Greater Newark's Hometown Newspaper Since 1910 •!• 96th Year, Issue 24 ©2005 July 8, 2005 Newark, Del. • 50¢ UP FRONT Credit Hash in the giant morn1ngI sold By JIM STREIT MBNA started in former NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER Ogletown supermarket 'VE been having trouble I sleeping recently. When By KAYTIE DOWLING I have awakened in the middle of the night, rather The crowds came NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER than rolling and tossing to the annual I've remoted on the televi­ liberty Day cel­ ELAWARE'S credit card giant sion with hopes that a goofy ebration in honor of DMBNA will be no more by the "get rich in real America's birthday end of the fourth quarter of 2005. estate" infomer­ on July 4. There The company that began locally in cial, a black­ was entertainment Ogletown and dominated globally has and-white docu­ from some of the been bought by Bank of America. mentary on the local favorite bands The $35 billion buy out translates to History Channel like Club Phred, different things to different people. For of tanks roll­ and Soul Avengers, 6,000 employees, the acquisition means ing into Berlin, in addition to roam­ unemployment. Yet state representatives or yet another ing entertainers. have kept a positive outlook, praising the episode of "Law Familes and friends decision to keep the credit card division And Order" will Streit took the time to headed out of Wilmington. lull me back to enjoy all that the "MBNA has a history and a legacy sleep. day had to offer in Delaware that we are thankful for, Today, television is there before fireworks but change is a constant in the business 24-7. With dozens of cable started around 9:30 world," said Gov. Ruth Ann Minner at a channels and viewing choices p.m. Right: Michael press conference last week. "It is true that - - even at 3 a.m. - it's easy to Annan takes a there will be job cuts as these companies forget there was a time when breather from the See MBNA, 9 ..... television went away. day's festivities. Years ago, during a visit Right: Dawn, to my parents' Florida home, we contemplated going to a movie. Sitting on their Don't forget jalousied sun porch, I asked my son to call and check on show times. I gave him the to donate theater's number and directed him to the kitchen where the By KAYTIE DOWLING phone was located. A few minutes later, I NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER heard a questioning cry for "help Dad." In the kitchen, UST one accident. That's all it would my son was stumped. Jtake to wipe out a day's worth of He was holding the receiv­ blood supply at a local hospital. Just er of a rotary phone aqd one serious accident. was clueless how to operate That thought lingers on the mind of the circular dial. I showed Karen Johnson, spokeswoman for the See UP FRONT, 1 Blood Bank of Delmarva. "A single life-threatening injury could require 10-30 units of blood," she said. "If six people are seriously injured, that's the amount of blood we need for a whole day. It doesn't take much." That is especially true now, during the dry season for the blood bank. Summer See BLOO , 11 7 99462 00002 3 PAGE 2 • NEwARK PosT • juLY 8, 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 HE Delaware State Police are asked to call 834-2620. are located conveniently in Newark Police Department, New Bank Tare investigating a rob­ The same day, the Delaware Suite 206, Madeline Crossing, Castle County Police and the bery that took place at the State Police arrested Thomas 168 Elkton Rd., Newark, DE Delaware State Police by the PNC Bank in University Plaza in Wingfield, 27, of Bear, in connec­ 19711. Office hours are 8:30 newspaper staff. robbed, Newark. tion with the robbery of a different a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. According to police, on PNC Bank on E. Chestnut Hill Saturday, July 2, at about 11:50 Road in Newark. Phone: (302) 737-0724 suspect a.m., a white male entered the According to police, on June Facsimile: (302) 737-9019 bank and approached a teller. 27, at 4:55p.m., a man entered the e-mail: [email protected] Arrest arrested He gave the teller a note, which bank and approached a bank teller. To subscribe: Call 737-0724 or implied he was anned with a gun. He gave the teller a note, which After the teller gav.e him an undis­ implied he was armed with a gun. 1-800-220-3311. To begin a in other closed amount of cash, he fled the After the teller gave him an undis­ convenient home-delivery sub­ quickly bank. He got into a vehicle and closed amount of cash, he fled. scription, simply· call. PNC case drove toward Chapman Road. Police said Wingfield has been To place a classified or display Police said the robber was charged with robbery first degree ad: Call 737-0724 or 1-800- follows described as 6' -6'2", medium build· and conspiracy. He was commit­ 220-3311. and a goatee. He was wearing a ted to the Young Correctional black hooded sweatshirt, baseball Institution after failing to post a HE STAFF of the Newark Post Is hat and blue jean shorts. $31,000 secure bond. Teager to assist readers and adver­ theft tisers. Reporters, writers, editors and Any persons with infonnation salespeople can be contacted as listed: EWARK police arrested a 1~-year-old Newark youth James B. StraH, Jr. is the publisher N of the Newark Post He sets policies and rrtmutes after a woman's the vehicle but were unable to substance, possession of drug sion of drug paraphernalia. manages all departments In the Newark purse was stolen on Friday, July see inside due to what police P!ll'aphernalia and operating a According to police, the four office. Call him at 73HI724. 1, at 1:58 a.m. described as illegally tinted win­ vehicle with illegal window tint. individuals were not involved in Kaytla Dowling is the news editor. Police reported that the vic­ dows. The officers removed the Daniel Russo, 20, of New Castle, the robbery. She leads the day-to-day operation of the tim's black leather purse was four occupants and searched the was charged with four counts of newsroom. Gall her at 737-8724. grabbed while she waited at the vehicle. ll possession of an illegal narcot­ Marly Valanla prepares the sports DART bus stop adjaent to College Crash closes 1-95 pages of this newspaper. The sports Poli<;:e reported officers found ic, conspiracy and possession of editor is seldom in the office, however, Square shopping center. The thief, 23 grams of cocaine, eight drug paraphernalia. Debra Parker, The Delaware State Police are he checks In frequently. Leave mes­ a young black male, then fled on Alprazolam pills, two Percocet 22, of Bear, has been charged investigating a crash that closed sages for Marty at 1·808-2211-3311. a bicycle, police said. A descrip­ pills, 50 empty, small zip-lock with trafficking cocaine and con­ I-95 near Newark for more than Mary E. Petzale Is a staff tion of the attacker was broadcast bags and a digital scale. spiracy. Michelle Gallegos, 23, two hours during the July 4th reporter and specializes in education to officers in the area. Police said Kyle Marshall, of Newark, was charged with holiday weekend. coverage. Reach her at 737-11724. Minutes later, officers stopped 18, was charged with trafficking trafficking cocaine, possession According to police, on a youth fitting the description as Pllll T8111111 has been the paper's cocaine, possession with the intent with the intent to deliver cocaine, Saturday, July 2, at approxi­ arts editor since 1969. Well-known he was riding a bike on Library to deliver cocaine, maintaining a maintaining a vehicle for keep­ mately 7:53 a.m., a tractor-trailer, In the arts community, he writes his Avenue and Farm Lane. vehicle for keeping a controlled ing a controlled substance, four driven by Terry Jackson, 38, of column from his Newark home. Leave The youth was charged with substance, three counts of posses­ counts of possession of an illegal Fayetteville, N.C., was approach­ messages for him at 737-8724. theft and transferred to the New sion of a non-narcotic controlled narcotic, conspiracy and posses- ing Churchman's Road south­ Oilier COIIIriHIIng wrlterllnclude Castle County Juvenile Detention bound, when it entered the center Alfred Gruber, Tracy Downs, Elbert Center, police said. left lane and struck a 2002 Infiniti Chance, Marvin Hummel and Mark Sisk. Q-45, driven by Maxine Jones, Leave messages for them at 737-m4. Early morning robbery Weekly crime report 62, of Amityville, N.Y David IIIII' Is the offiCe manager-edi· STATISTICS FOR JUNE 19·25, 2005 COMPILED BY NEWARK POLICE DEPARTMENT Police said the impact sent the torlal assistant Reach him at 737-8724. on Elkton Road Infiniti into another tractor-trail­ Ed Hollman is the Newark Posts On Friday, June 30, at 3:04 INVESTIGATIONS CRIMINAL CHARGES er, driven by Alan Cumha, 43, advertising director and manages the a.m., the Sunoco convenience Z004 ZOOS THIS Z004 ZOOS THIS of Elkton, Md. The tractor-trail­ local sales team. He can be reached at PART I OFFENSES TO DATE TO DATE WEEK TO DATE TO DATE WEEK er dragged the Infiniti 50 yards 1....