POLICE BRIEFS
Theft under investigation
Ocean City police are looking for these two men in connection with a July 12 burglary at a home on Talbot Street where laptop computers and credit cards were stolen. Surveillance cameras at Boardwalk stores took pictures of the two suspects as they attempted to use the stolen credit cards, according to police. Ocean City police are searching for two men in connection with a July 12 burglary downtown.
Surveillance cameras captured pictures of two men trying to use credit cards that were stolen in the burglary at a unit at 107 Talbot St. Police said the stolen items include a Sony Vaio laptop computer, an Acer laptop computer, at least seven credit cards and other personal items. Later that day, police learned that the stolen credit cards were being used at two locations on the Boardwalk near Sixth Street, where surveillance cameras caught the two users.
The first suspect is described as a white male with a thin build, approximately 5 feet 9 inches to 5 feet 11 inches tall, with sandy blonde or brown hair. He was wearing a black or navy blue and yellow striped polo shirt, light colored blue jeans, black sneakers and a very large backpack.
The second suspect was described as a black male, very tall, with a muscular build and long dreadlocks. He has tattoos on his left arm, and police said one might be a cross. He was wearing a white form-fitting tank top, large black shorts and gray shoes.
Anyone with information regarding the burglary or the suspects is asked to contact Ofc. Joseph Zurla at 410-520-5384 or jzurla@ococean.com
Counterfeit DVDs
The Maryland State Police seized seven counterfeit DVDs during a July 8 traffic stop that resulted in four teens being charged with drug possession.
Cody Lee Reams, 18, of Beech Creek, Pa., and three juveniles from Pennsylvania were charged with possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia. One of the juveniles was also charged with possession of counterfeit DVDs.
Police said a car driven by Reams cut across four lanes of traffic on Route 50 at Route 611 in West Ocean City, nearly hitting two other vehicles. Police stopped the car, detected the odor of suspected marijuana, and found three small plastic bags of suspected marijuana, two smoking devices with suspected marijuana residue, a tin containing suspected marijuana and a grinder containing suspected marijuana, the police report said.
In a binder in the rear of the car, police also found seven pirated DVDs, according to the police report.
Injured boater
The United States Coast Guard rescued an injured woman from a boat that ran aground in the Assateague Channel on July 9.
The Coast Guard watch standers received a call from the boat's operator around 4:30 p.m. stating the 22-foot boat ran aground, causing a cut on the knee of a 21-year-old woman aboard.
A rescue boat from the Ocean City station responded and arrived at the scene in 16 minutes, according to the report of the incident. The injured woman was taken back to the Coast Guard station where paramedics were waiting.
Fugitive caught
A Berlin man wanted in Delaware was apprehended by Berlin police July 10.
Raymont Raheim Johnson, 20, was held on the outstanding fugitive warrant. He was also cited for driving without a license.
Police stopped Johnson's car for speeding and failing to stay to the right of the center line on Germantown Road, according to the police report. Johnson's driving allegedly forced the officer to drive off the road to avoid a collision.
After stopping Johnson, police learned he does not have a driver's license, according to the report. Police also learned of the active warrant.
Johnson was held without bond at the Worcester County Jail pending an extradition hearing.
Shoplifting
Berlin police arrested a 16-year-old boy July 11 for allegedly stealing a bag of potato chips.
The teen, from Altoona, Pa., was charged with theft under $100.
An employee of the Save-A-Lot store on Old Ocean City Boulevard called police when the teen allegedly put a bag of potato chips in his pants and fled from the store when confronted.
Officers from the Berlin Police Department, Maryland State Police and Maryland Natural Resources Police set up perimeter around the area and soon apprehended the teen. The case was referred to the Department of Juvenile Services.
Stolen car found
Ocean City police located a stolen car July 7 after watching two men try to enter parked cars.
John Albert Saffran, 18, and Richard William Delauder, 25, both of Baltimore, were charged with unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, theft over $500, two counts of rogue and vagabond and three counts of theft under $500. Saffran received two additional counts of rogue and vagabond and one count of theft under $100.
Plainclothes officers were walking in the area of 12th Street and Baltimore Avenue when they saw the two men trying to open the doors of parked vehicles, police said. Saffran then began to urinate behind a car.
While writing Saffran a civil citation, the officers searched the area and found several items lying around the nearby vehicles, including iPod chargers and CD holders. The officers determined the items came from a specific vehicle nearby, and arrested the pair.
Police then learned the vehicle had been reported stolen in Anne Arundel County the previous day.
Saffran was released after posting a $25,000 bond. Delauder was held at the Worcester County Jail on the same bond.
Garage fire
A fire destroyed a garage in Snow Hill on July 9 and the Worcester County Fire Marshal's Office is looking for information on the cause of the blaze.
The fire in a garage at 7739 Public Landing Road was reported at 2:13 a.m. The first firefighters to arrive from the Snow Hill Volunteer Fire Company said the 40-foot by 60-foot structure was completely engulfed in flames.
The fire was extinguished by firefighters from the Snow Hill, Newark and Girdletree fire companies. No injuries were reported, but the garage and its contents were destroyed, according to the fire marshal.
The investigation into the cause of the blaze remains open. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Fire Marshal's Office at 410-632-5666 or www.wcfmo.org.
Suspicious fire
The Worcester County Fire Marshal's Office is investigating a suspicious fire on the front porch of an Ocean Pines home July 14.
The fire was discovered on the porch of 507 Tidewater Cove by a neighbor at 7:18 a.m. Firefighters who arrived from the Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Company reported the fire was extinguished using a garden hose.
Members of the Ocean Pines and Showell fire companies remained at the scene for approximately an hour.
The Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the cause of the fire, which has been deemed suspicious. Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact the office at 410-632-5666 or www.wcfmo.org.
