Ocean City Today Police Briefs

Ocean City police arrested three teens on May 8, for stealing three scooters from a Plover Drive home.

Joseph John Mark Osche, 19, of Ocean City, Stephen William Kolarik, 19, of Bishopville and Trevor Harrison Frederick, 18, of Berlin were each charged with three counts of theft over $500.

A neighbor called police when he allegedly saw the three men load the scooters into a pick-up truck after cutting a cable lock holding them in place. Police stopped the truck and reportedly found one of the missing scooters inside and arrested the driver, Kolarik.

Kolarik told police that he, Ochse and Frederick took the scooters and left the other two in the parking lot of a condominium on Robin Drive, according to reports. The other two men were found at Ochse’s Bayshore Drive home and arrested.

All three scooters were recovered.

A 40-year-old Pittsville man was arrested on May 8, after he fled from police and hid in the bathroom of an unoccupied apartment, the Ocean City Police Department reported.

Edward Joseph Zisk was arrested on charges of driving on a suspended license, fleeing and eluding. He also had two outstanding warrants.

Zisk was seen by Ofc. Joe Melena driving on Philadelphia Avenue. Melena stopped Zisk’s car because he was aware that Zisk’s driver’s license was suspended. Police said  Zisk ran into a nearby building, where he was found hiding in cabinet under a bathroom sink.

Three Pennsylvania men were arrested by Ocean City police on May 10, after drugs were found in their vehicle during a traffic stop.

Ryan Keith Burkey, 25 and Zachary Robert Gilbaugh, 24, both of Honey Brook, Pa. and Wayne Woodrow Perry III, 22, of Morgantown, Pa., were charged with possession of marijuana.

Police stopped the vehicle on the Route 90 bridge because of a broken headlight and because the driver, Perry, allegedly ran a red light. The smell of suspected marijuana was coming from the vehicle, police said and a search found multiple small plastic bags of suspected marijuana, three smoking devices and a partially burnt suspected marijuana cigarette.

An Ocean City man was arrested on May 8, after he was found driving his landlord’s car without permission and without a valid driver’s license, according to the Ocean City Police Department.

John Pierre Cimetta, 46, was charged with driving a vehicle without the owner’s consent, driving without license and possession of marijuana.

The landlord told police Cimetta had taken her car without her permission. As the police officers were speaking with the landlord, Cimetta returned in the car, according to reports.

Police learned Cimetta did not have a driver’s license and arrested him. During a search at police headquarters a small plastic bag of suspected marijuana was found in his jacket pocket, police said.

The Maryland State Police arrested two people on May 7, when suspected drugs were found in their car.

Lanard Lee Hill, 38, of Newark, Md. and Margie Elizabeth Chambers, 45, of Berlin, were charged with possession of cocaine and possession of paraphernalia.

Police stopped what they believed was a suspicious vehicle in the area of Libertytown Road and Purnell Crossing Road west of Berlin. Suspected crack cocaine and smoking devices were reportedly found during a search of the vehicle.

The Berlin Police Department seized a former police vehicle, equipped with emergency lights, being driven by a 17-year-old who was trying to stop other drivers.

On April 30, a gray Ford Crown Victoria with darkly tinted windows was reported to police as speeding and attempting to stop other drivers. Officers with the Berlin department and Maryland State Police clocked the driver at 81 miles per hour in a 55-mile-per hour zone on Route 50, according to reports.

The driver fled from police, first in the car and then on foot, but was soon caught. When searching the car, police allegedly found blue police lights in the trunk and on the grill. The car was also equipped with a working siren and driver's side spot lamp, police said.

Anyone who may have had a similar encounter with a car matching this description is asked to contact Sgt. J.D. Lawson of the Berlin Police Department at 410-641-1333 or the Maryland State Police at 410-641-3101.

A 46-year-old Berlin man was arrested on May 1 on multiple charges, including one for rape, the Berlin Police Department reported.
Scott Allan Joy had outstanding warrant from Pennsylvania for rape and forgery charges and from Maryland for numerous theft and forgery charges.
Police received a tip that Joy was living in Berlin and given a description of him and his car. Joy was located a short time later driving in the town limits.
Police stopped the car and took Joy into custody without incident. He is being held at the Worcester County Jail without bail pending extradition to Pennsylvania.

A 26-year-old man was arrested by Ocean City police on May 1, after he was found drunk on the Boardwalk and refused to wait quietly for someone to pick him up.

John Leonard Hale of Finksburg, Md., was charged with resisting arrest and two counts of second-degree assault.

Hale was found by police on the Boardwalk at 19th Street, leaning against a payphone booth. Police said he was extremely intoxicated. Hale was unable to tell police where he was staying, but the officers spoke with his mother who agreed to pick him up.

While waiting for his mother to arrive, police said Hale would not listen to requests to sit down and became argumentative and combative with the officers. Hale reportedly grabbed one of the officers and allegedly kicked him as he was being arrested.

A man was taken to the hospital after he received second-degree burns while trying to extinguish a fire in a shed on May 3, the Ocean City Fire Marshal’s Office reported.

The fire was in the shed behind a home on Nautical Lane. When firefighters arrived, several neighbors and the owner were trying to extinguish the fire with garden hoses.

One of those men received burns to his head and arms, the Fire Marshal said, as well as respiratory complications. He was taken by helicopter to Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury in stable condition.

Investigators classified the cause of the fire as unknown. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Ocean City Fire Marshal’s Office at 410-289-8780.

Ocean City police arrested 10 people during a massive fight involving hundreds of people that broke out at bar closing on May 3.

According to reports, the fight broke out at 2 a.m. in the parking lot of a midtown nightclub and several hundred people were involved in the altercation.

More than 23 police officers from the Ocean City Police Department, including three K9 teams, the Worcester County Sheriff's Office and the Maryland State Police were needed to disperse the crowd. During the incident, an OCPD K9 handler was allegedly assaulted and the dog bit one of the combative individuals, police said.

Four police officers received minor injuries during the incident, and three suspects were taken to Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin with minor injuries. Arrested were:

Ronnapheck Pherhnanh, 27, of Selbyville, Del., was charged with trespassing.

Taronn Rounds, 27, of Bishopville, was charged with failing to obey a lawful order of police officer and obstructing and hindering.

Kimberly Duffy, 21, of Berlin, was charged with disorderly conduct and obstructing and hindering.

Byron Briddell, 21, of Berlin, was charged with second-degree assault.

Tikishia Briddell, 23, of Berlin, was charged with failing to obey a lawful order of police officer.

Brontya Salter, 21, of Salisbury, was charged with failing to obey a lawful order of a police officer and obstructing and hindering.

Glenn White, 21, of Berlin, was charged with failing to obey a lawful order of a police officer and resisting arrest.

Sheena Handy, 24, of Selbyville, Del., was charged with failing to obey a lawful order of a police officer.

Tanisha Baine, 25, of Berlin, was charged with failing to obey a lawful order of a police officer, disorderly conduct and malicious destruction of property.

Bruce Planter, 25, of Berlin, was charged with failing to obey a lawful order of a police officer, malicious destruction of property, possession of marijuana, possession of cocaine, possession of paraphernalia, possession with the intent to distribute cocaine and two counts of second-degree assault on a police officer. He was held on a $75,000 bond at the Worcester County Jail.