginia Beach. The attorney said Colas had no alcohol or other drugs in his system at the time of the crash.
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Pocomoke High Warriors Basketball Team...
This afternoon Friday, March 9 2012, the Pocomoke High School Warriors will face off with two-time defending 1A State Champion Paul Laurence Dunbar High School starting at 3 p.m. inside the Comcast Center.
Pocomoke (22-3) vs. Dunbar (22-3).
Melfa Man Convicted in Shooting
Anthony Lee Wise, of Melfa, was convicted in Accomack County Circuit Court for a July 22 shooting of Secric Dennis that left Mr. Dennis with five gunshot wounds. Mr. Wise was found guilty of malicious shooting and use of a firearm in a felony.
According to witnesses, Mr. Dennis was with friends in a parked vehicle in the early hours of July 22, when Mr. Wise approached and a verbal exchange ensued regarding marijuana that Mr. Wise believed was taken from him the previous afternoon. The altercation escalated, and Wise fired shots into the vehicle. Mr. Dennis survived the shooting, and was transported to Riverside Hospital for treatment. The defense was not able to gain traction with its contention that Mr. Wise was acting in self-defense and without malice.
Mr. Wise remains in jail awaiting sentencing.
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Statement From Richard Douglas - Candidate For U.S. Senate - Maryland
Maryland U.S. Senate Candidate Richard Douglas released the following statement:"By delaying yet again the Keystone XL Pipeline, the elitist and out-of-touch U.S. Senate and the Administration sent a blunt message to American workers:drop dead. U.S. Sens. Ben Cardin and Harry Reid have noconcept of the impact on workers which follows the death of projects like Keystone.
soaring fuel prices is an election issue, Ben Cardin comfortably votes the party line at the
expense of hard-working families and those looking for work.
"The fact is the Keystone pipeline is a direct benefit to workers
in Cumberland,Salisbury, Sparrows Point and every
other place in America struggling to maintain a manufacturing-based economy."Richard Douglas on Keystone XL:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuVdZ3-h5Ys
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Operator For the New Restaurant In Pocomoke Has Been Chosen
The Back Street Grill has been selected to operate the city owned restaurant. The Back Street Grill is already located on Snow Hill Road in Salisbury, Maryland.
Won't be long now......
TIME MACHINE Preview ... Down On The Farm!
Read more this Sunday on The Pocomoke Public Eye!
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Biggest Solar Storm In Years Races Toward Earth
AP Science Writer
Longtime Crisfield Drug Dealer Is Sentenced
*On May 26, 2011 Chief Kelvin Sewell, then Lt Kelvin Sewell along with Pocomoke City Police Officer Savage traveled to Crisfield MD to assist the Crisfield Police Department with an ongoing drug problem they were experiencing in the area of the Somers Cove housing area.
Chief Sewell and Officer Savage were able to purchase crack cocaine from a known drug dealer who was identified as Andre Fisher of Crisfield, MD. The purchase was made at the residence of Mr. Fisher who resided at the Somers Cove housing in Crisfield, MD.
On March 6, 2012 (today)Chief Sewell, Officer Savage, Lieutenant of Crisfield Police Department, and other Crisfield Officers appeared in Circuit Court in Princess Anne MD for trial. After the testimony of each Officer was given, the Defendant Andre Fisher was found guilty and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Mr. Fisher then became highly upset and began using profanity towards the Officers and then spit in the direction of the Judge. Mr. Fisher was wrestled to the floor by the Somerset County Sheriff’s Deputies and then carried out of the courtroom.
(Fisher will serve 10 years of 20 years in prison. Ten years of the 20 were suspended.)
*Pocomoke City Police Department
Chief Kelvin D. Sewell
Michigan Mom Wants It All
While most people have played the “if I had a million dollars I would ____ ” thought game, few fill that blank in with “stay on public assistance.”
“I thought that they would cut me off, but since they didn’t, I thought maybe it was okay because I’m not working,” the lottery winner who just purchased a new house and car told Local 4 in Detroit. The station even filmed her shamelessly purchasing goods.
When Local 4 asked if she felt she had a right to the money, Clayton responded, “I mean I kinda do.”
Clayton justified the sentiment by explaining that after taking her winnings in a lump sum and having to pay taxes, the total amount was just over half of the initial winnings.
“I feel that it’s okay because I mean, I have no income and I have bills to pay,” she said. “I have two houses.”
A bill to prevent this type of behavior, sponsored by state Republican Rep. Dale Zorn has passed the state House, as has a companion bill in the state Senate.
Wonder if she will be made to pay those food assistance monies back.....
OPEN FOR BUSINESS TODAY
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
U. S. Senate Candidate Richard Douglas
"Richard Douglas will bring a sense of mission to the U.S. Senate that is sorely lacking at a time when our country needs it most." - Del.Bill Frank.
-Monoblogue
Welcome Home, Courtney !
After months and months of being hospitalized from injuries in a horrible car accident Courtney Bloxom
has been allowed to go home.
Courtney's injuries have taken her to various medical facilities up and down the East Coast for many months. She along with her family, have had their share of ups and downs and the road to Courtney's recovery has not been an easy one nor is over.
Pocomoke Firefighters Respond to Structure Fire
Residential structure fire at 508 Young Street.
PHOTO/ Pocomoke City Vol. Fire Company |
PHOTO/ Pocomoke City Vol. Fire Company |
Fire companies that also responded were: Stockton Vol. Fire Company, Girdletree Vol. Fire Company and New Church Fire and Rescue.
Help Needed For Mans Best Friend.....
At the current time there are 3 heartworm positive pups at the Virginia facility. Without medication these pups will die. These puppies deserve a chance to live a happy life until they also find their "forever home". But the cost is expensive.
Please read about Murphy's Fund below and consider making a donation to help these pups and others. They have no voice unless we speak for them. (jmmb)
"A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself."-Josh Billings
If you'd like to make a donation where you know exactly how the money will be used, please consider donating to Murphy's Fund. For your convience we have a paypal account on our webpage.
Pro-gun Lawmakers Want Permits From State Police
Del. Michael A. McDermott, a lower Shore Republican, said that "the people of Maryland" have been "crying" for changes in the guns laws for years. "It is a great day for Maryland," he said at a Tuesday news conference. "Now we have a liberty that should not have been denied in the first place."
On Monday, a federal judge declared unconstitutional the state's rule that gun applicants must prove they have a "good and substantial reason" to be armed. The following disqualifiers remain: felony charges, mental illness, drug or alcohol abuse, and a track record of violence.
Maryland's Attorney General plans to appeal the decision and will ask that it be stayed in the meantime.
Del. Michael Smigiel, an Eastern Shore Republican, wants the decision to be implemented now. "The right to self defense comes from God," he said. "The second amendment applies outside the home."
Romney Wins Super Tuesday Votes
Never the less Mitt Romney won both counties, but Ron Paul gave him a fight.
In Accomack County, Romney defeated Paul
with Romney getting 695 votes with Paul getting 501 votes. Out of 22,899 registered voters in Accomack County, there were 1,196 votes cast.
Romney won in Chincoteague, Atlantic, Greenbackville, Oak Hall, Saxis, Rue, Accomack, Onancock, Onley, Bobtown, Wachapreague and Painter.
Paul came out ahead in Bloxom, Parksley, Mappsville, Tangier, Melfa and in the Absentee category.
In Northampton the results were the same. Romney winning and Paul getting respectable numbers but still finishing second county wide.
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DASH RESCUE Night At Don's Seafood
A little about DASH Rescue:
DASH Rescue is a Non Profit 501(c)3 Organization that was Formed to Rescue Dachshund and Small Breed Dogs from Shelters, Puppy Mills, Owner Surrenders and Find Them That Fur-Ever Home that They so Much Deserve.
Our Motto: You Can't Save Every Animal in the World, but to the One You Save it is the WORLD!
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
News From the Pocomoke City Police Department
On May 26, 2011 Chief Kelvin Sewell, then Lt Kelvin Sewell along with Pocomoke City Police Officer Savage traveled to Crisfield MD to assist the Crisfield Police Department with an ongoing drug problem they were experiencing in the area of the Somers Cove housing area.
Chief Sewell and Officer Savage were able to purchase crack cocaine from a known drug dealer who was identified as Andre Fisher of Crisfield, MD. The purchase was made at the residence of Mr. Fisher who resided at the Somers Cove housing in Crisfield, MD.
Today, March 6, 2012 Chief Sewell, Officer Savage, Lieutenant of Crisfield Police Department, and other Crisfield Officers appeared in Circuit Court in Princess Anne MD for trial. After the testimony of each Officer was given, the Defendant Andre Fisher was found guilty and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Mr. Fisher then became highly upset and began using profanity towards the Officers and then spit in the direction of the Judge. Mr. Fisher was wrestled to the floor by the Somerset County Sheriff’s Deputies and then carried out of the courtroom.
Chief K D Sewell
FIFTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
If you missed seeing our posting about this storm, scroll down to this past Sunday's TIME MACHINE.
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Worcester County Farmer Dan Reddin Selected By MONSANTO
Monsanto selected Dan Redden as the winning farmer from Worcester County to make a donation to an organization of his choice.
Dan selected The Pocomoke City Vol. Fire Co. Dan said the fire company is here to help everyone.
Fire Chief, Dicky Gladding said the money will be used to help purchase new batteries for the portable radios.
Photo (L to R) Ron Corder Monsanto Company Territory Sales Manager, Dan Redden - Winning farmer from Worcester Co., Andy Clarke - Pres. of The Pocomoke City Vol. Fire Co., and Dicky Gladding - Chief of The Fire Co.
~Many Thanks to Monsanto and Dan Redden!~
www.pocomokefire.com
Legislative Updates By Mike McDermott
- Press Release-Right To Carry
- Observations and Reflections on Legislative Activities
- By Delegate Mike McDermott
March 5, 2012
(Annapolis) Today, a United States District Court upheld the 2nd Amendment rights of Maryland citizens to carry a concealed weapon without needing to show a state police judged “good and substantial reason”. The ruling came in the case of Woolard v. Sheridan and it will change the way the state handles the issuance of Pistol Permits for those asking for the right to carry.
Delegate Michael McDermott stated, “This is a big day for Marylanders. Many have waited a lifetime for their beloved state to recognize and honor their 2nd Amendment Right and that day has finally come”. Until today, the burden of proof in determining if someone had “a good and substantial reason” rested with the citizen and most were denied. The court ruled that this approach is unconstitutional and violates a citizens civil right to keep and bear arms. Essentially, the ruling will shift the burden to the state to prove that a person should be denied this right.
Current law prohibits someone who is a felon, a drug or alcohol abuser, or someone who suffers from mental illness as being ineligible for a carry permit. Second Amendment advocates have long held this is the criteria the state police should utilize when deciding on whether a citizen should be denied a permit.
Delegate McDermott joined with Delegate Smigiel in signing letters to the Secretary of the Maryland State Police respectfully insisting the department begin issuing permits immediately and that they grant reciprocity for those holding permits from other states. Delegate McDermott stated, “Providing reciprocity for permit holders will bring Maryland in line with 40 other states who have not stood between good citizens and their right to protect themselves and their families”.
BINGO At The Pocomoke Fairgrounds
Local Chruch Has Fundraiser For Mission Trip
Heres a great way to take the family out to dinner and benefit the Bayside Community Church of Pocomoke with a fundraiser for the upcoming mission trip to build and make needed repairs to a church in the Dominican Republic.
The event is for March 6 and 7th, just print the attached coupon and present to your server at the Pocomoke location Ruby Tuesday!
Lori and Jessica along with several other church members will be going on the mission trip in April 2012.
Thanks for your help in advance!
"The Evidence dont lie."
Local Firefighters Stabbed and Shot At By Cop At Accident
Elisabeth Hulette
The Virginia-Pilot
Accomack County
Hallwood, Virginia
It's unusual for a car crash victim to assault the paramedics trying to help him.
It's even more unusual for that violent victim to be a police officer.
Yet, according to Virginia State Police, that's what happened Sunday on the Eastern Shore. A spokeswoman said troopers arrested and charged a man who survived a car crash only to stab two volunteer firefighters who were trying to treat him, and then shoot at them when they fought back. The accused is a first-year Virginia Beach policeman.
"It doesn't happen very often at all," David Grant, chief of the Atlantic Volunteer Fire and Rescue Co., said of the assault. The two injured firefighters have been treated and released - one was taken to a hospital - but the department is still a bit shaken, he said.
"It has opened our eyes to the possibilities that can happen," Grant said. "We did everything we could do. Everything was done properly. You just never know what can happen."
According to Sgt. Michelle Anaya, a state police spokeswoman, the incident began before 7 a.m. Sunday. A man in a 1999 Honda ran off Lankford Highway in Hallwood and struck a tree.
Fire and rescue workers responded, but as they treated his injuries, the driver became irritated and combative, according to a state police news release. Then he stabbed two firefighters, according to the release.
The firefighters fought back, striking him in the head. The man then pulled out a gun and began shooting at the firefighters, the release said.
The man was walking away from the scene, holding a firearm, when arriving state troopers stopped him, according to the release. He was taken to Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Nassawadox, where he remained in custody Monday afternoon, Anaya said.
Virginia State Police took out warrants charging Bradley Colas, 23, of Virginia Beach, with two counts of malicious wounding of an emergency medical care provider, Anaya said.
Police are still investigating, Anaya said, and it's unknown whether they will file further charges.
Officer Grazia Moyers, a spokeswoman for Virginia Beach police, said Colas was a member of the city police academy class that began in August.
He completed the academy and became a probationary officer, she said. It usually takes 18 months for a recruit to go through the academy, serve as a probationary officer and finally become a full officer, she said.
Colas has been working in the 3rd Precinct, Moyers said. The Virginia Beach Police Department is declining to comment further because state police are still investigating, she said.
Neighbors said Monday that Colas is nice and always says hello when they see him. One said he seems "pretty straight and narrow," and another said he once baked brownies for her.
"He seems like a cool guy," William Gilbert said. "He seems easygoing."
writers Cindy Clayton and Mike Connors contributed to this report.
SUPER TUESDAY In Virginia
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and U.S. Congressman Representative Ron Paul of Texas will be the only names on the ballot. Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich did not submit enough names to qualify for the Virginia Republican Primary. According to Virginia's laws, no write in names on ballots will be counted.
Polls will be open from 6 AM until 7 PM today. If you have questions about where to vote contact your local voting registrar in either Accomack or Northampton Counties.
Monday, March 5, 2012
Douglas Urges Cardin to Speak Louder for Israel
301.704.1363
U.S. Senate Candidate Richard Douglas noted today that as President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are discussing thorny middle-east issues, including the prospect of war with Iran, Sen. Ben Cardin is silent.
The last public statement Senator Cardin issued on the Administration's position on Israel was September of last year - six months ago.
"There is no question that developments with Israel and Iran are moving at a faster clip," said Douglas. "Yet, Senator Cardin is talking about postal facility closures. We need to hear from the Senator more frequently on where he stands with Iran's nuclear program."
President Obama stated today that the United States stands by Israel and "that all options are on the table" when it comes to dealing with Iran.
"As Margaret Thatcher said to President George H. Bush 'don't go wobbly on me,' said Douglas. "Maryland needs a Senator who will say that to President Obama and whose support is not taken for granted."
Background:
Cardin on Post offices 2/23/12
http://www.cardin.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/cardin-mikulski-oppose-closing-cumberland-postal-processing-center
Cardin on Israel 9/19/11
http://www.cardin.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/senators-urge-president-obama-to-underscore-strong-support-for-israel-during-united-nations-general-assembly
Worcester County State’s Attorney Beau Oglesby Answers Baby Ava Case Critics
BERLIN -- In response to dozens of Facebook posts on the Worcester County State’s Attorney’s page in recent weeks, Beau Oglesby issued a statement on Friday addressing the situation involving Andre Kaczynski.
Follow this story from The Dispatch to read Worcester County State's Attorney Beau Oglesby's response: GO HERE
Pocomoke High School Boys Basketball Team Heads to State Semis
Written by
Shawn Nisson
Staff Writer
"The thrilling 91-90 victory inside of the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center earned Pocomoke their third straight 1A East Region title and another chance to bring back a state championship from the Comcast Center next week."
READ STORY HERE
MBRG Urges Caution on Widening Sales Tax Net
Contact: Jim Pettit
301.704.1363
Towson, MD - As General Assembly attention turns to fiscal and
budgetary issues, Maryland Business for Responsive Government urges
legislators to carefully consider the consequences of legislation that
extends the 6% sales tax to include new goods and services.
Maryland faces a $1.1 billion budget deficit. With questionable
prospects for hiking the gasoline tax and eliminating some tax
deductions, such as mortgage interest, some lawmakers have expressed
interest in applying the sales tax club to a growing number of
products and services as the revenue-generating tool of the moment.
"Hiking taxes across such a wide swath of our economy is a blunt
instrument that only helps those who want to grow government at the
expense of businesses and jobs," said MBRG President Kimberly M.
Burns. "A more precise way of balancing the state's budget is to go
through it line-by-line to look for spending reductions, before
raising taxes yet again."
Maryland already faces a high tax burden relative to the vast majority
of other states. Adding new sales taxes on professional services
raises the cost of doing business – and in certain cases, will put
others out of business. As with the alcohol tax last year, imposing a
new sales tax introduces complexities at point-of-sale systems and
gives regulators wide latitude in interpreting the laws required to
implement the new levies.
“Tax increases, especially increases in the sales tax and gas tax, are
incredibly regressive. When one considers the intended practical
effects of imposing the computer services tax in 2007, which was later
repealed, any changes to Maryland’s tax structures need to be done
with surgical precision and not as an 11th hour search for revenues,"
said Burns. "Costs associated with altering these taxes could impose
more serious hardships on Maryland’s working families.”
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Baltimore-Area Delegate Frank Endorses Douglas for U.S. Senate
For immediate release
Contact: Jim Pettit
301.704.1363
Bladensburg - MD - U.S. Senate candidate Richard Douglas announced today that Baltimore County Delegate William J. Frank endorsed his primary campaign, which comes on the heels of the District 42 Republican Club endorsement last month. Frank represents district 42 which includes which includes Cockeysville, Loch Raven, Lutherville, Mount Washington, Timonium, and Towson in north central Baltimore.
"People want the next U.S. Senator from Maryland to actually do something in the Senate to solve the problems of hard-working families," said Douglas. "Ben Cardin has held elected office since 1967, adheres rigidly to party orthodoxy at the expense of our nation and state, and his time is up."
Frank, who is the Chief Deputy Minority Whip in the House of Delegates, serves on the Health and Government Operations Committee and the Maryland's Veteran's Caucus among other assignments.
"Richard Douglas will bring a sense of mission to the U.S. Senate that is sorely lacking at a time when our country needs it most," said Del.Frank.
"This ruderless body doesn't always have to go around in circles. There's one way to change that, which is to elect people who can navigate the Senate from day one and who will lead. Douglas is the right candidate at the right time."
Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton has also endorsed Richard Douglas. Formerly a senior lawyer in the U.S. Senate and Iraq war veteran, Douglas knows the fundamentals of complex Senate legislative procedures to help reverse the ineffectiveness of the U.S. Senate.
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Jim Pettit
Richard Douglas for U.S. Senate
P.O. Box 586
Battlefield Station
Bladensburg, MD 20710
301-653-7796
301-704-1363 cell
www.DouglasforSenate2012.com