OCEAN CITY — A decision on the Fourth of July fireworks is still looming despite an informal announcement earlier this week the annual holiday tradition was being postponed for now.Near the close of Monday’s marathon Mayor and Council meeting, City Manager Doug Miller informally announced the Fourth of July fireworks were going to be postponed… Read more »
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Casino To Reopen Friday With Limits
BERLIN — Roughly three months after being shut down because of the growing COVID-19 crisis, the Ocean Downs Casino will reopen on Friday with capacity limitations and safety measures in place.The Ocean Downs Casino will reopen at 5 p.m. on Friday with strict limitations and guidelines. For example, the casino will open with capacity limited… Read more »
Gun, Drugs, Stabbing Arrests Reviewed; Police Confirm Fight Victim In Video Not Cooperating
OCEAN CITY – Police continue to announce arrests made during the recent violent crime spree including the arrest of a suspect in a stabbing incident last Friday along with four arrests on drug and weapons charges.Around 3:30 a.m. last Friday, the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) received a call from Peninsula Regional Medical Center in… Read more »
Trio Charged In Credit Card Theft, Shopping Spree
OCEAN CITY — Three suspects were charged last week with multiple counts of theft after allegedly rummaging through vehicles and using stolen credit cards on a shopping spree around the resort area.Around 7 a.m. last Thursday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer responded to a complaint from a victim who reported someone had rummaged… Read more »
Paramedics Union Inks New Deal With City; No Step Increase In Pay For Return To 24-72 Shift Schedule
OCEAN CITY — An amended collective bargaining agreement between Ocean City and its firefighter-paramedic union was reached this week with both sides making concessions in light of the ongoing COVID-19 situation.Through the negotiation process for the amended union contract, the Career Firefighter Paramedics Union of Ocean City, or IAFF 4269, agreed to forego a couple… Read more »
OCPD Made Multiple Arrests On Busy Friday Night
OCEAN CITY — Over the course of several hours last weekend, the Boardwalk and downtown area was embroiled with several large altercations and smaller skirmishes breaking out.Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers and their allied law enforcement partners had their hands full last weekend during which 129 arrests were made, but the window from late… Read more »
Ocean City Delays Fourth Of July Fireworks Show; No New Date Set Yet
OCEAN CITY — The Fourth of July fireworks display has been postponed, resort officials announced this week.Near the end of Monday’s marathon Mayor and Council meeting, City Manager Doug Miller announced the traditional Fourth of July fireworks shows were being postponed to a later date. Miller later explained city officials believed the town was not… Read more »
OC Elected Officials Discuss Recent Incidents, Lawlessness; ‘We Didn’t Expect June On Steroids’
OCEAN CITY — After taking heavy criticism. during the public comment period of Monday’s Mayor and Council meeting, the town’s elected officials talked tough and promised bold action on the crime situation that has evolved over the last couple of weeks.In the span of about 10 days beginning last weekend, there have been at least… Read more »
Difficult Stretch Of Violent Incidents, Behavior Problems Continues In Ocean City; Chief Issues Video Statement
OCEAN CITY — With the resort community experiencing another stretch of violent incidents, Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) Chief Ross Buzzuro issued a statement vowing an increased police presence and strict enforcement along with a message of hope and understanding.Buzzuro characterized the last week or so in Ocean City and the surrounding area as a… Read more »
Violent Stretch In Ocean City Includes Two Stabbings
OCEAN CITY – The resort is coming to grips with a spate of violent incidents that began with a stabbing on the Boardwalk early last Sunday morning and peaked with a severe beating of a man during a larger incident early Wednesday morning.It’s not unusual to have serious incidents, assaults and other unruly behavior in… Read more »