OCPD Seeks Public’s Help

OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) is asking for the public’s help in locating a Chestertown, Md. man wanted on charges including fraud and failure to perform a contract.Christopher Allen Tingen, 33, is wanted by five different law enforcement agencies in Maryland as well as the Delaware State Police. He was recently… Read more »

Booze Thieves Sought

OCEAN CITY — Ocean City police this week are looking for the suspect or suspects who broke into a Boardwalk business on Feb. 2 and stole hundreds of dollars worth of alcoholic beverages.Around 1 p.m., Ocean City police responded to Kelly’s Restaurant on the Boardwalk near 13th Street for a reported burglary. The investigation revealed… Read more »

Heroin Bust In OC

OCEAN CITY — The Ocean City Police Department’s (OCPD) Narcotics Division was busy last week with the service of a couple of search and seizure warrants resulting in the arrest of five individuals in the resort on drug charges.Last Wednesday, the OCPD Narcotics Unit, with the assistance of the federal DEA and the Worcester County… Read more »

Jet Ski Thieves Sought

WEST OCEAN CITY — Worcester County detectives this week are seeking the public’s help with the investigation of the theft of two jet skis and a trailer from a property in West Ocean City in late January.According to police reports, sometime between the evening hours of Jan. 27 and the morning hours of Jan. 31,… Read more »

Chronic Thief Up To Old Tricks

BERLIN – An Ocean City man with a long history of break-ins and burglaries throughout the resort area was allegedly up to his old tricks again this week when he was arrested for allegedly stealing over $1,400 in merchandise from the Home Depot on Route 50.Shortly after 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Maryland State Police troopers… Read more »

Hidden Compartment For Weed

OCEAN CITY – Two men were arrested last weekend on drug possession charges after the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) located a hidden compartment under the dashboard of their vehicle.Around 3:15 a.m. last Sunday, Ocean City police stopped a vehicle for a seat belt violation. During the traffic stop, a police K-9 unit conducted a… Read more »

Gun Fired In Domestic Dispute

OCEAN CITY – An Ocean City man was arrested on assault and weapons charges last weekend after allegedly firing a handgun at his resort residence during a domestic dispute with his wife.Around 3 p.m. last Friday, the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) responded to a residence on 120th Street for a reported domestic dispute during… Read more »

Roadside Armed Robbery

SNOW HILL – A Snow Hill man was arrested on armed robbery and assault charges last weekend after allegedly beating another man with a baseball bat on a side road off of Route 113.Around noon last Friday, Worcester County Bureau of Investigations (WCBI) detectives received information about a victim being transported to PRMC in Salisbury… Read more »

DNA Solves Year-Old Burglary

BERLIN – An Ocean City man was arrested on burglary charges this week after DNA analysis linked him to the break-in of a Berlin business last January.Last Jan. 22, Maryland State Police troopers and Worcester County Bureau of Investigation (WCBI) detectives responded to Atlantic Aquatec on Route 50 near Berlin for a reported burglary. The… Read more »

Malicious Destructor Sought

Malicious Destructor SoughtOCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) this week are looking for a suspect who destroyed hundreds of dollars worth of business equipment at the drive-through of a fast-food restaurant in late November.On Nov. 27, OCPD responded to the Burger King restaurant on 32nd Street for a reported malicious destruction of… Read more »