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Showing posts with label Public Safety Law Order Drugs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Public Safety Law Order Drugs. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

The Jan. 22, 2019 premier of “Heroin Still Kills.”


Brian DeLeonardo, Carroll County State's Attorney shares a few opening remarks as folks have filled the Scott Theater for the Jan. 22, 2019 premier of "Heroin Still Kills."

Labels: #DayByDay, Carroll Co Community Events, Heroin Still Kills, Medicine Health Drug Abuse Heroin, Medicine Health Drug Abuse Heroin CCo, Public Safety Law Order Drugs

Friday, January 27, 2017

Carroll County Md. Health Department Overdose alert January 27, 2017


Carroll County Health Department Overdose alert January 27, 2017

--- PRESS RELEASE ---

For Immediate Release
Health Department Logo
Community Overdose Alert

Westminster, MD (January 27, 2017) – The Carroll County Health Department is aware of seven drug overdoses that occurred today, Friday, January 27, 2017, between 10:00 a.m. and 12 noon.

So many overdoses in a short period of time often indicates that the illegal or prescription drugs currently being sold are very potent and more likely to cause an overdose.

If you or someone you know uses illegal drugs, please be aware that using these extra potent drugs may lead to an overdose, even when used in small amounts.

If you are with someone who overdoses, call 911. Administer naloxone if you are trained.

For help with drug treatment, call 410-876-4800.

For more information about resources, all 410-876-4803.


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Monday, January 16, 2017

Jon Kelvey: “America's Long-Overdue Opioid Revolution Is Finally Here” smithsonian.com


Jon Kelvey: “America's Long-Overdue Opioid Revolution Is Finally Here” smithsonian.com

Awesome work by Jon Kelvey, my colleague at the Carrol County Time. Bravo

“America's Long-Overdue Opioid Revolution Is Finally Here” - Thanks to advances in neuroscience, researchers are beginning to disentangle powerful pain relief from addiction, overdose and death

By Jon Kelvey, smithsonian.com, January 13, 2017

"The result 'could be a substantial advance in opioid pharmacotherapy,' Soergel and his colleagues reported in the journal PAIN in June of that year. ... This could be the first in what you might think of as a new class of opioids,' says Violin.

"And the truth is, it’s about time."


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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Lance Armstrong and King Sisyphus by Kevin E. Dayhoff http://tinyurl.com/cctpxp2


Lance Armstrong and King Sisyphus by Kevin E. Dayhoff http://tinyurl.com/cctpxp2

August 29, 2012

Last Thursday, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency decided, without a single credible shred of evidence, that since professional cyclist Lance Armstrong did not prove himself to be innocent, he is guilty and could not have been successful in his storied career without the use of drugs.

Before Mr. Armstrong retired from professional cycling in February 2010, he had passed approximately 500 drug tests in his long, celebrated, and distinguished athletic career. It is believed that there has never-ever been a single positive test…


[…]

“There’s something very much of the feel of a witch hunt to this. If Armstrong was doping, then by God take away his awards and give him a medal for being the smartest damn athlete on the planet.”


… we live in an era where the purpose of government is to criminalize the successful. Whether you are successful in business, art, professional sports – or whatever, the basic tenant of government is that you simply must be guilty of something. The purpose of bureaucracy is to prove it.

Whether you are guilty or not is unimportant. For the government, what is critical is that you be accused. That’s all that is necessary. The media will take care of the rest – by suggestion, innuendo, and nefarious association.

Your job is to endeavor to prove that you are innocent. It is a task that makes the myth of Sisyphus look easy.

You remember Sisyphus. There are many interpretations and versions of the story – including my favorite, “The Myth of Sisyphus” by Albert Camus… http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=5314

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Friday, August 24, 2012

Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong's Statement of August 23, 2012 over the USADA doping charges


Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong's Statement of August 23, 2012 over the USADA doping charges




AUSTIN, Texas - August 23rd, 2012 - There comes a point in every man's life when he has to say, "Enough is enough." For me, that time is now. I have been dealing with claims that I cheated and had an unfair advantage in winning my seven Tours since 1999. Over the past three years, I have been subjected to a two-year federal criminal investigation followed by Travis Tygart's unconstitutional witch hunt. The toll this has taken on my family, and my work for our foundation and on me leads me to where I am today – finished with this nonsense.

I had hoped that a federal court would stop USADA’s charade. Although the court was sympathetic to my concerns and recognized the many improprieties and deficiencies in USADA’s motives, its conduct, and its process, the court ultimately decided that it could not intervene.

If I thought for one moment that by participating in USADA’s process, I could confront these allegations in a fair setting and – once and for all – put these charges to rest, I would jump at the chance. But I refuse to participate in a process that is so one-sided and unfair. Regardless of what Travis Tygart says, there is zero physical evidence to support his outlandish and heinous claims. The only physical evidence here is the hundreds of controls I have passed with flying colors. I made myself available around the clock and around the world. In-competition. Out of competition. Blood. Urine. Whatever they asked for I provided. What is the point of all this testing if, in the end, USADA will not stand by it?

From the beginning, however, this investigation has not been about learning the truth or cleaning up cycling, but about punishing me at all costs. I am a retired cyclist, yet USADA has lodged charges over 17 years old despite its own 8-year limitation. As respected organizations such as UCI and USA Cycling have made clear, USADA lacks jurisdiction even to bring these charges. The international bodies governing cycling have ordered USADA to stop, have given notice that no one should participate in USADA’s improper proceedings, and have made it clear the pronouncements by USADA that it has banned people for life or stripped them of their accomplishments are made without authority. And as many others, including USADA’s own arbitrators, have found, there is nothing even remotely fair about its process. USADA has broken the law, turned its back on its own rules, and stiff-armed those who have tried to persuade USADA to honor its obligations. At every turn, USADA has played the role of a bully, threatening everyone in its way and challenging the good faith of anyone who questions its motives or its methods, all at U.S. taxpayers’ expense. For the last two months, USADA has endlessly repeated the mantra that there should be a single set of rules, applicable to all, but they have arrogantly refused to practice what they preach. On top of all that, USADA has allegedly made deals with other riders that circumvent their own rules as long as they said I cheated. Many of those riders continue to race today.

The bottom line is I played by the rules that were put in place by the UCI, WADA and USADA when I raced. The idea that athletes can be convicted today without positive A and B samples, under the same rules and procedures that apply to athletes with positive tests, perverts the system and creates a process where any begrudged ex-teammate can open a USADA case out of spite or for personal gain or a cheating cyclist can cut a sweetheart deal for themselves. It’s an unfair approach, applied selectively, in opposition to all the rules. It’s just not right.

USADA cannot assert control of a professional international sport and attempt to strip my seven Tour de France titles. I know who won those seven Tours, my teammates know who won those seven Tours, and everyone I competed against knows who won those seven Tours. We all raced together. For three weeks over the same roads, the same mountains, and against all the weather and elements that we had to confront. There were no shortcuts, there was no special treatment. The same courses, the same rules. The toughest event in the world where the strongest man wins. Nobody can ever change that. Especially not Travis Tygart.

Today I turn the page. I will no longer address this issue, regardless of the circumstances. I will commit myself to the work I began before ever winning a single Tour de France title: serving people and families affected by cancer, especially those in underserved communities. This October, my Foundation will celebrate 15 years of service to cancer survivors and the milestone of raising nearly $500 million. We have a lot of work to do and I'm looking forward to an end to this pointless distraction. I have a responsibility to all those who have stepped forward to devote their time and energy to the cancer cause. I will not stop fighting for that mission. Going forward, I am going to devote myself to raising my five beautiful (and energetic) kids, fighting cancer, and attempting to be the fittest 40-year old on the planet.
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Thursday, October 13, 2011

How to identify a Meth Lab

How to identify a Meth Lab

I have been approached by several people lately wanting to know how to identify a Meth Lab.

Here are pictures of four Labs. I think it's pretty obvious which one is the Meth Lab. I hope this helps. Let me know if I can be of any further service in this matter.


 [20111012 How to identify a Meth Lab]

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Monday, May 30, 2011

September 7, 2006 celebration of the 35th anniversary of Junction



September 7, 2006 celebration of the 35th anniversary of Junction

I’ve been a member of the board of Junction since October 2000.  This is a group photo of the staff and board on September 7, 2006, when we celebrated our 35th anniversary.

Junction is a local Westminster Carroll County Maryland private nonprofit agency for substance abuse prevention and outpatient drug treatment.  It provides prevention, intervention, and treatment of substance abuse for individuals, their families, and the community through education, counseling, community collaboration, and leadership in Carroll County.

It was incorporated on September 27, 1971.  A month after incorporation, on December 6, 1971, it opened its doors in the historic Carroll County Jail on Court Street in Westminster.

Kevin Dayhoff September 7th, 2006

Junction Inc.
(410) 848-6100
98 North Court Street
P. O. Box 206
Westminster, MD 21158

Junction Inc., http://www.junctioninc.org/, (410) 848-6100, 98 North Court Street, P. O. Box 206, Westminster, MD 21158



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Junction staff and volunteers October 16, 1971



Junction staff and volunteers October 16, 1971

Hat Tip: Mark Yount.  The staff of Junction on approximately October 16, 1971…  According to Yount, “…  (Junction) opened it's doors for business in 1971, but there were many of us that helped fix it up when the county gave it to the non-profit organization in 1970. I remember being in there then at age 15 scraping and painting walls. Little did I know that I would be working there someday for nearly 25 years. Here is a picture from 1971 of many of the youth who helped make this project work.”

Junction is a local Westminster Carroll County Maryland private nonprofit agency for substance abuse prevention and outpatient drug treatment.  It provides prevention, intervention, and treatment of substance abuse for individuals, their families, and the community through education, counseling, community collaboration, and leadership in Carroll County.

It was incorporated on September 27, 1971.  A month after incorporation, on December 6, 1971, it opened its doors in the historic Carroll County Jail on Court Street in Westminster.

Disclosure: I’ve been a member of the board of Junction since October 2000.  

Junction Inc., http://www.junctioninc.org/, (410) 848-6100, 98 North Court Street, P. O. Box 206, Westminster, MD 21158

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Wednesday, August 11, 2010

WESTMINSTER POLICE DEPARTMENT SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDES UNDERCOVER DRUG OPERATION


    WESTMINSTER POLICE DEPARTMENT SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDES UNDERCOVER DRUG OPERATION

    IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    August 9, 2010

      During the month of May, 2010 investigators with the Westminster Police Department Narcotics Section began compiling intelligence regarding the distribution of illegal drugs in the downtown area of Westminster. During the course of this investigation an undercover police officer was utilized to identify and make a series of hand-to-hand purchases of illegal drugs directly from a number of suspects. As a result of this 6-week undercover investigation, five (5) Grand Jury Indictments were obtained and served for the felonious distribution of illegal drugs to the undercover officer. Additionally, nine (9) search and seizure warrants were obtained and executed – each relating to the illegal sale and possession of drugs. A total of ten (10) individuals were arrested during the month of July pursuant to this investigation. It should be noted that an undercover police officer employed by the Frederick Police Department was utilized to conduct the undercover drug purchases here in Westminster – this accomplished under a Memoranda of Understanding between the two police agencies.

      The following individuals were arrested on Grand Jury Indictments secured as a result of this investigation:

        Christopher Travis Aponte, B/M, Age 21

        1st Block of Chase Street, Westminster

        Mercedes NMN Pinero, W/F, Age 55

        1st Block of Chase Street, Westminster

Robert Jerry Seville Jr., B/M, Age 19

1st Block of W. George Street, Westminster

**Mr. Seville will be prosecuted as a subsequent offender based upon a prior conviction on drug distribution charges. He is therefore eligible for a 10-year minimum mandatory sentence.

Kenya Mamawaltee Butler, B/M, Age 30

4000 Block of Fernhill Avenue, Baltimore

Jean Kesnel Marcelin, B/M, Age 69

3100 Block of Main Street, Manchester

Search warrants were obtained and served at the following locations during the course of this investigation.

1) July 8, 2010 at 381 Buck Cash Drive in Westminster

Arrested:

Tiffany Rochelle Rheubottom, W/F, Age 26

300 Block of Buck Cash Drive, Westminster

Charges: Possess CDS HEROIN

Possess CDS MARIJUANA

Possess CDS paraphernalia (2 counts)

2) July 8, 2010 at 10 Carroll Street, Apt. 2, in Westminster

Arrested:

Shawn David Ellis Jr., W/M, Age 26

1st Block of Carroll Street, Westminster

Charges: Possess CDS CRACK/COCAINE

Possess CDS paraphernalia

3) July 8, 2010 at 19 Middle Grove Court West in Westminster

    No evidence seized or arrests made.

4) July 23, 2010 at 13 Chase Street, Apartment C, in Westminster

    Arrested:

    Mercedes Pinero and Christopher Aponte (see indictment information above). Additional charges are pending.

Jonathan Hernandez, W/M, Age 26

1st Block of Chase Street, Westminster

Charges: Possess CDS MARIJUANA

Possess CDS paraphernalia

Krista Jennette Green, B/F, Age 22

800 Block of S. Main Street, Hampstead

Charges: Possess CDS MARIJUANA

Possess CDS paraphernalia

5) July 28, 2010 at 13 Chase Street, Apartment F, in Westminster

Arrested:

    Robert Seville Jr. (see indictment information above). Additional charges are pending.

    Tina Marie Philburn, W/F, Age 52

1st Block of Chase Street, Westminster

Charges: Possess CDS CRACK/COCAINE

Possess CDS paraphernalia

6) July 28, 2010 at 37 W. George Street, Room #1, in Westminster

    Drug paraphernalia, U.S. currency and documentation seized. No arrests were made at this location relating to this investigation.

    7) July 29, 2010 at 3128 Main Street, Apartment C, in Manchester (both residence and 1994 Ford vehicle were searched pursuant to search warrants)

Arrested:

Jean Marcelin (see indictment information above). Additional charges pending.

8) July 29, 2010 at PNC Bank, 132 West Main Street in Westminster

    This search warrant involved the seizure of monies for forfeiture. These funds are believed to be the proceeds derived from the illegal distribution of drugs.

Additionally, the following individual was arrested on July 23, 2010 on a parking lot along East Main Street in Westminster immediately after he sold drugs to an undercover police officer.

Kenya Butler (see indictment above). Additional charges are pending.

The following property and evidence was seized during the course of this investigation:

U.S. currency seized for forfeiture: $11,031.69

Crack cocaine: Approx. 19.1 grams

Percocet: 4 pills

Hydrocodone: 8 pills

Oxycontin: 18 pills

Chief Jeff Spaulding is very pleased with the outcome of this investigation. According to Chief Spaulding, “this investigation clearly demonstrates our ongoing commitment to ridding our streets of those who would deal and use illegal drugs in our community. They should be warned that the person they are selling to could well be an undercover officer. I wish to express my sincere thanks to Chief Kim Dine of the Frederick Police Department and his capable staff for their assistance with this investigation. Interagency cooperation, such as that demonstrated in this case, is essential if we are to be successful in these times of stretched resources and lean budgets.”

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Sunday, May 23, 2010

NPR: Plummeting Marijuana Prices Create A Panic In Calif.

Business
Legal pot, under the guise of the California's medical marijuana laws, has spurred a rush of new competition. As a result, the wholesale price of pot grown in California is plunging, worrying growers and dealers. "There's a tremendous amount of concern, borderlining on fear," says a former underground grower who now cultivates medical marijuana.

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Tuesday, September 15, 2009

How did I miss this: Andrew Sullivan's Pot Bust Dismissal


How did I miss this: Andrew Sullivan's Pot Bust

Then again, above and beyond the not-so-small matter of double standards, do I really care?

Reihl World View: Federal Judge: Andrew Sullivan's Pot Bust Raises "Equal Protection Issues"

Federal Judge: Andrew Sullivan's Pot Bust Raises "Equal Protection Issues"

Update: Chill out folks, it's only pot. It isn't like
he was caught using caffeine.

A Federal Judge claims Andrew Sullivan's recent arrest on a marijuana charge raises fundamental issues of law, though the charges have been dismissed. The judge believes the dismissal raises equal protection issues. However, he was forced to dismiss the charges at the DA's request, though feeling that justice was not being served. Hmm


The rest of the post excerpted below is here. The full decision can be read here.

Read the entire post here: http://www.riehlworldview.com/carnivorous_conservative/2009/09/federal-judge-andrew-sullivans-pot-bust-raises-equal-protection-issues-.html

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I liked the remark on the whole matter by Vodkapundit in his post, “A blog item of Astounding Uselessness.”

It reads: “UPDATE: A retired “felony weight” pot distributor is ready to throw the book at Andrew. “Anybody stupid enough to get busted for dope is a danger to himself and others and should be locked up for the good of society. Dude, if you can’t outsmart a narc . . .”

And yes, of course, I liked: “Make point about the media feeding frenzy if, say, George Will had been busted for pot.”

http://pajamasmedia.com/vodkapundit/2009/09/11/a-blog-item-of-astounding-uselessness/

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Yeah, I was right in the first place. I don’t care. Whatever. Move along folks. Nothing to see here. Crickets chirping.

20090914 sdsom How did I miss this Andrew Sullivans Pot Bust


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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Westminster Police Department Rite Aid Robbery Media Release


Westminster Police Department Rite Aid Robbery Media Release

May 19, 2009


On May 17, 2009 at approximately 2:25 p.m., Andrew Thomas Duhigg entered the Rite Aid in the 140 Village Shopping Center and requested to have a prescription refilled. After waiting approximately 20 minutes, Mr. Duhigg returned to the pharmacy counter and handed the pharmacist a note demanding a variety of scheduled medications. The pharmacist complied and gave Mr. Duhigg an undisclosed amount of scheduled medications. Mr. Duhigg then fled the store in an unknown direction. Mr. Duhigg never displayed or stated that he had a weapon.

Mr. Duhigg may be driving an Enterprise rental vehicle which is described as a 2008 Nissan Sentra 4door, dark blue in color with MD Registration 9DZD35. A warrant is on file with the Westminster Police Department charging Mr. Duhigg with Robbery, Theft over $500.00 and Second Degree Assault. Mr. Duhigg should be considered DANGEROUS.

Citizens with information on the whereabouts of Mr. Duhigg should contact the Westminster Police Department at (410) 848-4646.

24-HOUR ANONYMOUS TIPS LINE (410) 857-8477

DUHIGG, ANDREW THOMAS
W/M DOB 1/16/1981 6’00” 165
L/K/A 2804 GILLIS RD
MT AIRY, MD 21771-8918

Contact: Captain Gerry Frischkorn
Date: May 19, 2009
Administrative Bureau Commander
(410) 848-1638

WESTMINSTER POLICE DEPARTMENT
36 Locust Street, P.O. Box 300
Westminster, Maryland 21158
Phone (410) 848-4646
Fax (410) 848-4230


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Sunday, March 29, 2009

Perhaps it is time to rethink the War on Drugs

Perhaps it is time to rethink the War on Drugs

March 28, 2009

I have slowly but surely evolved in my thinking to the point that I agree that it is time to re-assess our country’s “War on Drugs.”

Above and beyond the fact that is not appropriate to wage war on your own citizens; it is becoming obvious that this is not a problem that can be solved with law enforcement alone.

It has been an extraordinarily expensive war – and it is not working.

At this point, I’m not sure that I go along with legalizing it; perhaps it is time to emphasis treating it as a medical problem.

Kevin Dayhoff

20090328 Perhaps it is time to rethink the War on Drugs


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Thursday, February 05, 2009

The Munchies of Champions


The Munchies of Champions

February 5, 2009

Hat Tip: VikingtheKitten Be sure to read the comments:

http://kurlander.blogspot.com/2009/02/cos-michael-phelps-got-high.html
20090205 The Munchies of Champions

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WBAL: Phelps Suspended By USA Swimming; Kellogg's To Drop Phelps

Phelps Suspended By USA Swimming; Kellogg's To Drop Phelps

Michael Phelps won't be able to compete for the next three months, because of the pictures released showing him smoking a marijuana pipe. The decision by USA Swimming comes hours after Kellogg's announced that it will end its contract with Phelps at the end of the month. Phelps' picture had been appearing on the front of various Kellogg's cereal boxes.
[…]

Michael Phelps has been suspended from competition for three months by
USA Swimming, the latest fallout from a photo that showed the Olympic great inhaling from a marijuana pipe.
[…]

Phelps says he has been bombarded for interviews. He also spoke today to
TMZ.Com.

Phelps Suspended By USA Swimming; Kellogg's To Drop Phelps
Thursday, February 05, 2009 WBAL Radio as reported by Robert Lang, WBAL-TV and Associated Press

Related Articles

Back In Baltimore For Michael Phelps (Thursday, September 25, 2008)
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SC Sheriff Says He May Bring Charges Against Phelps (Tuesday, February 03, 2009)
Michael Phelps Tells Newspaper He May Not Compete In 2012 (Wednesday, February 04, 2009)

20090205 Phelps Suspended By USA Swimming
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Monday, February 02, 2009

Deadly Farce

Deadly Farce

February 1, 2009

Read what happens when the police shoot your dogs, handcuffs your elderly Mom, and then lies about it all - - and gets away with it with no consequences. All in the name of protecting you…

WaPo mag Deadly Force http://tinyurl.com/ald8a6

What a SWAT team did to Cheye Calvo's family may seem extreme. But decades into America's war on drugs, it's business as usual.

Acting on a mistaken drug trafficking suspicion, a SWAT team broke down their door, shot beloved pets and shattered a happy home. Was it an extreme reaction, or business as usual in America's war on drugs?

LAUNCH PHOTO GALLERY

By April Witt Sunday, February 1, 2009; Page W08


Read the entire Washington Post magazine article here: Deadly Force

This is what I had to say in my August 13, 2008 The Tentacle column:
They shoot dogs, don’t they? http://tinyurl.com/8vjaaq By Kevin E. Dayhoff
In Prince Georges County on the evening of July 30, the home of the Berwyn Heights’ Mayor Cheye Calvo was the scene of a home invasion…

Also, be sure to watch: 20080729 SWAT Team honored for raiding wrong house
20080729 Minneapolis SWAT Team honored for raiding wrong house This is bizarre...

I'm NOT making this up!: WCCO-TV http://wcco.com/ Minneapolis MN: July 29, 2008 Minneapolis SWAT Team honored for raiding wrong house

http://wcco.com/iteam/swat.team.honored.2.783216.html WCCO-TV Minneapolis, MN: "On Monday, Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan handed out honors to a team of officers involved in a botched raid at an innocent family's home more than seven months ago...

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Hat Tip: P Kenneth Burns - MD Politics Today: “Inside the Botched Police Raid

Mr. Burns is “continuing to call for the apology and resignation of Prince George’s County Sheriff Michael A. Jackson (D) in addition to the apology of now former County Police Chief Melvin High (he retired,) but Berwyn Heights Mayor Cheye Calvo and his wife Trinity Tomsic are continuing to leave their lives in the same home where officers from both agencies completely botched a raid where they did not have a no knock warrant as High and Jackson had originally claimed.”

And for good reason. It would appear that there essentially no consequences for the behavior of the police agencies involved or the leadership of those agencies.

Mr. Burns calls to our attention:

"In this week’s edition of The Washington Post Magazine, they are the cover story. It’s a look at before, during and after the raid on Calvo’s home.

"Also of note, a new facebook group “Friends of Cheye Calvo” started this weekend. In addition, Calvo and the writer of the Post Magazine article, April Witt, will be having an
online discussion tomorrow (Feb. 2) at 12noon to discuss the article."

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Our government's War on Dogs

"Nope. That's not a misprint. The POst today covers an incident of police incompetance, ineffectiveness, and lies in todays Magazine. It's just one example. The overuse of paramilitary forces occurs regularly in the US and our own neighborhoods - 16 botched raids in VA, 8 in MD, and 2 in DC.

"In this case, the government lied about having a no-knock warrant.

"They lied about having any warrant at all.

"They lied about killing the beloved pets that were running away from them. One of the two dead dogs was shot in the back.

"According to the report
"Overkill: The Rise of Paramilitary Police Raids in America," US police squads do this all the time, to people who are less photogenic, less rich, and less connected than the Mayor of Berwyn Heights. See how many raids went wrong in your neighborhood on this interactive map."

Read the entire post here: Our government's War on Dogs

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Kevin Dayhoff www.kevindayhoff.net http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

WANTED MAN AND PASSENGER KILLED IN CRASH AFTER FLEEING FROM TROOPER


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 13, 2009

UPDATED: 1/13/09 AT 3: 30 P.M. - WANTED MAN AND PASSENGER KILLED IN CRASH AFTER FLEEING FROM TROOPER

(Havre de Grace, MD) Troopers recovered thousands of dollars worth of cocaine from the trunk of a car in which two men were killed early this morning after the driver fled from a trooper trying to stop him on I-95 in Harford County.

The driver was identified as Charles L. Quinones, Jr., 37, of the 5200-block of Cromarty Road, Baltimore, Md. During the crash investigation, troopers found Quinones was wanted on a felony warrant in Baltimore County for failure to appear for a charge of possession with intent to distribute cocaine. Troopers also found his driver’s license had been suspended in Maryland for more than one year.

The passenger was identified as Willie S. Robertson, 74, of the 1000-block of Jeanette Way, Bel Air, Md. The 2005 Mercury Sable Quinones was driving was registered to Robertson.

Shortly after 5:00 a.m. today, a trooper assigned to the State Police Pro-Active Criminal Enforcement Team was working patrol on southbound I-95 south of Rt. 272 when he observed the Mercury headed in the same direction. The trooper saw that the rear license plate was obstructed and determined the vehicle was traveling 72 mph in a posted 65 mph zone.

Approaching the Rt. 222 interchange, the trooper activated his lights and siren on his marked Ford Expedition State Police patrol vehicle. The driver of the Mercury, later identified as Quinones, signaled he was pulling over, then quickly swerved to the fast lane and accelerated.

Quinones continued south on I-95 driving aggressively as he weaved between vehicles. The pursuing trooper was traveling at 90 mph, but was unable to keep up with the fleeing Mercury. The trooper was about one-half mile behind as he approached the Rt. 155 exit and saw the Mercury swerve across several lanes, cut off a tractor trailer, and take the ramp to westbound Rt. 155.

The trooper took the exit ramp and, near the end of the ramp about one-quarter mile off I-95, found the Mercury had gone off the eastbound side of Rt. 155 and crashed into trees not far from the shoulder of the road. The trooper and other responding troopers attempted to render aid to the two men and called for a State Police helicopter and an ambulance. Medics who arrived at the scene pronounced the men dead.

Witnesses told troopers the driver of the Mercury was passing cars on the right as it came off Rt. 155 at a high rate of speed. They said the driver then lost control, swerved across the highway and crashed.

A police search of the heavily damaged car found six and one-half ounces of powder cocaine in plastic bags in the trunk. State Police drug investigators estimate the cocaine could have been sold on the street for more than $18,000.

The crash is being investigated by the Maryland State Police CRASH Team. A detailed crash reconstruction will be conducted. The investigation is continuing.


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