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Police Briefs 05/17/13
Stabbing
A 47-year-old Ocean City woman was arrested on May 9 after allegedly stabbing a woman she lived with.
Although Sharon Lee Ward lived with the victim, a Maryland Court Final Domestic Protective Order prohibited her from having any contact with her. But the two argued and during a struggle, Ward…
Two more suspects arrests in April 28 stabbing incident
(May 17, 2013) Ocean City police charged two additional suspects last week in connection with a stabbing outside a convenience store April 28.
Brandon Maurice Hudson, 24, of Snow Hill, was charged with first- and second-degree assault and possession of a deadly weapon after police located him in Berlin.…
Pedestrian charged in collision with vehicle
(May 17, 2013) A 24-year-old visitor from Pennsylvania was charged Sunday with unsafely crossing a road after he was struck by a vehicle on Coastal Highway.
According to Ocean City police, Samuel Louis Cribbs of Murrysville, tried to cross the highway from west to east at 49th Street at about 2 a.m. when…
Senior citizens warned about ‘relative’ phone scam
(May 10, 2013) Scammers pretending to be a relative in trouble are scamming senior citizens, according to the Ocean City Police Department and Worcester County Sheriff’s Office.
Typically, the scammer will call the victim and claim to be their grandchild, child, niece or nephew, depending on what…
Police Briefs 5/10/2013
Concealed weapons
Ocean City police charged a 38-year-old Rosedale man on April 28 with three counts of having a concealed deadly weapon.
A police officer on the Boardwalk at Dorchester Street at about 2:10 a.m. saw a partially concealed sheath knife protruding from the waistband of Roger Delano Holloway…
Wor. county jail receives award
(May 10, 2013) The Worcester County Commissioners announced last week that the Worcester County Jail received a “Recognition of Achievement Award” from the Maryland Commission on Correctional Standards (MCCS) for achieving 100 percent compliance with Maryland regulations during a recent…
POLICE BRIEFS 5/3/2013
Info on burglaries sought by police
The Berlin Police Department is investigating two burglaries that occurred in the past two weeks.
In both cases, the burglar or burglars entered the house via an unlocked rear door while the residents were not home and stole jewelry and electronics.
The Berlin …
Police Briefs 4/26/2013
Unfair to cabbie
Not having enough money to pay for cab fare led to a theft charge for a 45-year-old Rehoboth Beach, Del., man on April 13.
According to Ocean City police, Eric Edwin Straile started his taxi ride in Georgetown, Del., From there, he rode to a grocery store, to the Casino at Ocean Downs and …
Drug take-back program kicks off Saturday throughout county
(April 26, 2013) Worcester County residents are urged to participate in the countywide drug take-back effort, Operation Medicine Drop, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday.
“Operation Medicine Drop: Safe Communities-Healthy Waterways” is a chance to dispose of unwanted, unused, or…
Delaware escapee in custody after manhunt in Worcester Co.
(April 26, 2013) A Delaware escapee is being held without bond in the Worcester County jail after eluding a manhunt in the Snow Hill area for several hours Monday.
Jessey Dudley turned himself in to Snow Hill police that night at about 11 p.m. They arrested him on a warrant for escape before taking…
Police Briefs 4/19/2013
Hotel disturbance
A 25-year-old Bowie man was arrested April 14 after allegedly causing a disturbance at a downtown hotel.
Police were called to the hotel at about 3 a.m. because of a disorderly person. When they arrived, a man asked them if they were there because of the fight. He said screaming could…
Man suffers serious injuries in Ocean City assault last week
(April 19, 2013) The victim of a fight outside the 26th Street 7-Eleven last Thursday told police he did not realize he had been stabbed until he returned to his 146th Street residence.
Police had been called to the convenience store because of the fight, but the people involved had left the area before…
Suspects in OC counterfeit money crimes arrested
(April 19, 2013) Ocean City police have charged two men in connection with passing counterfeit money at resort businesses earlier this month.
Police began receiving complaints about counterfeit money April 2. They took five reports of counterfeit money being passes or attempted to be passed during…
Police beat
Blue Mass
The Ocean City Police Department, in partnership with the Ocean City Knights of Columbus, the Ocean City Fire Department/Emer-
gency Services, and the Ocean City Beach Patrol is holding a Blue Mass at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at the St. Luke Roman Catholic Church at 9903 Coastal Highway.…
Police warn of circulating counterfeit bills
(April 12, 2013) Counterfeit bills in $10 and $20 denominations have been passed in at least five Ocean City businesses since April 3, and police are warning residents, business owners and employees to be on the lookout for more.
According to Acting Chief Michael Colbert of the Ocean City Police…
Financial abuse seminar offered to county seniors
(April 12, 2013) Worcester County senior citizens are invited to attend one of four seminars about elder financial abuse to be held this month so they can learn how to avoid becoming victims.
The Worcester County Sheriff’s Office and the Ocean City Police Department are holding the seminars…
Police Briefs 04/05/13
Multiple charges
A 25-year-old Berlin man was charged March 29 with multiple criminal offenses after the Worcester County Criminal Enforcement Team executed a search and seizure warrant at two residences, one on Old Ocean City Boulevard and the other on Flower Street.
The warrants were in connection…
POLICE BRIEFS 04/05/13
Multiple charges
A 25-year-old Berlin man was charged March 29 with multiple criminal offenses after the Worcester County Criminal Enforcement Team executed a search and seizure warrant at two residences, one on Old Ocean City Boulevard and the other on Flower Street.
The warrants were in connection…
Heroin abuse a rising concern in Worcester
(April 5, 2013) It wasn’t that many years ago that heroin use was almost unheard of in this part of the Eastern Shore, and it was rarely an issue anywhere on the peninsula.
But now, police reports routinely concern drug busts involving heroin and the perpetrators are frequently residents, not visitors…
Internet fraud
(March 29,2013) The Worcester County Sheriff’s Office has received several recent calls from citizens who report an attempt to extort money from them while using the Internet. It is believed that this is part of a widespread scheme to extort money from certain personal computer users.
The FBI has…
Marijuana found
(March 29, 2013) While searching a vehicle before it was taken to the impound lot March 20, an Ocean City police officer found a bag of suspected marijuana.
Police had stopped the vehicle driven by Joseph Iberhim Ahmed, 23, of Ocean City, because of a warrant for his arrest for violation of probation stemming…
Drugs at hotel
(March 29, 2013) A 22-year-old Berlin man was charged with second-degree assault after allegedly grabbing the hand and wrist of a police officer and not letting go when ordered to do so.
Ocean City police went to a downtown hotel room after being contacted by hotel personnel who had been told by a guest…
Marijuana plants
(March 29, 2013) Ocean City police arrested a 39-year resort resident after finding approximately 104 marijuana plants in his unit Tuesday evening.
Police served a search and seizure warrant at his residence on Sunset Drive in reference to the manufacturing and distribution of controlled dangerous…
Sheriff Mason requests central booking to save time and money
(March 29, 2013) The deputies of the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office could get more work done if they did not have to spend so much time with paperwork after arresting suspects, Sheriff Reggie Mason told the Worcester County Commissioners on Tuesday.
“It just takes way, way too long,”…
Police Briefs 3/22/13
Drug charges
After conducting a traffic stop on Seahawk Road on March 16, a Berlin police officer saw the driver, Matthew Derry, 25, of Berlin, discard a bag of suspected marijuana as he got out of the vehicle.
After arresting Derry, the police officer searched the vehicle and found suspected marijuana…
Franchot seeks harsher penalties for untaxed cigarette charges
(March 22, 2013) Two out-of-state residents were charged March 10 with possessing and transporting unstamped cigarettes in the state of Maryland.
Comptroller Peter Franchot wants stiffer penalties for those crimes.
After a state trooper stopped their 2013 Nissan Altima for speeding on Route 113…
Teen burglarizes hotel room, shoots handgun inside
(March 22, 2013) A 19-year-old Delaware man was arrested March 16, after allegedly burglarizing an Ocean City hotel room and stealing an off-duty police officer’s handgun.
The victim, an off-duty federal law enforcement officer told police he had left his room at the Comfort Inn hotel at …
Police Briefs 03.15.13
Sex offender sought
The Worcester County Sheriff’s Office obtained an arrest warrant for a man who reportedly violated laws pertaining to his status as a registered sex offender.
The Sheriff’s Office is seeking Joshua Aaron Baker, 34, whose last known address was 12905 Swordfish Drive, Apartment…
Karma catches up to alleged thief
(March 15, 2013) The watchful eyes of Sen. Jim Mathias helped catch an alleged burglar early Sunday morning.
“It’s just fortunate that I happened to be there,” Mathias said Monday.
While making the customary rounds of his Teal Drive neighborhood after arriving home, Mathias saw something amiss.…
Ocean Pines heroin dealer pleads guilty
(March 15, 2013) A heroin trafficker from Ocean Pines faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty last week in Circuit Court in Snow Hill to having a large amount of the drug.
Not only did Leck M. Lyons, 38, have a large amount of heroin, it was the largest seizure of heroin in recent history in Worcester…
