CRIME & SAFETY

The Ocean City Police Department is currently handling a death investigation. Officers responded to a shopping center parking lot located at 11601 Coastal Highway for the report an unconscious male found in a vehicle at about 11:04 p.m. Sunday, June 4. Lifesaving efforts were initiated by officers until Ocean City...

OCEAN CITY, Md. - The Ocean City Police Department are investigating the death of a man found in his car Sunday night near the Greene Turtle on Coastal Highway. Police say they arrived to the parking lot near 116th street just after 11 p.m. last night on reports of a man unconscious in his vehicle. Officers began lifesaving efforts until Emergency Services arrived, but the man was pronounced dead on the scene.

OCEAN CITY, Md. – Ocean City Police are conducting a death investigation that was reported Sunday night. Police responded to a restaurant parking lot in the area of 116th Street just after 11 p.m. for a report of an adult male that was found unconscious inside a vehicle. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

OCEAN PINES, Md. - Ocean Pines announced two important community members were leaving their positions today. The first announcement came earlier today with the news that Board Director Frank Daly was leaving. According to a statement from Ocean Pines Pines Association President Doug Parks, Daly had sold his home in Ocean Pines to move to Florida. Governing documents of the Association stipulate Board members must be a homeowner within the Pines. Daly’s resignation was effective immediately.

Ocean City Police are investigating an armed robbery on Constitutional Avenue in Montego Bay. Police say the victim was outside and was approached by three black males who pointed a handgun at the victim – who turned over several personal item. The three drove off in beige SUV – possibly a Nissan with a missing front passenger-side fender. The tag was white with red and blue writing – possibly North Carolina. All three suspects wore dark colored hoodies with ski masks. If you have information – contact Ocean City Police Tip Line – 410-520-5136.

A crash involving a Fenwick Island police car occurred about 4:20 p.m., June 4, at the intersection of Route 1 and Route 16 near Milton. Two people were transported to Beebe Healthcare with minor injuries. More information will be provided if it is released.

BETHANY BEACH, Del. - The Delaware State Police say that Michael Redmon, the Bethany Beach Chief of Police, was arrested last week on alleged DUI charges. State police report the incident occurred on May 30th, around 12:20 in the morning on Lighthouse Road near Old Mill Road in Selbyville. There...

LONG NECK, Del. - State police are investigating a bar fight that escalated into a shooting. Authorities say on June 2, around 11:06 p.m., troopers responded to the Paradise Grill located at 27344 Bay Road for reports of shots fired. Troopers say a group of men were fighting with another...

OCEAN CITY, Md. – Ocean City Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a theft suspect. We’re told the theft occurred on Tuesday in the area of 28th Street. Anyone with information on the identity of the pictured suspect is asked to contact Officer Custard at ncustard@oceancitymd.gov or the OCPD at 410-723-6610.

SUSSEX COUNTY, DE – Three men were arrested on Thursday by the Sussex County Drug Unit. After a four-month investigation, detectives executed a search warrant on a Dagsboro residence suspected of drug dealings. The arrested men were identified as 34-year-old Clarence Mobley, 41-year-old Wilbert Perkins, and 28-year-old Devontay Jones, all residents of Dagsboro. Detectives found approximately 25.13 grams of crack cocaine and 1.365 grams of suspected heroin on Mobley, who was arrested during a traffic stop while leaving the property. At the property, Perkins was found with 10.28 grams of crack cocaine and 0.819 grams of suspected heroin. Jones, found The post Sussex County Drug Unit Arrests Three for Crack, Heroin appeared first on Shore News Network.

SNOW HILL – A Berlin man has been sentenced to 50 years for child abuse following a conviction in March. On May 19, Connor Kelly, age 32, of Berlin, was sentenced to 50 years in the Division of Corrections for his conviction on the charges of one count of child abuse in the second degree, three counts of second-degree assault, and one count of neglect of a minor. He was found guilty by a jury after a week-long trial in the Worcester County Circuit Court on March 15. Judge Beau H. Oglesby presided over the case and imposed the sentence, which was the maximum sentence allowed by law.

The initial court appearance for the suspect in the Gavin Knupp hit-and-run case, Tyler Mailloux, had been scheduled for this May 31, but was canceled after the court agreed the reasons for the hearing had already been addressed. Mailloux, 22, of Berlin has been charged as the driver in the...

BERLIN, Md. - An investigation by the Worcester County Fire Marshal’s Office has revealed a vehicle was intentionally set on fire today in Berlin. According to the Fire Marshal’s Office, the Berlin Volunteer Fire Company responded to reports of a burning vehicle just before 11 a.m. today at the intersection of Mary Road and Sinepuxent Road. Significant flames were seen throughout a Ford Tansit cargo van that had been abandoned on the side of the road. The fire was extinguished with additional minor damage to a nearby field.

UPDATE 6/1/23: John Gourley has been apprehended. The Worcester County Sheriff’s Office needs your help locating 21-year-old John Zachary Gourley, who is wanted for Assault in the 2nd Degree and Malicious Destruction of Property. Gourley is a White man, 5’6 and 140 lbs. His last known address was 13 Vine Street in Berlin, Maryland. If you know where John Gourley is, please contact the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office at 410-632-1112.

FENWICK ISLAND – Allegations of a security breach at the Fenwick Island Police Department had community members seeking answers from elected officials at last week’s town council meeting. During the public participation portion of last Friday’s town council meeting, several residents came before officials to express their support...

A Fenwick Island police officer attempted to stop this red Ford Mustang for speeding around 8:25 a.m. this past Sunday. The driver refused to stop and continued on Coastal Highway to Bethany Beach where he drove out onto the beach here at Ashwood Street, got stuck and was captured. He appeared to be under the influence of something and was taken to the hospital where police attempted for hours to get him identified, but he was uncooperative.

The Delaware State Police have arrested 35-year-old Terry Toomey of Delmar, Delaware for stealing a car in Millsboro yesterday afternoon. On June 1, 2023, at approximately 4:15 p.m., a trooper […] The post Troopers Arrest Wanted Man for Auto Theft appeared first on Delaware State Police - State of Delaware.

With the first week of training academy under their belts, new members of the Beach Patrol took to the shore along with veterans last Saturday as tourists entered town for Memorial Day weekend. Rookie lifeguards conducted on-the-job-training this weekend shadowing crew chiefs, but as of Monday, they are on schedule...

June 1, 2023) With a $76,300 Community Safety Works Business District Grant from the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, the Town of Berlin will be keeping a closer eye on things. The grant provided funding to purchase 10 security cameras as well as modular vehicle barriers that will...

Two Maryland men have been arrested for trying to fraudulently obtain prescription medication from a Selbyville area pharmacy. Delaware State Police were called when a man tried to pick up a prescription for Oxycodone that was filled using eScript software stolen from a doctor’s office in New Jersey. The trooper tried to contact the man picking up the prescription, 23 year old Micah Lee of Silver Spring, who ran out and got into a car driven by 21 year old Bashir Abukar of Bowie, who drove off at a high rate of speed. Abukar struck a ditch and his vehicle became disabled on Bayard Road – both men were were taken to Troop 4 and charged with the following crimes: