SNOW HILL – A Whaleyville man accused of sexually abusing his granddaughter 14 years ago pleaded guilty last week in Worcester County Circuit Court to second-degree assault and was sentenced to 10 years in jail.James Henry Tyre, 69, of Whaleyville, was in Worcester County Circuit Court last week facing several charges including child abuse, third-… Read more »

WEST OCEAN CITY – A private plane attempting a take-off at the Ocean City Municipal Airport last Saturday night had to abort its flight after colliding with a deer on the runway.Shortly after 10 p.m. last Saturday, Maryland State Police troopers responded to a report of a deer colliding with a plane at the Ocean… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – A Honduran national was arrested and charged with a fourth-degree sex offense on Monday after allegedly fondling a female swimmer’s private parts as she played in the ocean just south of the Wicomico Street pier.Around 1:30 p.m. on Monday, OCPD Detective Mike Levy responded to the beach just south of the pier… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – A New York man who last weekend made up a false armed robbery story, which led eight Ocean City police officers on an investigation lasting over three hours and led to the false arrest of another man identified as a suspect, was arrested himself after the incident for making a false statement… Read more »

ASSATEAGUE – Two Ocean City men were arrested on disorderly conduct charges and other offenses after a wild incident on Assateague Island involving attempting to ride wild ponies and tackle sika deer.Around 6 a.m. last Saturday, Aug. 18, Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) responded to a campsite in Assateague State Park for a report of… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – A Cambridge woman was arrested and charged with first-degree assault and a slew of other charges last weekend after stabbing another woman in the back during a fight in the downtown area.Shortly before 2 a.m. last Sunday, OCPD officers were dispatched to a fight in progress in the area of 17th Street… Read more »

SNOW HILL – An Ocean City man arrested in March and charged with a slew of offenses after barricading himself in his home during a domestic dispute with injuries before taking his aggression out on resort police pleaded guilty this week to second-degree assault and was sentenced to five years in jail, all of which… Read more »

BERLIN – A local roofer charged with operating without a contractor’s license is out of jail this week after posting a $20,000 bond after a joint investigation conducted by the Worcester County Bureau of Investigation (WCBI) and the Maryland Home Improvement Commission resulted in as many as five charges of felony theft and failure to… Read more »

OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Police Narcotics Unit and the department’s Quick Response Team (QRT) scored a significant drug bust last weekend at a downtown hotel after executing a search and seizure warrant.The narcotics team and the QRT executed the search and seizure warrant at the Buckingham Hotel on 14th Street and Baltimore Ave…. Read more »