Four years after making it a citation offense, the City Council threw its support this week behind a request to return an open container violation to a misdemeanor that can result in an arrest determined by the discretion of a police officer. To read the full Article, please click here
Attorney Brian H. Clark recently presented two checks totaling $3,000 to the Ocean City Police Department to be donated to the Josh and Tommy Memorial Scholarship Fund. Clark also presented a check for $1,000 to the police department, for the purpose of distributing bicycle lights to both residents and visitors of Ocean City in order to ensure nighttime bike safety. To read the full Article,...
Deputy Fire Marshal Ryan Whittington and OCPD
Officer Jeff Heiser created ‘The Josh and Tommy Memorial Scholarship’ to
commemorate two fallen Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officers. On June 30, 2013, a small plane crashed into
the ocean, a quarter mile off the 130th Street beach, claiming the lives of
veteran OCPD Officer Tom Geoghegan, Jr., 43, of Ocean City, and his passenger,
OCPD...
A new report shows that the Worcester County State’s Attorney’s Office was shown to have the highest rates of conviction for all Maryland DUI cases. Of the 214 million licensed drivers in the U.S., thousands will drive drunk on any given day. The Maryland State’s Attorneys’ Association found that 912 cases involving impaired driving were brought to state courts in...
WHAT IS AN IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE? An Ignition Interlock device is an instrument that is connected from your vehicle’s ignition system to a breath analyzer that measures a driver’s alcohol concentration. The driver must blow into a mouthpiece connected to the device, and if the device registers a reading of a .025 or higher breath alcohol content, it will not allow the vehicle to start or...
MVA ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS The Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) has the authority to restrict, suspend or revoke your driving privileges. Prior to such action, they are required by law to give notice of the proposed action and advise you of your right to contest the restriction, suspension or revocation of your license by requesting an administrative hearing. In the context of...
VIOLATION OF A LICENSE RESTRICTION If you are found guilty of a DUI/DWI offense, these convictions are reported to the MVA and recorded on your Maryland driving record. Those convictions, as well as other moving traffic violations, result in a points assessment: 8 points for DWI and 12 points for DUI. An accumulation of 8 points subjects your license to a period of suspension, and an...
CONVICTIONS OF DUI/DWI & ACCUMULATION OF POINTS If you are found guilty of a DUI/DWI offense, these convictions are reported to the MVA and recorded on your Maryland driving record. Those convictions, as well as other moving traffic violations, result in a points assessment: 8 points for DWI and 12 points for DUI. An accumulation of 8 points subjects your license to a period of suspension,...
SNOW HILL — For the second year in a row, the Worcester County State’s Attorney’s Office has achieved the highest conviction rate for driving under the influence cases in Maryland. The data is collected and compiled by the Maryland State’s Attorney’s Association each year. The association tracks the overall success rate on drunk-driving cases for each jurisdiction and the data...
Attorney Brian H. Clark recently presented a check for $2,000 to Ocean City Police Chief Ross Buzzuro for the purpose of obtaining and distributing bicycle lights to residents to further enhance bike safety along resort roads. To read the full Article, please click here.