Ocean City Today
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JUNE 26, 2015
POLICE/COURTS
Unwanted sexual contact
Hit-and-run
Zebastian Burke, 43, of Dover, Pa. was arrested on June 17 for touching people on the Boardwalk. Police reported that they saw Burke having trouble keeping his balance and slapping a young girl on her buttocks. He also was alleged to have been stumbling down the Boardwalk and bumping into people. He was charged with second-degree assault, fourth-degree sexual contact, disorderly conduct and intoxication.
On June 16, Carmelo Tomasello, 71, of Ocean City was arrested for driving under the influence and crashing his car. A witness told police he was driving behind Tomasello on Route 54 when he saw him swerve repeatedly and strike a guardrail. In addition, the witness Tomasello struck a parked car and pushed it into another parked vehicle. Tomasello allegedly tried to leave
the scene before the witness stopped him. Tomasello allegedly told police he was released from a detox hospital six hours prior and was prescribed five different medications to deal with his anxiety disorder and alcohol addiction. After failing several field sobriety tests, Tomasello was placed under arrest and taken to the Public Safety Building, where he failed a Breathalyzer test. He was charged with multiple drink-
ing and driving offenses and traffic violations.
Driving drunk James Benvenuti, 62, of Abingdon, Md. was arrested on June 22 for possessing multiple illegal weapons and driving under the influence. Police received a call about an apparent intoxicated driver who had allegedly passed out while driving. Police said they saw Benvenuti swerve into other lanes and fail to make a right turn in the far lane. After Benvenuti was stopped, police found that he had an alcohol restriction on his license. In addition to suspecting that Benvenuti had been drinking, police saw a spring-assisted knife next to him, found a second such knife on his person and a handgun replica in the trunk, according to the report. Police said he also failed three field sobriety tests. He was charged with multiple weapons violations, DWI, violating a license restriction and traffic violations.
Indecent exposure
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Assault Ronisha Miles, 26, of Millsboro, Del. was arrested on June 20 for assaulting two women in the inlet parking lot. Responding to a call about a fight there, police found Miles and handcuffed her while investigating the report. One woman said she was in her minivan with her children and trying to See POLICE Page 26
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An Ocean City police officer arrested Jarrett Linck, 26, of Montgomery Village, Md. for indecent exposure after following up on a call about a man walking naked down the beach on June 20. After receiving numerous similar calls, police found Linck on the beach naked in front of many beachgoers, according to the police report. Linck was charged with indecent exposure and disorderly conduct.
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