OCEAN CITY – A Salisbury woman was charged with assault and reckless endangerment last weekend after smashing a drink glass in the face of another woman during an altercation at the north-end Ocean City restaurant.Around 2 a.m. last Saturday, Ocean City police officers responded to a reported fight in progress at the Denny’s on 112th… Read more »
POCOMOKE- A Salisbury man was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the murder of a 77-year-old Pocomoke man in his residence last week.On Wednesday, the Worcester County Bureau of Investigation arrested Charles Robert Phillips, 29, of Salisbury for the murder of William Nibblett, 77, of Pocomoke. Phillips has been charged with first-degree murder, robbery, burglary… Read more »
BISHOPVILLE – A Bishopville man was arrested this week after allegedly pointing a loaded handgun at his former girlfriend during an argument at his home.Following an investigation this week by the Worcester County Bureau of Investigation (WCBI), Walter W. Mumford, 26, of Bishopville, was arrested and charged with first- and second-degree assault. On Tuesday, Mumford’s… Read more »
SNOW HILL – Three people including a two-month-old infant were injured in a two-car accident near Snow Hill last Thursday.Shortly before 5 p.m. last Thursday, Maryland State Police troopers from the Berlin barrack responded to a reported accident on Route 12 near St. Luke’s Rd. The responding trooper came upon the scene and observed a… Read more »
OCEAN CITY – Three Delaware residents were arrested last weekend and charged with a variety of serious offenses after the car they were in struck another vehicle in the parking lot of a mid-town restaurant, causing a large crowd to gather.Around 2:20 a.m. last Sunday, OCPD officers responded to Fager’s Island parking lot in response… Read more »
OC Drug Dealer Gets 11 YearsSNOW HILL – A Dagsboro, Del. man arrested on cocaine distribution charges last August in Ocean City after an undercover investigation pointed to him as a potential dealer was sentenced last week to 11 years in jail.Arnesto Smith, 28, was in Worcester County Circuit Court last week to face possession… Read more »
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 »