Today: Girls and Reality TV, Stars' Awkward Photos, Hollywood Cradle Robbers
Articles
Sorted by: Top Picks
+ write article

County settling suit over raid of Md. mayor's home

By dcx on | From washingtonexaminer.com
SARAH BRUMFIELD Associated Press UPPER MARLBORO, Md. The mayor of a small town in the Washington suburbs whose dogs were shot to death during a raid at his home hopes the settlement of his lawsuit against Prince George's County will reverse some of the "deep problems" he sees in the way SWAT teams are deployed in the county. Berwyn Heights Mayor Cheye Calvo said that he and the county began the settlement process Monday and it should be...Read Full Story

Cheye Calvo, Mayor of Berwyn Heights, MD, Innocent Victim of Police Raid which Killed His Two Dogs

By Onelove on | From blackpoliticalthought.blogspot.com
What the heck is wrong with the law enforcement in Berwyn Heights, Maryland? The house of Mayor Cheye Calvo and his wife Trinity Tomsic was raided and their dogs killed by police in what appeared to be an innocent victim accused of drug smuggling scheme, authorities said. According to the Baltimore Sun, police kicked in the door and stormed his home and shot two black Labradors and seizing an unopened package with 32 pounds of marijuana inside. But the drugs evidently did not belong to him or...Read Full Story

When the solution is worse than the problem

By trevorsnyder on | From willtoexist.com
Scientists sometimes introduce a predator into an ecosystem in order to take care of a pest that is threatening say, the potato crop. These experiments often go wrong - the predator turns out to be more dangerous than the pest. Social engineers do the same thing as scientists, excep t with human beings. One example is China’s one child policy to control overpopulation. The jury is still out on whether or not that policy will benefit the world or China in the long term. It certainly doesn’t...Read Full Story

Gung Ho SWAT Team Kills Mayor's Dogs In Botched Pot Raid

By alapoet on | From realitycatcher-alapoet.blogspot.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYQD-btqhKg Imagine you just got home from work. You see a package addressed to your wife on the front porch, and bring it inside, putting it on a table. Suddenly, police with guns drawn kick you door down and storm in, shooting to death your two dogs and seizing the unopened package. In the package the cops find 32 pounds of marijuana. But you have no idea why the package was delivered to you. Mayor Cheye Calvo, the mayor of Berwyn Heights, Maryland, doesn't...Read Full Story

Md. mayor settling suit after SWAT shoots his dogs

By dcx on | From washingtonexaminer.com
SARAH BRUMFIELD Associated Press UPPER MARLBORO, Md. The mayor of a small town in the Washington suburbs is settling a lawsuit he filed against a Maryland county after his dogs were shot to death during a SWAT team raid at his house. Berwyn Heights Mayor Cheye Calvo will receive money from Prince George's County under the settlement announced Monday, and he says he expects the deal will also reform how SWAT teams are deployed in the county...Read Full Story
more »
News
Just gathering for Friendship on national signing day
Kevin Dunleavy If there were a referee Wednesday at Friendship Collegiate, he would have thrown a flag for excessive celebration. More than an hour after the ceremony began with highly recruited defensive tackle Eddie Goldman 's nationally televised announcement that he was signing with Florida State, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray and Ward 2 Councilman Jack Evans were still waiting to speak. When they ...  
From news.search.yahoo.com ()
More perspectives...
Washingtonians remember Don Cornelius of “Soul Train”
In today’s Post , everyone from D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray to godfather of go-go Chuck Brown chime in on the death of Don Cornelius , the creator, producer and host of “Soul Train.” Below are some additional thoughts on Cornelius from notable Washingtonians that didn’t make it into our story: Read full article >>  
From news.search.yahoo.com ()
More perspectives...
D.C. mayor holds first breakfast since Thomas' resignation
D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray will hold his monthly breakfast meeting with members of the D.C. Council. This is the first time the Executive has met with the legislative arm of the District government since former Councilmember Harry Thomas resigned. WTOP's Mark Segraves will tweet from the meeting.  
From news.search.yahoo.com ()
More perspectives...
Many public schools in D.C.’s poorest area should be transformed or shut...
A new study commissioned by D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray recommends that the city turn around or close more than three dozen traditional public schools in its poorest neighborhoods and expand the number of high-performing charter schools. Read full article >> Featured Advertiser The next level in education with NEC    We bring you tailor-made solutions built on an in-depth understanding of your ...  
From news.search.yahoo.com ()
More perspectives...
D.C. mayor’s audit reveals money spent on transition, inauguration
More than a year after he was sworn into office, D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray has released a detailed accounting of who contributed to his transition and how the money was spent, including more than $100,000 to two men at the center of some of the mayor’s campaign and hiring controversies. Read full article >>  
From news.search.yahoo.com ()
More perspectives...
IFF study of D.C. schools: The pushback begins
Deputy Mayor for Education De’Shawn Wright has encountered some sharply negative responses to the IFF study of school capacity in the nation’s capital. The study commissioned by D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray (D), made public Jan. 26, divided traditional public and public charter schools into four tiers, based primarily on test scores. It took a deep dive into 10 seriously underserved neighborhoods ...  
From news.search.yahoo.com ()
More perspectives...
D.C. mayor to ask for inquiry of ill-fated housing deal
D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray said he would ask the Office of the Inspector General to investigate how and why the city poured $5.5 million into a plan to renovate vacant apartment buildings in a deal that went sour. Read full article >>  
From news.search.yahoo.com ()
More perspectives...
D.C. mayor asks feds to close Occupy site
Two of the more persistent camps in the "Occupy" movement should be consolidated, says District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray. But demonstrators at both camps are unconvinced they should go along with the demand.  
From news.search.yahoo.com ()
More perspectives...
more »
More From Zimbio
AP News Anti-Christian drumbeat loud before Egypt attack
AFP News Outcry over Taiwan ex-general China comment
Hartina Flournoy Labor of love: 50+ unions stand up for ours
Morris Talansky Former Israeli PM Olmert to be indicted on...
Elwin Tinklenberg Miss Michele Bachmann’s Holocaust Insult
HomeTerms & PoliciesHelpCompany WikizineFor BloggersAdvertiseSitemapContentmapAbout Us
Zimbio Entertainment
Copyright © 2012 - Zimbio, Inc. Some rights reserved.
Share
Tweet
Pin it
. . .
Follow
. . .