BERLIN – A Berlin man was arrested on burglary and theft charges last week after a DNA sample obtained from blood left at the scene of a break-in at a local pharmacy identified him as the suspect.On Aug. 3, Berlin police responded to the Apple Drugs pharmacy for an activated burglary alarm. The investigation revealed… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City police this week are looking for a man who attempted to rob a bank in the 94th Street area on Monday morning before apparently getting cold feet and fleeing the scene.Shortly after 9:30 a.m. on Monday, a white male in his mid- to early-40s entered the Susquehanna Bank on 94th… Read more »
BERLIN – Maryland State Police made a significant marijuana bust last weekend after a routine traffic stop in Berlin.Around 6:45 p.m. last Saturday, a Maryland State Police trooper stopped a Ford Econoline Van on Route 113 at Main Street in Berlin for a routine traffic violation. As the trooper approached the van and made contact… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – A Baltimore man was arrested on armed robbery and assault charges last week after getting chased down by an OCPD mounted officer following an alleged knife assault.Shortly after 2 a.m. last Friday, OCPD officers responded to the area of 2nd Street and Baltimore Ave. for a reported assault involving a knife. As… Read more »
SNOW HILL – State and federal aviation officials were in Worcester County this week investigating a plane crash that resulted in the aircraft sitting in the median of Route 113 just north of Pocomoke.Around 12:20 p.m. last Sunday, Maryland State Police troopers responded to the area of Route 113 near Groton Rd. just north of… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City police this week are looking for two suspects who allegedly broke into a downtown residence last weekend and stole computers and other electronics along with several credit cards, later used at different businesses on the Boardwalk.Last Sunday, police responded to a residence on Talbot Street for a reported residential burglary…. Read more »
OCEAN CITY – A Denton, Md. man was arrested for carrying a loaded handgun in downtown Ocean City last week after an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer observed him and another man smoking marijuana while walking down the street.Around 3 p.m. last Thursday, an OCPD officer on bicycle patrol observed two men walking down… Read more »
OCEAN PINES – A Salisbury man is in custody this week after Ocean Pines Police were able to connect him to several house burglaries in the community over a three-week period from late May to mid-June.Ocean Pines Police this week arrested Joseph Glenn Cherone, 43, of Salisbury, after linking the suspect to at least three… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Ocean City police this week arrested a local man who was allegedly posing as a doctor and calling in fake prescriptions for painkillers to local pharmacies.On June 11, the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) narcotics unit conducted a pharmaceutical drug investigation involving a suspect, later identified as Shannon Sanders Alexander, 38, of… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Two Pennsylvania men were charged with assault this week after police observed them beat up another man.According to police reports, on Wednesday, June 10, Ocean City police officers were on plain clothed patrol in the area of 18th Street and the Boardwalk when they witnessed an assault in progress. As plain clothes… Read more »