Eastern Shore Police Beat / Easton cops report heroin dealer charges; DUI

Easton Police report that on November 16, 2015, Don Terrell Chester, 18, of Easton, MD was charged with three counts of possession of CDS with the intent to distribute, three counts of possession of CDS, two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia and one count of CDS-common nuisance. Zane Nikia Bell, 18, of Denton, MD was charged with three counts of possession of CDS with the intent to distribute, three counts of possession of CDS, two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia and one count of CDS-common nuisance and one count of removal of a prescription bottle label.

DUI driver weaved and bobbed his way down Rt. 50 into side of trooper’s cruiser

ANNAPOLIS, MD.- Oct.4, 2015 — A driver with a record of many traffic, burglary, and drug arrests was charged with DUI and other traffic and criminal charges is under arrest again on Oct. 4, 2015 after he drove his car into the side of the patrol car of the Maryland state trooper attempting to stop him just west of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge on Rt. 50 in Anne Arundel County

Pirate Poachers of the Chesapeake: New raids on oyster sanctuaries; profiles of culprits reveal they are simply criminals in every respect

Pirate Poachers of the Chesapeake: New raids on oyster sanctuaries; profiles of culprits reveal they are simply criminals in every respect – The lawless and piratical instincts of outlaw watermen of the Chesapeake Bay may very well be inherited from the vicious and bloodthirsty pirates of the 17th and 18th centuries and certainly dates back to the 19th and 20th century oyster wars.

Oyster pirates fired cannon and rifles at Maryland Oyster Police and in 1879 Virginia sent a fleet carrying armed militia to capture and sink Maryland oyster pirates that had invaded Virginia waters in the dead of night.

Two years ago, Maryland’s General Assembly established oyster sanctuaries in various locations in Maryland waters in an attempt to reverse a one hundred year trend of diminishing bivalves.

In spite of the new laws setting aside areas of oysters for replenishment, a determined segment of the Maryland watermen and seafood industry has repeatedly violated the boundaries of the sanctuaries