OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) this week is asking for the public’s help in identifying a male suspect who has been naked and exposing himself to different individuals on the north end of town, primarily in the ocean black and beach areas between 120th and 145th streets.Several victims have reported a… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — An Ocean City man was arrested on numerous charges this week after allegedly first shoplifting from a north-end grocery store and later attempting to disarm the OCPD officer trying to detain him.Around 11 p.m. on Tuesday, an OCPD officer on foot patrol in the area of 118th Street observed a suspicious man,… Read more »
SNOW HILL – A Snow Hill man, arrested on armed robbery and assault charges last December after beating another man with a baseball bat on a side road off of Route 113, was sentenced last week to 10 years in jail with all but 18 months suspended and was also ordered to pay over $65,000… Read more »
Berlin Teen Arrested On Sex OffenseBERLIN — A Berlin man was arrested on a sex offense charge last week after allegedly having sex with a 14-year-old girl at a residence on Maple Ave.Berlin police last week arrested Michael Tyrone Jackson, 18, on a fourth-degree sex offense after an investigation revealed the suspect allegedly had sexual… Read more »
BERLIN — A Berlin man with a history of drug dealing convictions throughout the area pleaded guilty last week in Wicomico County Circuit Court to possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and was sentenced to 30 years in jail.Donzel Henry, 47, of Berlin, entered a plea agreement last week resulting in a conviction on… Read more »
SALISBURY — A Mardela man arrested this spring after several minors came forward and accused him of sexual abuse while in his care pleaded guilty this week to multiple charges and now faces as many as 125 years in jail.On Tuesday, Stephen James Merritt, 39, pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual abuse of a… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) last week arrested two men on first-degree burglary and theft charges after watching them go in and out of downtown apartments.Around 4 a.m. on Aug. 11, an OCPD officer on bike patrol in the downtown area observed two individuals, later identified as Dashawn Andre Blake, Jr.,… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A Willards man was arrested on first-degree assault and other charged last weekend after allegedly slashing the hand of another man with a knife during an argument.Around 4:50 a.m. last Friday, the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) responded to the area of 26th Street for a reported assault with a knife. OCPD… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — A California teenager reported missing in Ocean City in June was located in Baltimore last weekend.On June 28, Tabitha Williams, 15, was reported missing to the Ocean City Police Department. Williams resides in California, but was last seen in Ocean City where she was on vacation. She was reported missing by her… Read more »
OCEAN CITY — An Ocean City T-shirt shop employee was arrested on sex offense and false imprisonment charges last month after allegedly assaulting a female customer in a locked bathroom in his place of employment early last month.On July 7, Ocean City police received a complaint regarding a possible sexual assault that had occurred in… Read more »