OCEAN CITY – A two-month drug distribution investigation carried out by the Ocean City Police Department’s Narcotics Division resulted last week in a significant drugs bust in the resort.The two-month investigation culminated in the arrest of Marvin Jefferson Mitchell, 24, of Ocean City, last Wednesday when an undercover OCPD narcotics detective purchased an undisclosed amount… Read more »
Monthly Archives: April 2008
Tax Freedom Day Arrives Later This Year In Maryland
BERLIN – With taxes increased on seemingly everything in Maryland in recent months, from an increase in sales tax to gasoline tax to the tax on cigarettes, residents in the state will have to work harder and longer this year to meet their combined tax burden, according to a report released last week by the… Read more »
Despite Bridge Project, Half-Marathon A Go
OCEAN CITY – Despite ongoing work on the Route 50 bridge, the 2008 Ocean City Half-Marathon is scheduled to go off as planned next Saturday with a start line at the Inlet parking lot and a finish line at Assateague Island.For the last three years, Extreme Dream Events has produced the annual Ocean City Marathon… Read more »
State Settles Racial Profiling Case Dating To ’93
BERLIN – In a decision that could have far-reaching implications across the state including the Eastern Shore and Worcester County, a settlement was reached this week between the parties in the landmark “driving while black” racial profiling case filed by several plaintiffs over a decade ago.The initial suit was filed in 1993 by the American… Read more »
Roommate Stabber Sentenced To Five Months
SNOW HILL – An Ocean City man arrested in November and charged with first-degree assault and other serious crimes after stabbing his roommate with a steak knife during an altercation between the two men pleaded guilty this week in Circuit Court to reckless endangerment and was sentenced to nearly five months in jail.Dean Waters, 29,… Read more »
OC Police Warn Of Fraud Scam
OCEAN CITY – An alert Ocean City resident last month helped resort police thwart a local attempt at a check and money order scam circulating around the state and the country.During the week of March 13, Ocean City police detectives investigated the first known local manifestation of a check and/or money order scam. The scam… Read more »
New Bus Campaign To Start
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City Public Works Director Hal Adkins and Transportation Department Superintendent George Thornes announced the kickoff of this year’s Ride the Bus campaign this week.The campaign, featuring a cast of prehistoric beach residents, is aimed at promoting Ocean City’s family-friendly image while encouraging residents and visitors alike to go “green” and ride… Read more »
Indictment In Pocomoke Murder
SNOW HILL – A Worcester County grand jury this week indicted Charles Robert Phillips, 28, of Pittsville, for the murder of a 77-year-old Pocomoke man in his home in early March.On March 13, the Worcester County Bureau of Investigation (WCBI) arrested Phillips in connection with the murder of William Nibblett, 77, of Pocomoke. Phillips was… Read more »
Hobbit Decision On Occupancy Delayed Again
OCEAN CITY – Hopes of an early opening of The Hobbit Restaurant were delayed for a second time this week, as the City Council voted to postpone the decision until Monday night with hope that lingering issues could be resolved.The Hobbit Restaurant owner Tom Heiderman came before the City Council once again this week in… Read more »
High Court Rejects GOP Slots Suit
BERLIN – An attempt to repeal the sweeping tax changes and a referendum on slots approved by the General Assembly during a special session last fall failed last month when the Maryland Court of Appeals upheld an earlier decision by a Carroll County Circuit Court judge to declare a lawsuit filed by state GOP leaders… Read more »