By Scott LenoxIt got rough today buddy!! It didn’t start off too bad this morning with 2.5′ to 3′ seas with “average” wave steepness, but the forecast called for that to change drastically after lunch….and it did! Buoy station 44009 reported sea conditions changing from 2.5′ to 5.2′ and “very steep” wave steepness in just… Read more »
Monthly Archives: June 2016
Suspect Charged With Manslaughter In OC Homicide Case
OCEAN CITY — With the help of witness statements, citizen tips, surveillance video, heady police work and a lot of stars aligned just right, Ocean City Police this week charged a Sparrows Point man with manslaughter and assault for his role in the death of another Baltimore County man over Memorial Day weekend.Detectives from the… Read more »
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Area Businessman For Bank Fraud, Laundering
OCEAN CITY — A federal grand jury this week indicted an Ocean City businessman on an alleged $2.2 million bank fraud and money-laundering scheme.U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware Charles Oberly III on Wednesday announced an indictment has been handed down by a federal grand jury charging William Cook, 60, of Ocean City, with… Read more »
Paramedics Union To Launch Petition Drive For Binding Arbitration After Stalemate With City
OCEAN CITY — While the resort remains at an impasse with its paramedics over proposed shift changes, the local Fire/EMS union this week began a petition drive to put a referendum question for binding interest arbitration on the election ballot this November.In late February, the clock expired on negotiations between the town and the Career… Read more »
Wallops Island Among Three Sites In Running For Navy’s Unmanned Aircraft Initiative
SNOW HILL – County officials added their support this week to a bid to bring the Triton unmanned aircraft to NASA’s Wallops Island Flight Facility.The Worcester County Commissioners on Tuesday agreed to draft a letter of support for the effort to bring the U.S. Navy’s MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft to Wallops Island. The facility is… Read more »
Inshore Charter Fishing
By Scott LenoxMan we got lucky with tropical storm Colin today! He went by the coast of Ocean City far enough offshore that we had sunny conditions all day, but close enough that the ocean was closed for fishing. It was a bit breezy on the beach today, but offshore was down right nasty as… Read more »
Thunderbirds’ Appearance In OC Remains In Question
OCEAN CITY — The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds released a statement Tuesday afternoon confirming the demonstration team’s involvement in next weekend’s OC Air Show remains unknown at this time.“Today marks the Team’s first opportunity to return to fly after our recent stand down. While we begin practicing again, our show season is still on hold. The… Read more »
OCPD Warns Of Counterfeit Spree
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Police Department this week is warning the business community about a rash of counterfeit money incidents in and around the resort area including two arrests of suspects for passing $100 bills marked for cinematic use only.The OCPD is currently investigating a counterfeit currency case involving bills marked for cinematic… Read more »
OC’s Schoepf Relay Set For Sunday
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Beach Patrol’s Annual Captain Schoepf Relay will be held at 10 a.m. on Sunday, June 12, beginning in the location of his old stand on 7th Street.George Schoepf served on the Beach Patrol from 1950 to 1996, at which time he retired after a distinguished career with the Town… Read more »
Curing Our Coast Series Looks At Enforcement As Reporter Goes Undercover With Detectives
OCEAN CITY — Sergeant Shawn Jones of the Ocean City Police Department’s Narcotics Unit calmly adjusts his bullet proof vest as he sits in the passenger seat of an undercover vehicle. He’s carefully watching cars traverse along a backroad of southern Delaware, near Selbyville. He’s looking for junkies, and his eyes are transfixed on one… Read more »