Drugs, Handgun PossessionOCEAN CITY – A Maryland man is facing drug and weapons charges after an incident in Ocean City.On May 10 around 11 p.m., Ocean City police officers were dispatched to 21st Street to assist with a traffic stop after a Ford Escape was seen running through a red light with a headlight and… Read more »

Sex Offender SentencedSNOW HILL – A convicted sex offender has been sentenced to 20 years in the Division of Correction for his convictions on one count of third-degree sex offense and one count of second-degree assault.On Monday, May 1, Todd Yates, age 62, of Berlin, was ordered by Judge Brian D. Shockley of the Worcester… Read more »

Fatal Pedestrian CollisionOCEAN PINES – Authorities are continuing to investigate a fatal pedestrian collision with the motorist and victim identified Tuesday.On May 1 at 9:23 a.m., the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 1100 block of Ocean Parkway in Ocean Pines for a reported fatal motor vehicle crash with a pedestrian.According to the Sheriff’s… Read more »

Fatal Vehicle Fire Investigation ClosedOCEAN CITY – Authorities have closed the investigation into last month’s fatal vehicle fire with a determination it was suicide.On Tuesday, March 28, at approximately 11:56 p.m., Ocean City Police and Fire Departments responded to 125th Street for a report of a vehicle on fire. Officers located a vehicle on fire in… Read more »

Va. Residents Charged After Driving With GunsOCEAN CITY – Four Virginia residents were charged in Ocean City last Friday for transporting three handguns in a vehicle.On April 14, around 9:30 p.m., an Ocean City police officer on patrol noticed a Dodge Charger traveling in north Ocean City that had eluded an earlier stop attempt by the… Read more »

Arrests After Regional Narcotics InvestigationOCEAN CITY – Multiple arrests have been made after a months’ long narcotics investigation.Last year the Ocean City Police Department Narcotics Unit initiated an investigation into drug distribution activity in and around the resort. The investigation was carried out with the assistance of the Worcester County Criminal Enforcement Team.“During the fall, the… Read more »

Burglary, Fighting AxeOCEAN CITY – A man wanted in Delaware was apprehended in Ocean City last week after leading police on a high-speed chase.On March 28, Ocean City police on regular patrol observed a 2003 Buick Century entered Coastal Highway near 34th Street without its lights turned on. As police followed the vehicle, numerous other… Read more »

Weapons, Drugs ChargesOCEAN CITY – A Maryland man faces weapons and drug charges after a recent encounter with law enforcement.William D. Dunn, 55, of Chesapeake City, was questioned in an Ocean City hotel room on March 21 around 3:51 a.m. Dunn gave police consent to enter the room where “a white powdery substance” was seen… Read more »

Heroin Possession ArrestsOCEAN CITY – Two Delaware residents face drug charges after two traffic stops within an hour.On March 17 shortly after midnight, a silver 2004 Mercedes was seen by Ocean City police failing to stop before the marked crosswalk on 74th Street at a traffic light. Robin C. Stephens, 40, of Dover, Del., was… Read more »

Parade Day ArrestsOCEAN CITY – Two Maryland men were charged with second degree assault after fighting with police officers last weekend.On March 11 around 6 p.m., Ocean City police responded to a disturbance outside a mid-town hotel involving three individuals arguing, including Mark Fitzpatrick, 56, of Grasonville, and Kyle Fitzpatrick, 29, of Grasonville, Md. Police… Read more »