Published July 20, 2007
OCEAN CITY - In a situation that would be comical if it weren't so serious, an attempted armed robbery at a resort department store was thwarted this week when the clerk, a foreign seasonal worker, allegedly could not decipher the suspect's note demanding money.
Resort police this week are searching for man who attempted to rob the Rose's department store in the old Ocean Plaza Mall on Monday night. Police responded to the store after receiving a call around 7:15 p.m. According to police...
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Published July 20, 2007
BERLIN- A Tuesday evening fire at a plant nursery along Route 589 across from Ocean Downs snarled rush hour traffic as five area fire companies battled the blaze.
The fire started around 5 p.m. at the Planted Pleasures nursery on Racetrack Road just south of Ocean Pines. The fire, which destroyed a showroom at the nursery, was brought under control by around 6 p.m., although fire crews remained on the scene to ensure the blaze did not spread to the dry, wooded areas nearby.
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Published July 20, 2007
OCEAN CITY- Tragedy struck last weekend when a Fruitland man died in the ocean near the Inlet while attempting to save his two young sons caught in a rip current.
Around 5:45 p.m. on Sunday, Renald Charles, 38, of Fruitland, went into the ocean near the Inlet in an attempt to rescue his two sons, ages 10 and 13, who had become distressed in the water. The father and two sons, now caught in a rip current, drifted around the north jetty and headed toward the Inlet.
Witnesses on a nearby...
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Published July 20, 2007
OCEAN CITY - The resort suffered its second fatal drowning of the summer last night.
Although emergency personnel know the identity of the man, they were mum on details today. All that's known is a 38-year-old Fruitland man drowned trying to save his two sons, 10 and 13 years old, who were reportedly struggling to stay close to shore near the Inlet. A rip current is likely to blame.
A nearby boater rescued the two boys, but their father died trying to save them, according to the U.S. Coast...
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Published July 20, 2007
OCEAN CITY - With the summer in full swing, the Ocean City Police Department recently conducted an undercover compliance check and reported only one business out of dozens sold to an underage cadet.
Barry Neeb, Ocean City Police spokesman, said he was pleased with the recent compliance check performed in the city.
The operation was conducted through the R.A.A.M. Program, which stands for Reducing the Availability of Alcohol to Minors, and works as a community policing initiative to control...
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