Armed Home InvasionSNOW HILL – One man is in custody and charges are pending against a second for an alleged armed home invasion in Snow Hill early Tuesday morning.Shortly after 2 a.m. on Tuesday, Snow Hill Police responded to a residence on Ross Street for a reported home invasion. The Worcester County Bureau of Investigation… Read more »
Category: Cops & Courts
Developmental Center Theft
NEWARK – A Pocomoke woman was arrested on theft charges this week after a month-long investigation revealed she allegedly stole money that was intended for a mentally challenged Worcester County resident.On Monday, Worcester County Bureau of Investigation (WCBI) detectives arrested Martha Fagan Anderson, 60, of Pocomoke, a Worcester County Developmental Center employee, and charged her… Read more »
Pharmacy Break-In
BERLIN – Worcester County Bureau of Investigation detectives this week are looking for the suspect or suspects who broke into a Berlin pharmacy last week and stole an undisclosed amount of prescription medicine.Around 9:20 p.m. on March 8, Berlin Police officers responded to the Apple Drugs pharmacy on Franklin Ave. for a reported burglar alarm…. Read more »
Embezzling Arrest
BERLIN – A Berlin woman was arrested on felony theft charges last week after an investigation revealed she allegedly had stolen roughly $20,000 from the Newscenter-Hallmark store in West Ocean City during her employment there.After an investigation by the Worcester County Bureau of Investigation (WCBI), Mary M. Taylor, 59, of Berlin, was arrested last week… Read more »
Car Crashes Into Bank
BERLIN – Driver error was blamed for an accident last week at a Berlin bank that gave new meaning to the phrase drive-through.Last Thursday morning, Berlin Police responded to a reported accident at the PNC Bank branch on South Main Street. Arriving officers discovered a vehicle had hit the side of the bank facing William… Read more »
Son Threatens To Burn Down Dad’s House
BERLIN – A Hebron man was arrested on the threat of arson charges this week after threatening to burn down his father’s Berlin home after a domestic dispute on Sunday. Around 10 p.m. on Sunday, John Cialkowski IV, 18, of Hebron, reportedly contacted his father, John Cialkowski III, at his residence on Dolly Circle in… Read more »
Charges In Alleged Robbery Dropped
SNOW HILL – Two men who allegedly robbed an intoxicated woman leaving a downtown bar in August and were later caught on the Route 50 bridge had the charges against them dropped last week in Circuit Court. Around 1:45 a.m. on Aug. 3, the female victim flagged down an OCPD officer and told them she… Read more »
Juveniles Arrested For Break-Ins
OCEAN PINES – Ocean Pines Police this week arrested two juveniles in connection with a series of thefts from unlocked autos in the south section of the community on or around Jan. 30.The youths, ages 15 and 16, were arrested and charged with numerous counts of felony and misdemeanor theft after Ocean Pines Police were… Read more »
Pines Man Arrested On Assault, Drug Charges
OCEAN PINES – An Ocean Pines man was arrested last week on assault and drug charges following a domestic dispute in the north end of the community.Last Monday, Ocean Pines Police responded to a reported domestic dispute at a north Ocean Pines residence. As a result of the investigation, Ocean Pines Police arrested Peter Paul… Read more »
Attacker Stays Loyal
BERLIN – One Berlin juvenile was arrested and two other suspects remain at large this week after mugging another man in the area of Flower and Bay streets last Thursday.Shortly after 5 p.m. last Thursday, Berlin Police were dispatched to the east Berlin area for a reported assault that had just occurred. The investigation revealed… Read more »