The Big Lie: Secret Service: No one yelled “kill him!” at McCain-Palin rally.

From the Times Leader:

The agent in charge of the Secret Service field office in Scranton said allegations that someone yelled “kill him” when presidential hopeful Barack Obama’s name was mentioned during Tuesday’s Sarah Palin rally are unfounded.

The Scranton Times-Tribune first reported the alleged incident on its Web site Tuesday and then again in its print edition Wednesday. The first story, written by reporter David Singleton, appeared with allegations that while congressional candidate Chris Hackett was addressing the crowd and mentioned Oabama’s name a man in the audience shouted “kill him.”

News organizations including ABC, The Associated Press, The Washington Monthly and MSNBC’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann reported the claim, with most attributing the allegations to the Times-Tribune story.

Agent Bill Slavoski said he was in the audience, along with an undisclosed number of additional secret service agents and other law enforcement officers and not one heard the comment.

“I was baffled,” he said after reading the report in Wednesday’s Times-Tribune.

He said the agency conducted an investigation Wednesday, after seeing the story, and could not find one person to corroborate the allegation other than Singleton.

Slavoski said more than 20 non-security agents were interviewed Wednesday, from news media to ordinary citizens in attendance at the rally for the Republican vice presidential candidate held at the Riverfront Sports Complex. He said Singleton was the only one to say he heard someone yell “kill him.”

H/t: Michelle Malkin

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Weekly News Media Briefs – Week Ending October 11, 2008

From the Caroline County Sheriff’s Office:

On September 30, 2008, Deputy C.M. Hall investigated a narcotic violation at the Caroline High School. After investigating, a juvenile was charged with Possession of Marijuana. He has a pending court date in Caroline Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court.

On September 6, 2008, Investigator M.M. Ellett responded to a Ruther Glen address for a larceny call. After a follow-up investigation on September 30, 2008, Warren V. Deloach, Jr., 23, of Ruther Glen was charged with four (4) counts of Larceny of a Firearm. He was released on a $1,500 unsecured bond and a court date of October 8, 2008 was set.

On October 3, 2008, Deputy P.H. Blasiol completed a follow-up investigation from a breaking and entering incident that occurred at a Milford address on September 24, 2008. Upon completion of the investigation, Eric King, 21, of Milford was charged with Breaking and Entering, Larceny, Forgery and Uttering. He was ordered held without bond and a court date of October 10, 2008 was set.

On October 5, 2008, Deputy T.P. Connolly responded to a Woodford address for a disturbance call. After investigating, Michael W. Simms, 26, of Woodford was charged with Filing a False Police Report. He was ordered held without bond and a court date of October 8, 2008 was set.

On October 6, 2008, Deputy C.M. Hall responded to Caroline High School for disorderly subject. After investigating, a juvenile was charged with Threaten to Burn and Disorderly Conduct. He has a pending court date in Caroline Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court.

On October 6, 2008, Deputy W. D. Lipscomb stopped Roosevelt F. Rousey, 44, of Ruther Glen for a traffic violation. Upon further investigation, Rousey was charged with Operating an ATV on the Highway, Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol, Refuse Chemical Test and Felony Drive after Habitual Offender. He was ordered held without bond and a court date of January 23, 2009 was set.

On October 7, 2008, Deputy C.M. Polliard stopped Donald G. Jones, 47, of Ruther Glen for a traffic violation. Upon further investigation, Jones was charged with Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol, Drinking While Driving and No County Decal. He was held on a $1,000 secured bond and a court date of October 8, 2008 was set.

On October 7, 2008, Deputy T. J. Ketchem responded to a Ruther Glen address in reference to a trespassing. Upon further investigation, Theresa M. McCenny, 18, of Ruther Glen is charged with trespassing. She was released on her on recognizance and an October 15, 2008 date of trial was set.

On October 7, 2008, Deputy C.M. Hall investigated a fight that occurred at the Caroline High School. After completion of the investigation, two (2) juveniles were charged with Assault and Battery. Both have pending court dates in Caroline Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court.

On October 8, 2008, Deputy C.M. Hall investigated a fight that occurred at the Caroline High School. After completion of the investigation, a juvenile was charged with Assault and Battery. He has a pending Court date in Caroline Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court.

On October 9, 2008, Deputy C.M. Polliard stopped Matthew C. Groves, 46, of Colonial Beach for a traffic violation. Upon further investigation, Groves was charged with Driving Under the Influence, Possession of an Open Container of Alcohol and Possession of Marijuana. H was held on a $2,500 secured bond and a court date of October 10, 2008 was set.

On October 10, 2008, Deputy J.K. Miller responded to a Ruther Glen business for a report of a shoplifting. Upon further investigation and with the assistance of Deputy G. J. Hamilton, Neal T. Lickey, 34, of Ruther Glen and Tracey M. Ferguson, 24, of Ruther Glen were charged with Shoplifting. Additionally, Ferguson was charged with Obstruction of Justice and is being held on a $1,000 secured bond. Lickey is being held on a $2,000 secured bond and a court date of October 17, 2008 has been set for both subjects.

On October 10, 2008, Deputy C.M. Hall investigated a fight that occurred at the Caroline High School. After completion of the investigation, a juvenile was charged with Assault and Battery. She has a pending court date in Caroline Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court.

Caroline County Sheriff’s Office Wrap Up

According to Sheriff Tony Lippa, Caroline Deputies made 4 drug arrests, 4 DUI arrest, 7 domestic violence arrests, 101 other criminal arrests and 14 animal control summons or arrests during the past week. The deputies served 295 civil papers, issued 349 traffic summonses, handled 7 motor vehicle crashes, responded to 31 alarm calls, and dealt with 8 juvenile offenders. The Sheriff’s Office Communications Center dispatched 607 calls for service and handled 1,476 telephone inquiries. The CCSO also logged 33 calls assisting outside agencies and had 327 self-initiated calls.

Oh, this is too funny: Premier cybercrime website ran by the federales.

Any by federales, I mean the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

And by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, I mean the G-men.

And by the G-men, I mean the guys knocking-in your door right now (Wired Blog):

DarkMarket.ws, an online watering hole for thousands of identify thieves, hackers and credit card swindlers, has been secretly run by an FBI cybercrime agent for the last two years, until its voluntary shutdown earlier this month, according to documents unearthed by a German radio network.

Reports from the German national police obtained by the Südwestrundfunk, Southwest Germany public radio, blow the lid off the long running sting by revealing its role in nabbing a German credit card forger active on DarkMarket. The FBI agent is identified in the documents as J. Keith Mularski, a senior cybercrime agent based at the National Cyber Forensics Training Alliance in Pittsburgh, who ran the site under the hacker handle Master Splynter.

The NCFTA is a non-profit information sharing alliance funded by financial firms, internet companies and the federal government. It’s also home to a seven-agent FBI headquarters unit called the Cyber Initiative and Resource Fusion Unit, which evidently ran the DarkMarket sting.

The FBI didn’t return a phone call Monday.

[…]

Threat Level admires Lord Cyric’s bluster, but thinks his days in the underground are numbered. The FBI almost certainly closed DarkMarket in preparation for a global wave of arrests that will unfold in the next month or so. The site was likely shuttered to avoid an Agatha Christie scenario in which a diminishing pool of cybercrooks are free to speculate about why they’re disappearing one-by-one like the hapless dinner guests in Ten Little Indians.

I do believe that the FBI is yelling “w00t” at all the information they have obtained on the “l33t” hackers.

H/t: Ace of Spades HQ

They need to find a new kicker too.

Richmond Times-Dispatch:

The Washington Redskins will bring in unsigned punters Tuesday to audition for the job currently held by rookie Durant Brooks.

Brooks drew the ire of fans with a short punt from the end zone in the third quarter of Sunday’s 19-17 loss to the St. Louis Rams. After the Rams failed to move the ball, they were still in range for a field goal.

Well, that depends on The Free Lance–Star‘s definition of “recently” and “indicted”.

From The Fish Wrap:

The following people were indicted recently by a Caroline County grand jury:

[…]

Melissa Nicole Bentley, 23, Woodford, assault and battery against a family member

According to online court records, an indictment was sought against Melissa Nicole Bentley on October 1, but a true bill was not returned. I.e., she wasn’t indicted.

Michael Thomas Brockmyer, 41, Ruther Glen, sodomy

A Michael Thomas Brockmyer was indicted on January 2, 2008, for a count of rape and a count of forcible sodomy (not sodomy, which isn’t even against the law in Virginia anymore [or in the United States as a whole] after Lawrence v. Texas).

He pled nolo contendere to two counts of aggravated sexual battery on October 3.

[…]

Patrick Ryan Flaherty, 21, Stafford, grand larceny

Again, according to online court records, an indictment was sought against Patrick Ryan Flaherty on October 1, but a true bill was not returned. I.e., he wasn’t indicted.

They have some nerve publishing false information against someone with such a great Irish name.

Mark Warner admits he called Christians, pro-lifers, home schoolers, and the NRA a threat to America.

MARK WARNER FINALLY ADMITS TO DEMEANING REMARKS ATTACKING
PEOPLE OF CHRISTIAN FAITH, PRO-LIFERS, HOME SCHOOLERS AND THE NRA
Gilmore Campaign Demands Warner Apologize for the Remarks and for Lying About Them

Alexandria – The Jim Gilmore for Senate Campaign released a statement today after Mark Warner admitted this weekend that he made disparaging remarks about people of Christian faith, pro-lifers, home schoolers and NRA members — calling them “threatening” to “what it means to be an American”:

“After repeatedly denying for years that he made these intolerant statements, Mark Warner this weekend finally owned up to the hurtful remarks after an audio recording of him making these demeaning comments was made public, ” said Ana Gamonal, the Gilmore Campaign Communications Director.

“What is even sadder than his admitting that he had lied, after of years of denial, is the best Mark Warner could offer was that his comments were perhaps “over the top” and that he had “learned a lot” since then, with no offer of an apology to the people he attacked by inferring they were un-American,” Gamonal said.[1]

“Mark Warner owes Virginians several apologies. One, for making these statements in the first place; Second, for repeatedly “angrily” denying he did so and calling those who were confronting him on it, “disrespectful”, when in fact he was the one being disrespectful.[2]And third, for his lack of sincerity throughout this entire Senate campaign, where he has attempted to paint himself as a “centrist”, while at the same time attesting to the sentiments expressed in these statements, by affirming he would not support Supreme Court justices like of Justice Scalia or Justice Thomas, calling them “out of the mainstream,” Gamonal declared.[3]

“Now, Virginians will be able to hear first hand and in his own words, how Mark Warner really feels about so many of the values Virginians hold dear.”

Click here to hear the audio recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpicD6UIq8A

“One of the things you are going to see is a coalition that is just about completely taken over the Republican Party in this state and if they have their way it’s going to take over state government. It is made up of the Christian Coalition, but not just them. It is made up of the right-to-lifers, but not just them. It’s made up of the NRA, but not just them. It is made up of the home schoolers, but not just them. It’s made up of a whole coalition of people that have all sorts of differing views that I think most of us in this room would find threatening to what it means to be an American.”

Mark Warner, May 1994

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[1] Quotes taken from the Northern Virginia Daily 10/11/08
[2] Quotes taken from the Richmond Times-Dispatch 10/31/2001
[3] Quote taken from the Virginian Pilot 10/4/08

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“Roving groups of teens and young adults”? Is that what the Washington, D.C. police are calling gangs now?

Well, they already were refusing to use the word “gangs” and opting to use the word “crews” instead. But this takes the cake (WTOP):

D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier says officers are seeing an uptick in assaults and robberies by roving groups of teens and young adults.

She says there have been between seven and 11 “pack robberies” in the past month around Adams Morgan in Northwest Washington. Meanwhile, five people were mugged by groups of teens in one eight-hour period last week in the Southwest waterfront area.

Lanier says the groups are looking for quick cash, credit cards and cell phones.

Man POS wanted in Lancaster County — and who was featured on America’s Most Wanted — arrested in Arizona.

Richmond Times-Dispatch:

Lancaster Arizona authorities have arrested a man sought in Lancaster County on charges that he gave steroids to a high school wrestler and then molested him. U.S. Marshals Service spokesman Matt Hershey said a child-predator task force arrested Ben Hunter, 41, on Friday. Hershey says Hunter was wanted on charges ranging from child abuse to distribution of a controlled substance. He’s accused of assaulting the boy on overnight trips while he was a volunteer coach. Hunter was arrested in 2004, but posted bond and fled. The case was featured on America’s Most Wanted several times.

The great folks at America’s Most Wanted can slap a captured sticker on his profile now. Some great work from the judge in this case:

Hunter has been charged with 31 criminal counts ranging from distribution of a controlled substance to child abuse. Incredibly, despite the severity of his crimes, Hunter was allowed to bond out and travel to Oklahoma to visit his parents.

Cops say that was the last time anyone saw Hunter.

Good thing they finally managed to catch up to this POS.