Following a six-month long investigation involving wiretaps and undercover personnel, 14 people were arrested late last week in connection with a prescription drug network operating out of Harford County, local law enforcement officials said Monday.
The arrests were the culmination of an investigation which began with a tip from a confidential source and led to the execution Friday of 31 search and seizure warrants by the Harford County Task Force, an alliance of several local law enforcement agencies and the Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office.
At the center of the network, according to police, was Ronnie Stocks, 33, of Abingdon, who is charged with three counts of conspiracy to distribute Oxycodone and cocaine, and three counts of distribution of Oxycodone. Stocks was held on $1,000,000 bond. Three other men were key players in the network, and 10 others played some role in the organization, according to Lt. Lee Dunbar of the Harford County Task Force.
Police seized approximately 3,000 prescription pills of various types, predominately opioids, as well as unspecified amounts of cocaine, marijuana, and steroids. A total of 19 firearms, 10 vehicles, and approximately $30,000 in cash were also seized.
In addition to Stocks, those arrested and charged included:
– Joseph Ercolano, 32, of Fallston; two counts of conspiracy to distribute Oxycodone; $750,000 bond.
– Sean C. Holloway, 36, of White Marsh; two counts of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and Oxycodone; $750,000 bond
– Eric Smith, 34, of Nottingham; two counts of conspiracy to distribute Oxycodone; $750,000 bond.
– Sharon Gillums, 50, of Edgewood; one count of conspiracy to distribute Oxycodone; $250,000 bond.
– Brent S. Musgrove, 36, of Aberdeen; one count of conspiracy to distribute Oxycodone; $250,000 bond.
– William C. Kendall, 44, of Bel Air; one count of conspiracy to distribute Oxycodone; $250,000 bond.
– Matthew C. Kolakowski, 29, of Abingdon; one count of conspiracy to distribute Oxycodone; $250,000 bond.
– Gregory Sobieski, 25, of Bel Air; one count of conspiracy to distribute Oxycodone, and one count of distribution of Oxycodone; $250,000 bond.
– Kenneth Darr, 36, of White Marsh; one count of conspiracy to distribute Oxycodone; $250,000 bond.
– Wilbert Whitaker III, 24, of Bel Air; one count of distribution of Oxycodone; $250,000 bond.
– Curtis Carter, 36, of Havre de Grace; one count of conspiracy to distribute Oxycodone; $150,000 bond.
– Taaz A. Robinson, 28, of Aberdeen; one count of conspiracy to distribute Oxycodone; released on his own recognizance.
– Ryan C. Sturm, 27, of Towson; one count of possession of Oxycodone; released on his own recognizance.
Dunbar declined to specify the exact role of each individual in the network, saying that a federal investigation is ongoing and could result in further charges. But, he said the efforts revolved around Stocks.
“He had people who he relied on, either to illegally obtain prescription pills, or reaching out to people who had the pills legally and wanted to sell them,” Dunbar said. “Some of the people we’re looking at may have financed the network.”
Dunbar added that the operation serviced a “huge demand” with customers ranging from teenagers to the elderly. While he said no doctors issued illegal prescriptions, the group used other methods to obtain the pills, including paying people who had legit prescriptions, using fraudulent prescriptions, and using out-of-state sources.
Harford County State’s Attorney Joe Cassilly said two prosecutors have been assigned to the case, and expect to present it to a Maryland grand jury in about a month. He said a U.S. Attorney may take some of the cases, and Dunbar said investigations are continuing in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Florida.
“Our most difficult and pervasive problem is with prescription drugs,” Cassilly said at a media event to announce the arrests. He said that prescription drug abuse is, “not just a drug problem, [but] an addiction problem.”
Dunbar said the investigation began with a tip from a confidential informant, and authorities began looking into Stocks, eventually placing undercover officers into his organization.
“It grew from there, once we got our tentacles in, so to speak, we realized how widespread it was, how many pills they were moving,” Dunbar said. “We do feel like we got the core of this organization, the guys who were driving it.”
Eventually, after fulfilling a court-mandated requirement to exhaust all other avenues of investigation, Dunbar said the task force sought and obtained wiretaps. He added that the task force is seeking some grant funds from the U.S. Department of Justice to recoup the costs incurred to local agencies during the investigation.
Dunbar said he believed the arrests put “a dent” in the county’s prescription drug market, but said more work remains.
“We eradicated a big chunk of the flow,” he said. “But we know it’s still out there. Hopefully through the course of this investigation, people realize it is a big deal.”
Cindy Mumby contributed reporting to this story.
The press release from Harford County Sheriff’s Office is below:
(Harford County, MD – April 18, 2011) The Harford County Task Force announced the conclusion of a six-month investigation, which resulted in the dismantling of a large-scale multi-county narcotics operation involving the sale and distribution of illegal prescription drugs.
The investigation, of which Harford County was at the nucleus, began with a tip from a confidential source. Electronic surveillance which included a wiretap, aided in the investigation, which concluded on Friday, April 15, 2011 with the execution of thirty-one court, ordered search and seizure warrants.
“Since its inception in 1988, the Harford County Task Force has been instrumental in combating narcotics violations in Harford County. The task force concept of collaborating with municipal, county, state and federal law enforcement agencies is extremely vital to successfully identifying, investigating and apprehending narcotics violators,” stated Sheriff L. Jesse Bane. “As this investigation unfolded, we quickly began to realize how pervasive the sales of illegal prescription drugs had grown in our community. While the abuse of a prescription medication does not hold the same stigma of more traditionally abused illegal drugs, it is just as addictive and destructive; and contributes to just as much crime and violence in a community.”
Law Enforcement Officers seized approximately 1,500 pills of various types (predominantly opioids) with a street value of over $ 45,000. In addition to the illegal prescription drugs recovered, investigators seized cocaine, marijuana, steroids, fourteen firearms, ten vehicles and an undisclosed amount of cash.
Fourteen people have been arrested and charged on a variety of state and local charges:
• Ronnie Stocks, age, 33, Abingdon, MD $1,000,000 bond
• Joseph Ercolano, age 32, Fallston, MD $750,000 bond
• Sean C. Holloway, age 36, White Marsh, MD $750,000 bond
• Eric Smith, age 34, Nottingham, MD $750,000 bond
• Sharon Gillums, age 50, Edgewood MD $250,000 bond
• Brent S. Musgrove, age 36, Aberdeen, MD $250,000 bond
• William C. Kendall, age 44, Bel Air, MD $250,000 bond
• Matthew C. Kolakowski, age 29, Abingdon, MD $250,000 bond
• Gregory Sobieski, age 25, Bel Air, MD $250,000 bond
• Kenneth J. Darr, age 36, White Marsh MD $250,000 bond
• Wilbert Whitaker III, age 24, Bel Air, MD $200,000 bond
• Curtis Carter, age 36, Havre de Grace, MD $150,000 bond
• Taaz A. Robinson, age 28, Aberdeen, MD ROR
• Ryan C. Sturm, age 27, Towson, MD ROR“As we investigated this drug organization, we found there were no socio-economic distinctions between users and dealers involved. There is high demand for this type of drug. In fact, those who have traditionally been involved in the sale of cocaine and crack have now moved into the illegal prescription drug trade,” stated Lieutenant Lee Dunbar of the Harford County Task Force.
The execution of the search and seizure warrants occurring in less than eight hours in three counties (Harford, Baltimore & Anne Arundel) was a collaborative effort between various jurisdictions and agencies, allowing a successful completion without incident.
• Harford County Task Force
• Harford County Sheriff’s Office
• Aberdeen Police Department
• Havre de Grace Police Department
• Maryland State Police
• Cecil County Task Force
• Baltimore County Police Department
• Carroll County Task Force
• FBI
• Harford County State’s Attorney OfficeThe Harford County Task Force, consisting of Harford County Sheriff’s Office, Maryland State Police, Harford County States Attorney’s Office, Aberdeen Police Department, and Havre de Grace Police Department, was formed to focus on the larger and more complex narcotic and vice investigations that take place throughout the county. This task force conducts criminal investigations, targets high-level drug traffickers, importers, and money laundering organizations. With the help of both concerned citizens and narcotic users, the Harford County Task force attempts to seek out and limit the illegal flow of narcotics in Harford County MD. The Task Force is not restricted to county boundaries and with the aid and assistance of Local, County, State and Federal authorities; they investigate all leads of narcotic activity wherever the resolution points.
The Harford County Task Force relies heavily on concerned citizens and all members of the community, to supply them with the necessary information to control illegal activity. Anyone with this type of information is encouraged to contact the Harford County Task Force Tip line 410-836-7788 or submit a tip on the Harford County Sheriff’s Office Web Site – www.harfordsheriff.org
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Joseph Cassilly, I for one would like to see the FISA authorization used for these cellphone wiretaps. You and I both know that the wiretap software was installed illegally, before any FISA authorization could be obtained. Also, if FISA approval was obtained, what matter of National Security was involved for your use of illegal wiretaps? Two wrongs don’t make one right, your illegal investigative practices will be exposed………..
Better hurry and get to the Shoprite before they run out of foil for your hat.
How could 2 be released on ROR on charges this serious … Hmm …. must be telling!
No Debbie I dont think Taaz would tell on his own brother. But I guess thats why people should just mind their own business.
i know one person who got ROR had no record at all, and was simply purchasing off starks for his own personal use the day they were initiating the warrants etc, he met him, got a small amount and was pulled over 2 miles down the road, they seized his car, work computer, and phone, and the guy simply was just buying for personal use, and thats all he was charged with, simple possession. Its pretty ridiculous that they would seize his CAR. drugs are bad, and this type of “organized” crime is bad, but the police take it too far, and flex their muscles on people that are undeserving for sure
Crabapple,
FISA warrants are for FEDERAL wiretapping when the case involves National Security.
Law Enforcement obtains surveillance authorization through a court ordered ‘search’ warrant – at whatever appropriate level including county courthouse.
I’m sure if there was an unlawful search here the evidence and subsequently the case will be thrown out of court. Any defense attorney worth his diploma will make sure of that.
you despirately need to take off the tinfoil hat, unplug from the media pablum and educate yourself. FISA has Nothing to do with this case.
What are u talkin about? Everyone knows that the only real protection from the Government mind probes and satellites is a 100% genuine Armadillo helmet! The structure of the armadillo shell prevents the gamma rays from penetrating the human cranium.
So you are saying a judge had already signed for a wiretap warrant when you guys installed the illegal cellular spying software on your confidential informants cell phone? I don’t buy that. I hope you protect your informant’s identity better than than your previous efforts. Too many snitches are getting stitches because you guys throw’em to the wolves once you’ve spent their resources. Narcotics cops really are a bunch of trash.
Where are you going to get your stuff now?
Bartman, there is no such thing as an illegal search and seizure in Harford County, because there is no such thing as a honest judge in the Harford County Circuit Court. The judges have allowed illegal prosecution practices linked to Joseph Cassilly’s administration for 20 years now. If a judge makes a decision Mr. Cassilly doesn’t agree with, Mr. Cassilly blasts them on his State’s Attorney blog. Also, a standard search warrant does not give you the right to use wiretaps. The warrant must be specific about length of duration and what calls are excusable. You cannot do a six month wiretap unless the wiretap warrant is specific for 6 months. Please stop lying to the public and acknowledge the fact that the Law Enforcement of Harford County has been illegally using wiretaps since 2001, without the proper warrant.
Sounds like someone is pissed off about his supplier getting shut down.
@Crapple,
This has nothing to do with FISA. Please do some research.
Outstanding job HCSO!!! Way to partner up with other agencies to fight this drug abuse problem.
The problem starts with the pharmaceutical companies and the poison they sell. Most of it is unhealthy and unneccesary. A trip to the health food store and maintaining a healthy lifestyle is a much better decision than going to the doctor to get medicine. Doctors need to, and are starting to, recommend natural cures for health problems. The drug companies donate to medical schools, bring in platters of food to doctors and butter up the medical industry in general to maintain their sales. The federal government doesnt do enough to crack down on the drug companies. Many prescription drugs have killed people before being taken off the market. My stepdad had a large lung tumor after smoking for many years. My sister went to the health food store and got Mgn-3, which is concentrated Maiitake and Shitakke mushroom. The tumor completely disappeared. I do believe he was also on chemo or radiation, I cant remember which. The tumor didnt go away until the mushroom was used. The federal government took the product off the market because of “impurities.” The drug companies complained that it was curing cancer without using their drugs. Essentially, cancer cures that fast mean smaller profits for the drug companies. If they did make a product that cured cancer that fast it would cost a fortune. The formula is now made again under another name. I use a less expensive formula for maintenance. I havent been sick since last year, before I took it. It is great for immunity. Immune breakdown allows cancer to start and spread to begin with. So folks if you arent with the program, get with it. I am trying to think of a health food store in Belair. I dont know of one. The Vitamin Shop is ok. They have some good products. Be careful to get all natural products without magnesium stearate, etc.
Why Yes Clay, I believe everything you say except for things like Polio Vaccine, Small Pox Vaccine, Penicillin and its associated antibiotic family members, Aspirin, Tylenol, Birth Control. Step away from the computer… the electro-magnetic radiation may be changing your DNA.
I dont know why the comment was hidden. It is about my stepdad’s cancer being cured by a natural formula. I guess a lot of drug reps got on to give it a thumbs down or something. And Dave, it is unfortunate that instead of acting like Dr Salk who I believe created polio vaccine, these companies are more concerned with making a profit. The majority of people on these painkillers dont need them for anything other than to get high. Why are so many manufactured? Profit.
Don’t know all of these guys but several of them have terrorized the county for years! Glad to see them get what they deserve.
YeA, for you to say that you must know them personally….
You don’t have to be a farmer to know what a pig looks like. And while you can look at this and suggest we are being judgmental… there’s such a thing as being discerning about who you associate with – and avoiding offensive and destructive personalities. So say what you like, identification of undesirables is essential to survival for the rest of us. There is nothing like the personal taint that comes from associating with someone you discover later is a criminal.
@ MYOB
You’re correct, it would have been out of line to comment if I did not know some of them…
Do you disagree with my statement???
No anti-Jesse Bane comments? Curious.
A healthy thank you to the Harford County Sheriff for reducing the presence of this stuff from our streets. Illicit activity in Prescription Medicines can have a devastating effect on the community. I used to know a young lady who I tried to help for three years. In that time she hid her association with a man who just recently was released from prison for a probation violation for trying to obtain a controlled substance with a forged prescription. Since her association with him she has lost three jobs (two medical assistant positions), defaulted on three leases, and now owes $6000 to people that have obtained judgments from her. Working as a waitress her wages are now garnished by three separate creditors. She is also living on state assistance for food, power and medical care. It is unlikely she will work in the medical field again. The cost of her affiliation is borne by all of us.
Why would you put that girls information out there. That’s rude wtf very rude dude. And as for pain medicine a lot of people needs them to live (because of pain) I make sure I lock all medicines away,leaving out one week supply. So does that make me a drug head NO it doesn’t. So why don’t you just shut your big ass mouth n go on with yur little life
Rude? Are you really naive or just willfully ignorant? She faces trail next week for driving on a suspended license, leaving the scene of an accident and filing a false police report. Her doctor implicated her in duplicating prescriptions for her useless deadbeat boyfriend, now husband. His court record is substantially longer than hers and began with a probation verdict for his possession charge in 2004. She also faces trial at the end of the month for defrauding the Office of Unemployment Insurance for benefits she received while she was working. What part of fraud and user do you not get? She is trouble to anyone she has come in contact with and the four children she has from three fathers. We are paying tax dollars for all of this. She does not have a right to invisibility when she creates this much trouble. And if you think she does, you are part of the problem of people that endorse and enable this kind of behavior that cost the rest of us in wasted compassion and financial support. Cut her off. Or maybe you would like to support her now that she’s headed for $30,000 in judgments before she is 30 years old. She can’t even buy a car for herself or her spawn. She is a user and a fraud. Glad you think she should be left alone.
If this stuff were legal, it would be cheaply available at the local liquor store, generating taxes instead of using up valuable law enforcement resources. We don’t seem to have learned much from Prohibition; if you make something that people want illegal, the criminals move in to supply it.
If this stuff were legal, junkies would be still be stealing from us, but they could buy it at a store rather than from these lowlifes, and more people would be using since the stigma and inconvenience of it being illegal would be gone.
No thanks.
We have a serious matter The elite trained (probably special forces but more likely NOT haha) best of the best Harford County *** force has captured a kingpin organization of precription drugs….whoooo….wowwww.
What a waste of money and resources, these hollywood wannbe cops recovered 30grand and 250 bucks in juice plus some (probably) legally owned guns and cars. So lets look at the cash…you got 14 ppl and 30 grand which is roughly 2 grand per person….wow!!! big bust congratulations!!! yet these dumb asses probably spent 3 times that in tax money now they are looking for a bailout from the department of justice. Are you out of your effing mind. How about next time do something useful and go after serious gangs instead of a bunch of harford county chumps that parade around golds gym selling steroids and pain pills.
Made because you lost you supplier? Seems like you are on something.
How come every bust you wannabe’s make has to be made out like you guys are the saviors of the universe or something. The real story here is why do the elderly and the people in pain management programs have to sell their prescriptions to drug dealers in order to pay for their bills that they can not afford. You guys are missing out on a story that needs to be told.
You can look at Washington D.C. for that problem. Our so-called representatives on both sides of the fence will debate whether to fund prescription medications for our seniors yet without one word spoken will spend billions and billions of dollars in foreign aid. One example is Obama’s two billion dollar aid to Brazil to help them drill for oil. That money could go a very long way in helping our own . . . but Obama and friends, past presidents, and present and past House and Senate members rather spend the money elsewhere. Although I do understand it’s much more complicated, and that some foreign aid is needed, but it sure is a shame that we have to buy friendship at the detriment to our own.
Just one question, who are the wannabes? What do you mean? Who are they trying to be? Seems to me that they did their job and did it well. There’s no wannabes in this case . . .
Apparently everyone thinks the police wasted their time and our money enforcing laws that are on the books. Gee what a horrendous concept!
They want to be law enforcement, but in reality they are racists………..
Most of it is not coming from the elderly selling some of their meds to pay their bills. Most it is coming from drug dealers who are forging prescriptions and then paying chumps $50 or whatever to go fill the fake prescriptions at various pharmacies all over the area.
The illegal use and abuse of prescription medication is quickly becoming a bigger problem than any illegal drugs.
I can’t even count the number of calls I’ve gone on where someone had just gotten a prescription filled for 50 or 100 oxycodone pills (or whatever…there are dozens of medications this applies to) two or three days earlier and they’re already all gone….combination of the “patient” popping pills and selling/trading pills to get crack or marijuana.
I have yet to go on a call to and elderly patient’s house and find that they’re prescription is empty after only a couple days. If anything, they’re cutting their pills in half to stretch out the prescription longer.
I actually took a copy of his MD Case Search Probation record as well as the letter from the local doctor implicating her in duplicating prescriptions to various pharmacies to make them aware of the potential criminal acts of these people. It’s a serious problem and each pharmacy responded positively to the information. One in fact wasn’t the least bit surprised by the names.
hmmm if you only have access to case search seems your resource is limimted. KNO THE FACTS`HIS FAMILY
His family? And what does that have to do with it? What difference does his family make for his personal choices… and the choices that impact others around him…. are you making excuses?
Great job and one for the good guys . . . keep up the good work. You may want to take a look at one of the posters here who seems to be angry; perhaps his supplier is now out of business.
This is awesome. Some buttheads responding here are missing the point that addictive drugs are a destructive force in our society. I want this crap out of my county. Too many of our kid’s lives are being wrecked by substance abuse. We should have no sympathy for those who attempt to profit from the curse of preventable drug addiction.
Good job HC law enforcement…don’t let up!!
I don’t do drugs you @#$# but it irritates me that these @Q$@#$ cops (wannabe tactical groups) waste money on @$# like this. Who gives a F*** about pain pills?? why don’t they spend money tracking down real bad guys driving the war on drugs, maybe if you read the news and got out of your harford county box you’d see that the war on drugs isn’t driven by prescription drugs. Its cocaine and other really bad drugs… Do you see drug cartels cutting ppls heads off in Mexico over oxycodone??? The answer to that is NO!
Now I’m going to tell you why they waste money like this on @#$ investigations. Maybe you haven’t noticed but harford county isn’t Baltimore city!!! I know this information is shocking to you but just take a breather and relax!!! So if the elite harford county task force doesn’t spend money, then the next year it appears like their doing nothing. Then their next fiscal year budgets doesn’t get an increase. Okay I know I’m explaining stuff to @#$@# so I’ll simplify things. Soooo ifff the cops don’t look like they’re productive they don’t get to spend money on cool tactical toys like that huge black armored vehicle that was 400 grand that they showcase at a farm fair…a f***ing farm fair for gods sake. Ohhh @#$ we need a swat vehicle for a corn field because some potheads are growing that marijuana.
What amazes me out of all this is ppl actually wonder why their taxes are higher??? Its because of #$%# like this! Why else would they be looking for a free bailout! I’m just trying to justify wasting the money they waste and I can’t find a valid reason to spend the money they spend. Gas is $4 a gallon and you have cops driving suv’s that get 12-14 miles per gallon just wasting a ton of money and fuel doing bullshit like handing out speeding tickets on 95. Couldn’t they use regular patrol vehicles?? My point is things are out of touch!!! Spending is out of control!!!
People are irresponsible and the cost of that is borne by the rest of us. If you think pain pills are not a problem, then you failed to read my comment earlier, or perhaps you fail to see that her irresponsibility and criminality are a problem. Are you sympathetic to her desire to make extra money for her and her low life boyfriend/now husband? Are they stellar examples of good parenting? What exactly are your values that you can throw garbage at the rest of us for caring what trouble our community is in?
So their “swat” vehicle is at the farm fair? Were there numerous officers there “harassing” people? Did you ever stop to think that maybe their presence at the farm fair is an attempt to interact in a positive way with the community? People see the vehicle, get curious, come up and start a dialog? Is that so hard to comprehend? And about the suv’s, how many do you see on the road? Only a handful compared to the regular patrol cars. Maybe you’re the one that needs to think outside of the box.
ME, of course it helps to hide behind a pseudonym if you’re going to be outspoken and use expletives. If you are educated, perhaps you should show it in your speech and writing, because it really doesn’t help your credibility. As soon as I see the expletives, I stop reading. Your anger towards the police also speaks to your level of education. Maybe you’ve had a run-in with them? Or three? I personally have the utmost respect for the police, knowing many personally, who risk their lives daily and sometimes pay with their lives and get paid very little in return. Not everyone is cut out to be a public servant, and I’m thankful that some people are willing to take on that responsibility.
Hey, how about we blame the criminals for once instead of law enforcement!?
Blaming criminals instead of law enforcement is not likely to happen. The concept of personal responsibility left our society long ago…
I know it. Silly me, right??
Amber shut up you ****, my education is better then yours and it don’t mean poop. sorry no expletives 🙂
@ME
You should take your own advice and “just take a breather and relax!!!”
I, and many others understand the need to do something with the monies that are received for enforcement. It is your opinion that going after the prescription drug operations does not justify the cost. It is not the opinion of many others.
In the long run will it change anything? Probably not. About the only thing that will change is who is doing it. Lock up the ones currently involved, and others will take their place. The long lasting ‘war on drugs’ has proven how ineffective we are at solving this problem. But we keep trying, just like trying to find a cure for cancer, haven’t found it yet, but we keep trying.
Me,
To echo Amber’s comments, please strive to be more constructive. Perhaps you will draft a letter to Sherriff Bane or show up to some county council meetings and share your considered opinions about how WE ALL might better use county resources.
I hear you about the taxes, but the times are not what they once were. Today many of us believe that good law enforcement is a worthwhile use of tax dollars. Those who wish to live in a place where criminals outspend cops can easily pack up their families and cross the Mexican border (it is porous in both directions).
It is true that heads are not yet rolling over prescription drugs, but it is important to try to keep this growing problem at bay. As prescription drugs are the fastest growing types of substance abuse, more violent days are ahead, because crime follows the money…always has, always will.
Me: Me thinks thou doth protest too much(pun intended)
My example of good parenting is a lady who had food dyes removed from her family’s diet completely because her young son was very hyperactive. Doctors put him on Clonidine and Valium. When the presciption ran out, they called the doctor who told them that without the drug for one day, he would feel like “his skin was crawling.” Great job doc. At this point, his parents decided that if he needed it that much then they didnt want him on it. They looked for other solutions and came across the Feingold Diet. They were doubtful at first. Before the diet, their son’s regime included bright orange mac and cheese, Fruit Loops, strawberry nutri grain bars and chicken nuggets with caramel color. Then the Feingold guide arrived in the mail with a 200 page reference guide of products that have been accepted by the association because they are free of artificial additives. Sometimes it is just a matter of switching to Utz pretzels instead of Rold Gold. After three days of the diet, Aiden acted like a totally different child. Within a week, he was sleeping through the night. His parents slowly weaned him off of the prescription drugs and now he is drug free. His parents were so impressed with the changes in their son, they decided to all go on the Feinberg Diet. Banned from their diet now is artificial flavoring and coloring, salicylates and the preservatives BHA, BHT, and TBHQ. Feinberg is obviously a Jewish name. Yesterday was Passover. What is Passover? Passover is when Pharoah wouldnt let Moses and the children of Israel go back to their homeland (they followed Joseph to Egypt because of a drought), and so the Lord told Moses and all His people to mark their doorposts. That night an angel of death flew over Egypt, killing all the firstborn there. However, he passed over all the houses that had marked doorposts, and didnt kill the firstborn of Israel. At that point, Pharoah finally said “go” and Moses led the children of Israel back to their homeland. So with that thought in mind, parents please pass over all those artificial ingredients in food, not only for your firstborn, but for the whole family. You will be truly blessed as a result.
+1 for satire.
If not, wow. Just wow.
http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/feingold.html
Whose it up for donating to a panel discussion between “ME” and “CLAY” on the merit’s of drug enforcement and the ethical and cultural implications? I’ll put $20 down.
For one thing, many of the studies at the bottom of the article you gave a link to show a beneficial effect of the diet. For another thing, there was no study newer than 7 years ago I believe. For another thing, the drug companies and doctors often go hand in hand, so there is a definite financial interest for these companies to find that natural cures dont work, which they do. Keeping Johnny on Valium and Clonidine until his skin crawls isnt a good idea, however. Finally, what I quoted is from a local newspaper that came out today. I dont believe that more attention to the child is the reason for the change in his behavior, as was pointed out in your article. Point one, for what reason did the researcher come to that conclusion? Point two, this child in this family was given more attention before the natural diet, when he had his hyperactivity, than he is given today. I cant see attention as being the reason for the drastic change. My final point is this. The MD, the pharmaceutical practioner who wrote the article, states that the diet may be harmful because it causes kids to focus too much on diet as related to their behavior. I couldnt wish a better thing for most families, particularly with the great majority of overweight Americans who, when they waddle down the halls of a European airport, hear “here come the Americans” from the locals. As a local waitress from Yugoslavia asked me, “why is everyone here so huge?” Most food companies care more about making a buck than they do about the health of customers. Believe me, my stepdad was real happy when that lung tumor disappeared, and it didnt happen until the natural formula was used. I dont care what any study shows. I have seen too many examples of those helped by natural cures, including my grey hair disappearing with Shen Min and staying dark, my increase in normal energy and sex drive, better urine flow and better sleeping ability. I dont need to quote the many studies that show the effectiveness of natural cures, and I wont here.
I blame aliens
Well Dave, the best cures are those when Christ comes and puts His hands on someone and then the blind can see and the deaf can hear, or when He tells someone who has been lame since birth to get up and walk and they do.
More than likely 2/3rd’s of those arrested are addicts, not criminals. And will benefit from treatment not incarceration. The majority of those charged with conspiracy to distribute are addicts playing middle man to support their own habit. I think a lot of time, energy, as well as tax money, has been wasted to bust a a hand full of users and maybe a few low level criminals. Yes, people were breaking the law, that’s obvious, but very few are career criminals that are profiting, or making a second income or lifestyle out of there transgressions. They are simply addicts caught in a very vicious cycle of self abuse who need treatment. The criminals are the ones who benefit from these peoples short comings. It should be obvious to the authorities who that is. Yet they will treat it as black and white, right and wrong, and probably destroy the lives of some good family oriented people who unfortunately had contact with the few due to their personal addictions. feel sorry for those people, the ones who hurt themselves more than the community and will pay for it more than the ones directly responsible for the distribution. There is a gray area that needs to be considered and this is one of the reasons the so called “war on drugs” is a joke and is failing miserably. Until you treat the addicts, you have not put a dent in the demand for drugs ad therefore do nothing to combat the problem except for make it more profitable for the ones reckless enough sell the drugs, prescription or street drugs. You took a little bit of availability away, and did nothing for the demand. So what have you really done? Where is this method of “waring” on drugs getting us as a community except for wasted tax dollars and over populated jails and prisons. We need a different approach. Seriously, this way is not working out to well for us when you actually look at the entire picture. Play the tape all the way to the end, stop looking at whats on that table (now that they have it all in one place, because it was spread all over more than one county)and look at the big picture. They are really cutting off their nose to spite their face.
Joseph, how many opiate addicts do you have experience with? You have a simplistic answer for a complicated issue. The fact that you suggest that “most likely” 2/3 of the people charged… Suggests that you dont knows what you talking about and chances are the media didnt give you all the facts of a long investigation in a one page press release. You and “me” should get your thoughts together and run for office that we can all sleep well knowing that our police arent wasting our tax dollars and no drug dealer addicts are left because you treated them.
i agree wth joseph the people that the cops need to b worrying about is the gangs that are hitting harford county and other places in maryland as one that has had legal problems with harford county cops i know the lengths they will go to to justuify there actions i was hemmed up with no probable cause and wound up catching an assault charge for fighting the cops even though they had no probable cause to stop me fck the police the war on drugs isnt working when are they gonna learn from proabition and stop trying to fight a war they will never win do you people realize that if the united states goverment would legalize marijuania and tax it we could wipe out our debt i mean phillip moriss has a warehouse filled with pack of marijuania cigarettes right now and the united states goverment has greenhouse facilitys growing marijuania right now and they fly plane loads of drugs into america each and every day so you tell me who the real drug dealers are i think you all need to do some research before you commment on stuff you know nothing about the goverment are the drug dealers
It’s clear from your eloquence and your unfavorable interaction with law enforcement that the war on drugs is not successful. Now if only you possessed a basic elementary school education and had job that required you to use your educated mind, maybe you would have a different opinion on how the war on drugs affects everyone, and not just those of you that want more access to them. And if you are truly that hedonistic why not eat all the food you can get your hands on, without limit? I know why, because then instead of appearing ignorant and uneducated you would actually look fat.
I understand that what they were doing is against the law but I do believe some of them were just trying to support their own addicts and their family.
So because they had their own very selfish reasons for being involved in illegal activity, we should just give them a pass? I would feel bad for them if they stole a loaf of bread… but exactly where do you draw the line for behavior that impacts the rest of society while pursuing your own needs?
I remember that guy Joe Ercolono in high school. To make a long story short, doesn’t seem like much has changed for ol’ Joey.
Yeah I also remember Ercalono from High School. Who seriously could not picture this guy in federal prison?
How was he in high school b/c I have had a few conversations with him and didn’t seem like that bad of a guy. Just curious though
I went to school and knew both Joe and Matt Kolakowski. Saddly they didn’t “graduate” in the correct way during the past 13 years. This is about where you’d expect them to end up if they kept on the path they were on.
Yeah actually I’ve served my country so I’ve done my public service!!! more than most!! I spent 15 months in Iraq so I think I know money wasted when I see it. As far as education goes….I know plenty very well educated ppl who love to use the “F” word. With your insinuation that I’m not educated leads me to believe your probably a liberal democrat.
I can also assume you voted for Obama and Biden, we’ve all seen the lovely taped footage of Biden saying to Obama on TV about the healthcare that “this is a big effing deal” so with that said, intelligent ppl like to use expletives to express their views or just to get their point across with some zeal.
Now as far as run in with cops, yeah I’ve had lots while DRIVING!!! The most recent in FL while being detained on the side of the road for my rental car having the wrong tags on it. Was that my problem NO…did the cop have to be a dick and waste an hour of my time and threaten me with a criminal citation…NO he didn’t. So when I see these jackass’ waste countless dollars on bullshit and buy fancy toys that they don’t NEED while I didn’t even have ceramic plates in my ballistic vest for 8 months in Baghdad.
My point is this isn’t Baghdad and they don’t need a 400k armored vehicle that could be better put to use in Afghanistan. This is harford county….a corn field for lack of better words!!!!
Actually… It is your responsibility to make sure your rental car is current and has correct tags and current registration etc.. When you drive a vehicle, you assume the liability and responsibility of that particular vehicle. Just like if you were to borrow your friends car, and got stopped for a broken tail light and whoops! There’s a bunch of drugs in the car. You’re the one that gets arrested because you are the operator and chose to drive it. And as far as cops doing steroids? PUHLEASE. If you know this is a fact, then get off your high horse and go make a complaint because it’s still illegal. If you are so concerned with the way the HCSO spends their budget then why don’t you do something about it instead of complaining here? Write your congressman. Write your mayor. If you are that unhappy with HCSO, then go file a complaint with them directly. Or you can just move. You sound like you just have a problem with police in general. But I hate to be the one to break it to you… Any other county you move too will still have police officers dedicating their lives.
Your ability to immediately identify someone as a liberal or a democrat based on your assessment of their writing style suggests that you are both arrogant and ignorant. Your dislike for police officers based on the actions of a few is essentially bigotry and prejudice. Would you care to continue to post insulting closed minded observations based on your limited perceptions of the world? Please do – they are excellent fodder for the rest of us that can compose sentences without your vitriol.
I agree with me and some of the other comments. This bust was a waste. These people are users/addicts. As far as the govt. goes, they are all crooks from the Presidency to your local gov’t … especially the cops …. they use their authority to get away with anything. Maybe they need locked up for doing their dirty deeds!
Yes, politicians and cops ‘need locked up for doing their dirty deeds’ – IF they break the law like these low-lifes (allegedly) did.
What I will add is I find it funny that some of these cops on these so called task force and within the state police have all done steroids. I know some of them! But hey…they’re cops its OK for them to do it! It’s okay for them to get wasted at the bar and drive home!! The funny thing is the ppl your upholding are just as guilty as the ones who are currently locked up!! Now you can see why I don’t respect them!
While you toads were out trying to get a pat on the back for busting PillPoppers and Underage Drinking Parties the body of poor Phylicia Barnes was floating around our county. If you used your technology and man power for something other than the crap you called investigations maybe her body would have been found sooner or her death prevented. My heart goes out to the Barnes family for their loss…………
This case and the phylicia barnes case are two totally separate and different type of cases. Thats like going to the walmart bakery and asking which type of motor oil you should use in your vehicle. Just like a business, a police department has multiple divisions which specialize in certain areas. The investigation for Phylicia Barnes was not headed by HCSO though help to a fellow agency usually always occurs.
Funny how that “useless” pill popper case netted what, 14 firearms? Right, I’m sure they were all for home defense.
Greived – Linking these two unrelated events is goofy. And your perception of them is inaccurate. The Baltimore City Police and FBI have spent more time, money, and resources on the Phylicia Barnes case than on any other missing persons case in Baltimore history. There are hundreds, possibly thousands, of persons considered missing in the U.S. The country is too big, and the population too dynamic, to find people on demand.
Like most HC residents, I do not take pill popping and underage drinking as lightly as you do. I don’t want immature teens driving drunk on the same roads I drive my family. In the most recent teen drinking busts it was found that many of these kids drove themselves to and from the parties.
And illegal drugs are a significant destructive force in our society. I personally know 2 men in their mid twenties who now cannot take care of themselves without handouts or without robbing others to support their habits. They rob my neighbors who have earned their money and property. These are two bright, decent young men. The fact that we all have loved ones and/or neighbors in this situation speaks to how pervasive drugs are.
When I see the mug shots of these folks I’m glad because it shows that our community is taking a stand against those who profit from the disease of others. I hope those who need treatment continue to seek it. I support more money for treatment, but not at the expense of the personal responsibility that the law seeks to promote. Hopefully these people will not be like the two men I spoke of, who have run from treatment, and now run from the law. The Law which most HC residents whole-heartily support.
Wow, “Me”, you seem angry. Seems to me that there is a lot about a lot that you are to niave to understand and to arrogant to admit that you dont have a clue about. Something tells me you were no gem on the side of the road in Florida, which is probably why you were threatened with a citation.
if you know all those task force officers and state police who used steroids, and who drive drunk or whatever, then man up and make a phone call. No one likes a double standard. I like whiners even less.
Thank you for your service to our country. Sorry you didnt have ceramic plates. Just because our nations military didnt give you what you needed, no one else should have adequate protection either?
It is a terrible shame that prescription drugs have become such an epidemic problem, and its just as shameful that when the police try to deal with the issue, people who dont know all the facts try and act like they have solved all the worlds problems but no one will listen.
Actually comments hidden because of low comment rating get read more than ones that arent. It arouses curiosity. I think the three thumbs down for a comment about Christ says it all. Have a great Easter weekend.
Don’t feel bad about the hiding of your overzealous comments relating to religion in a column discussing prescription drug trafficking. I have tried for months to get the state to pay attention to the girl I referred to earlier, and no one seems to be interested, not her parents, not the courts, and not the agencies that provide her with materiel support so she can continue to influence a new generation of substance abuse prone kids with a sense of entitlement. And it only costs us about $20,000 a year. That Armored SUV looks pretty good now doesn’t it?
Comments about the Lord and illegal drugs are better than comments just about the drugs. God has gotten many off of them. Have a good one.
Still missing the point…
Please rest assured Clay, that the thumbs down aren’t for Christ, they are for you. I see no similarity between the two.
“ME” it seems like someone tried to be police but was turned down. hope i didnt bring up any memories
Why would I want to be a wannabe??? I’ve done more in the military then most cops dream of! I like the comments above with the usage of “toads” because that’s great a great descriptive word! When you can say your a army officer that served in Iraq or when you can say your a cop who patrolled the mean streets of bel air. I’m betting the first one gets more gratitude and respect then the second!!!
THat’s not true, actually.
Me,
Many of us appreciate your service to the country, and from what you write, we can assume that you have done some extraordinary things while serving. However, many law enforcement officers have also served in the military and chose law enforcement as a career. Some served in Iraq while some of the older officers (those who perhaps are currently in higher command or now retired) served in Viet Nam.
You do seem angry and perhaps you were turned down for a law enforcment job or had a run in with LE that you felt was unjustified. Unfortunately, many young people do stupid things (i.e. drugs, crime, etc.) that later in life preclude them from jobs in the CRJU system and other types of work where integrity is important. Maybe you fall into that category.
Whatever the case, these LE officers did their job and did it well. As far as wannabes, these officers are not wannabes, they are what they want to be and this time around, they did it right. Case Closed ! ! !
Police in Harford County have no integrity ROB, that is why everything you are saying has been tainted by the false information that spews out of your mouth. Police officers are the filth scraped from the bottom of cess pools and ROB you are definately one of them no matter what you claim. Your uniform you wear is very similar to the NAZI uniform you wore to your last party meeting and the Harford County government is the closest thing to the third reich that people in Maryland have seen in years.
Wannabes??? i know a good amount of people who served in the military and the one thing that seems to be consistent is the ones that actually seen action or did anything really dont brag or talk about it. Unlike the route your going, where you mention it in every sentence. Hell you could have been base security or a cook and only heard the action off in the distance, which would make you a wannabe especially if your claiming you seen a ton of action. And yes i know a few people who were deployed numerous times and they never got into and seen any live action, so yes it is a very possible. Hey you may wanna try Baltimore City, i hear they have a pretty low hiring standard so you should be fine. And please when i get my dinner tonight dont put to much salt on my fries. Thanks!
damn homey, in high school you was the man homey what happened to you?
Kudos to all law enforcement involved in this investigation. Let’s hope the US Attorney’s Office prosecutes all the Defendant’s with lengthy fed jail sentence, or compels them to cooperate fully against the Doctors who engaged in RX fraud. Then prosecute the Dr.’s and revoke their licenses.
Remember, these folks are armed narcotics traffickers, not drug addicts. Let’s hope the Judges refuse to allow them to enroll in drug treatment programs. Most drug dealers don’t use anything but weed, they aren’t stupid, they want to keep their product to generate more profit. Certain Defense Atty’s play the game of requesting Judicial permission for their clients to enroll in drug treatment programs, even though their clients are not addicts. Their goal is to seek a sentence reduction. The result is public’s $ is paying for programs that aren’t being used by people who truly need them.
In an independent study of the arrests made by Sean Marston of the Harford County Narcotics Task Force in 2010, a stunning 65% of the arrests were African American. In the course of the same study it was determined that all his cases were prosecuted by Christopher Tabone of the Harford County State’s Attorney Office, who accompanied them in all the raids, wearing a Harford County Narcotics Task Force police badge. During the same study, Mr. Tabone’s recommended bail bond amounts to the Harford County Circuit Court, were 75% higher than the recommended bonds for caucasion offenders of the same offenses. The Honorable Judge Angela Eaves, kept these bonds the same even though she is african american herself, as she was the bail review judge for each of these cases. Even more stunning is the fact that a Maryland State Police Officer who was named in a 2005 Racial Profiling Lawsuit by the ACLU, a Mr. Paul J. Quill, accompanied the raid team on each expedition. Even though the outcome for some of these cases have yet to be finalized, the majority of the sentences handed down to black offenders are greater than the white offenders. This is racism disguised as justice and can only be described as persecution of African Americans in Harford County. Harford County’s Narcotics Task Force Team is simply nothing more than a legalized white supremacist organization that is bent on the destruction of the black community of Harford County. I am very depressed that one of our own, Angela Eaves, seems to be helping them persecute African Americans on her watch. I guess she forgot where she came from somewhere in between her switch from District Court to Circuit Court. This is a total travesty! Everything can be verified using the Maryland Judiciary Case Search web site for anyone that wants to say,”Here they go claiming racism again.”
@B
Since you claim that Judge Eaves has forgotten where she came from, please share with us, where she came from and how that should be taken into consideration by her when she sits as a Circuit Court Judge in Harford County?
B,
stop yourself before its too late
There is no stopping the truth, no matter how hard you racists try.
Another little statistic for you, ALL MEMBERS of the Sean Marston Hate Squad are white! Theres an interesting fact for you. What do you want? Harford County has already grouped us based on our skin! Thats why Marston singled out BLACK offenders, instead of WHITE offenders. Thats why Christopher Tabone recommended higher bails for the BLACK offenders and not the WHITE offenders. Thats why the Disgraced ANGELA EAVES kept more BLACK OFFENDERS behind bars than the WHITE offenders. The bottom line is BLACK OFFENDERS SERVE LONGER SENTENCES THAN WHITE OFFENDERS!
B,
There are so many new medications that could make even you smile and learn to relax. Please, I beg of you, take Frankly Speaking and see a Dr. sometime this week!
R U denying the fact that the Sean Marston Hate squad is made up of nothing but white deputies and MSP officers? Just another cop lying to the public!
Christopher Tabone of the Harford County State’s Attorney Office has been using his influence to obtain lighter sentences for members of his own family involving criminal convictions in his jurisdiction. Anthony Michael Tabone, the relative referred to herein, has escaped justice on at least 4 occassions with the aid of Christopher Tabone’s influence on prosecutors in both Harford County and Baltimore County. The Harford County incidents involve multiple assault charges with the victims being women involving Domestic Violence. Anthony Tabone, has been arrested at least five times and has spent a total of 6 months in jail for all these offenses. This is not acceptable. We cannot allow sentences to be influenced by the corrupt State’s Attorney Office in Harford County any longer. This problem seems to have merit in Harford County especially since the county is known for defining its own aristocratic guidelines involving members of the court, police and anyone related to them. This is why Judge Mimi Cooper has escaped justice for her multiple DWI’s yet received no conviction for her crimes, yet you or I would have received jailtime. All the people of Harford County want is equal justice. If I commit a crime, I do the time. Why can’t Harford’s Elite just follow the same rules that apply to the common everyday citizen. This is just one more illegal action committed by Christopher Tabone, Harford County’s Corrupt Assitant State’s Attorney.
Christopher Tabone of the Harford County State’s Attorney Office has been illegally wiretapping cellular phone conversations of criminal suspects. He and members of his raid team have been installing CellSpy software on criminal suspects cellular phones without a warrant. Tabone and his raid team then use information gathered from this illegal activity to get warrants claiming that the information they received was gathered by a confidential informant. The software also allows Mr. Tabone to receive duplicate text messages in real time of messages received by the suspects cellular phone. This is just another felonius act committed by the Harford County State’s Attorney Office and Christopher Tabone. Joseph Cassilly recently tried to charge an innocent man with false wiretapping charges involving a motorcyclist, maybe Mr. Cassilly should look into his own office to find the wiretapping charges he wishes to prosecute!
Christopher Tabone of the Harford County State’s Attorney Office has lied to and/or gave misleading testamony to grand juries to obtain indictments in err. Tabone rearranged phone conversations and text messages to obtain an indictment in December of 2009 against a defendant that Tabone’s raid team did not get cooperation from. This is why no member of the Harford County State’s Attorney Office should be involved in the actual raid of a defendants home. Tabone’s misdeeds caused an illegal conviction due to the defendant not being able to receive bail and taking a deal to save his business from bankruptcy. Tabone has absolutely no regard for the law he has sworn to uphold and seems to have the approval of Joseph Cassilly and the Judges of the Harford County Circuit Court.
Christopher Tabone of the Harford County State’s Attorney Office has been disguising himself as a police officer when he accompanies the Harford County Sheriff’s Department and Narcotics Task Force on Drug Raids. Should this be legal. He is obviously impersonating a Police Officer while on these raids and that is a felony in itself. When the State’s Attorney Office has members of its office directly involved in arrests and raids wouldn’t that be a conflict of interest as the State’s Attorney Office is the only buffer between the police and the public in determining if a crime is being committed and whether or not the police have followed proper procedures with the arrest. This could also lead Mr. Tabone into a situation where he may cover up evidence or fabricate evidence in order to protect members of the police force of his raid team.
After doing further research myself, I looked at every case Sean Marston was involved in for the last 3 years. An outrageous amount of african american arrests at 53.2% for an area thats population demographics are only 12.7% black! How can you do that and not expect someone to pick up on the obvious discrimination?!? As far as Tabone goes, he has broken more laws investigating his suspects than he has cases! This man has used his influence to get his own family members lighter sentences for crimes they have committed, yet he wants to throw an african american in jail for as long as he can. Mark Tabone has really done alot of harm to the reputation of Harford County’s Judicial System, even more than Melissa Lambert! Why do all Mark’s cases end up with indictments, where was the preliminary hearing in district court? Maryland is only 1 of 15 states that still use Grand Jury Indictments because of prosecutorial abuse, and this guy is definately abusing the system.
I believe you have given a partial story by providing us with few facts. By stating partial facts, and telling readers to look up the information for themselves, you are providing no service, but simply unsubstantiated rants.
I do believe that some of your raw data might need to be looked at, so please keep trying to build a better case. Presently your posts read merely like personal attacks on people with whom you might have a personal grudge.
Often when these types of statistics are presented, a closer look finds that sometimes the facts makes sense. In some neighborhoods blacks do commit most serious crimes. That’s not racism if the facts support. In other neighborhoods whites commit more crimes.
It is true that in Harford County as a whole blacks do make up a small percentage of the population, however, in the higher crime areas of Edgewood and Aberdeen, blacks make up 75% or more of the population in many neighborhoods. And most understand that much of the serious crime is from the influx of gang activity in the area. Because of this gang activity, HC residents want law enforcement to be as aggressive as possible. HC law enforcement’s activities, unlike your personal attacks, are focused on building a safer community.
Your distrust and near rage toward Mr. Tabone, Ms. Eaves, and Judge Cooper is noted, but you have provided no compelling evidence for the HC residents to distrust these public servants.
Exactly. If “B” has any proof of these serious allegations, why is he wasting time posting here and not contacting the Department of Justice?
You mean no evidence except the fact that the statistics, the sentences and the bail amounts that blacks receive are racially motivated.
Darkman, have you looked to see what the charges were in each case, what the past history of the suspects charge had been, and any other things factored into a bail review? Looks to me by the news pictures I saw that some white people got locked up in this investigation, too. Were they just poor collateral damage to get to the end result of getting a few more black people in jail?
I think you are not reading the news. Most of the crimes I’ve read about lately are happening in the Bel Air area. Please restate your comments so they actually bear some reality to what you are saying
B is making some very serious accusations and I hope he (or she) has more than judicial case search information to back them up. Moreover, I stopped reading the “rants” after the following: “I am very depressed that one of our own, Angela Eaves, seems to be helping them persecute African Americans on her watch. I guess she forgot where she came from somewhere in between her switch from District Court to Circuit Court.” After reading that, it became obvious what “B” was all about.
What does it matter where she (Judge Eaves) came from and what does that have to with her responsibilities as a circuit court judge. It seems to me that “B” (which may stand for “Busted”) feels that because Judge Eves is black they she should treat Black defendants differently (perhaps more leniently). WRONG ! ! !
“B” or “Busted” is falling to pieces over this bust and there has to be some underlying reason or reasons for the breakdown (or is it that obvious?).
Fool Hardy Purveyor of Pork Products, the black community wants blacks treated the way whites are treated but cannot get equal treatment due to the racist policies of police, courts and everyone involved in the extortion of convictions of innocent african americans through out Harford County! The truth must be told to end the racism and discrimination running rampant in Harford County!
Racism will never end until people like you stop being racist ! ! ! Get over it . . .
Oh yeah, I forgot say to the HCSO, Task Force and States Attorney’s Office, keep up the good work . . . there’s plenty more to go.
It seems that the only people here who are racist are “B” and “Darkman” (perhaps they are one in the same). Playing the race card is getting old and worn out.
@Rob In Bel Air
Even if ‘B’ and ‘Darkman’ were two different persons, they would still be one in the same!
I wish that “B” or “Darkman” would just cowboy up, call the NAACP with all of their facts, because that obviously would be a pretty incredible scandal and they could probably sell a book deal. Or, “B” can get over the fact that Sean Marston must have arrested him, Christopher Tabone must have prosecuted the case, and Judge Eaves must have sentenced him.
Hey B,
I just went back to the WBAL website in reference to this 14 that were arrested during this investigation. Seems as though of the 14 arrested, only 4 were black…that makes 10 arrested white…so, it looks like your conspiracy theory that only blacks are targeted, prosecuted and sentenced by corrupt cops, prosecutors and judges wrong, and you are just an angry individual.
I was wrong…it was 6 of 14..did not scroll down, either way, that is still a majority of whites that were arrested.
The issue is not black versus white. The issue is the content of their character as the great man once said. What good is it to come from a good family, a good home, and a good school district if you’re going to associate with garbage with criminal tendencies? Their common bond is they are trash.
I will continue to press these posts on any action the Harford County Narcotics Task Force submits for informational purposes. No one said this particular case was an act of racism. Everyone would like to know why Sean Marston’s name has been removed from cases he is working on in the Harford County Circuit? The only answer is to cover up his involvement in the Racist Task Force Raids! We also want to know why someone that has discriminated so much on his court cases as Christopher Tabone, still has a job at the racist Harford County State’s Attorney Office? The only answer is he has Joseph Cassilly’s approval! We also want to know why Tabone’s felonious investigations have not been reprimanded? The only answer is Joseph Cassilly approves of illegal investigations along with the judges of the Harford County Circuit Court! Just remember, posters on here that claim there is no merit to my charges are all cops and Task Force Members trying to convince the public they are not doing what I am stating! If my accusations are such a load of crap, why are you on here defending yourselves so vigillantly? Its because everything is true and you pack of dogs know it is!
I’m an engineer… granted a white engineer. Your charges are baseless and motivated by hate. Pure and simple. You have an issue with personalities. These people were picked up because they were caught doing bad things. You are making this a race issue like every other post you have made with regards to law enforcement and your attempt to tie actions to racism.
Mr. Porter you had this to say earlier, “I actually took a copy of his MD Case Search Probation record as well as the letter from the local doctor implicating her in duplicating prescriptions to various pharmacies to make them aware of the potential criminal acts of these people. It’s a serious problem and each pharmacy responded positively to the information. One in fact wasn’t the least bit surprised by the names.”
Now Mr. Porter, you claim to be an engineer not affiliated with the police in any way, but why would you be taking a probation record as well as evidence from a local doctor around to local pharmacies to warn them of this type of crime if you were not a cop. So, its pretty obvious that you are a police officer, why deny this fact? Are you ashamed of being a police officer? Well, now that everyone knows you are a cop, we can all discount all your comments because quite frankly you are a liar. And if you lie, you will steal! Mr. Porter you are a sham and I’m glad I was able to see through your lies and it is a pleasure to inform the DAGGER READERS that you are a bad source of information. Nothing personal, but I hate liars…….
Note the following response to your alternate ego:
Because sir the girl is in trouble and is not well and I would rather prevent her from getting in trouble than see her in trouble. She needs help from a professional therapist for her difficulties and before she passes them on to her children. Do you understand the concept of social responsibility? I care for her well being and for the three, soon to be four children she is raising with this essentially useless person. Her exposure of the children to undesirable elements while we support them with our tax dollars only will lead to an additional four delinquents in all probability. Do you understand the consequences of her actions or do you need me to further illustrate how her behavior creates a new generation of entitled non-productive substance abusing and law defying people to further complicate our society with their inability to understand the harm they bring to others?
If I was a cop as you suggest, I wouldn’t be trying to prevent her from doing criminal things and trying to get her the help she needs. I would arrest her. And I also provided this information to the Drug Task Force last May. So no, I’m not a cop, and if you wish to engage in further libel please use your full name so I can properly address your baseless accusations in civil court.
Mr. Porter you had this to say earlier, “I actually took a copy of his MD Case Search Probation record as well as the letter from the local doctor implicating her in duplicating prescriptions to various pharmacies to make them aware of the potential criminal acts of these people. It’s a serious problem and each pharmacy responded positively to the information. One in fact wasn’t the least bit surprised by the names.”
Now Mr. Porter, you claim to be an engineer not affiliated with the police in any way, but why would you be taking a probation record as well as evidence from a local doctor around to local pharmacies to warn them of this type of crime if you were not a cop. So, its pretty obvious that you are a police officer, why deny this fact? Are you ashamed of being a police officer? Well, now that everyone knows you are a cop, we can all discount all your comments because quite frankly you are a liar. And if you lie, you will steal! Mr. Porter you are a sham and I’m glad I was able to see through your lies and it is a pleasure to inform the DAGGER READERS that you are a bad source of information. Nothing personal, but I hate liars…….
Because sir the girl is in trouble and is not well and I would rather prevent her from getting in trouble than see her in trouble. She needs help from a professional therapist for her difficulties and before she passes them on to her children. Do you understand the concept of social responsibility? I care for her well being and for the three, soon to be four children she is raising with this essentially useless person. Her exposure of the children to undesirable elements while we support them with our tax dollars only will lead to an additional four delinquents in all probability. Do you understand the consequences of her actions or do you need me to further illustrate how her behavior creates a new generation of entitled non-productive substance abusing and law defying people to further complicate our society with their inability to understand the harm they bring to others?
“B”, “Darkman”, “Busted”, or “Racismproof”, whatever name you are going by today, as I have said before, your arguments and using the race card is old and worn out. As far as racism, it is generally practiced by those who claim to be a victim of racism or those who argue that racism is alive and well (people like you).
By the way, much of your assertions about the HCSO, Task Force, and State’s Attorney’s Office are incorrect (pure untruths).
@Racismproof, Here’s an idea for you and your friends… go to the library. Ask someone if you don’t know where it is. Pick out a good book of whatever genre interests you. Get a couple. Stop on the way home and pick up a nice merlot or whatever suits your taste. Go home and relax and read. Quit committing crimes, quit hanging around with people who commit crimes, quit going to places you know crimes will be committed, quit hanging out on the corner waiting for a crime to happen so you can get involved. Then, if they break down your door and arrest you for reading a book, come back here and let us know. We’ll all be willing to help any way we can.
@ Darkman,
I concur with Mr. Porter. I am also not in law enforcement. and I don’t know anyone in HC law enforcement, nor anyone in the HC prosecutor’s office. So your claim that only law enforcement is contradicting your posts is inaccurate. You have provided no proof that any of these persons are racist or distrustful, only some steadfast, unsupported opinions.
I don’t think your rants are concerned with truth. Your posts here under various aliases (you can’t hide a distictly poor writing style with a new user name) are clear examples of misinformation, liable, and childish name calling.
Most here began responding to a news story about a significant drug bust, before you dragged your personal trash into it. The more you write the more we know you. If you have a mirror in your house, you will soon see what a true racist looks like.
apologies for my typo “liable” ugh…you can call it libel then…or slander
I’ve lived in Harford County all my life and I have seen the racism for myself. Please explain why driving a vehicle in the Forest Hill area is a crime for a black man? Everytime I go and visit my girl in Forest Hill I get pulled over by the police. I don’t get ticketed, they just want to know what I’m doing around there. Any comments please help!
@Brandon
My comment would be: The next time you are stopped, obtain the name of the Officer and then follow up by contacting the agency chief of the agency stopping you. If you have not been stopped for any legitimate reason, then you should follow-up by requesting that the agency chief get back to you with a written explanation as to why you were stopped.
Brandon,
I doubt what you are saying . . . that everytime you drive into Forest Hill you are stopped. You are just joining the likes of “B” (A/K/A Busted) and Darkman in trying to stir things. Racism is kept alive because of people like you telling untruths. Come back and try again.
By the way, if you are stopped everytime you come into Forest Hill (which is untrue), don’t go to Forest Hill.
Wow, reread what you just wrote. You really think its OK for someone in Law Enforcement to make racially derogative remarks. Now I’ve heard it all…….
Brandon,
For every real life example there seems to be a contrary one. I work with a black women whose family has lived in Forest Hill for 6 years, incident free. She and her husband are members of a PTA and a local gym. There is some racism in Harford County, for sure, from whites and from blacks, but there is far more acceptance than you are suggesting.
If this continues to happen to you then I suggest you take Retiredawhile’s suggestion and aggressively persue the offending officers who have stopped you without probable cause. Most white HC residents like me do not approve of our officers behaving like this.
@JUSTGENE,
We have gotten far away from the point of the article, but since you brought it up:
I’m not a fan of the N word, especially if used by law enforcement, but I don’t see how blacks can still have a legitimate beef with it. Hiphop culture has made the N word a household term. It is used ever frequently in song and movies, and on the street. It is normally used by young blacks toward each other as a term of disdain and disrespect, just as disrespectful as it had previously been used by racists. I wish it wasn’t so, but there is no longer a moral high ground for anyone to consider the N word off limits to whites only.
Johno…you should steer clear of grouping all “blacks” together. Hip Hop/rapping began in the late 70’s and made a real impact during the 80’s and early 90’s. The “Blacks” over the age of 45 surely detest the N word.
Contrarian… Blacks over the age of 45 may detest the N word, but it is their children, raised in their homes, under their supervision who admire, purchase, and listen to black/white hip-hop. If use of the N word is so troublesome to blacks over 45, why have they permitted their children to engage in its use, and even spend large sums of money to purchase recordings that contain the word, and admire and emulate the artists that use the N word, along with many other derogatory terms for gender and race?
Retiredawhile…Blacks over the age of 45 may detest the N word, but it is their children, raised in their homes, under their supervision who admire, purchase, and listen to black/white hip-hop. Hip hop/rap music is world wide and has no color boundaries. In the United States the leading purchaser of rap music is teenage, suburban, white males. Hip hop is universal and so is the use of the N word. Sadly.
Contrarian…I agree with your comment. Both blacks and whites buy, listen to, and admire black/white hip-hop. My question is if the use of the N word is found so detestable by blacks over 45 (your comment) then why do they permit their children to be the ones to buy, listen to, and use the N word? Sure its sad that they do, but the larger question is why… why do the parents permit this conduct by their children.
@Contrarian,
My “grouping” is merely a logical counter to those trying to claim that HC is overall a racist county, which is a completely inaccurate “grouping” of all its residents.
If you read my post more carefully you’ll see that I indicated that this word is “normally used by ‘young’ blacks toward each other…” In my opinion disrespect is a problem of the young of all races. But the embracing of this word by black youth – primarily for entertainment purposes – leaves little credibility to chastise whites for using it. Again, I wish this was not the case.
As for cops stopping people without cause, as another poster indicated, this will certainly happen to a lot of young drivers. I know that my son and his friends do get stopped a lot for “just being young”. This is not right, but it’s not racism.
@Johno…you said…I’m not a fan of the N word, especially if used by law enforcement, but I don’t see how blacks can still have a legitimate beef with it. Blacks ( I have a very hard time referring to African Americans as “Blacks” but I will use your term)are not a monolithic group. I don’t understand why it is hard for you to see how blacks have a legitimate beef with the use of the word. One day when “Whites” realize that not all “Blacks” know each other, are related and/or speak on one accord then we can move beyond grouping people together based on the color of their skin. I know many people of all races including African Americans who detest the N word.
Harford County isn’t a racist County but it is a County with racial issues. Rt 40 Corridor!
@ Contrarian,
It does appear we have some common ground and other areas where we must agree to disagree.
My final comment on this thread is that I do not believe the drug arrests described in the report of of 4/18 were in anyway racially motivated.
@JOHNO
And if you use the N word along with other derogatory names while singing the words of black hip-hop songs to other people, does that make you a racist, or does that just make you a fan of black hip-hop?
Pills are a huge problem. Anyone who thinks they aren’t is a fool. I had a Family member who was addicted to Oxycotin. He couldn’t even come to family functions without sweating profusely, and nodding out. Completely embarrassing for everyone in my family. When the younger kids in the family started noticing, it was bad. When a 6 year old kid asks what’s wrong with a person, there is something wrong. Try explaining to a 6 year old that his uncle is just tired.
One day, he was messed up, nodded out with a cigarette in his hand, and caught the house on fire, fortunately someone else was home to put it out….These type of pills are a huge problem, so yes it was worth it to go after them…However, I do feel that the true problem is the pharmaceutical companies. It is one of the most crooked businesses on the planet. I’ve been out with Reps to dinner, lunch, trips, etc… all paid by the rep, and all in an attempt to get you to write their drug. There may be a better, more effective or even cheaper drug on the market, but a lot of doctors write for the reps who take care of them. The more scripts you write, the more perks you get from the rep. Sick business, just sick. I am not saying that all doctors are like this, but there are some crooked ones out there, especially in Florida and online. A lot of these pills come from online vendors or Florida “pain management pill farms” as I like to call them. I could go to one of these centers tomorrow and walk out with a script for whatever. Fake an injury and go to a local Dr in MD that is lenient in writing whatever. There are a lot of ways these people pull of their habit, or dealings.
IF YOU DO NOT SEE THIS AS A PROBLEM, YOU ARE A F***ING IDIOT!!!!!!!!
Abughdadien,
You have absolutely no idea what you are talking about.
Rob, apparently you need to be retrained…….
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/privacy/Statutory%20Summaries%20for%20Module%20IV.htm
Negative, I am fully aware of what is required for a search and seizure warrant and a wire tap order. Do you? Do you have experience in either (for example, completing an affidavit for a S&SW or wire)? I only responded to your posting because of the rediculous statements you made. I’m guessing, based on your comments, you were on the wrong end of a S&SW and/or a wire. It is only those who have been nabbed that make such silly comments.
I am not here to argue. You have all broken the law countless times over. When your convictions are overturned by a Federal Judge that does not condone illegal investigations like the Harford County Circuit Court Judges, don’t cry, dry your eye, its not your fault you are such a little guy………….And believe me Federal Investigators are cracking down on Maryland Corruption, especially in Law Enforcement and Government. Harford County will be investigated because your county has had the third most complaints in the state regarding judicial abuse and corruption for the year of 2010. You fall behind Baltimore City and Baltimore County, apparently your little county has got alot going on behind the scenes. Just make sure you don’t get caught up in the fray.
I’m curious to know where your statistics came from?
Still waiting to know where you get your statistics information. Or is the public not privy to this info?
Maybe its not the judges, maybe its the fact that they have been lied to by members of the Harford County narcotics Task Force and the Maryland State Police. Sounds like they should scrutinize the cops informants before they sign the illegal warrants…….
The statistics are available by request at your local FBI office. You can call the Baltimore Office and they have it.
The current standard operating procedure of the Harford County Narcotics Task Force is to wiretap for 60 days after any arrest that can be construed as drug dealing may have taken place. This is also the policy of the maryland State Police narcotics Task Force. The problem is they are wiretapping the common drug user, gaining information about their dealers and then applying for a search warrant for their dealers claiming information was obtained by confidential informant. This is a violation of law ROB and you know it is. These users are not involved in dealing or organized crime or terrorism and any wiretapping of a common user without evidence of dealing, organized crime or terrorism is a felonious offense committed by the Harford County Narcotics Task Force and the maryland State Police. Did I get it right for you ROB or would you like to add any additional details of how you guys break the law?
I’ve tried to be an informant Dirk. I have a letter from a doctor that cites a patient for obtaining duplicate prescriptions for Oxycodone through his girlfriend who used to be a medical assistant. He recently was released from prison after a probation violation of his attempt to pass a forged prescription for a controlled substance. He married the girlfriend who is now a waitress because she was fired from two, possibly three medical assistant jobs for reasons her employers will not disclose. She hasn’t been picked up yet although her visits to multiple area pharmacies within days of each other has been reported. By the way, they were just evicted from their third home in two years with their three children from three different fathers, and they have a fourth one on the way – all supported by the state for food, power and medical care. Law enforcement is doing the best they can, and the state attorney seems willing to just go for Nolle Prosequi when they feel they can’t make the case. Given my observation that even guilty people still manage to thrive in our community unfettered I’d say your concerns are in check.
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/R41733_20110330.pdf
This wiretap guidelines manual basically confirms everything I have said. Rob if you don’t agree with this manual’s guidelines and think its incorrect why don’t you contact the Federal Agencies and tell them that they are wrong, haha. By the way this manual is as current as any information that the police have and is the definative overview of the procedures. Now ROB, please tell the public how you have been using illegal wiretaps during your police investigations.
just out of curiosity, what is a “Abughdadien”
Abughdadien,
I think you have some serious problems. Are you seeing anyone?
Why are you looking for a date?
LOL…..Not a chance, but there is another goof-ball here that you could probably relate to – Dirkthedaring.
Rob, sodomy is against the law, why haven’t you cops been arrested for cracking the case at one of your after hours parties.
I think the Supreme Court dealt with that law in a Texas case. Are you not familiar with your case law or you doing what Abughdadien does best, just being silly.
What are you talking about, you lost me, please make sense of your comments……..
roll the dice,pay the price
So you dont think they use wiretaps with out warrants… You are a fool. Take the foil off your eyes
Everybody just needs to mind your own buisness if you dont know any of these people you need to get a life and for anybody on here passing judgment on any of these people you need to look at yourselves becuse everybody makes mistakes and yes total waste of time for the task force why dont the police spend more time locking of the child molesters and rapists murdrerers ect. You all are just pathetic worry about your own life thanks
Removing bad people from your life is one of the most important things you can do to protect your family and yourself. Being DISCERNING in who you choose to associate with is a form of judgement – and also self preservation. If you feel like providing an endorsement for these people and the things they appear to have done, no one will stop you. But drug trafficking hurts the community, families, and children. So you can mind your own business and endorse these types of elements and enable them in your life, and those of us that choose not to, will mind our business – and keep them out – to our betterment.
David get a life. You obviously do not have one and who do you think you are you have done nothing illegal in your life or made any mistakes i most def doubt that you are in no place to judge any of these people hate to rain on your parade but nobody is perfect. Not even you! Stop obsessing about this article and gossip sbout something more important thank you!
I’m here. And I will continue to be here… if only to remind you that you are a petty little person who hides in corners and only comes out like a cockroach when you think there’s a chance to feast or defecate on someone else’ work or effort. If that makes you angry then I have done my job.
You are so lame once again get a life and worry bout your own issues you do not know me nor do you know anything about me all i know bout you is you sit on the computer and post on issues that have nothing to do with you talk bout issues you got them you must be very borred and surely lonely maybe you could get ae girl if you hopped off the computer!
Get over yourself. Her choices affected me personally. I cared for her and her children. What you are is simply a whiny little moron that likes to poke fun at other people’s pain. I have a life thanks, and part of it is making sure that good people prosper and bad people wither. Consider yourself in the latter category. Your hate for me and what I care about is noted and dismissed as unimportant. Continue posting and I will reply in kind to remind you that I am here, I am doing great, she is suffering and I am a better person for having tried to help her. You are only a spectator. You aren’t even in the game.
Once again you do not know me you dont know if i know these people or not but since im telling you to mind you buisness maybe thuat would tell you something and i don’t no what woman your talking about nor do i care that some woman made the choice to do drugs so why pass judgements on somebody who made a bad choice to sell pills which yes is not a good choice but not pass juudgement on soomebody who puts drugs ahead of there own chiodrens needs and get high instead it is a choice drug addiction in most cases so think on that know it all and realize because you make a bad choice does not make you a bad person
How foolish of me to think she was a bad person. I mean after all, denying she was living with her ex con boyfriend with a drug past, allowing me to support her and her children for three years at the cost of $50,000 while pretending to be “My girl”. Trafficking in prescriptions drugs herself to support her boyfriend’s issue as well as her own. Compromising the lives of her four children from three different fathers, all of which have substance abuse and criminal records. Defaulting on four leases and now owing $6000 to various former landlords. Driving on a suspended license, leaving the scene of an accident, filing a false police report, defrauding the state of Maryland for unemployment benefits while she was employed as a waitress. These are not the indicators of a bad person. These are not the indicators of a person with a lack of regard for the rights of others. Obviously you do not know her. But I do. And you are clueless about this matter. And keeping her from harming me or harming others is the right thing to do. Your spectating and Monday Morning Quarterbacking does nothing.
Ha im a whiny moron i think thats you sweetie so concerned and obsessed with somebody elses life its just funny poking your nose where yu have no buisness #get a life
I have one, hers is failing. Keep posting, I’ll keep responding.
Free Sean Holloway! Don’t care what he did, he’s a great dude, good husband and father, and a good friend. Can’t wait till you get home bro, shouldn’t be long now!
Just curious… where are you back from? Afghanistan or the state pen?
So have any of these people been convicted? Made a plea bargain? Out on the streets again?
I need closure!!!
Good question. These people serving time?