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From other states, call (302) 739-5927. Collins Park near New Castle targeted I shops looking for the stolen items. Carmichael told investigators she had pawned the stolen jewelry for Porter and got $300, police said in court records. Porter told investigators he "spent all of the money and consumed all of the Xanaxes" he took in the burglaries. Police believe there may be more victims and are seeking witnesses.

Anyone who may have been victimized may call Detective Troy Mayer at 395-8110. Contact Tem Sangmiri at 324-2771 or rnmnfttdelaujareorilirie.corn dows, police said. Friday morning, Detective William Lenhart was patrolling the Collins Park area when he spotted a Plymouth Voyager that had been reported stolen Friday, said Cpl. Trinidad Navarro, a county police spokesman. Lenhart stopped the van, found Porter at the wheel and arrested him.

Investigators were able to recover jewelry and a television, valued at $3,600, Navarro said. Porter sold a plasma TV for $50, according to court records. Navarro said investigators have been trolling area pawn By TERRI SANGINITI The News Journal A burglar who had been on a spree in the Collins Park community near New Castle was arrested while driving a minivan taken during one of the break-ins, police said. Nicholas F. Porter, 26, of the 100 block of Cherry Lane in Collins Park, was arrested Friday and charged with five counts of burglary and three other offenses, said New Castle County police.

Porter was committed to Young Correctional Institution after failing to post $15,000 bail. His girlfriend, Trisha Carmichael, 33, also of the 100 block of Cherry Lane in Collins Park, was arrested last week for pawning items taken in the break-ins, they said. She was charged with receiving stolen property and two other offenses and released on $5,000 secured bail. Between Aug. 17 and Aug.

22, a rash of break-ins was reported in Collins Park. Jewelry, plasma televisions, prescription drugs and a minivan were Trisha Carmichael Nicholas F. Porter has been charged with five faces receiving burglary and stolen property other offenses. charges. stolen.

The burglar got into the homes through unlocked win Bridge detours will lead into Del. 1-95, Del. 1 carry heavy beach traffic already From staff and wire reports POLICE FIRE New Castle County MAN CITED FOR CRASH: A Maryland man was cited for running a red light after his vehicle collided with another Tuesday morning in Stanton. James O'Hara, of Perry Hall, was driving a 2005 Suzuki Aerio on the ramp from Del. 7 to south Churchmans Road at 537 am.

when he failed to stop for a red light and plowed into a 2006 Jeep Cherokee. The Cherokee, driven by Rosalind Setting, of Townsend, was headed west on Churchmans Road. Upon impact the Jeep overturned, trapping Setting until she was freed by fire department personnel. O'Hara and Setting were taken to Christiana Hospital with minor injuries. Setting was admitted.

Police charged O'Hara with disregarding a red light and having no proof of insurance. MAN INJURED IN CRASH: New Castle County paramedics responded to a one-car crash at 4:25 p.m. Tuesday on 1-95 near Salem Church Road in Ogle-town. A 2000 Dodge Avenger, operated by Jose Alvarez, 18, of Newark, was traveling south when the vehicle began to pull toward the left He steered right over-compensated and crossed all lanes of traffic before overturning off the roadway. Alvarez was wearing a seat belt and suffered a minor head injury.

No one else was in the vehicle. He was issued a citation for unsafe speed. MAN RESCUED FROM RIVER: A 23-year-old man was rescued from the Delaware River after he fell from a personal watercraft Tuesday afternoon. The Coast Guard pulled the man out of the river near the Chesapeake Delaware Canal. At 5:20 p.m, the Coast Guard station in Salem, NJ, received a call from crewmen reporting they had pulled the man from the river.

He was taken to Summit North Marina in Delaware, where emergency personnel were waiting to treat him for a head injury. From staff reporters Terri Sanginiti and Ginger Gibson ii mi i a i -r tf'V. MJ 4 jf mi ft If 4 I t-txht'J rzvA The News JoumaiFRED COMECYS Jazz trio Rest My Case entertains the crowd Tuesday in Freedom Plaza. Band members are (from left) guitarist Ron Sherr, drummer Steve Burch and keyboardist Marty Miller. The series is staged by the Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs.

Outdoor concert series hits right note Fifth season of free lunch-time shows in Wilmington venues wraps up Thursday Repairs to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge that began Tuesday may push more beach-bound traffic onto Delaware roads. The repairs are to reinforce the barrier wall a tractor-trailer careened over in a deadly accident earlier this month, and significant delays are expected during the next two to three weeks, Maryland officials said. The officials are urging motorists on the Western Shore to avoid the bridge by taking 1-95 north to Del. 1, then south to connect with other routes to Delaware and Maryland. Motorists returning from the beaches are urged to reverse that route to get to the Baltimore and Washington areas.

Both highways in Delaware already carry a heavy volume of beach traffic. The Bay Bridge carries U.S. 50 and U.S. 301. Inspections of the barrier wall using ground-penetrating radar and other techniques found corrosion of steel reinforcement inside the barrier sections, something not visible during routine inspections, said Geoffrey Kolberg, the chief engineer for the Maryland Transportation Authority.

John Porcari, chairman of the authority, said a review found the bridge was safe for motorists but the repairs were being done to enhance the structure's safety. Other repairs would be made if needed, Porcari said. "Look at this as a beginning, not an end, to the process," Porcari said. L-shaped steel brackets will be attached to the concrete barriers to more securely anchor them to the bridge deck and guardrails will also be installed along 2,300 feet of the right side of the eastbound span near where the accident occurred, authority spokeswoman Kelly Melhem said. The speed limit on the east-bound span of the bridge is also being lowered from 50 mph to 40 mph, the authority announced.

When asked if the barriers could withstand a similar accident, Kolberg said the bridge was safer but added, "You have to recognize the parapets are not designed for tractor-trailers." Banning tractor-trailers from the bridge was not an option, he and Buzz Burch sat on lawn chairs under the shade of a tree. The North East, couple were accompanied by friends, George and Nelda Walko of St. Petersburg, Fla. "We will go anywhere to follow this group," said Nan Burch, who said they were groupies of Rest My Case. Turned out she's the drummer's mom, but she still said the event was a nice thing for the city to do.

"This is wonderful to bring in some tourists and revenue," she said. Band guitarist Ron Sherr said the events should be publicized more because they generate a lot of good will. "It's something that appeals to a cross-section of people," he said. "And it's a very positive environment." Musicians are paid $150 to $225, depending on the number of performers and amount of equipment. The concerts are free to the public, Rago said.

"The series will continue next summer beginning in June," he said. Contact Esteban Parra at 324-2299 or By ESTEBAN PARRA The News Journal A handful of spectators sat in Freedom Plaza on Tuesday under a hazy summer sky some eating lunch and others enjoying a smoke but all listening to one of the final bands perform in Wilmington's "Take It Outside Lunchtime Concert Series." "I'm a backer of the city and support any type of cultural activities that the city sponsors," said Mike Cradler, a Chase banker who heard jazz music coming from a small park between the state building and citycounty building on French Street. Intrigued by the music, Cradler said, he walked into the park, sat on a concrete wall and enjoyed his salad whUe listening to the sounds of Rest My Case. "I'm glad to see this," he said of the free lunch-time concert. "Wish more people were here." The Take It Outside concert series is staged by the Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, said John Rago, Wilmington's IF YOU GO WHAT: The final of the Take It Outside tunchtime Concert Series WHEN: Thursday between 12:15 and 1:45 p.m.

WHERE: H.B. du Pont Park midway between Wilmington Trust headquarters and the Sheraton Suites in downtown Wilmington WHO: Pearl Street a local jazz ensemble communications director, to give lunch-ers something to enjoy during the summer. The concert series is held June through August and features local musicians. The concerts, which started five years ago, are held Tuesdays in Freedom Plaza and Thursdays at H.B. du Pont Park at 10th and West streets, Rago said.

"This is nice," said Jen Walther, a Superior Court judicial caseworker who spent her lunch break Tuesday at Freedom Plaza. "It brings a lot of different people together and it gets us out." A short distance behind Walther, Nan Claymont: Many know senator, VP candidate AROUND DELAWARE Deputy attorney general faces DUI, other charges A deputy attorney general was charged with alcohol-related traffic violations Thursday in Rehoboth Beach. According to the Justice of the Peace Court 3, Victoria R. Witherell, 45, was charged with driving under the influence, inattentive driving and drinking and driving. She will be arraigned in Justice of the Peace Court 14 on Sept.

5. Witherell, who now works in the Family Division, worked as a prosecutor for the state in several criminal cases, including all three trials of Irina Mali-novskaya who eventually pleaded no contest in the 2004 killing of Irina Zlotnikov. She also prosecuted several alcohol-related cases while working in the criminal division, including the 2006 trial of a Marine accused of vehicular homicide after a 2004 car crash in which he was driving under the influence. An official from the Attorney General's Office declined to comment Tuesday night. Witherell could not be reached.

Lee hosts forum tonight on veterans issues Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Lee will participate in a forum on veterans issues tonight in Dover. Lee, a Marine Corps veteran and retired Superior Court judge, will be at Noble Eagle Family Restaurant (formerly Sorentinos) at 518 S. Bay Road from 6 to 9 p.m. Lee is expected to discuss property- and income-tax issues; state hiring practices; contract setasides tor veterans; educational benefits that would extend to family members; and the state's veterans home. The meeting is open to all veterans who wish to comment on issues affecting them.

Questions and concerns also may be sent to the Lee campaign by e-mail at MariaLeeDelaware.com or by telephone at 260-9206. TELL US Have news about your community? Mail it to Around Delaware, 950 W. Basin Road, New Castle, DE 19720, fax it to 324-5509 or e-mail to: Please submit items three weeks before the event Questions? Call 324-235L FROM PAGE Bl Biden attended Holy Rosary School, which recently merged with St. Helena's School near Penny Hill, before enrolling as a high school freshman at Archmere Academy in 1957. Biden, who graduated from Archmere in 1961, has had three children graduate from the school: Joseph "Beau" Biden III, Delaware's attorney general, graduated in 1987; Hunter Biden graduated in 1988; Ashley Biden graduated in 1999.

"When his children were in the school plays, if he couldn't be here for the actual performance, he might come for the dress rehearsal," said the Rev. Joseph McLaughlin, 65, the headmaster at Archmere Academy. "I was struck by his desire to here to support his kids ia their jf PA. VhntaftM MD. '40' in The News JoumalFRED COMEGYS John DeCostanza, co-owner of Joe and Tony's Service, a Gulf station in Claymont says Joe Biden was influenced by his time in the town.

"And I think I would say it played an important part in making him what he is." Baltimore 13 sports and other activities. Bill Gehrman, Archmere's interim director of institutional advancement, was a student at the school when Biden's sons went there, and he remembers the senator attending a mock debate that included Hunter in 1988, the year Biden ran for U.S. president. He also remembers his parents working with Joe Biden and wife, Jill, to decorate the gym that year for the after-prom party. "He was always himself, but when he came here, he was an alum, he was a parent," Gehrman said.

"When I was a high school student, I worked in his '88 campaign," he said. "I'm so thrilled. I'm a big advocate. I probably know him more than any politician. I'm excited.

I just think he's a great guy, and 1 was rooting for him to be selected as vice president. I think it's a tremendous sym- ,50 bol, and important to all of our students." So important is the politician to the 76-year-old private school that a bulletin board there has been decorated with his yearbook photos, as well as the photos of his children. Text points out that he was a football player, basketball manager, member of the Varsity Club and president of his class in his junior and senior years. It also mentions he has returned on numerous occasions to address the student body. "He was the first Alumnus of the Year," McLaughlin said.

"We've been giving the award out since the early '70s, and he was the first to win it." He said having such an accomplished alumnus should serve as inspiration to the students, especially after he learned from the senator's 2007 book, "Promises to Keep," that he was a stutterer as a youth and grew up in modest circumstances. "That's not a typical path of the greats," McLaughlin said. Contact Edward L. KVnripy at 324-2891 orekenneyaslawammline.com. Repairs being made on Chesapeake Bay Bridge The News '-xjf nai.