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Recor hits post with car, trouble follows Officials meet behind closed doors on issue
By Zack Hoopes Staff Writer (July 17, 2015) City Manager David Recor has come under intense scrutiny, warranted or not, for a collision he was involved in while driving his city-issued vehicle last week. On the morning of Friday, July 10, Recor was headed west on Route 50 when he veered to the left of the road and struck a signpost in the median. Recor said he was heading to WaWa for an espresso.
Although it has been alleged that he fled the scene, Recor said that he made a Uturn at the next intersection and pulled his black Chevy Tahoe off the road to move the broken sign out of the highway. The Tahoe suffered a broken headlight housing. The accident was witnessed by an Ocean City Police Department Officer, who notified the city’s dispatch center, which then contacted Recor. As the city officer was out of his jurisdiction, a report was made to the Maryland State Police. Recor said that he met with a state trooper at the See MINOR Page 10
Fugitive apprehended after all-night search State trooper team locates Porter in Del.
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CIGARETTE? A pair of gulls station themselves at one of the designated smoking areas on the beach downtown, but show no signs of lighting up any time soon.
By Josh Davis Staff Writer (July 17, 2015) Following a multi-state, multi-agency search that lasted more than 24 hours, the Maryland State Police Apprehension Team [MSAT] caught 39-year-old North Beach, Md. native Joshua Paul Porter late Tuesday evening in Georgetown, Del.
As of midday Wednesday, Porter was being held at the Ocean City Police Department on $50,000 bond, according to OCPD Public Affairs Specialist Lindsay Richard. Elena Russo, public information officer with the Maryland State Police, confirmed on Wednesday that Porter was apprehended without incident at approximately 10 See MULTIPLE page 3
June crime stats show calmer situation downtown By Zack Hoopes Staff Writer (July 17, 2015) With the heady month of June behind it, the Ocean City Police Department has concluded that things are, in fact, getting better during the hectic 30 days that have traditionally pulled down
half the department’s workload for the entire year. OCPD Chief Ross Buzzuro presented the city police commission this week with a “June Behavior Report” for 2015, detailing all of the department’s calls and arrests for the month.
“We’re getting the job done, we’re getting it done professionally, and in full view of the public,” Buzzuro said. Anyone who has strolled the resort’s downtown area so far this season will have noticed a considerable uptick in police visibility, with foot
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