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G eate Newa k's Hometown Newspape Since 1910 •!• 96th Year, Issue 21 ©2005 June 17, 2005 Newark, Del. • 50¢ UP FRONT City secretary cleared By KAYTIE DOWLING But the four members of the Hughes and her opponent Peter inspired such a turn out in sup Coming board quickly decided that the Shurr, had not attended council port of Clifton. NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER complaint had no merit and dis meetings. But before the hearing could missed it, a decision that brought Hughes lost the election two even begin, Lamblack's lawyer, and going ITY Secretary Sue applause from Lamblack support days later to incumbent Jerry William Rhodunda Jr., filed for CLamblack did nothing ers. Clifton. Clifton had announced dismissal, saying that no rule was By JIM STREIT wrong in the eyes of the The complaint was filed by just weeks before that he was broken and that even if board city's Board of Ethics. Sharon Hughes, a contender not going to seek another term. members disagreed, the violation NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER Lamblack faced the board on for the District 2 City Council He was reelected in a last minute was frivolous. According to city Monday, June 13, after a local seat, who said that a comment write-in campaign, which gar rules, the Board of Ethics is only T the meetings of the made by Lamblack to the News nered him more than 60 percent supposed to meet for major code Rotary club to which resident and unsuccessful politi cal candidate filed a complaint Journal damaged her reputation of the vote. infractions, Rhodunda reminded staff writer Robin and campaign. The quote, which Hughes argued that it was Broomall and I belong, the about her behavior during the city's April elections. was printed on April I 0, said that Lamblack's comment that See LAMBLACK, 31 highlight each week is when members offer "happy dol lars." Okay, it's a hokey name. This portion of our agenda gives members, for a $1 donation to the Finally, club treasury, the opportunity to boast about a new grandchild, pitch a favorite an arrest charity event, tell an often bad Tip, physical evidence joke, or express some personal leads NPD to murder, good fortune. Streit rape, arson suspect Sometimes, Rotarians use their moment on the floor to share a "good By KAYTIE DOWLING news, bad news" experience, such as "I was in a car acci NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER dent last week ... but I wasn't injured." Such offerings are EWARK police believe they have often announced as "happy N the man who raped and killed 20- crappy dollars." year-old University of Delaware This is a happy-crappy student Lindsey Bonistall then torched column. her apartment. Three summers ago, The Newark Police Department Robin Broomall joined the announced this week that they have staff of this newspaper. We charged Newark resident James E. were between editors and I Cooke, 34, with the girl's murder. needed some assistance in Officers first received an anonymous the newsroom while I had my tip on May 31 linking Cooke to an April finger in the dike. 30 home invasion-style burglary. I needed someone intelli According to court papers, the tipster gent, a fast learner to whom I advised the NPD that Cooke, then an could pass off routine editing employee at Payless Shoe Store, was duties quickly, someone who the person in a series of ATM photos paid great attention to detail believed to be taken of the April 30 (that's what a newspaper is burglar. The tipster specifically pointed all about), but also a person Top: Former University of Delaware police out that the burglar's shoes in the photo who was friendly and would chief lawrence Thornton leads some of graphs were identical to those sold at the nearly 400 police officers who joined togeth· Payless store. Then, the following day, a er to run the Delaware Special Olympic's wanted poster with the ATM photos that Torch of Hope 160 miles across the state. was hung in the store was anonymous On Friday, June 10, under sweltering sun, home to the Special Olympics games, which ly removed. After that, Cooke stopped the torch traveled south from Wilmington, ran throughout the weekend. left, Thornton coming in to work without explanation. along Kirkwood Highway, down Main Street, hands the torch off to Newark officer Greg Equipped with that information, the right, and Elkton Road and eventually ended Miccolucci for the final leg of the run fol NPD arrested Cooke for the burglary on at the University of Delaware football sta lowing a ceremony at Newark's Municipal June 7. dium on South College Avenue. Newark is Center. PHOTOS BY SEAN R. KANE See MURDER, 34 .... 7 99462 00002 3 IN SPORTS THIS ISSUE: Blue-Gold baseball game results, page 24. • St. Mark's Dischert is drafted, page 24. PAGE 2 • NEWARK POST • JUNE 17, 2005 737-0724 • Fax 737-9019 NEWARK PosT ·:· POLICE BLOTTER Can we help? • Police Blotter is compiled each According to police, at approxi the register. Any persons with information is Offices: The paper's offices week from the files of the Newark mately 3:01 a.m., two masked assail After receiving the cash, they then asked to call 834-2620 or 1-800- Police Department, New Castle ants entered the 7-Eleven, where approached a victim who was using TIP-3333. are located conveniently in County Police and the Delaware one assailant pulled a handgun and an ATM in the store, demanding cash Suite 206, Madeline Crossing, State Police by the newspaper staff approached an employee, demanding from him. 168 Elkton Rd., Newark, DE he open the register. They obtained an The robbers then forced the clerk Door shattered 19711. Office hours are 8:30 undisclosed amount of cash, lottery and the victim into a room in the rear to enter Newark home a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Two convenience tickets and a carton of cigarettes. of the store and fled. They forced the clerk into a walk According to police, the suspects On June 13, at approximately Phone: (302) 737-0724 stores robbed in freezer, then fled, police reported. have been described as two black 10:40 p.m., a home in the unit block Facsimile: (302) 737-9019 On Friday, June 10, the 7-Eleven About 30 minutes later, two males, 5'5" to 5'7". One was wear of Allison Lane in Newark was bur on Redmill Road in Newark and masked man entered the Wawa and ing dark clothing and the second was glarized. e-mail: [email protected] the Wawa in Salem Village Plaza in approached two employees and wearing a gray sweatshirt with blue According to police, a man shat · To subscribe: Call 737-0724 or Newark were robbed. demanded they remove the cash from sleeves and gray sweatpants. tered a sliding glass door, entered 1-800-220-3311. To begin a the home and took possession of a kitchen knife. He then threatened the convenient home-delivery sub residents but fled the home before scription, simply call. www.dfrcfoundation.org police arrived. The female resident To place a classified or display suffered minor lacerations from glass ad: Call737-0724 or 1-800- fragments of the door. 220-3311. Anyone persons with information about the crime are asked to call366- HE STAFF of the Newark Post is 7110 or 1-800-TIP-3333. Teager to assist readers and adver tisers. Reporters, writers, editors and Burglary reported salespeople can be contacted as listed: A 54-year-old woman and a 32- James B. Streff, Jr. is the publisher year-old man told Newark police of the Newark Post He sets policies and on Sunday, June 12, at 10 p.m. that manages all departments in the Newark \.!_~ they noticed a bottle of prescription office. Call him at 737-0724. medicine and a brown leather wallet Kaytla Dowling is the news editor. containing an undisclosed amount of She leads the day-to-day operation of the cash, a driver's license and an ATM newsroom. Call her at 737-0724. '' card missing from their residence ,, delaware Marty Valanla prepares the sports on Welsh Tract Road after returning pages of this newspaper. The sports home. editor is seldom in the office, however, foundation There was no sign of forced he checks in frequently. Leave mes sages for Marty at 1-800-220·3311. reaching citizens entry. Robin Broomall is a staff h:h n rn i ' 8t U reporter and specializes in education u:: ... Burglary interrupted coverage. Reach her at 737-0724. Newark police responded to a call Phil Toman has been the paper's at a residence on Nottingham Road arts editor since 1969. Well-known on Saturday, June 11, at 2 p.m. and in the arts community, he writes his found two Newark males, 14 and 16, column from his Newark home. Leave inside. Both were taken into custody. messages for him at 737-0724. blue-gold &10~[[ football game Other contributing writers include Cellphone taken Alfred Gruber, Tracy Downs, Elbert Chance, Marvin Hummel and Mark Sisk. A 14-year-old Newark boy told Leave messages for them at 737-0724. Saturday, June 25, 2005 Newark police on Friday, June 10, at 10 p.m. that his cellular phone and David Burr is the office manager-edi wallet were taken from a park bench torial assistant. Reach him at 737-0724. University of Delaware Stadium while he played basketball earlier Ed Hoffman is the Newark Posts that evening in Barksdale Park on advertising director and manages the Casho Mill Road.