Gov. Candidate David Craig to Announce Major Tax Cut

 

David Craig to Announce Major Tax Cut 

Who: Maryland Governor Candidate David Craig

What: Major Tax Cut Proposal Press Conference

When: Tuesday, Feb. 18 @ 11:00 AM (note: starts promptly at 11:00 AM)

Where: Governor Calvert House / 58 State Circle,  Annapolis (1st floor ballroom)

RICOCHET GRANTS WISH FOR 15 YEAR OLD MAKE-A-WISH KID...

RICOCHET GRANTS WISH FOR 15 YEAR OLD MAKE-A-WISH KID WITH STAGE 4 BRAIN TUMOR WHO FLEW CROSS COUNTRY JUST TO SURF WITH HER!


Caleb has stage four brain cancer that spread to his spine causing him to use a wheelchair.

 

When Make-A-Wish^® asked what he wished for, he said “I saw this cool dog on ESPN that surfs with kids who are disabled or have special needs, I wish that one day I could surf with her.” His wish was granted on Wednesday, February 12^th.

 

Blowing a kiss to his mom, he was helped from his chair into the ocean and onto the board by Ricochet’s amazing team of water helpers.

 

With Ricochet positioned behind him, she gave him the balance he needed as they were pitched on a number of waves. Caleb’s huge, infectious smile said it all as he flew through the waves feeling a sense of freedom, “It was super fun. I felt almost normal… finally. It felt really good to be free, not worrying about anything and having someone to be my balance”, Caleb said when asked about the experience. 

 

With microphones from several news stations surrounding her, Caleb’s mother Cathy was brought to tears and said “I’m just so happy to see my son happy. Today is a great day for our family.” Everyone on the beach felt the magic of this wish and the electrifying positive energy of Caleb. He is an inspiration.

 

Caleb’s goal is to beat this cancer and tell everyone how he beat it. He believes God has a plan for him and anything is possible. So Ricochet asks if you can please share this inspirational video of his memorable surfing wish http://youtu.be/hxe3EBu5h4g, and also say a prayer for him. You can find Caleb and Ricochet on Facebook at  https://www.facebook.com/PrayForCaleb and https://www.facebook.com/SurfDogRicochet

 

Ricochet was honored to grant Caleb’s wish and hopes it was an experience he  will remember for years to come.

 

Watch inspirational video http://youtu.be/hxe3EBu5h4g

 

Additional news reports can be seen at these links:

 

Good Morning America
Terminally Ill Boy, Dog Fetch a Wave for Surfing Wish

 

CBS 8 San Diego
Terminally ill teen surfs with Ricochet the dog

ABC 10 News San Diego
Cancer-stricken Caleb Acosta granted wish to surf with Ricochet the surfing dog

Yahoo News
Terminally Ill Teen Wishes to Surf with Ricochet the Dog

 

AOL News
Surfing Dog Grants Teen With Cancer's Wish

Fox 5 San Diego
Surf Dog Makes Teen With Cancer's Wish Come True

NBC San Diego
Dog Helps Teen Cancer Patient Achieve Surfing Dream

Channel 6 the CW
San Diego’s Surfing Dog Grants a Special Wish

Four Arrested In Accomack County’s First Meth Lab Bust (Photos)

William Williams

Accomack County, Va. – Four people were arrested and a home condemned in what is believed to be the first meth lab bust involving a resident of Accomack County.

On Friday, members of the Virginia State Police Clandestine Lab Team executed two search warrants at two residences located in the immediate area of Gargatha Landing Road just south of Nelsonia.

A home located at 17394 Music Circle was condemned by Accomack County Department of Building and Zoning following the raid.

Joanna Strickland

William Allen Williams and Joanna Strickland of Nelsonia were charged with conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine, manufacture methamphetamine and manufacture methamphetamine with a child under 15 present in the dwelling.

Investigators say Williams and Strickland lived in the meth house with their three young children. Saturday crime scene tape was left hanging right next to dozens of toys in the front yard.

Victor M. Garced

Victor Manuel Garced and Christian Hope Hemphill were charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Investigators say the couple did not live in the meth house, just worked there cooking up drugs. Deputies search their home down the road, but nothing was found.

Williams, Strickland and Garced were all held with bond denied. Hemphill was held on a $10,000.00 secured bond.

Christian Hope Hemphill

Specially equipped and trained members of the Virginia State Police and Drug Enforcement Administration searched and processed the two residences, with support from the Eastern Shore Haz-Mat response team, the Virginia Department of Emergency Management  Services and the Bloxom Fire Department.

No injuries were reported in the raid.  Also assisting in the investigation was Worcester County Sheriff’s Office-Criminal Enforcement Team and the Accomack County Department of Social Services.

Accomack County Sheriff Todd Goodwin urges anyone with information related to any additional methamphetamine labs or other drug information to contact his office at 757-787-1131 or the Eastern Shore Drug Task Force at 757-414-0746.

  Any information you provide will remain confidential.

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In Case You Missed It: David Craig in the News

 

Craig demands O’Malley, Brown release health exchange costs

The Daily Record 2.10.14
“I am dumbfounded that legislators should even have to ask how much this thing costs,” said Craig.

http://thedailyrecord.com/2014/02/10/craig-demands-omalley-brown-release-health-exchange-costs/

Health site glitches will extend beyond deadline
The Daily Record 2.10.14

Before the hearing, Harford County Executive David R. Craig called on Gov. Martin J. O’Malley and Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown to release figures on how much the site has cost taxpayers.

http://thedailyrecord.com/2014/02/10/health-site-glitches-will-extend-beyond-deadline/

 

David Craig on Midday with Dan RodricksWYPR 2.10.14

“The press is reporting that Maryland’s exchange costs anywhere from $100 to $200 million – taxpayers don’t know what this is costing them.”

http://programs.wypr.org/podcast/david-craig-mon-feb-10-12-1-pm

Candidate Volunteers to Pay Tab for Obamacare SnafuWND 1.31.14
What David Craig, the Harford County executive, is volunteering to cover is the damages to a Seattle business whose telephone number improperly was listed on the state’s broken Obamacare website.

http://www.wnd.com/2014/01/candidate-volunteers-to-pay-tab-for-obamacare-snafu/

 

'It's not a lie if you believe it'Baltimore Sun 1.29.14
It's time for a reality check. The rollout of the Affordable Care Act and subsequent Maryland Health Connection website is still a woeful disaster.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-craig-asa-20140129,0,3130815.story

 

Candidate Craig Offers to Pay Seattle Woman for Md. Health Connection Phone ErrorDagger 1.28.14

As State officials dither over whether to reimburse the owner of Seattle Pottery Supply, health care point man and Lt. Governor Anthony Brown remains silent on the issue after refusing to issue an apology for the troubled state exchange in General Assembly hearings.
http://www.daggerpress.com/2014/01/28/candidate-craig-offers-to-pay-seattle-woman-for-md-health-connection-phone-error/

 

David Craig Fixes Obamacare Mess in Marylandcitybizlist 1.28.14

“When people make a mess they usually clean it up and apologize, but our elected officials do neither,” said Craig.
http://baltimore.citybizlist.com/article/david-craig-fixes-obamacare-mess-Maryland

 

Craig offers to pay phone bill for exchange mistakeBaltimore Sun 1.27.14
"The state should have taken the lead on this," said Craig, the Harford County executive. "Hopefully, it's a small amount. If it's a large amount, we'll hold a fundraiser."

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2014-01-27/news/bs-md-pottery-snafu-20140127_1_david-craig-phone-bill-state-call-center

Craig & Haddaway blast emergency Obamacare legislation in MarylandQuinton Report 1.09.14
Craig and Haddaway have before called on the state to let people know that they can use a broker or sign up for insurance directly through a carrier.

http://www.quintonreport.com/2014/01/09/craig-haddaway-blast-emergency-obamacare-legislation-in-maryland/

2014 MUDBOG RACING SCHEDULE

Glad to see that the SNOW HILL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT will once again be sponsoring a few mudbogs this season!   Thanks so much for the awesome job last year!

Welcome  and thank you to Powellville for sponsoring one mudbog during the 2014 season. 

And as we normally do- mudboggers will be returning to the muddy trenches of where it all began- GUMBORO.

ALSO keep in mind that mudbogging will be held in Crisfield once again.   My favorite place to race!

To advertise, for prices on registering your vehicle OR to read the rules and regulations:
GUMBORO-CRISFIELD MUDBOGS

Recent photos and videos can be found on Facebook:
GUMBORO-CRISFIELD MUDBOGS

Four Arrests Made In Meth Lab Raid

Accomack County and Virginia authorities along with Worcester County Sheriffs Office-Criminal Enforcement Team do another wonderful job working together !!

According to Accomack County Sheriff Todd Godwin, on February 14, 2014 members of the Virginia State Police Clandestine Lab Team executed two search warrants located in Accomack County as a result of a joint investigation conducted by the Accomack County Sheriffs Office and Eastern Shore Drug Task Force.

Specially equipped and trained members of the Virginia State Police and Drug Enforcement Administration searched and processed two residences located in the immediate area of Gargatha Landing Road just south of Nelsonia, Virginia in what was believed to be the first meth lab investigation involving a resident of Accomack County.

Assisting with the process was the Eastern Shore Haz-Mat response team , Virginia Department of Emergency Management Services and the Bloxom Fire Department.

These agencies were essential in providing decontamination procedures for the officers and occupants that entered the residences.

 The residence located at 17394 Music Circle was condemned by Accomack County Department of Building and Zoning following the completion of the search warrant.

Four individuals have been arrested as a result of this investigation.
William Allen Williams and Joanna Strickland of Nelsonia have both been charged with conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine, manufacture methamphetamine and manufacture methamphetamine with a child under 15 present in the dwelling.

Victor Manuel Garced and Christian Hope Hemphill have both been charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
 Williams, Strickland and Garced were all held with bond denied. Hemphill was held on a $10,000.00 secured bond.

Methamphetamine is created utilizing chemicals derived from common household items that can be purchased from local merchants in addition to over the counter medicines that contain pseudoephedrine. The process involves chemical reactions that create toxic fumes that can ignite and/or explode and are extremely hazardous when inhaled.

 No injuries have been reported in relation to this particular investigation.

Also assisting in this investigation was Worcester County Sheriffs Office-Criminal Enforcement Team and the Accomack County Department of Social Services.


Sheriff Godwin urges anyone with information related to any additional methamphetamine labs or other drug information to contact his office at 757-787-1131 or the Eastern Shore Drug Task Force at 757-414-0746.

Any information you provide will remain confidential.
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TIME MACHINE ... 1906, 1970, 1888, 1977, 1939

 
(Reader-friendly viewing of newspaper archives material)


November, 1906
(Oskosh Daily Northwestern- Oshkosh, Wis.)

BUSINESS SECTION BURNED

Maryland Town is Visited by Destructive Fire

(By Associated Press)

Salisbury, Md., Nov. 20.- The town of Stockton, Worcester County, Md., was visited by a fire last night which destroyed every business house in the place except the Stockton bank. Clarence Parsons, a clerk, was burned to death. The money loss is $60,000, with a small insurance.

January, 1970 (Time Machine archive)

With Pocomoke's 30-member National Guard unit being transferred to Salisbury arrangements had been completed for the city of Pocomoke to take over the Armory building on Second Street. Mayor J. Dawson Clarke said a portion of the building could be new headquarters for the Pocomoke police department. Sgt. Ames Byrd of the Guard said all the state and federal property in the Armory had been relocated to Salisbury.

July, 1888
(Peninsula Enterprise- Accomac Court House)

A telephone line, extending from Parkers Hotel, Onancock via Tasley to store of G. F. Parker & Co., Accomac C. H., will be put in operation shortly. Application has been made to Board of Public Works of Va., for permission to erect same which will of course be granted. The poles are being prepared. The enterprise originates with Messrs. Benj. T., Wm. H., Geo. F. Parker and the line will be owned by them. It will be a great convenience to the public and hope our enterprising citizens will reap the rewards they deserve from same.

February, 1977
(Salisbury Times)

Seniors Get Credit For Extra Work

POCOMOKE CITY - William T. McComb, principal of Pocomoke High School, has announced that seniors enrolled in the Advanced Placement Program, a program of earning college credit while enrolled in high school, have earned a total of 173 semester hour credits at Salisbury State College and the University Of Maryland Eastern Shore, for the fall semester.

Courses taken by the students were English composition, Western civilization, biology and calculus. The courses are taught by faculty members at Pocomoke High School and the examinations are prepared and graded by the college professors.

A savings of $4,000 in tuition fees has been realized by these students because of the Advance Placement Program. During the past one and one-half years, a total of 427 college credits has been earned by the seniors at Pocomoke High School in this program.

Seniors currently enrolled in the Advance Placement Program are: Nick Chamberlain, Jeff Dorman, Donald Geer, John Hayman, Bryan Kragler, Steve Manion, Melvin McBrick, Cheryl Aydelotte,Susan Denston, Carey Gaddis, Suzzane Hilditch, Dawn Hughes, Becky Lowe, Sharon Lusby, Mellissa Matzner, Kathy Morgan, Norma Outten, Geramaine Smith, Karen Smith, Paula Ward, Beebe Eatson, Karen Young. 
 
April, 1939
San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Texas)

MARYLAND BEATEN BISCUITS

THEY PREPARED 'EM WITH AN AXE

When I was a young girl, I lived on the Eastern shore of Maryland, where they make the famous Maryland beaten biscuits," writes Mrs. Mildred Newcomb, Medford, Mass. "Every Saturday morning about 8 a.m. you could hear the thump, thump, as the folks started beating their biscuits. Each family had a biscuit block. It was like the meat block you see in butcher shops, only a little smaller. "The biscuit dough was placed on a clean towel on the block and beaten with an axe. When the dough was beaten out flat, it was folded up again, and again, and beaten for 20 minutes, until you could hear the dough snap and crackle. Then the dough, nice and snappy, was made into small, round biscuits, your wrist gave them a little push and dented the top. They were then pricked on the top with a fork and baked in a moderate oven for 45 minutes. "They looked lovely and were delicious to eat and would keep perfectly fresh a long time."

 Water—use as little as possible
  8 cups sifted flour
  1 cup nice, fresh hog lard
  about 1/2 tablespoon salt (maybe a little more) 

 (No leavening of any kind was used in the test kitchen, as the beating is what makes the biscuits light.—Mary Lee Swann)

Thanks to the PPE reader who corrected a name mentioned in last week's 1966 article about the three Thompsons in the Pocomoke City police department.  Lee Ray Thompson is the corrected name.
 
Do you have a local memory to share with PPE readers.. such as a big snow storm, a favorite school teacher, a local happening, something of interest your parents or grandparents told you about? It can be just a line or two, or more if you wish. Send to tkforppe@yahoo.com and watch for it on a future TIME MACHINE posting!

TIME MACHINE ... This Sunday's Preview

1906.. Fire claims most Stockton businesses; 1970.. A new role coming for Pocomoke City's armory building; 1888.. A telephone line to connect two buildings betweem Accomack County towns; 1977.. These Pocomoke High School seniors are earning college credits; 1939.. Maryland beaten biscuits, "They prepared em' with an axe" (recipe included).

Although you may not find all of these items in a history book, they are a part of our local history and you can read more about it this Sunday right here at The Pocomoke Public Eye.

Do you have a local memory to share with PPE readers.. such as a big snow storm, a favorite school teacher, a local happening, something of interest your parents or grandparents told you about? It can be just a line or two, or more if you wish. Send to tkforppe@yahoo.com and watch for it on a future TIME MACHINE posting!

Possible Meth Lab In Gargatha, Virginia

Possible Meth Lab Being Investigated 
Friday, February 14, 2014

The Accomack County Sheriffs Office and a hazardous materials team Friday launched an investigation that may uncover Accomack's first methamphetamine lab.

According to Accomack County Sheriff Todd Godwin, the investigation is taking place at a mobile home on Music Circle, near Gargatha Landing Road.

The discovery was made when a search warrant was executed early Friday morning.

If confirmed, it would be the first discovered meth lab in Accomack County.
 
The Eastern Shore Regional Haz-Mat Team ed decontaminatd the scene before investigators could begin their work.

The investigation is expected to continue and no further information will be made available at the is time.


In addition to the Sheriffs Office and the hazmat team, Bloxom Volunteer Fire Company responded with a fire truck and an ambulance at the scene.
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CHANGE YOUR PASSWORDS !

Change your passwords: Comcast hushes, minimizes serious hack
Are you a Comcast customer? Please change your password.

On February 6, NullCrew FTS hacked into at least 34 of Comcast's servers and published a list of the company's mail servers and a link to the root file with the vulnerability it used to penetrate the system on Pastebin.

Comcast, the largest internet service provider in the United States, ignored news of the serious breach in press and media for over 24 hours — only when the Pastebin page was removed did the company issue a statement, and even then, it only spoke to a sympathetic B2B outlet.

During that 24 hours, Comcast stayed silent, and the veritable "keys to the kingdom" sat out in the open internet, ripe for the taking by any malicious entity with a little know-how around mail servers and selling or exploiting customer data.

Comcast customers have not been not told to reset their passwords. But they should.

Once NullCrew FTS openly hacked at least 24 Comcast mail servers, and the recipe was publicly posted, the servers began to take a beating. Customers in Comcast's janky, hard-to-find, 1996-style forums knew something was wrong, and forum posts reflected the slowness, the up and down servers, and the eventual crashing.

The telecom giant ignored press requests for comment and released a limited statement on February 7 — to Comcast-friendly outlet, broadband and B2B website Multichannel News.

The day-late statement failed to impress the few who saw it, and was criticized for its minimizing language and weak attempt to suggest that the breach had been unsuccessful.

From Comcast's statement on Multichannel's post No Evidence That Personal Sub Info Obtained By Mail Server Hack:

Comcast said it is investigating a claim by a hacker group that claims to have broken into a batch of the MSO email servers, but believes that no personal subscriber data was obtained as a result.

"We're aware of the situation and are aggressively investigating it," a Comcast spokesman said. "We take our customers' privacy and security very seriously, and we currently have no evidence to suggest any personal customer information was obtained in this incident."

Not only is there a high probability that customer information was exposed — because direct access was provided to the public for 24 hours — but the vulnerability exploited by the attackers was disclosed and fixed in December 2013.

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PRESS RELEASE ~ Delegate Mike McDermott

“Delegate McDermott Proposes a Bill to Help Contractors”

 

February 14, 2014

ANNAPOLIS – A bill sponsored by Delegate Mike McDermott (R – Worcester & Wicomico) will change how permits are issued to contractors and builders by making the process fairer.
 

In Maryland, there is currently no law requiring a permitting office to specify why a particular permit was rejected. The absence of this requirement, according to Delegate McDermott’s testimony, creates a costly back and forth process between the contractor or homeowner applying for the permit and the permitting officials.

 

“This complex permit process goes back and forth, back and forth, often times taking six months to a year to figure out exactly what is wrong with the proposed plans,” said Delegate McDermott at the bill hearing. “What House Bill 213 does is deal with fundamental problems in a regulatory process that makes things way too complex and costly for the people.”

 

 “The unnecessary back and forth process costs people time, and time is money, whether you’re a homeowner or a contractor,” Delegate McDermott continues. “This bill says that if the people are denied a permit, the government must simply tell them why they were denied.”

 

A veteran contractor was also on hand in Annapolis to give testimony of the complex process currently in place. William Schmitt, who has been in the contracting business since 1987, welcomed the changes that Delegate McDermott’s bill would bring.

 

 

“As absurd as it sounds, I can tell you that this is a real problem,” Schmitt said. “During my last encounter trying to get plans approved, I had to go back and forth ten times, and never once did they tell me what specifically I had gotten wrong in my plans.”

 

“There are thousands of regulations,” Schmitt continued. “Knowing exactly which one the permit official is looking for you to correct can be a daunting task.”

 

 “If the government is going to take actions against the citizens of this state and deny them the right to do something on their property, it must simply tell them why,” McDermott concluded.

 

The bill awaits a vote by the Environmental Affairs Committee.

Callback Scheme Used In International Revenue Share Fraud

Callback Scheme Used In International Revenue Share Fraud

Telephone companies in the United States are seeing missed calls used to enable International Revenue Share Fraud (IRSF). Fraudsters are using call generators with automated spoofing capabilities to place calls to a large volume of US cell phone numbers. The calls typically ring once. The number displayed on the recipient’s caller ID is a high cost international number, usually located in the Caribbean. The recipient calls the number back and is greeted with a message designed to keep them on the line, such as “Hello, you have reached the operator, please hold.” The longer the caller stays on the line, the more revenue fraudsters generate.

Recipients do not realize they are calling an international number and that they will be billed for an international call. Businesses are also victims because recipients often use their work telephone to make the return call.

Telephone companies in the United States are charged when a return call is made because they are required to pay a fee to transfer calls to foreign countries. The payment is then shared with the fraudster who spoofed the calls. This is referred to as IRSF.

Area codes used in the spoofed numbers are from Anguilla, Antigua, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, and the Turks and Caicos Islands. These countries’ numbers are part of the North American Numbering Plan and do not require 011 to be dialed as with other international calls.

Recipients should not answer calls from numbers they do not recognize or initiate a return call. Recipients will not be charged for receiving the calls, however.

Companies that do not conduct business with companies in the above-mentioned countries may want to consider blocking these area codes to avoid this type of charge.

Three Found Guilty In OC Beach Brawl

Dispatch Photo

Four Beach Brawl Suspects Found Guilty, Three Get Jail Time

OCEAN CITY — Three of the four suspects arrested in July following a melee on the beach in Ocean City with police were found guilty this week of assault and other charges and received jail time for their roles during the incident while a fourth was fined and placed on probation.

Trials resumed on Wednesday for the four suspects involved in the incident, including three men and one woman, who was nine months pregnant at the time and ultimately needed an emergency C-section after being tackled to the ground during the fracas. The state presented its case against the defendants in November, but in a somewhat unusual break from routine, the case was continued until this week to allow the defense to prepare its witnesses.

After hours of testimony in District Court in Ocean City on Wednesday, one of the suspects, Abdul Kargbo, 25, of Woodbridge, Va., was found guilty of disorderly conduct and was sentenced to 30 days in jail. His brother, Saidu Kargbo, 21, of Woodbridge, was found guilty of second-degree assault and was fined $500 and placed on unsupervised probation for one year. Dalima Palmer, who was nine months pregnant at the time of the incident, was found guilty of second-degree assault and was sentenced to 30 days in jail. Her fiancé and father of her six-month old baby, Musa Seisay, 25, of Garrisonville, Md., was also found guilty of second-degree assault and was sentenced to 30 days in jail.

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SPRING BINGO At Pocomoke Fairgrounds

SPRING BINGO

Pocomoke Fairgrounds

Broad Street

 

MARCH 28TH

Doors open at 5:30

 

Games begin at 7:00

 

Coach & Longaberger prizes!

 Special raffles, 50/50, great food at the concession

 

  Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door

 

Limited seating to first 150 persons

Reserve tables of 6 or more players

 

Bring 4 canned goods for donation to the Samaritan Shelter of Pocomoke and receive a FREE special game card

 

Call 410.422.9195 or 443.614.4456 or 443.783.8197 for info or tickets

 

Great Pocomoke Fair / Facebook

 

 

UPDATE - PLEASE READ -Delmarva Discovery Center ~ Reptile Festival On Saturday

NOTICE FROM-Delmarva Discovery Center

Important Update - Our annual Reptile Festival has been RESCHEDULED for Sunday, February 23rd from 1 pm - 4 pm.

 

We greatly apologize for any inconvenience but due to the severe weather that hit Western Maryland this week, Brian Kristal and Reptile Wonders - A Nature Center on the Go! are unable to travel to the event originally schedule for tomorrow.

 

Our dedicated education and husbandry staff will still perform animal presentations at 1 pm and 3 pm for those visiting the museum and we will be offering HALF OFF admission the entire day!

 

Come visit TOMORROW and FEBRUARY 23rd and see what you will DISCOVER!

 

 

 

 

DELMARVA DISCOVERY CENTER

 

The Reptile Festival is coming up

 

Saturday, Feb 23, 2014
1-4pm

 

 Come see Brian and his amazing collection of reptiles, as well as the reptiles that call the Delmarva Discovery Center home.

 

 

Make reptile crafts
 Play games
 Get your face painted too

A fun-filled family event which will educate and amuse! For more information, please call 410-957-9933.

TIME MACHINE ... This Sunday's Preview

1906.. Fire claims most Stockton businesses; 1970.. A new role coming for Pocomoke City's armory building; 1888.. A telephone line to connect two buildings between Accomack County towns; 1977.. These Pocomoke High School seniors are earning college credits; 1939.. Maryland beaten biscuits, "They prepared em' with an axe" (recipe included).

Although you may not find all of these items in a history book, they are a part of our local history and you can read more about it this Sunday right here at The Pocomoke Public Eye.

Do you have a local memory to share with PPE readers.. such as a big snow storm, a favorite school teacher, a local happening, something of interest your parents or grandparents told you about? It can be just a line or two, or more if you wish. Send to tkforppe@yahoo.com and watch for it on a future TIME MACHINE posting!

Pocomoke City Man Sentenced To Ten Years

 

POCOMOKE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT

Kelvin D. Sewell,  Police Chief

 

Eliseo Rozas was convicted of 2nd Degree Assault in Worcester County on February 12, 2014, and received ten years in prison, suspended three years, for an assault of a Pocomoke City Police Officer which took place on August 26, 2013.

 

Eliseo Rozas
PCPD Photo

On August 26, 2013 officers of the Pocomoke City Police Department were dispatched to a possible domestic call. 

 

Upon arrival Rozas failed to obey lawful order and was arrested by Sgt. Robert Horseman and then transported to the Pocomoke City Police Department.  While at the Pocomoke City Police Department Rozas became extremely combative and a violent struggle between Rozas and Sgt. Horseman ensued.

 

The result of the assault ended with the sentencing that took place on February 12, 2014.

Looking for Love? Beware of Online Dating Scams

FBI                                  
February 12, 2014  

Millions of Americans visit online dating websites every year hoping to find a companion or even a soulmate. But as Valentine’s Day gets closer, we want to warn you that criminals use these sites, too, looking to turn the lonely and vulnerable into fast money through a variety of scams.

These criminals—who also troll social media sites and chat rooms in search of romantic victims—usually claim to be Americans traveling or working abroad. In reality, they often live overseas.

Their most common targets are women over 40 who are divorced, widowed, and/or disabled, but every age group and demographic is at risk.

Here’s how the scam usually works. You’re contacted online by someone who appears interested in you. He or she may have a profile you can read or a picture that is e-mailed to you. For weeks, even months, you may chat back and forth with one another, forming a connection. You may even be sent flowers or other gifts.

 But ultimately, it’s going to happen—your new-found “friend” is going to ask you for money.

So you send money...but rest assured the requests won’t stop there. There will be more hardships that only you can help alleviate with your financial gifts. He may also send you checks to cash since he’s out of the country and can’t cash them himself, or he may ask you to forward him a package.

So what really happened? You were targeted by criminals, probably based on personal information you uploaded on dating or social media sites. The pictures you were sent were most likely phony lifted from other websites. The profiles were fake as well, carefully crafted to match your interests.

In addition to losing your money to someone who had no intention of ever visiting you, you may also have unknowingly taken part in a money laundering scheme by cashing phony checks and sending the money overseas and by shipping stolen merchandise (the forwarded package).

In another recently reported dating extortion scam, victims usually met someone on an online dating site and then were asked to move the conversation to a particular social networking site, where the talk often turned intimate. Victims were later sent a link to a website where those conversations were posted, along with photos, their phone numbers, and claims that they were “cheaters.” In order to have that information removed, victims were told they could make a $99 payment—but there is no indication that the other side of the bargain was upheld.

While the FBI and other federal partners work some of these cases—in particular those with a large number of victims or large dollar losses and/or those involving organized criminal groups—many are investigated by local and state authorities.

We strongly recommend, however, that if you think you’ve been victimized by a dating scam or any other online scam, file a complaint with our Internet Crime Complaint Center (www.ic3.gov).

Before forwarding the complaints to the appropriate agencies, IC3 collates and analyzes the data—looking for common threads that could link complaints together and help identify the culprits.
This helps keep everyone safe.

Here are some tips on how to avoid becoming a victim of an online dating scam.

Recognizing an Online Dating Scam Artist

Your online “date” may only be interested in your money if he or she:

• Presses you to leave the dating website you met through and to communicate using personal e-mail or instant messaging;

• Professes instant feelings of love;

• Sends you a photograph of himself or herself that looks like something from a glamour magazine;

• Claims to be from the U.S. and is traveling or working overseas;

• Makes plans to visit you but is then unable to do so because of a tragic event; or

• Asks for money for a variety of reasons (travel, medical emergencies, hotel bills, hospitals bills for child or other relative, visas or other official documents, losses from a financial setback or crime victimization).

One way to steer clear of these criminals all together is to stick to online dating websites with nationally known reputations.

Maryland / EXTRA TROOPERS ON STORM PATROL STATEWIDE

Maryland State Police

02/13/2014

(PIKESVILLE, MD) -- Regardless of their normal assignments, Maryland state troopers are all focused on storm patrol today as more than 150 additional troopers assist with the state’s response to the latest snow.

Maryland State Police Superintendent Colonel Marcus L. Brown has ordered troopers not normally assigned to road patrol duties to work in emergency operation centers or supplement patrol troopers at barracks across the state. Extra troopers began their duties early this morning and will continue throughout the duration of the storm.

“Every Maryland state trooper knows he or she is to be a ‘full-service’ trooper and they are ready to take on a different assignment, especially when it involves ensuring public safety in times like this,” Colonel Brown said. “Our assignment today is to ensure those who need to travel on our highways are safe and to work in cooperation with the Maryland Emergency Management Agency, the State Highway Administration, the National Guard, and our allied law enforcement agencies to respond to those areas where our assistance is most needed.”

All leave was canceled for patrol troopers in the Field Operations Bureau and barracks will have full complements of troopers on patrol. Their patrols will be supplemented by troopers from the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division, the Automotive Safety Enforcement Division, the Aviation Command, and the Special Tactical Assault Team Element. Four-wheel drive vehicles have been assigned to areas where snowfall is predicted to be the highest.

Troopers from the Support Services Bureau have been assigned to staff positions at the Maryland Emergency Management Agency Emergency Operations Center. They will be able to immediately direct State Police resources to locations where they are needed. Troopers from the Criminal Investigation Bureau will be detailed to county Emergency Operations Centers where they have been requested.

Marylanders are reminded of Governor O’Malley’s advice not to drive, unless it is an absolute necessity. If travel is undertaken, drivers are urged to use extreme caution, ensure their vehicle is in good working condition, and be certain they are carrying an emergency kit with them.

Citizens are urged not to call State Police barracks for road conditions, so troopers can be ready to take calls for more urgent needs. Marylanders can check up to the minute road conditions at www.roads.maryland.gov, or www.md511.org, or by dialing 511 on a cell phone when safe to do so. 

Looking For A Furever Friend?

Here's your chance to find the forever friend you have been looking for!!

DASH Rescue  will be at Tractor Supply in Pocomoke City, Maryland

 Saturday, February 15, 2014

 

 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

 

Stop by and say hello to the RESCUE Team and the furry friends they have with them.

 

If you have been thinking about adoption now is the time to adopt your furry friend.  He's waiting....

 

Chewy

Prince



Gus

DASH Rescue - Take a look at their facebook page to see the many other things the Rescue Team does!

 

 

“A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.”

― Josh Billings