Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact Detective Nicholas DeFelice @ 4105352800 or defelinb@co.cal.md.us.
All media inquiries are to be through Capt. Steve Jones. He can be reached at 443-624-1941 or email jonessr@co.cal.md.us.
***UPDATE***
The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) is committed to
sharing as much information as we possibly can without jeopardizing the ongoing
investigation into the nooses that have been located at the Dominion Cove Point
facility.
This updated release includes actions taken by the CCSO,
Kiewit and the North America’s Building Trades Union and is supported by
Dominion.
Kiewit and the Trades Union continue to work aggressively,
with the full support of Dominion, to assist the CCSO in identifying the
person(s) that are responsible for these acts.
CCSO personnel have been told repeatedly that nothing less than the
safest work environment for everyone working on the Cove Point job site is
acceptable.
Kiewit has trained all of the workers on the Cove Point site
on Kiewit’s zero-tolerance policy for any object that has the potential to
offend someone. Kiewit also asked all of the workers to fully cooperate with
the CCSO investigation and to report any information they may have regarding
the nooses.
Kiewit management held meetings with all workers to review
the established procedures in reporting and securing areas if inappropriate
objects are discovered. The CCSO and construction safety staff increased their
visibility on site to provide additional surveillance.
The Building Trades Union has committed to convening
meetings on the jobsite with its local union leadership and the craft workers
to ask their assistance in finding the responsible individuals and to make sure
everyone understands the types of actions and attitudes that are unacceptable.
In addition, the Trades Union has increased the reward to
$250,000.00 for any member that provides information leading to the
identification of the responsible individuals.
The CCSO asks that anyone with information that may assist
the investigation contact Detective DeFelice at 410-535-2800 or
defelinb@co.cal.md.us.
Sheriff Mike Evans stated:
“Due to the nature of these events in our community we will investigate
this as if it were a crime. We do not typically see these types of things in
our County and as a community we will stop it.” Although no one has come
forward to file a complaint it is fair to say that this act is offensive in
nature to our entire community.
