Ocean City Today
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SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
POLICE/COURTS
Drowning Michael Hilditch, 44, of the Baltimore area, was found dead in the ocean at 32nd Street on the afternoon of Sept. 10. According to Ocean City Beach patrol Capt. Butch Arbin, a witness told lifeguards about spotting Hilditch floating face down in the ocean. No one saw him struggling in the water or sitting on the beach and first responders were unable to revive him. In addition, Hilditch was found within 30 yards of a lifeguard stand.
Resisting arrest
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A Worcester County Sheriff’s Office deputy was on patrol Sept. 5 when he saw Glenn Harmon, 52, of Snow Hill, walking down the street. The deputy was aware that two circuit court warrants had been issued for Harmon for failing to appear in court. In addition, the deputy was also aware that Harmon had allegedly led the Snow Hill Police Department and Worcester County Sheriff`s Office on pursuits to avoid capture. Police said Harmon fled when the deputy asked him to stop, but he was eventually caught and arrested. Harmon was taken to the Worcester County Detention Center and held on no bond for both of his warrants. A criminal summons was issued charging Harmon with obstruction of justice, failure to obey a lawful order and resisting arrest.
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Warner Rivers, 26, of Berlin, was arrested by a Worcester County Sheriff’s Office deputy on Sept. 4 for having an active district court warrant. Police said several people were at the residence where Rivers was supposedly living and told officers he was not there. Shortly thereafter, police found Rivers hiding in a bedroom and a search uncovered suspected heroin and cocaine. Rivers was charged with two counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance. He was held at the Worcester County Detention Center on $3,000 bond for the warrant in addition to a $5,000 bond for the possession charges.
Stealing from restaurant Ocean City police officers arrested and charged Roxana Calugaru, 24, of Romania, with a felony theft scheme on Sept. 8. According to the report, Calugaru was stealing money from customers and the local restaurant she was working at between July 13 and Aug. 28, 2016. Police said Calugaru was altering tip amounts on credit card transactions and making unauthorized
charges on customer’s credit cards totaling $699.72. A manager at the restaurant allegedly noticed discrepancies between Calugaru’s server report and the computer billing system.
Disorderly conduct, drugs Ocean City police officers arrested and charged Muhammad Khursheed, 25, of Brooklyn, New York and Santinder Singh, 29, of Centreville, Maryland, with possession of cocaine on Sept. 11. Police were called to a group of disorderly subjects who had parked their cars illegally in front of the beach. Police said that once they were on the scene, they immediately smelled marijuana. Police reported finding a partially smoked marijuana cigarette and a bag of cocaine in the cup holder. A few hours earlier, Khursheed was arrested by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police for disorderly conduct.
Crash kills one, injures one Police responded to a crash on Sheephouse Road near Buck Harbor Road in Pocomoke City last Saturday at 11:30 p.m. and discovered a 2013 Toyota had left the road and struck a tree, trapping both the driver and passenger. The driver, Timothy Gingrich, 18, of Greenbackville, Virginia was extricated and taken to Peninsula Regional Medical Center. Gingrich was later transferred to University of Maryland Shock Trauma in stable condition. As of Tuesday, his condition was listed as “fair.” The passenger in the vehicle, Logan Moloy, 21, of Fruitland, Maryland was pronounced deceased on the scene, according to police. Moloy was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore for an autopsy. Both alcohol and the vehicle’s speed were factors in the crash, police reported. The investigation is being conducted by the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit.
Pedestrian struck Early Monday morning, Maryland State Police were called to the intersection of Old Snow Hill Road and Carter Road for a vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. According to police, Alphonso Ruffin, 35, of Pocomoke City, was operating a 2013 Gray Dodge Dart that allegedly struck pedestrian Curtis Broadwater Sr., 43, of Pocomoke City. Broadwater, police said, was walking north along Old Snow Hill Road when he was struck. He was taken to Peninsula Regional Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries following the crash.
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