BERLIN – A Berlin man was arrested last week five days after abandoning his vehicle and fleeing from police officers on foot.On Jan. 23, Maryland State Police troopers attempted to stop a 2006 Kia SUV for a routine traffic violation. However, the vehicle failed to stop and continued on to Maple Ave. in Berlin where… Read more »
BERLIN – Two people were arrested on drug charges last weekend after a cooperative effort by the Ocean City Police Department and the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office snared them in a sting operation.Last Saturday, Worcester County Sheriff’s Deputies stopped a vehicle on Hall Rd. near Route 50 in reference to a joint drug investigation between… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Two Salisbury men were arrested last weekend after witnesses reported to police they were damaging barrels and signs associated with the Route 50 Bridge closure.In the early morning hours of Jan. 20, Officer Daniel Jacobs was dispatched to the 7-Eleven store on N. Division Street after a report of several disorderly subjects… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – A Berlin woman reported as a missing person in November was one of three individuals arrested this week on crack cocaine charges at a downtown Ocean City residence. Around 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday, two Ocean City Police officers went to a residence on St. Louis Ave. in an attempt to locate a… Read more »
SNOW HILL – One of two brothers charged with attempted murder and assault in August after a fight during which they allegedly stabbed two other men pleaded guilty last week in Worcester County Circuit Court to second-degree assault, but will not be sentenced until February when the victim can be present to address the court.Christopher… Read more »
OCPD Officer Hurt In Traffic CollisionOCEAN CITY – A veteran Ocean City police officer was injured in a car accident last Sunday evening when his marked cruiser was struck by a vehicle that failed to yield the right-of-way.OCPD K-9 Officer Ronnie Townsend was traveling north on Baltimore Ave. near 21st Street last Sunday evening with… Read more »
OCEAN PINES – An Ocean Pines man with a long string of run-ins with the police in the last year or so got in trouble again last week when he was arrested for malicious destruction of property.On Dec. 17, Mitchell Harris Boyer, 18, of Ocean Pines, was arrested for malicious destruction of property under $500… Read more »
BERLIN – A Delaware man who first stranded his truck in the median on Route 50 before waving and jumping in front of cars attracted attention to himself to the point he was arrested for drinking and driving this week.Around 4 a.m. on Sunday, Maryland State Police troopers responded to the area of Route 50… Read more »
Car Stolen From Iraq Soldier Recovered in OCOCEAN CITY – A Gaithersburg, Md. man is in custody this week after his arrest in Ocean City late last week for stealing a car and other property from a female soldier serving in Iraq.Last Thursday, Ocean City Police were contacted by several motel clerks throughout the resort complaining… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – An Ocean City man arrested earlier this month after holding his girlfriend against her will at knifepoint and threatening to kill her during a domestic argument pleaded guilty last week to second-degree assault and now awaits his fate pending the completion of a pre-sentence investigation.Chaka Ato Shabazz Brown, 30, of Ocean City,… Read more »