Chinese Pirate Poachers snare thousands of pounds of trophy red drum and speckled trout; cops snare them

CHINESE NEW YEAR POACHERS WERE HAULING IN THE BIG ONES

HAMPTON, VA. — Two Chinese men who police believe were out to snatch every large fish they could, regardless of legal limits, rules or species – in order to sell whole large fish to various Chinese restaurants for the Chinese New Year on Feb. 19th, now face serious felony charges.

Pirate Poachers Rounded Up Again – Crisfield Criminals cleaning out oyster sanctuaries nabbed by DNR Cops

TANGIER SOUND, MD. — Natural Resources Police report that eight men in Somerset, Allegany and Queen Anne’s County were charged this week by Maryland Natural Resources Police officers with oyster poaching and hunting violations.

In Somerset County, five watermen were cited Thursday morning for illegally harvesting oysters from protected state waters.

Southern Md. Police Beat: Did the ghost of Orson Welles stick up Waldorf bank?

WALDORF, MD. — A drama queen held up the Sun Trust Bank and he was either decked out for his debut at the National Theater in Washington in the off-Broadway revival of Citizen Kane or he was a toothless cross-dressed transgendered undocumented immigrant who recently underwent cataract surgery looking for a few bucks at the point of a gun.

‘Rain, rain, go away, make O’Malley Democrats pay another way’ – Gov. Hogan announces effort repeal rain tax

“Passing a state law that forces counties to raise taxes on their citizens against their will is not the best way to address the issue,” said Governor Larry Hogan. “Marylanders have made perfectly clear that further taxing struggling and already overtaxed Marylanders for the rain that falls on the roof of their homes was a mistake that needs to be corrected.”

KLAN: Killing America – The original news reports of the rise, the fall and the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan

The strife and horrors of the Civil War in America were raw with the wounds of the war lasting for decades; and affecting those who lived in both the North and the South. As the nation struggled to find unity, the forces of darkness and of those who wished to rule through intimidation and terror, spread their wicked ways under the cover of white sheets.

This is the story of the Ku Klux Klan and their chief brand: Lynchings, as told in the original newspaper stories from journals across the nation. Some are brief, telling only of a single attack while others are more comprehensive and detailed, telling the story with the inclusion of complex and emotional occurrences.

The attempt of the KKK to cloak the power of control over others with fear and violence is explained in some of these news stories.

Lazy Lizard fire went to third alarm as Ocean City fought to gain control; two trapped were rescued

Three victims were treated on scene for non-life threatening injuries and later transported to area hospitals, including two members of the Ocean City Fire Department. One additional patient was treated and released on the scene. The initial damage assessment indicates that the majority of the fire damage was on the third floor.

Cropper Brothers Lumber fire ruled accidental from electrical panel; building total loss

WILLARDS, MARYLAND (February 10, 2015) – An investigation into the fire, which caused in excess of $250,000.00 dollars in damage to a building on the property at Cropper Brothers Lumber Company, Inc. located on Main Street has been determined to be Accidental as a result of an electrical failure at an interior main electrical service panel.