Good, Bad News In OCPD’s 2010 Report

OCEAN CITY – The Ocean City Police Department’s 2010 year-end report showed a mixed bag, as some crimes decreased and others increased.Ocean City experienced a 13 percent increase in robbery, aggravated assault, breaking and entering, and larceny and theft offenses. However, crimes against persons increased 43 percent, while crimes against property increased 12 percent.The only… Read more »

Council Working On Policy For Trouble Properties

SALISBURY — The Salisbury City Council was presented with multiple options for dealing with its vacant and unsellable properties at a work-session Monday.While each option could have been implemented as a stand-alone policy, the council chose to move ahead with all four options simultaneously, depending on the circumstances of the case.City Attorney Paul Wilber, along… Read more »

Home Invasion Leads To Victim Being Shot

BERLIN — A local woman was shot in the leg with her own gun during an altercation with a pair of home invaders in her Glen Riddle community residence early last Saturday morning.Around 4:45 a.m. last Saturday, Maryland State Police troopers and a Worcester County Sheriff’s deputy were dispatched to a residence on Maid at… Read more »