From the Office of Pocomoke City Police Chief Kelvin D. Sewell

ARREST REPORT

POCOMOKE CITY POLICE

April 1 – April 30, 2012

4-1-2012         Pocomoke City Police were conducting routine traffic control in the Pocomoke area when the Officer received an alert on the vehicle with his registered license plate reader. A traffic stop was initiated to confirm the information received on the LPR. The driver Keyana Kellam, age 24 of Princess Anne, MD was issued a traffic citation for failure to provide insurance information on the vehicle and failure to provide current registration card. Kellam received citations for the violations and was released upon her signature pending trial.

4-3-2012         Pocomoke City Police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for an equipment violation. Once the Officer ran all of the information it was discovered the driver did possess a Suspended License. Sheron Purnell, age 40 of Berlin, MD was issued a traffic citation for Driving on a Suspended License. She was released upon her signature pending trial.

4-4-2012        Pocomoke City Police responded to a Shoplifting complaint at Wal-Mart Supercenter in Pocomoke City. Upon arrival Police discovered the suspect had concealed several items in her purse without paying for the merchandise and attempted to pass all points of sale. Arrested was a juvenile, age 15 of Pocomoke City. Pocomoke Police contacted the Department of Juvenile Services and she was released to a parent/guardian.

4-5-2012       Pocomoke City Police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for an equipment violation. Police ran the information on the driver which resulted in a Suspended License. Patrick Richards age 23, of Pocomoke City was issued a State Citation for Driving on a Suspended License. Richards was released pending trial.

4-6-2012       Pocomoke City Police were conducting routine traffic control in the Pocomoke area when the Officer received an alert on a vehicle with the registered license plate reader. A traffic stop was initiated to confirm the information received on the LPR. The driver Deandra Bivens, age 28 of Pocomoke City was issued a traffic citation for failure to provide insurance information on the vehicle and failure to provide current registration card. Bivens received citations for the violations and was released upon her signature pending trial.

4-6-2012       Pocomoke City Police were conducting routine traffic control in the Pocomoke area when the Officer received an alert on a vehicle with his registered license plate reader. A traffic stop was initiated to confirm the information received on the LPR. The driver Katie Herbst, age 24 of Pocomoke City, MD was issued a traffic citation for failure to provide insurance information on the vehicle and failure to provide current registration card. Herbst received citations for the violations and was released upon her signature pending trial.

4-8-2012       Pocomoke City Police were conducting routine traffic when they discovered a vehicle driven by a possible Wanted person. Upon contact with the driver it was confirmed to be the Wanted Person. Arrested was Martel Blake age 19, of Pocomoke City. Blake was arrested and transported to the MSP Barrack.

4-9-2012       Pocomoke City Police received information on a Wanted subject. Pocomoke City Police located the suspect. Arrested was Travis Bailey, age 22 of Princess Anne MD for Violation of a Protection Order.

4-11-2012       Pocomoke City Police responded to a Trespassing complaint at the Pocomoke City Wal-Mart. Upon arrival Police learned the suspect had been ordered by the District Court Judge not to return to Wal-Mart property due to being found guilty of a previous Theft. Arrested was Vicki Jo Agnew Outten age 47 of Princess Anne MD was arrested for Trespassing.

4-12-2012       Pocomoke City Police were conducting a routine Foot Patrol in the area of Bank Street Pocomoke City. Once Officers conducted a foot patrol of the Church Street area Officers immediately detected a strong odor of marijuana illuminating from the area. Police approached a subject and immediately smelled an odor of marijuana and inquired of his personal information at which point the suspect fled on foot which led to a foot pursuit by the Police. Once apprehended the subject was placed under arrest. Arrested was Kentrell Savage age 22 of Pocomoke, MD. Savage was charged with CDS Possession of Marijuana and Resist/Interfere with Arrest.

4-12-2012       Pocomoke City Police were conducting an investigation when an individual approached them and started causing a disturbance. The suspect started to yell profanities and ignored the Officers request to step away from the scene. Arrested was Jeffrey Wright age 27, of Pocomoke MD. Wright was charged with Failure to obey a Lawful Order and Resist/Interfere with an Arrest.

4-12-2012       Pocomoke City Police were conducting special patrol of the Pocomoke area when Officers noticed an individual walking down the street acting suspicious. The Pocomoke Police stopped to conduct a field interview on the subject. Upon the subject giving Police permission to conduct a search the Pocomoke Police located Marijuana. Arrested was Robert Dolby Jr, age 22 of Pocomoke MD.

4-13-2012       Pocomoke City Police received a call for a Shoplifter that had just left the Dollar General store. Police were able to locate the suspect with the description given. Pocomoke Police approached the suspect and noticed a bulge in his pants. Police then conducted a search for Officer Safety and did locate the item that was reportedly stolen. Arrested was Maurice Bishop age 53, of Pocomoke MD.

4-13-2012       Pocomoke City Police were conducting routine traffic control in the Pocomoke area when they observed a vehicle being operated by a driver who they knew to possess a Suspended License. Upon confirming the information the Pocomoke City Police initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle. The driver Robert Branch age 29 of Pocomoke MD was issued a citation for Driving on a Suspended License and released upon his signature pending trial.

4-13-2012       Pocomoke City Police were conducting routine traffic detail when the Officer observed an individual drive through a red light. Police initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle. The driver of the vehicle possessed a Suspended License. The Driver Raul Vazquez age 32 of Kings Island Georgia was issued a citation and released pending trial.

4-14-2012       Pocomoke City Police responded to a Domestic Assault call. Upon arrival police learned the victim had been assaulted by an estranged boyfriend who gained access into her apartment without permission. Arrested was John Thomas age 25, of Pocomoke MD. Thomas was held on $10,000 bond pending trial.

4-14-2012       Pocomoke City Police were conducting traffic enforcement in the Pocomoke area when they observed a vehicle run a stop sign. A traffic stop was initiated; upon contact with the driver the Officer learned the driver possessed a Suspended License. Arrested was Rodney Harmon age 49, of Waldorf MD. He was issued a citation and released pending trial.

4-15-2012       Pocomoke City Police responded to a complaint for removal of person. Upon arrival Police located an individual who was advised previously to leave the business. The subject was acting Disorderly and causing a Disturbance. Arrested was Marian Glaspey age 44 of Monroeville, NJ.

4-15-2012       Pocomoke City Police responded to an Assault complaint. Upon arrival a Juvenile had assaulted an adult over a dispute they were having. Arrested was a Juvenile age, 15 of Pocomoke MD. The Juvenile was referred to the Department of Juvenile Services.

4-18-2012       Pocomoke City Police were conducting traffic detail in the Pocomoke area when they observed a vehicle with a rear tag light out. Upon contact with the driver the Officer could detect a strong odor of alcohol and slurred speech. The Officer performed several field sobriety test, based on the results. Arrested was James Brady age 43 of Pocomoke MD. Brady was charged with Driving while under the influence of alcohol and driving while impaired by alcohol.

4-18-2012       Pocomoke City Police responded to a Trespassing complaint. Upon arrival Police located the suspect walking on property with posted No Trespassing signs. Arrested was James Allen age 46, of Pocomoke MD. Allen was issued a Criminal Citation and released.

4-23-2012       Pocomoke City Police responded to a Domestic Assault complaint. Upon arrival Police met with the victim who stated she was assaulted by her boyfriend before he left in her vehicle without her permission. Upon further investigation the Pocomoke City Police Officer obtained a Warrant on the suspect for Reckless Endangerment, 2nd degree Assault and Motor Vehicle Unlawful taking. Arrested was Eddie Neal age 30 of Pocomoke MD.

4-23-2012       Pocomoke City Police were conducting routine traffic detail when the Officers License Plate Reader recognized a vehicle traveling with a Suspended Insurance violation. Upon stopping the vehicle the Officer learned the driver had Suspended License. Arrested was Calvin Jones age, 36 of Pocomoke MD. Jones was charged with operating a vehicle with Suspended License.

4-24-2012       Pocomoke City Police responded to an Assault complaint. Upon arrival police located a victim on the sidewalk with injuries. The victim stated he had been stabbed with an unknown object. Upon further investigation Police located the suspect who assaulted the victim. Arrested was Willie Blackmon age 64, of Pocomoke MD. Blackmon was charged with Assault 1st degree, Assault 2nd degree. He was held on $10,000 bond pending trial.

4-24-2012       Pocomoke City Police responded to a Burglary complaint. Upon arrival Police learned that a business had closed for the evening; the owners were still inside the restaurant when they noticed someone walking in the storage area of the building. The victim stated no one should be in the restaurant as it was closed. The victim stated they looked in the back storage area and located someone hiding up on the ladder. The victim recognized the suspect to be a past employee. Upon further investigation Police were able to positively identify the suspect as being in the restaurant after it was locked and closed. Arrested was Michael Acevedo age 27, of Pocomoke MD. Acevedo was charged with Burglary 2nd degree, Burglary 4th degree and Trespassing. Acevedo was held on $50,000 bond pending trial.

4-25-2012       Pocomoke City Police responded to Wal-Mart for a Theft complaint. Upon arrival Police discovered the call was for Internal Theft of merchandise on several occasions totaling a loss of approximately $2,730. Arrested was Breon Lamar Ayres age 23, of Mappsville VA. Ayres was charged with Theft $1,000 to under $10,000 and Theft Scheme $1,000 to under $10,000.

4-24-2012       Pocomoke City Police served a Warrant on Derrick Hall age 22 of Pocomoke City for Assault 1st degree, Assault 2nd degree and Reckless Endangerment. He was taken before the Commissioner and released on $10,000 unsecure bond pending trial.

4-29-2012       Pocomoke City Police were conducting traffic detail in the Pocomoke area. Police observed a vehicle operating without any working tail lights on the driver’s side of the vehicle. Upon approaching the driver the Officer could smell a strong odor of alcohol. After failing several field sobriety test the driver was placed under arrest. Arrested was Thomas Wilson age 22, of Parksley VA. Wilson was charged with Driving under the influence of alcohol, driving under the influence per se and driving vehicle while impaired by alcohol.

4-29-2012       Pocomoke City Police responded to a call for an alcohol violation. Upon arrival Police learned an individual was attempting to purchase alcohol with a fake id. Police observed the ID to be fake and the person in possession of the ID was not the person listed on the MD ID. Arrested was Jose Nik age 23, of Temperenceville, VA. Nik was charged with possession of a fake ID and underage alcohol violations.

4-29-2012       Pocomoke City Police responded to a Disturbance complaint. Upon arrival Police located two individuals arguing in the roadway. After Police ordered the individuals to quiet down and go their separate ways, one of the suspects refused to cooperate with the Officers orders. Arrested was Loynial Sturgis Age 32 of Pocomoke MD. Sturgis was charged with Disorderly Conduct and Failure to Obey a Lawful Order.

From ~ CHANGE MARYLAND

In Case You Missed It: Change Maryland / Larry Hogan

"Doomsday Budget"

NBC-4 4.27.12

"Only in Maryland could a $700 million increase be considered 'doomsday.'" -Larry Hogan

http://www.nbcwashington.com/blogs/first-read-dmv/Morning-Read-The-Latest-On-The-Six-Wal-Marts-Hitting-DC-149222825.html

Change Maryland Announces One-Year Anniversary 

citybizlist 4.27.12

"It has become the largest citizens' organization in the state with over 12,000 followers on Facebook." 

http://baltimore.citybizlist.com/1/2012/4/27/Change-Maryland-Announces-OneYear-Anniversary.aspx

The Budget Mess and Tax Hikes
Maryland Reporter 4.26.12

“They want the government to do what they’re doing at home,” and determine 'what are the priorities we have to fund' without new revenues, Hogan said. “Every single year they’ve increased spending by more than $1 billion.” 

http://marylandreporter.com/2012/04/26/republicans-emboldened-by-budget-mess-hogan-madden-craig/ 

"Doomsbay Budget," Special Session, Taxes and Spending
WBAL "Jimmy Mathis" 4.21.12

 "We started with just a few friends and have grown into an army of 12,000 people from every single county in Maryland." - Larry Hogan

"They weren't able to get this done when they have control over all three parts of Government." -Jimmy Mathis

 "I'm glad it blew up, we don't want these tax increases. They have a failed record of lost jobs, higher spending, record tax increases and broken promises.  -Larry Hogan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEtFXd1HqnY&feature=youtu.be

One-Party Rule, Special Interests
WCBM "Sean and Frank" 4.19.12

 "When you have a one party rule in a state like Maryland, like we've had for almost decades, it's no wonder the party can get away with just about anything." -Frank Luber

 "Our group Change Maryland, we founded it almost a year ago, we've been adding 1000 people a month to bring common sense and fiscal restraint to Annapolis." -Larry Hogan

 "We need a group to lobby for the rest of us." -Frank Luber

http://www.changemaryland.org/2012/04/chairman-larry-hogan-on-wcbm/

Why do Annapolis Leaders do these things? - because they can
Baltimore Sun Op Ed: 4.17.12

"Of course, reasonable people can disagree over the wisdom of the governor's unsuccessful wind energy proposal. But the timing of the rally struck me as especially curious. Why would state leaders elevate this boutique, quixotic proposal over more immediate priorities impacting the lives of Marylanders, like the state budget? Then it occurred to me: Because they can." - Larry Hogan

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-assembly-democrats-20120417,0,3065380.story


Change Maryland Grows to 10,000 in Under a Year
citybizlist 4.09.12

"There is an alternative to arrogant one-party monopoly rule.Small businesses, taxpayers and those looking for work unfortunately are not considered 'special interests,' and as a result are dismissed as collateral damage as Maryland marches on towards ever-increasing spending and taxes." - Larry Hogan

http://baltimore.citybizlist.com/1/2012/4/9/Change-Maryland-Grows-to-10000-in-Under-a-Year.aspx



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Outdoor Burning Ban For Worcester County Has Been Cancelled

Effective Immediately

The outdoor burning ban in effect for Worcester County since midApril has been cancelled due to sufficient rainfall last week.

Worcester County Fire Marshall Jeff McMahon says  that a continued dry weather pattern would force the return of the burning ban and cautions residents and visitors against burning since rainfall amounts vary in each area of the county. 

Furthermore, all who conduct outdoor burnings, regardless of the type, are reminded that the law requires any fire to be attended from start to extinguishment. Precautions for having the proper tools and safe water supply are also required.


For furtherinformation, contact Fire Marshal Jeff McMahon at 410-632-5666.

Accomack County Announces SPRING CLEANING

Spring Clean

Accomack Countys Spring Clean will be held on Saturday, May 5, 2012.

The Accomack County Board of Supervisors will waive landfill tipping fees for residential waste and recyclable materials brought in that day.

The tipping fee waiver does not apply to businesses or commercial for-hire waste haulers.

Landfills will be open Saturday, May 5, 2012, from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM.

Not Acceptable
Residential WastePaint
Yard WastePesticides
Construction/Demolition DebrisAsbestos
Tires (car small truck off the rim,Hazardous Material
Used motor oil
Scrap metal
Car batteries

For questions call the Accomack County Public Works office at (757) 787-1468 or (757) 824-0020

Nadya Suleman Files For Bankruptcy:

Written by

Naughty But Nice Rob
Octomom 'Excited' About Future
Nadya "Octomom" Suleman filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in federal court today, just one month after going on welfare. Although the move spotlights Suleman's desperate situation, she is surprisingly upbeat about the future.

"I'm staying strong," Suleman tells me. "This is something I had to do because I have made poor decisions. I have regrets but can't focus on them, I have to focus on moving forward. I have been dancing around all day with my kids. They have no idea about what is going on."

Suleman's bankruptcy filing may be the best decision she's made yet.

"She has a mountain of debt from refusing to ever accept any help and now has realized that it's okay to ask for some help," a friend of Suleman's tells me. "By filing for bankruptcy she will have a chance to start over and actually has some really great projects coming up very soon. She is actually excited."

Chapter 7 is the most serious form of bankruptcy, undertaken only by those in extreme circumstances.

Although legal documents don't reveal how much she owes, Suleman confessed it was her only option.

"This has taken me by surprise and I hate to ask for help but I have to," Suleman says. "Everything I do is for my kids. I'm not sure about what the future holds, but my children deserve a great life and I will do whatever I have to do to make that happen."

Suleman's decision will also ensure that any future money she earns will go directly to her children rather than her creditors. And what projects are on Nadya's horizon? Just three weeks ago she told me she was hoping to land a reality show.

SOURCE:

Elks Lodge In Accomac To Hold Hog Bash Saturday

The Elks Lodge in Accomac is planning its first Hog Bash this Saturday.


The proceeds from this fund raising event will go to support local charities. Lodge 1766 supports many local charitable organizations.

The grand prize will be a brand new 2012 Harley-Davidson Switchback motorcycle.

The event will take place starting at noon Saturday and there will be drawings every fifteen minutes for $250 cash prizes, barbecue by renowned local barbecue chefs, Tommy Hines and G.L. Smith .

Tickets for the event are available from Elks members or you can stop at F & G Automotive in Onley.

You must be 21 to purchase a ticket.

There are only a limited number of tickets to sell and they are selling fast so better hurry.  They're almost sold out.

Diamond Dog Food Recall Widens

On April 30, 2012, Diamond Pet Foods has announced it is now expanding its voluntary dog food recall to include Diamond Puppy Formula dry dog food.

The company is taking this precautionary measure because sampling has revealed Salmonella in the product.

According to the official press report, no dog illnesses have been reported.

What Products Are Affected?

Diamond Puppy Formula dry dog food with the following packaging descriptions are being recalled:

Distributed in Twelve States

The recalled Diamond Puppy Formula dog food was manufactured by Diamond Pet Foods in Gaston, S.C., and was distributed in the following 12 states:

• Alabama
• Florida
• Georgia
• Kentucky
• Maryland
• Michigan
• North Carolina
• Ohio
• Pennsylvania
• South Carolina
• Tennessee
• Virginia

The product may have been further distributed to additional states through pet food channels. The company is working directly with distributors and retailers that carry these products to remove them as quickly as possible from the supply chain.

SOURCE:

A Black Man, The Progressive’s Perfect Trojan Horse

As millions of my fellow Americans, I am outraged, devastated and extremely angry by the democrat’s unbelievable arrogance and disdain for We The People. Despite our screaming “no” from the rooftops, they forced Obamacare down our throats. 

Please forgive me for using the following crude saying, but it is very appropriate to describe what has happened. 

“Don’t urinate on me and tell me it’s raining.” Democrats say their mission is to give all Americans health care. The democrats are lying. Signing Obamacare into law against our will and the Constitution is tyranny and step one of their hideous goal of having as many Americans as possible dependent on government, thus controlling our lives and fulfilling Obama’s promise to fundamentally transform America.
 
I keep asking myself. How did our government move so far from the normal procedures of getting things done? Could a white president have so successfully pulled off shredding the Constitution to further his agenda? I think not.

Ironically, proving America is completely the opposite of the evil racist country they relentlessly accuse her of being, progressives used America’s goodness, guilt and sense of fair play against her. In their quest to destroy America as we know it, progressives borrowed a brilliant scheme from Greek mythology. They offered America a modern day Trojan Horse, a beautifully crafted golden shiny new black man as a presidential candidate. Democrat Joe Biden lorded Obama as the first clean and articulate African American candidate. Democrat Harry Reid said Obama only uses a black dialect when he wants.

White America relished the opportunity to vote for a black man naively believing they would never suffer the pain of being called racist again. Black Americans viewed casting their vote for Obama as the ultimate Affirmative Action for America’s sins of the past.
Then there were the entitlement loser voters who said, “I’m votin’ for the black dude who promises to take from those rich SOBs and give to me”.

Just as the deceived Trojans dragged the beautifully crafted Trojan Horse into Troy as a symbol of their victory, deceived Americans embraced the progressive’s young, handsome, articulate and so called moderate black presidential candidate as a symbol of their liberation from accusation of being a racist nation. Also like the Trojan Horse, Obama was filled with the enemy hiding inside.

Sunday, March 21, 2010, a secret door opened in Obama, the shiny golden black man. A raging army of democrats charged out. Without mercy, they began their vicious bloody slaughter of every value, freedom and institution we Americans hold dear; launching the end of America as we know it.

Wielding swords of votes reeking with the putrid odor of back door deals, the democrats landed a severe death blow to America and individual rights by passing Obamacare.

The mainstream liberal media has been relentlessly badgering the Tea Party movement with accusations of racism. Because I am a black tea party patriot, I am bombarded with interviewers asking me the same veiled question.“Why are you siding with these white racists against America’s first African American president?” I defend my fellow patriots who are white stating, “These patriots do not give a hoot about Obama’s skin color. They simply love their country and oppose his radical agenda. Obama’s race is not an issue”.

Recently, I have come to believe that perhaps I am wrong about Obama’s race not being an issue. In reality, Obama’s presidency has everything to do with racism, but not from the Tea Party movement. Progressives and Obama have exploited his race from the rookie senator’s virtually unchallenged presidential campaign to his unprecedented bullying of America into Obamacare. Obama’s race trumped all normal media scrutiny of him as a presidential candidate and most recently even the Constitution of the United States. 

Obamacare forces all Americans to purchase health care which is clearly unconstitutional.

No white president could get away with boldly and arrogantly thwarting the will of the American people and ignoring laws. President Clinton tried universal health care. Bush tried social security reform. The American people said “no” to both president’s proposals and it was the end of it. So how can Obama get away with giving the American people the finger? The answer. He is black.

The mainstream liberal media ontinues to portray all who oppose Obama in any way as racist. Despite a list of failed policies, overreaches into the private sector, violations of the Constitution and planned destructive legislation too numerous to mention in this article, many Americans are still fearful of criticizing our first black president. Incredible.

My fellow Americans, you must not continue to allow yourselves to be “played” and intimidated by Obama’s race or the historical context of his presidency. 

If we are to save America, the greatest nation on the planet, Obama’s progressive agenda must be stopped.

Lloyd Marcus, (black) Unhyphenated American, singer/songwriter, entertainer, author, artist, and Tea Party patriot

LloydMarcus.com

Hat Tip: Mrs M.

SOCIAL SECURITY NOW CALLED 'FEDERAL BENEFIT PAYMENT'/ENTITLEMENT!

Have you noticed, your Social Security check is now referred to as a "federal benefit payment"?
 
 Our government gets away with way too much in all areas of our lives, while they live lavishly on their grossly overpaid incomes! 

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT THE ONLY THING WRONG WITH THIS CALCULATION IS
THEY FORGOT TO FIGURE IN THE PEOPLE WHO DIED BEFORE THEY COLLECTED THEIR SOCIAL SECURITY!!!! WHERE DID THAT MONEY GO?????????????

This was sent to me, I am Publishing it because it does touch a nerve in me.

This is another example of what Rick Perry called "TREASON in high
places" !!! Get angry and pass this on!

Remember, not only did you contribute to Social Security but your
employer did too. It totaled 15% of your income before taxes. If you
averaged only $30K over your working life, that's close to $220,500.

If you calculate the future value of $4,500 per year (yours & your
employer's contribution) at a simple 5% (less than what the government
pays on the money that it borrows), after 49 years of working you'd have
$892,919.98.

If you took out only 3% per year, you'd receive $26,787.60 per year and
it would last better than 30 years (until you're 95 if you retire at age
65) and that's with no interest paid on that final amount on deposit! If
you bought an annuity and it paid 4% per year, you'd have a lifetime
income of $2,976.40 per month.

The folks in Washington have pulled off a bigger Ponzi scheme than Bernie
Madhoff ever had.

Entitlement my butt, I paid cash for my social security insurance!!!!
Just because they borrowed the money, doesn't make my benefits some kind
of charity or handout!!

Congressional benefits = free healthcare, outrageous retirement
packages, 67 paid holidays, three weeks paid vacation, unlimited paid
sick days, now that's welfare, and they have the nerve to call my
social security retirement entitlements?

We're "broke" and can't help our own Seniors, Veterans, Orphans, Homeless.

In the last months we have provided aid to Haiti, Chile , and Turkey .
And now Pakistan ......home of bin Laden. Literally, BILLIONS of
DOLLARS!!!

Our retired seniors living on a 'fixed income' receive no aid nor do they
get any breaks while our government and religious organizations pour
Hundreds of Billions of $$$$$$'s and Tons of Food to Foreign Countries!

They call Social Security and Medicare an entitlement even though most of
us have been paying for it all our working lives and now when it's time
for us to collect, the government is running out of money. Why did the
government borrow from it in the first place? Imagine if the *GOVERNMENT*
gave 'US' the same support they give to other countries.

Sad isn't it?

Judged Just Because of "Who" They Are

Jessica Anderson

The Baltimore Sun

All pit bulls to be considered dangerous under court ruling

Pit bulls are inherently dangerous animals, the state's highest court has ruled, a decision that could lead to stiff penalties for people found responsible in attacks — even if the dogs have never been violent before.

A decision by the Maryland Court of Appeals, issued this week, distinguishes pit bulls and mixed breeds from other kinds of dogs. In the past, a victim intending to file a lawsuit after a dog attack had to prove that a dog's owner knew it had a history of being dangerous. Now, showing that the owner or landlord knew a dog is part pit bull would be sufficient for a claim.

"It is no longer necessary to prove that the particular pit bull or pit bulls are dangerous," the court ruled Thursday.

The case stems from a 2007 attack on a child in Towson that led several local governments to reconsider the laws governing pit bulls. The animals are banned in Prince George's County.

But some who oppose the ruling argue that a dog's breed is not a reliable way to predict whether the animal might become violent. They worry that the decision will make it more difficult for pit bull owners to find housing, and discourage others from adopting the dogs.

In a dissenting opinion, one justice said the decision establishes a troublesome precedent.

"Now, it appears, the issue of whether a dog is harmless, or the owner or landlord has any reason to know that the dog is dangerous, is irrelevant to the standard of strict liability," wrote Judge Clayton Greene Jr.

The decision is in response to a Baltimore County Circuit Court decision in the case of 10-year-old Dominic Solesky, who was attacked by a neighbor's pit bill in 2007.

After the attack, Dominic's family sued the dog owner's landlord, Dorothy M. Tracey. The Circuit Court judge threw out the claim, ruling there was no evidence that Tracey had been negligent.

The Court of Special Appeals overturned the judge's decision, and the Court of Appeals affirmed that ruling Thursday. The case will now head back to trial.

Pauline Houliaras, president of B-More Dog, which formed in 2007 to fight anti-pit bull legislation in Baltimore County, said the group is "extremely disappointed" with the court's decision.
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Labor Department Withdrawls Child Labor Rule

Paul Conner

The Daily Caller

Labor Dept. withdraws farm child labor rule after Daily Caller report goes viral

Under pressure from farming advocates in rural communities, and following a report by The Daily Caller, the Obama administration withdrew a proposed rule Thursday that would have applied child labor laws to family farms.

Critics complained that the regulation would have drastically changed the extent to which children could work on farms owned by family members. The U.S. Department of Labor cited public outcry as the reason for withdrawing the rule.

“The decision to withdraw this rule — including provisions to define the ‘parental exemption’ — was made in response to thousands of comments expressing concerns about the effect of the proposed rules on small family-owned farms,” the Department said in a press release Thursday evening. “To be clear, this regulation will not be pursued for the duration of the Obama administration.”

The rule would have dramatically changed what types of chores children under the age of 16 could perform on and around American farms. It would have prohibited them from working with tobacco, operating almost all types of power-driven equipment and being employed to work with raw farm materials.

“Prohibited places of employment would include country grain elevators, grain bins, silos, feed lots, stockyards, livestock exchanges and livestock auctions,” read a press release from last August.

“I am pleased to hear the Obama Administration is finally backing away from its absurd 85-page proposal to block youth from participating in family farm activities and ultimately undermine the very fabric of rural America, but I will continue working to ensure this overreaching proposal is completely and permanently put to rest,” said Sen. John Thune, Republican from South Dakota. “The Obama DOL’s youth farm labor rule is a perfect example of what happens when government gets too big.”

Sen. Jerry Moran, Republican from Kansas, also praised the decision.

“If this proposal had gone into effect, not only would the shrinking rural workforce have been further reduced, and our nation’s youth deprived of valuable career training opportunities, but a way of life would have begun to disappear,” Moran said in a statement.

Parents and children who grew up on farms across the country told TheDC that the rule was overprotective and would have prevented kids from learning valuable skills at early ages.

“Losing that work ethic — it’s so hard to pick this up later in life,” said Cherokee County, Kansas Farm Bureau president Jeff Clark. “There’s other ways to learn how to farm, but it’s so hard. You can learn so much more working on the farm when you’re 12, 13, 14 years old.”

Rep. Kristi Noem, Republican from South Dakota, also applauded the effort to scale back the rule.

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TIME MACHINE ... $2.50 A Day, Including Meals, For The Best Hotel Rooms In OC!

(Reader-friendly viewing of newspaper archives material)　

　

April, 1880 

 

(The New York Times)

MARYLAND'S SEASIDE RESORT

THE RAPID GROWTH AND MANY ATTRACTIONS OF OCEAN CITY

(In last week's Part 1 of the article on Ocean City's beginnings it was stated that in 1874 "It exists only on paper and in the imagination of its founders" but by just 1880 there were numerous large hotels, and train excursions were bringing up to 20,000 people to the resort on some days from off the peninsula locations.

(Part 2)

The growth of the popularity of Ocean City as a Summer resort has been very rapid, but the cause of this progress is very simple. It is easily reached from any portion of this peninsula, and from Baltimore, Wilmington, and Philadelphia. It offers to the lovers of bathing facilities for the gratification of that pleasure second to no other seaside resort on the Atlantic. For the lovers of the surf, the Atlantic Ocean breaks uninterrupted on a sand-bound shore for 40 miles. The undertow, it is claimed, is less dangerous than at Atlantic City or Long Branch, and the certainty of good surf bathing is absolute, while for ladies and children who are not strong enough, or do not possess the courage to find pleasure in the breakers , the Synapuxant Bay, which is as close to the hotels as to the ocean, affords perfectly safe bathing in water nowhere over six feet in depth, and in few spots over three feet deep. Ocean City is situated on a sand formation or beach, which connects with the mainland 16 miles to the north of this point, and to Chincoteague inlet, 25 miles south of here, and at this point it is less than a thousand feet wide. The Ocean House, which is nearly 300 feet long, and stands with one end toward the ocean and the other toward the bay, is less than 400 feet from either the bay or the ocean. The Synapuxant Bay is a large and shallow sheet of water, 40 miles long, and varying in width from a half-mile to 10 miles. Perhaps that which has done most to make this a popular Summer resort for the people of this peninsula is moderation in all charges to the visitors. Excursion tickets, good to return in five days, have been sold at Wilmington as low as $1.60. The distance from here to that city is upward of 140 miles, making the rates for passage over the railroads amount to little over a half-cent per mile. The charges at the hotels are also moderate. The highest price charged by any hotel in Ocean City is at the Atlantic, and there the best rooms in the house can be had for $2.50 per day, including meals, and all the hotels on the beach have established reputations for the excellence of their tables. The highest rate charged by any hotel to guests engaging rooms by the week is $12.50, and some of the smaller hotels entertain their guests at a charge of about $8 a week. In the matter of dress, the guests are almost invariably democratic, each lady dresses to suit her own inclination and convenience, and plainness in dress is almost universal, but there is a social element in the society of Ocean City, or, at least there was last season, that is not readily understood by the chance visitors from the nearer Northern sea-side resorts. The marked and pleasant familiarity of the guests at the hotels is not measured by dress. Nor is there that separation of circles into different sets, as at many other places. The truth is that in Maryland everybody knows everybody, and Ocean City by common consent has become the place for an annual reunion, where friends meet friends on common grounds, to entertain and be entertained in strict accordance with the far-famed hospitality of Maryland. Ocean City is a sea-side resort within reach of moderate incomes, where health may be recuperated and life may be enjoyed as well as at any other point on the Atlantic coast. The Old Dominion Steam-ship Company's steamers make close connections from New York, at Lewes, for this resort, and for Rehobeth City, another popular sea-side resort 16 miles north of this place, which has grown up during the past few years. 

(Synapuxant and Rehobeth were the Newspaper's spellings.)　

　

April, 1954

Daniel Shaw was elected Pocomoke City mayor. He was former president of the city council and unopposed to succeed Mayor Crady Matthews. Clayton Lambertson, a former Pocomoke mayor and councilman in the 1940's, was unopposed for one council seat that was on the ballot.

　

April, 1977

Plans were proceeding for the opening of a Christian Day school in Pocomoke City offering a state approved curriculum taught by certified teachers. The classes would be conducted at the Glad Tidings Assembly Of God Church on Market Street and Payne Avenue. 

　

　

January, 1912

(The Evening Post- Frederick, Md)

John W. Guy Dead

Thrice Married, He Was Father of 32 Children

Cape Charles, Va., Jan 8.- John W. Guy, 79 years old, father of 32 children, died at his home near Melfa, Va., of stomach trouble after an illness of several months. He was a prosperous farmer and life-long resident of the Eastern Shore of Virginia. He was married three times. His first wife was Mary Ann Redfield, a farmer's daughter, both bride and groom being in their twenty-second year. To this union seven children were born. His second wife was Margaret Elizabeth Ayers, 21 years old. To this union 18 children were born. Lola Crockett, 16 years old, daughter of a farmer, became his last bride when he was in his sixty-fifth year. To this union seven children were born. Of Guy's children, 21 were sons and 11 daughters.

　

　
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2012 Theater Academy Camp

Missing Man Last Seen In Ocean City

Lance Corey Gains

Written by

Scott Muska
Staff Writer

OCEAN CITY -- Police, family and friends are searching for a 22-year-old man who has been missing for nearly a week and was last seen at an Ocean City bar.

Lance Corey Gaines of Groton, N.Y., hasn't been heard from since the night of Friday, April 20. Ocean City police said he was last seen at Sandbar on 33rd Street at about 1 a.m. Saturday, April 21. One of the 20 or so friends and relatives who have traveled to town since then to form a makeshift search group said he had gone out for a walk and to the bar alone.

Gaines is 6 feet 4 inches tall, weighs 190 pounds and has brown hair and blue eyes. When he was seen at the bar, he was wearing a dark gray hooded sweatshirt.

Gaines was on vacation with his family and was staying at the Bay Club Resort on 32nd Street for the weekend. Family members said he sent a text message to his girlfriend just after midnight.

His father, John Gaines, said his other son had spoken to a woman who works at Madison Beach Motel on North Baltimore Avenue who saw someone in the area on Monday afternoon who matched Lance Gaines' description, but that's the only additional lead they've gotten.

"My son talked to her, and she had details she couldn't really have had (if she hadn't seen him)," said John Gaines on Thursday. "So we're pretty confident, we think we have a likely sighting on Monday."

OCPD spokeswoman Jessica Waters confirmed a tip had been received from someone claiming they saw Gaines or someone who matches his description, but there hasn't been a confirmed sighting since his disappearance, despite police outreach and investigation and the hundreds of fliers and inquiries friends and family have been making into Lance Gaines' whereabouts.

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Police Give Take On Facebook ‘Pot Farm’ Game

By Melissa Payne

Some people log on to Facebook to connect with friends.  Others play games like, the very popular “Farmville”.  For many people, online games provide hours of harmless entertainment.  But one Facebook game may not be so innocent.

WHNT News 19 takes a closer look at the game “Pot Farm,” where the goal of the game is to grow and harvest marijuana.

On “Pot Farm” nearly a million people don’t care who sees them growing fake weed.

“Certain people are into certain things. Some peole are in to killing dragons and all that, some people might want to sit there and grow weed,” said Florence resident, Chance McMorrow.

Users start by planting hemp, the most basic pot plant.

The goal is keep the plants alive, while adding more plants to your farm.  The rewards, stronger pot seeds, grow a more potent crop.

“There’s really no big deal about playing, I guess it’s just for fun,” said William Bullock, a gamer.

For many gamers, that fun comes from fulfilling a fantasy — cultivating an illegal marijuana crop, that in the virtual world, becomes very accepted and even celebrated.

“It seems pretty cool, I guess,” said McMorrow.

But for law enforcement, this game adds one more avenue in their constant battle against cannabis.

“When I first heard about it the other day, I had no idea what it was,” said Sheffield Police Chief Greg Ray.

So Ray logged in and took his first look at the game with WHNT News 19′s cameras rolling.

“This looks more like a Christmas tree than it does a marijuana plant,” said Ray.  “I guess you can say it’s more of a comical thing.”

However, Chief Ray said that disguise may glamorize the game and the drug.

“One of the biggest messages you’re sending out is there are no repercussions, if you’re playing a game and you get caught you just reboot and start over again,” said Ray.  “In real life that’s not the case.”

Critics say this Facebook “Pot Farm” looks like fun and games on a computer screen, but it may be teaching people how to grow a real pot farm.

And even William Bullock, who already told us he thinks this game is for entertainment purposes only, admits people could learn a few basics about becoming a real-life pot farmer.

“I would definitely, before you get into anything, go play this game and just get on what you should do,” Bullock said.

“I don’t think it teaches you how to be a pot farmer or a pot grower, no more than a dungouns and dragons game would teach you how to be a dragon slayer,” said Chief Ray.

It’s a virtual reality game that may give users a different kind of high.

Facebook requires users to be at least 21 years old before logging in to play Pot Farm.

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Mudbog Trophies and Awards

2011 Gumboro Crisfield Mudbog Banquet

Saturday  March 31, 2012

Crisfield Elks Lodge

Crisfield, Maryland

What a delicious meal the  ladies of the Crisfield Elks Lodge  prepared for the mudbog drivers and guests!  If you left the banquet that night hungry it was your own fault!  In my opinion it was by far the best meal we have experienced since the banquets began.  Thank you Crisfield Elks Lodge!

Most of us felt just a little out of place.  It seemed strange to be in Crisfield at night instead of the morning hours.  There were no mud trucks brought along, no mud...NO racing.  And the only washing done that night was  washing the dishes and the drivers weren't asked to do that.  Seemed a little odd for all of us to be together and not be in the hot sun getting ready for a  day of racing.  Great to see everyone and congradulations to all of you that won trophies and/or awards.

2011 TROPHY & AWARD WINNERS

STREET CLASS

1ST- KAMERON LOHMEYER

2ND- CHRIS STUBBS

3RD- ANDY KAUFMAN

PRO-STOCK

1ST- KYLE LOHMEYER
2ND- GREGORY DOSCHER
3RD- BRUCE VOGEL
4TH- CHRIS STUBBS

SMALL TIRE SUPER STOCK

1ST- BRIAN LOHMEYER
2ND- ED VOGEL
3RD- BARRY WISE
3RD- BRUCE VOGEL

BIG TIRE SUPER STOCK
1ST- GREG DOSCHER
2ND- BRUCE VOGEL
3RD- KEVIN LOHMEYER
4TH- DANIEL HARVISON

MODIFIED

1ST- CHARLIE PRICE
2ND- BRYAN WATSON
3RD- KELLY HUBBARD
4TH- JARED COLLINS

MINI OPEN

1ST- WRIGHT TOWNSEND JR.
2ND- JOHNNY EDWARDS
2ND- BRYAN WATSON
3RD- KELLY HUBBARD

UNLIMITED

1ST- WESLEY WARD
2ND- JOHNNY EDWARDS
3RD- WRIGHT TOWNSEND JR.
3RD- BARRY LONG
3RD- CHUCK WEST

X CLASS

1ST- JOHN LITTLETON
2ND- KEVIN & CHRIS LEWIS
3RD- DAVID ELLIOTT

APPRECIATION PLAQUES AWARDED TO:

ELLIS FARMS, INC.
SWIFT FARMS
THE MARION FIRE DEPT.
THE CRISFIELD ELKS CLUB
LITTLE CHARLIE PRICE

ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS:THE COMPASS AWARD

JOHNNY EDWARDS

THE BOUNCIN' AROUND AWARD

JARED COLLINS

THE SMOKER AWARD

HIGH VOLTAGE RACING

THE UNSTOPPABLE AWARD

REESE PUSEY

HARD CHARGER AWARD

ED VOGEL

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD

BILLY MARSH

The lighting wasn't the greatest but here are some photos.





Ed Vogel - "No Shame"



Barry Wise (L) "Short and Sassy"

Bruce Vogel (R) "Gold Rush"



Johnny Edwards - "In The Mix"






Lohmeyer- "Triple Trouble"
I think this is Kevin (someone correct me)
What you may not know unless you visit the mudbog races is that there are 4 brother racing the same truck!

Barry Long- "Sod Buster"
Patrick Long- "All Night Soldier"

Donald Bowden
Johnny Edwards - "In The Mix'

Randy Beers
Patrick Long

Lee and Lori Ann Sturgis
"The Gray Ghost"

1st MUDBOG for 2012 
Saturday  May 5, 2012
Gumboro, Delaware

 

 







STILL MISSING

Ocean City Police are asking anyone who has seen Gaines or who has had contact with him to notify Detective Carl Perry with the Ocean City Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division at 410.723.6604

Change Maryland Announces One-Year Anniversary

As special session of General Assembly looms, taxes, spending under scrutiny

4.27.12

News Release

Contact: Jim Pettit

301.704.1363

Change Maryland, a non-partisan grassroots political movement, is

celebrating its one-year anniversary today.  In less than a year, it

has become the largest citizens' organization in the state with over

12,000 followers on Facebook - more than the state Republican and

Democratic parties combined.  Much of the reason for this growth is due

to pent up frustration among those who are not identified with the

political class.

The special sessions of the legislature, slated to begin in mid-May,
with one to follow in August, are only a means for politicians to raise taxes
and re-visit pet projects. Change Maryland's message is focused on bringing
fiscal restraint and common sense to Maryland.

Addressing an example of a lack of common sense in Annapolis, Change

Maryland Founder Larry Hogan called attention to policies such as

Governor O'Malley's insistence on pushing an offshore wind farm scheme

off the Atlantic Ocean that would require financial support among

commercial and residential utility rate payers.

"As Maryland's budget negotiations were collapsing, Governor O'Malley was
addressing wind-energy proponents who chanted, 'all we are saying is give wind
a chance,' " said Hogan.  "It's difficult for hard-working families in Maryland to
understand the Governor's priorities when he participates in pep rallies for wind
mills as people are struggling to find work and keep the gas tank full."

When it comes to a lack of fiscal restraint, Maryland's budget has

increased from $28.8 billion to $35.4 between 2007 and 2012.  In the

so-called "doomsday budget," which was enacted by default, spending

actually increases $700 million, despite politicians who typically characterize
it as a "cut."

The special session beginning next month is due to the inability of

the Governor, Senate President and House Speaker to come to terms on

tax increases.  Although there are some personal animosities among

Maryland's top three elected officials, all are proponents of

increasing taxes to fuel more government spending.

Governor O'Malley, Senate President Miller and House Speaker Bush have

collectively held state office for about three-quarters of a century.

"When you talk about career politicians, nowhere is that more apparent

than in Maryland," said Hogan. "And Change Maryland is giving voice to

people who are fed up with politics as usual."

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changemaryland.org

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