Posts Tagged ‘OCPD’
OCPD Cones with Cops Saturday
The Ocean City Police invite you to have an ice cream cone with the resort officers this afternoon from 1 to 3pm at the Dumser’s Dairyland Ice Cream Factory at 501 Philadelphia Avenue. The OCPD Mounted Unit and K-9 Units will make a special appearance and kids can get their pictures taken with McGruff the…
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Berlin Woman Arrested for Taking Money from Ocean City Church
A Berlin woman has been arrested after officials at St. George Greek Orthodox Church discovered money missing. Ocean City Police met with church officials in May as well as the suspect, 51 year old Teresa Kolacz. With help from the Worcester County State’s Attorney, it was determined that Kolacz stole over $100,000 since June of…
Read MoreTwo Cited in Ocean City for Handing out Handbills
Two employees of a 15th Street Pizza place in Ocean City have been cited for illegally handing out restaurant menus at several hotels in the resort. There is an ordinance in Ocean City that restricts the distribution of advertisements and handbills in the resort. The two employees of White House Pizza were fined $1000 –…
Read MoreOCPD Arrest 6 Outside H20 Underage Club, Video Accuses OCPD of Beating Teen
A 6-second video of an incident early Thursday morning in Ocean City has been making the rounds on social media – which includes accusations that Ocean City Police beat up a 13 year old boy. Ocean City Police conducted a business check just after midnight on July 5th on Worcester Street after a large crowd…
Read MorePennsylvania Man Charged After Robbery & Assault in OC
Early Tuesday morning Ocean City Police found a man badly beaten in the area of 81st Street. The victim was treated for non-life threatening injuries and told police he’d been robbed by 4 individuals.  As police were investigating the scene, the suspects returned in a vehicle – one ran off on foot after he was…
Read MoreOcean City’s Newest K-9 Unit
K-9 Smoke is the newest unit in the Ocean City Police Department. Smoke and Pfc. Erika Specht recently graduated from a 6-week training program in Pennsylvania and have been certified as a patrol and drug detection police K-9 team – and they join 5 other K-9 patrol teams in the resort.
Read MorePA Man Arrested for Drug Supermarket in OC
A 19 year old Pennsylvania man’s accused of having set up a virtual illegal drug supermarket in an Ocean City motel room. Police say they were contacted by the staff of the motel at 1st Street and Baltimore Avenue on Monday morning after they entered the room after checkout time and found everything from pounds…
Read MoreAlcohol Compliance Checks Coming to Ocean City
Attention sellers of alcohol in the Ocean City area. Don’t say you weren’t warned as the OC PD and the Worcester County Sheriff’s Department have announced they will conduct alcohol compliance checks from June 11 through June 24. That means at restaurants, bars, and other alcohol retailers, and it aims to make sure that workers…
Read MoreUPDATED: OCPD Find Body of Missing Montgomery County Man
UPDATED – 5pm – The search for a missing Montgomery County man is over. After a detailed search, police located the body of 23 year old Cesar Alcides Martinez Saravia in a bayside canal just south of 67th Street. Police say the investigation is continuing – his body has been sent to the Medical Examiner…
Read MoreOCPD Make Arrest in Weekend Armed Robbery
Ocean City Police were called to 62nd Street for an armed robbery just before midnight last Saturday. Three victims told police they were approached by 3 suspects who demanded money at gunpoint. The suspects ran off with $3000 in cash – the victims gave police their description. Police located the suspects near 70th Street –…
Read MoreFour New Officers for the OCPD
The ranks of the Ocean City Police Department have increased with four new officers who graduated from the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office Training Academy’s first police academy class. The new officers were formally recognized as certified police officers of the OCPD after six months of intense training and opted to use the new academy to…
Read MoreOCPD Arrest 4 for Stolen Vehicle
Ocean City Police have arrested four people from Virginia and Maryland for stealing a vehicle from Fairfax, Virginia on May first. Police were alerted to the stolen car by a license tag reader. Patrol officers found the car occupied by four undocumented people who were arrested for vehicle theft and other offenses. Police also learned…
Read MoreOcean City Police Investigating a Death at 53rd Street
Just before 6 this morning, Ocean City Police and Emergency Services were called to 53rd Street for an unconscious person. They found a patient who was dead. The investigation is continuing, but police believe the patient fell from a height. Police are not releasing the name pending notification of the patient’s next of kin.
Read MoreOC Special Event Zone Ready for Cruisin’ Weekend
When thousands of classic cars roll into Ocean City next week, they will encounter something new – a Special Event Zone. Beginning on Tuesday, May 15, Coastal Highway and Philadelphia Avenue will be designated as a Special Event Zone – and drivers will find speeds reduced and fines increased within the zone. There will be…
Read MoreOCPD Continue to Investigate Collision between PD & Pedestrian Last September
Ocean City Police continue to investigate a collision between a pedestrian and a marked police patrol vehicle that occurred on September 29 of last year at 56th Street and Coastal Highway. The preliminary investigation shows the resort officer was eastbound on 56th Street and made a left turn onto northbound Coastal Highway before striking the…
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