The Virginia Marine Resources Commission at its November 1, 2016, meeting revoked the fishing licenses of seven commercial watermen for egregious or repeated violations of Virginia’s fishing laws and regulations
It’s called poaching when outlaw watermen rob from the Chesapeake Bay what has been called ‘white gold’ for the last one-hundred and fifty years.
ACCOMACK, VA. — Edward B Lowery Jr., of Tilghman, Maryland, a commercial licensee, was convicted in Accomack County General District Court on August 31, 2015, on seven charges; four counts of failure to report mandatory harvest reports and three counts of forging a public document.
“You people should feel ashamed of yourselves bashing the watermen; you guys have no idea what it’s like to get up and go to a real job. You people are mean and ignorant arrogant ***holes.”
Waterman Billy Smith of Smith Island hardly misses a year without being caught poaching SMITH ISLAND, MD. — The Pirate Poachers of the Chesapeake are a generational lot of outlaw…
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The vessel was holding about 14,000 pounds of croaker and other species of fish, many appearing to be undersized. Seventeen NRP officers from four counties were assigned to measure the entire catch, an effort that took 12 hours. The fish were kept under refrigeration in trucks provided by the waterman.
Approximately 3,500 pounds—or 25 percent—of the catch were found to be undersized. Those fish were seized and returned to the water.
The buyer, Mary Catherine Sears, 33, of Wingate, received 19 citations for possessing undersized oysters and Capt. Phips Seafood was issued 18 citations for the same offense.
The “Patrol” is seen chasing a row-boat containing river pirates. The pirates are pulling at the oars with all their strength, but a few shots from the Police Boat weaken their nerves and they give up. When the “Patrol” comes up near them, it lowers a dory and a number of policemen make the capture. As the pirates are landed on the Police Boat a fierce fight takes place between them and the police, but the latter overcome the offenders and land them safely on the boat.
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MONTGOMERY POLICE BEAT: Gun-felon Andre Duvall is heading to some mass incarceration vacay time in the Big House after being nabbed with drugs and loaded guns GAITHERSBURG, MD. – With Montgomery County politicians now deciding when a crime is serious and if they should call ICE on illegal aliens, will they also decide when to […]
DOVER POLICE BEAT: K9 Reeko put the chomps of the law on Justin Llera after third incident of fleeing flatfoots DOVER, DEL. – The third time was a charm for an unlucky miscreant, say police. The Dover Police Department arrested Justin Llera on Saturday morning after he fled from officers for the 3rd time in […]
At issue in the Supreme Court case in which Senator Whitehouse submitted the brief (NY State Rifle & Pistol Assoc. v. City of New York (18-280)) is whether New York City’s ban on transporting a licensed, locked and unloaded handgun to a home or shooting range outside city limits is consistent with the Second Amendment, the […]
VIRGINIA: Recipe for death – police say that Ryan Cooling was operating golf cart while drinking without lights and wrong-way when hit by DUI driver Joseph Connelly Tipsy Ryan Cooling killed as he drove a golf cart the wrong way in the roadway without lights after midnight and was hit head-on by alleged DUI driver […]
DWI HIT PARADE: Henrico County Police report DWI arrests for July 2019
MURDER USA: When criminals reach out from the filthy, rat-infested inner city to commit a crime in the rural surrounding area, this is what happened on Aug. 13, 2019, in Lake County, just outside of the violent and murderous Chicago: Lake County State’s Attorney statement on Old Mill Creek incident (Lake County, IL) A statement […]
DWI HIT PARADE: Thomas Hawks pleaded guilty to killing three children in DUI crash; sentencing on Sept. 26, 2019 FORT WASHINGTON, MD. – The busy highway that links the Washington Beltway and southern Prince George’s County is a death trap at most any time of the day or night, with wild and crazy drivers roaring […]
DWI HIT PARADE: Annapolis Barrack of Maryland State Police report DUI arrests July 15 to 31, 2019 James Richard Wilkinson, 74, (REPEAT OFFENDER DUI) of 25380 Club Circle, Quantico, Md., arrested by TFC. Holson for DWI, reckless driving in wanton and willful disregard for the safety of persons and property; failure to control speed to […]
BONNIE AND CLOD’S GREAT ATV ADVENTURE: K9s Wade & Max sniffed out miscreants from bushes K-9 dogs helped Maryland State Police roust roustabouts from hiding in bushes near wrecked stolen ATV NORTH EAST, MD – Two Maryland State Police K-9 dogs assisted troopers in looking in all the right places for two alleged dirtbags who […]
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