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Police: Man, 81, stripped, tortured and robbed inside Elkton residence
ELKTON – An 81-year-old man suffered numerous injuries Wednesday inside an Elkton-area home during a protracted robbery in which one of the two suspects allegedly tied him to a chair, stripped him naked, poured hot syrup on his body, beat him, held a knife to his throat, threatened to kill him and stole his money, jewelry and other valuables, according to Cecil County District Court records. One of the suspects – Austin Michael Maniscalco, 27 – drew on the elderly man’s bare chest to show “where he would carve his heart out,” court records allege. Cecil County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Maniscalco at approximately 1 p.m. Wednesday at the conclusion of a five-hour-long barricade situation that ended when he exited a residence in the unit block of Chestnut Drive, north of Elkton, and surrendered, police said. Investigators arrested Maniscalco’s alleged accomplice –Taylor Storm Wheatley-Falcone, 31 – later that day when she returned to that Chestnut Drive residence where she and Maniscalco live together, police added. Investigators noted that Wheatley-Falcone “left the residence during the time frame when the assault was occurring.” The barricade situation started at approximately 8:30 a.m. Wednesday when law enforcement officers and other first responders rushed to
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Warriors rally to reach region final
RIDGELY — Easton High’s volleyball team had lost a marathon-like first set and was staring at a 10-0 deficit in the second. “The whole time I was thinking, ‘this could be my last game,’” Warrior setter Heaven Murray said. “‘We got to play harder than we ever could before.’” Whether this was the hardest Easton played all season may be a matter of opinion, but the the third-seeded Warriors played hard enough Friday night to pull out a 26-28, 26-24, 25-17, 25-18 victory over No. 2 seed North Caroline in a Class 2A East Region II semifinal. The Warriors (13-4), who have won eight of nine, including their last six, advance to Wednesday’s region final at unbeaten top seed Kent Island (17-0) at 5 p.m. The two-time defending region champion Bucs defeated Queen Anne’s, 25-16, 25-19, 25-12 in Friday’s other semifinal. “It was incredible,” Murray said of Easton rallying from being down 10-0 in the second set. “Whenever Cam (Webb) went on that serving run I was like, ‘Yes, this is the momentum we need to actual shift and change the game.’” North Caroline (11-4), which split with Easton during the regular season, outlasted the Warriors in the opening set,
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Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge seeks volunteers, announces November programs
SMYRNA, Del. – Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge is looking for adult volunteers to help staff its visitor center and assist people visiting the refuge. Volunteers would work at the front desk, interact with visitors and provide information about the refuge and its resources. The refuge is encouraging local...