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Greater Newark's Hometown Newspaper Since 191 0 •••• 96th Year, Issue Four ©2005 February 18, 2005 Newark, Del. • 50¢ UP FRONT Project Surfacing okayed, to the top ···········By JIM STREIT ................ finally NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER ESTERDAY, my Construction to begin home Boy Scout on apartment complex, Troop 306 celebrated National Boy Scout Month with one restriction with its annual dinner. I wish I could have been there. By KAYTIE DOWLING Each year now for more than 90 years, parents whip NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER up a roast beef and green FfER three years of delay in beans dinner, merit badges litigation and negotiations, build and rank patches are handed ing plans for a 12-apartment sub out, and the division on South Chapel Street have annual Scout of received the go-ahead from the Newark the Year winner City Council. is announced. The plans once again faced a vote (I was the before council on Monday, Feb. 14, and first recipient for the first time, the tally favored the in 1966. The start of construction. However, it does plaque hangs on so with one condition - if construction is my office wall completed on the building before a court here in Newark.) Streit can make a final ruling on a hotly debat My idea of ed topic, no alcohol can be sold, distrib camping these uted or consumed on the property. days must involve a Sheraton During the past three years, the city or Ramada. But it was camp and Delta Eta, the company oversee ing and hiking and outdoors ing building and construction on the hooks ... and throwing up ... that property, have been in and out of courts lured me into the program trying to reach a compromise. The city beginning at age 11 . I had been a Cub Scout See OKAYED, 25 and, frankly, didn't like Scouting all that much. My den mother was ... em... how do I say this nicely? ... well, Unsettling she was mean. Plus I didn't really get a kick out of gluing macaroni letters on Christmas ornaments and other such noises useless projects. When I grew too old By KAYTIE DOWLING for the blue-and-gold uni form, I didn't plan to join NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER Boy Scouts but my father, a former Scout, asked me to ETTLING in for the evening around attend just one Boy Scout 9 p.m., the last thing that Newark meeting and give it a try. resident Ann Butler expected was I did and I was hooked. a knock on her door. Alarm bells were The man who drove the going off in her head. After several months of a series of home invasions See , 9 and burglaries here, home security had become a predominant thought in her mind. And suddenly, late in the evening, someone was knocking on her door. Butler opened the door just enough to peer out and see who was there. "That was when I started shaking, when See BURGLARIES, 24 ~ ,,,, 7 99462 00002 3 f' PAGE 2 • NEwARK PosT • FEBRUARY 18, 2005 737-0724 • Fax 737-9019 NEWARK PosT ·:· POLICE BLOTTER Can we help? • Police Blotter is compiled Offices: The paper's offices each week from the files of the ICHAEL J. Anderson, from an anony 22, was arrested on mous caller who are located conveniently in Newark Police Department, New M Castle County Police and the Serial Wednesday, Feb. 9, in had observed the Suite 206, Madeline Crossing, connection with a string of eight suspect's photo 168 Elkton Rd ., Newark, DE Delaware State Police by the newspaper staff commercial robberies during the on television. 19711. Office hours are 8:30 past three weeks in this area. After viewing a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. robber Delaware State Police said that the photo, the Phone: (302) 737-0724 Anderson has been connected to man contacted Facsimile: (302) 737-9019 Foot patrol or charged with the following rob State Police arrested beries: Detectives. e-mail: [email protected] • Cumberland Farms Police locat To subscribe: Call 737-0724 or leads to store, 3310 Philadelphia Pike, ed Anderson at 1-800-220-3311 . To begin a Shortly after Wilmington on Jan. 20 his residence in the Feb. 5 rob convenient home-delivery sub graffiti ._ arrest • 7-Eleven store, 2409 Marcus Hook, scription, simply call. bery of the Philadelphia Pike, Wilmington on Pa. He was Citizens Bank To place a classified or display HILE walking foot Jan. 21 apprehended branch inside ad: Call 737-0724 or 1-800- W patrol in the unit block • Cumberland Farms without incident. the Acme store 220-3311. East Main Street at store, 3310 Philadelphia Pike, He was then at Surburban 5 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 12, a Wilmington on Jan. 23 extradited to Plaza, Newark HE STAFF of the /Vewark Post is Newark police officer noticed • Arby's Restaurant, 4004 Delaware for the Teager to assist readers and adver police released a man standing in an alleyway Concord Pike, Wilmington on Jan. robbery charges, this photo of the tisers. Reporters, writers, editors and between two buildings. 24 police said. salespeople can be contacted as listed: suspect. The The officer reported that when • Citizens Bank, 2084 He was photo comes James B. Streit, Jr. is the publisher the man noticed the patrolman, he Naamans Road, Wilmington on arraigned at of the /Vewark Post He sets policies and from a bank began to walk away. Jan. 26 Magistrate Court surveillance manages all departments in the Newark • Commerce Bank, 40101 2 and commit office. Call him at 737-0724. Police said they discovered camera. Concord Pike, Wilmington on Jan. ted to Howard Kaytle Dowling is the news editor. wet spray paint on a building She leads the day-to-day operation of the wall. The man was stopped, 28 R. Young newsroom. Call her at 737-0724. searched and arrested. • Citizens Bank, 1 University Correctional Facility in default of Marty Valanla prepares the sports Police said they charged Derek Plaza, Newark on Feb. 4 $184,500 secured bond. pages of this newspaper. The sports Summers Jr., 23, of Middleburg, • Newark police also charged The arrest was made possible editor is seldom in the office, however, Va., with graffiti. He was released Anderson for the robbery of the by cooperation between members he checks in frequently. Leave mes pending a March 18 court appear Citizens Bank, 100 Suburban of the Delaware State Police, sages for Marty at 1-800-220-3311. ance. Drive, Newark on Feb. 5. Newark Police, Mt. Holly Police, Robin Broomall is a staff Detectives received information and Pennsylvania State Police. reporter and specializes in education coverage. Reach her at 737-0724. Bottle breaks window Phil Toman has been the paper's The resident of a home in Department, a large crowd versity student, was slashed by a arrested. He was charged with arts editor since 1969. Well-known the 300 block East Main Street became disorderly as attendees box cutter on his cheek and lip. assault, possession of a deadly in the arts community, he writes his told Newark police that someone were leaving a dance. The attack took place inside the weapon during the commission column from his Newark home. Leave Flatley said UD officers were TUC. of a felony, and carrying a ocn messages for him at 737-0724. threw a bottle through his living room window. on duty inside the center and Police were able to identify a cealed deadly weapon, Flatley Other contributing writers include The victim told police the van learned at 1:20 a.m. on Feb. 12 suspect and Alfred McCullough, said. McCullough was arraigned Alfred Gruber, Tracy Downs, Elbert dalism took place between 8 p.m. that a man, who was not a uni- 21, of Willingboro, N.J. was and transferred to the Young Chance, Marvin Hummel and Mark Sisk. Correctional Center after failing Leave messages for them at 737-0724. Saturday, Feb. 12, and 11 a.m. Sunday. to post $21,000 bond. David Burr is the office manager-edi Shortly after the attack, a City torial assistant. Reach him at 737-0724. Damage was estimated to be $200. Weekly crime report of Newark police officer assisted Ed Hoffman is the /Vewark Posts STATISTICS FOR JAN. 23-29, 2005 COMPILED BY NEWARK POLICE DEPARTMENT a UD patrolman with the arrest advertising director and manages the of a 22-year-old UD student on local sales team. He can be reached at Thrown from 4th floor INVESTIGATIONS CRIMINAL CHARGES Saturday, Feb. 12, at 1:39 a.m. 1-800-220-3311. Newark police received a tip on Z004 ZOOS THIS Z004 ZOOS THIS The UD officer reported he Jim Galoff is the advertising sales Sunday, Feb. 13, at 1:45 a.m. that PART I OFFENSES TO DATE TO DATE WEEK TO DATE 1't) DATE WEEK attempted to arrest a man as a manager. He handles accounts in the items were being thrown from a Murder/manslaughter 0 0 0 0 0 0 disorderly crowd was leaving New Castle area and is an automotive Attempted murder 0 0 0 0 0 0 4th floor balcony at an apartment the Trabant center but the man account specialist. Call him at 1-800- Kidnap 0 0 0 0 0 refused. The Newark officer 220-3311. building at 329 E. Main St. Ra e 3 4 1. 0 0 0 The suspects fled before police arrived to assist as the suspect Betty Jo Trexler sells real estate Unlawful sexual contact 0 0 0 0 2 0 broke free and began to run away.