POLICE BRIEFS

Charles Judd Burglaries

The Maryland State Police arrested two men April 22 in connection with burglaries at two West Ocean City businesses two days earlier.

Shane William Lewis, 25, of Berlin and Eric Steven Parkinson, 20, of Delmar, Md., were charged with theft over $500, conspiracy to commit theft over $500, malicious destruction of property under $500, conspiracy to commit malicious destruction of property under $500 and two counts each of second-degree burglary, conspiracy to commit second-degree burglary, fourth-degree burglary and conspiracy to commit fourthdegree burglary.

Police said Lewis and Parkinson broke into the Marlin Market and Fractured Prune stores on Route 611 and stole the cash register from the Fractured Prune.

Surveillance cameras at both stores caught the men on tape, according to the police report. Lewis and Parkinson were arrested two and were held at the Worcester County Jail on $7,500 bonds.

Reserve officer of year

Charles Judd of the Ocean City Police Department's reserve officer program was named Reserve Officer of the Year earlier

this month. Judd has been a member of the reserve officer program since 1999, volunteering more than 1,870 hours during those years. He has worked at numerous parades and festivals, traffic control, the Baltimore Avenue pedestrian

detail and supports the RAAM (Reduce the Availability of Alcohol to Minors) project.

Since its inception in 1999, the reserve officer program has enabled the OCPD to have greater interaction with the community and gives the department the ability to keep police officers patrolling the streets, while tasking the reserve officers with duties that are civilian or administrative in nature. Overall, the reserve officer program has had a cost savings since of more than $1 million.