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By Pattie Price

Brandon Williams, 20, of Philadelphia waived a hearing, March 1, before Magisterial District Judge Dave Lang on the charges of firearms not to be carried without a license, receiving stolen property and criminal conspiracy. In exchange for the waiver the charge of criminal use of a communication facility was withdrawn. The charges stem from an incident 3:07 p.m., Dec. 5, at a home in the unit block of Willowbrook Avenue, Marple, Pa.

According to the affidavit, Marple Detective Larry Gerrity said the father of a 15-year-old boy gave his son a Kawasaki motorcycle on Dec. 4. He purchased it used for $750. The following day they discovered the motorcycle had been stolen from their shed.

The father reported the theft to police and then called them again on Dec. 20 when he saw an ad on Craig’s list for a motorcycle that appeared to be his son’s.

Gerrity contacted Williams, who was later identified as the seller of the bike, and they agreed on a price of $800. They made plans to meet at the former Pathmark store on Lawrence Road. Gerrity and Officer Chip Rosen, were wearing plain clothes. 

A pick up truck, driven by Jacon McMillian, 39, of Philadelphia arrived with Williams as his passenger. The men removed the motorcycle from the bed of the truck and they were arrested. The VIN number matched that of the stolen cycle.

When Sgt. Mike Johnson took Williams into custody he saw a handgun in his back pocket. The Ruger, a semi-automatic pistol was loaded and was found to be registered to someone else.

Charges of receiving stolen property and conspiracy were withdrawn against McMillian.

Williams is scheduled for a March 29 arraignment in Common Pleas Court.

A story in the March 4 edition of the Times of India expresses concern that journalists in the subcontinent might be intimidated from reporting the news due to attacks by lawyers.

L.L. Bean still sells wooden snowshoes.

Pat Farmer is a runner. 

President Obama has rather humiliatingly apologized to Afghanistan for burning some books that had been used by suspected terrorists to pass coded messages while in a detention facility.

This woman apologizes for the rest of us.

Thank you Cathy Craddock for the link.

State Rep. Eugene DePasquale, a Democrat representing the 95th District, which is in York County, told the Pennsylvania Independent that he will not vote for funding for the “state-related” universities of Penn State, Pittsburgh, Temple and Lincoln unless those institutions are unambiguously made subject to the state open records law.

Good for DePasquale.

If you’re looking for a special gift for your young former-Obama supporter perfect for hanging on a dorm-room wall look no further than this 2-by-3-foot poster detailing how our federal tax dollars are spent.

And do you realize that the phrase  place your cursor over the image and turn your mouse wheel would not make a bit of sense to someone living in 1980?

Courtesy Tom C

If you don’t know GOD, don’t make stupid remarks!
A United States Marine was taking some college courses
between assignments. He had completed 20 missions in Iraq
and Afghanistan . One of the courses had a professor who
was an avowed atheist, and a member of the ACLU.
 
One day the professor shocked the class when he came in.
He looked to the ceiling and flatly stated, “GOD, if you are real, then
I want you to knock me off this platform… I’ll give you exactly 15 min.”

 
 The lecture room fell silent. You could hear a pin drop. Ten minutes
went by and the professor proclaimed, “Here I am GOD, I’m still waiting.”
 
 
 It got down to the last couple of minutes when the Marine got
out of his chair, went up to the professor, and hit him;
knocking him off the platform. The professor was out cold.
 
 
 The Marine went back to his seat and sat there, silently.
 
 
 The other students were shocked and stunned, and sat there
looking on in silence. The professor eventually came to,
noticeably shaken, looked at the Marine and asked,
“What in the world is the matter with you? Why did you do that?”

 
 The Marine calmly replied,
“GOD was too busy today protecting
soldiers who are protecting your right to say stupid
stuff and act like an idiot. So He sent me.”
 
 
 The classroom erupted in cheers!

Judge Andrew Napolitano this month lost his show Freedom Watch which had aired on Fox Business Channel since 2009.

On the other hand, maybe he knew he was getting cancelled and figured on going out with a bang.