Ocean City Police Post Activity Report July 27-Aug.2

OCEAN CITY — For the week July 27-Aug.2, 2008, Ocean City Police Department received 1,329 calls for service, an average of 190 per day.
The following is a list of the more serious calls:
July 27, 2008: Sunday
Calls for service: 138
Motor Vehicle Stops: 17 Motor Vehicle Accidents: 7 Property Checks: 13
• The Police department handled 10 parking complaints
• The Police Department assisted with 19 Fire/Rescue calls
• The Boardwalk Officers handled 11 City Ordinance violations involving; bicycles, smoking and dogs on the boardwalk
• CDS investigation, 1200 block West Ave., one in custody, at 12:42am
• Residential burglar alarm activation, 900 block Pennlyn Pl., accidental, at 1:05am
• Commercial burglar alarm activation, 900 block Boardwalk, building secure, at 7:09am
• Theft investigation, 700 block Boardwalk, signs taken from business, at 7:12am
• Criminal Mischief investigation, 700 block Boardwalk, report filed, at 8:34am
• Motor vehicle accident, no injuries reported, Brighton Pl. & Atlantic Ave., at 9:15am
• Theft investigation, 1300 block West Ave., items taken from vehicle at 10:16am
• Theft investigation, 1600 block Asbury Ave., items taken from vehicle, at 10:19am
• Theft investigation, 800 block 7th St., bicycle taken, at 10:29am
• Theft investigation, 1900 block Central Ave., bicycle taken, at 12:36pm
• Motor vehicle accident, no injuries reported, 9th ST. & Atlantic Ave., at 12:44pm
• Theft investigation, 5400 block West Ave., bicycle taken, at 1:53pm
• Trespassing investigation, 400 block Atlantic Ave., report filed, at 2:09pm
• Burglary/Theft investigation, 2500 block West Ave., report filed, at 2:19pm
• Commercial burglar alarm activation, 3300 block Simpson Ave., building secure, at 4:57pm
• Residential burglar alarm activation, 800 block Seaview Ave., accidental, at 5:54pm
• Commercial burglar alarm activation, 2400 block Bay Ave., accidental, at 6:14pm
• Motor vehicle accident, no injuries reported, 35th St. & Simpson Ave., at 6:50pm
• Fraud investigation, 5500 block Asbury Ave., report filed, at 8:00pm
• Motor vehicle accident, no injuries reported, 7th St. & Ocean Ave., at 8:25pm
• Motor vehicle accident, no injuries reported, 34th ST. & Haven Ave., at 10:07pm
• Shoplifting investigation, 1000 block Boardwalk, one in custody, at 10:20pm
• Insecure property investigation, 600 block Asbury Ave., police secured, at 10:28pm
• Motor vehicle accident, no injuries reported, 10th St.& Central Ave., at 11:07pm
• Criminal Mischief investigation, 700 block 11th St., report filed, at 11:10pm
July 28, 2008 Monday
Calls for service: 162
Motor Vehicle Stops: 22 Motor Vehicle Accidents: 4 Property Checks: 14
• The Police Department handled 28 parking complaints
• The Police Department assisted with 14 Fire/Rescue calls
• The Boardwalk Officer handled 20 City Ordinance violations involving; bicycles, smoking and dogs on the boardwalk
• DUI investigation, 600 block Asbury Ave., one arrested, at 3:05am
• Motor vehicle accident, no injuries reported, Corinthian Ave. & Stenton Pl., at 7:55am
• Commercial burglar alarm activation, 1700 block Simpson Ave., building secure, at 7:56am
• Commercial burglar alarm activation, 2400 block Bay Ave., building secure, at 9:21am
• Commercial burglar alarm activation, 800 block Asbury Ave., accidental, at 9:40am
• Theft investigation, 4500 block Asbury Ave., items taken from vehicle, at 9:40am
• Theft investigation, Unit block Asbury Ave., bicycle taken, at 10:15am
• Theft investigation, 3200 block Beach, bicycle taken, at 11:24am
• Theft investigation, Unit block West Ave., bicycle taken, at 12:21pm
• Burglary/Theft investigation, 300 block Surf Rd., two juveniles in custody, at 1:51pm
• Residential burglar alarm activation, 100 block E. Atlantic Blvd., accidental, at 2:00pm
• Theft investigation, 700 block Beach, items taken from beach, at 3:23pm
• Obstruction of Law investigation, Walton Pl., one arrested, at 3:35pm
• Motor vehicle accident, no injuries reported, 6th St. & Wayne Ave., at 4:07pm
• Criminal Mischief investigation, 3600 block Central Ave., report filed, at 5:01pm
• Motor vehicle accident, no injuries reported, 13th ST. & Wesley Ave., at 8:07pm
• Burglary/Theft investigation, 1200 block Wesley Ave., surfboards taken, at 8:58pm
• Shoplifting investigation, 900 block Boardwalk, one in custody, at 9:20pm
July 29, 2008: Tuesday
Calls for service: 155
Motor Vehicle Stops: 20 Motor Vehicle Accidents: 3 Property Checks: 6
• The Police Department handled 18 parking complaints
• The Police Department assisted with 29 fire/rescue calls
• The Boardwalk Officers handled 18 City Ordinance violations involving; bicycles, smoking and dogs on the boardwalk
• Warrant service, 1500 block Pleasure Ave., one arrested, at 12:34am
• Insecure property investigation, 600 block 8th St., police secured, at 3:38am
• Theft investigation, 3400 block Central Ave., bicycle taken, one in custody, at 5:01am
• City ordinance alcohol violation, 3400 block Asbury Ave., summons issued, at 5:51am
• Theft investigation, 3900 block Asbury Ave., bicycle taken, at 7:59am
• Criminal Mischief investigation, Aldrich Rd., vehicle damaged, at 8:07am
• Motor vehicle accident, no injuries reported, 10th St. & West Ave., at 8:19am
• Residential burglar alarm activation, 900 block Pleasure Ave., accidental, at 8:33am
• Residential burglar alarm activation, 4700 block Central Ave., accidental, at 9:17am
• Criminal Mischief investigation, 200 block Bay Rd., vehicle damaged, at 9:58am
• Theft investigation, Bay Rd., items taken from vehicle, at 10:13am
• Burglary/Theft investigation, 1100 block Boardwalk, ongoing investigation, at 10:35am
• Theft investigation, 3900 block Asbury Ave., bicycle taken, at 11:30am
• Domestic Violence investigation, 800 block West Ave., one arrested, at 11:46am
• Motor vehicle accident, no injuries reported, 1600 block Haven Ave., at 12:16pm
• Theft investigation, 400 block Central Ave., bicycle taken, at 2:16pm
• Theft by Deception/Warrant service, Landing Rd., one arrested, at 3:49pm
• Motor vehicle accident, hit & run, 9th St. & Ocean Ave., at 4:04pm
• Residential burglar alarm activation, 2300 block Central Ave., property secure, at 4:51pm
• Residential burglar alarm activation, 2600 block Central Ave., accidental, at 6:04pm
• City ordinance alcohol violation, 1100 block Asbury Ave., summons issued, at 6:56pm
• Domestic Violence investigation, 600 block Pleasure Ave., one arrested, at 9:07pm
• Shoplifting investigation, 1000 block Boardwalk, one in custody, at 9:49pm
• City ordinance alcohol violation, 600 block Bay Ave., summons issued, at 10:07pm
• Burglary/Theft investigation, 1900 block Central Ave., ongoing investigation, at 10:17pm
• Fight investigation, 900 block Boardwalk, one in custody, at 11:49pm
July 30, 2008: Wednesday
Calls for service: 178
Motor Vehicle Stops: 39 Motor Vehicle Accidents: 3 Property Checks: 25
• The Police Department handled12 parking complaints
• The Police Department assisted with 25 fire/rescue calls
• The Boardwalk Officers handled 16 City Ordinance violations involving; bicycles, smoking and dogs on the boardwalk
• Criminal Mischief investigation, 1600 block Wesley Ave., report filed, at 2:15am
• Criminal Mischief investigation, 1600 block Wesley Ave., report filed, at 2:34am
• Motor vehicle accident, injuries reported, Battersea Rd. & Bay Ave., at 4:14am
• Disorderly conduct investigation, 3100 block Haven Ave., report filed, at 4:27am
• Theft investigation, 1000 block Central Ave., bicycle taken, at 8:49am
• Criminal Mischief investigation, 3800 block Asbury Ave., report filed, at 9:27am
• Weapons possession investigation, 5100 block Haven Ave., report filed, at 9:44am
• Theft investigation, 600 block Atlantic Ave., report filed, at 10:02am
• Residential burglar alarm activation, 100 block Roosevelt Blvd., accidental, at 10:05am
• Motor vehicle accident, no injuries reported, 200 block 8th St., at 11:55am
• Fraud investigation, Sunset Pl., report filed, at 1:08pm
• Criminal Mischief investigation, 3200 block Central Ave., report filed, at 4:43pm
• Commercial burglar alarm activation, 500 block West Ave., police secured, at 4:50pm
• Theft investigation, 1300 block Beach, items taken from beach, at 5:23pm
• Harassment investigation, Morningside Rd., report filed, at 5:37pm
• Theft investigation, 700 block Beach, items taken from beach, at 5:42pm
• Theft investigation, 400 block 2nd St., bicycle taken, at 8:34pm
• Child Endangerment investigation, W. 8th St., agency assist, at 8:44pm
• Shoplifting investigation, 1100 block Boardwalk, two in custody, at 9:01pm
• Theft investigation, 4300 block West Ave., bicycle taken, at 9:16pm
• Motor vehicle accident, injuries reported, 14th St. & West Ave., at 9:28pm
• City ordinance noise violation, 1200 block Asbury Ave., one in custody, at 11:42pm
July 31, 2008: Thursday
Calls for service: 194
Motor Vehicle Stops: 26 Motor Vehicle Accidents: 1 Property Checks: 29
• The Police Department handled 22 parking complaints
• The Police Department assisted with 18 fire/rescue calls
• The Boardwalk Officers handled 17 City Ordinance violations involving; bicycles, smoking and dogs on the boardwalk
• Insecure property investigation, 800 block Asbury Ave., police checked, at 12:00am
• Insecure property investigation, 900 block Boardwalk, owner notified, at 12:04am
• Criminal Attempt/Burglary/Theft, 1900 block Central Ave., report filed, at 12:36am
• Commercial burglar alarm activation, 1000 block Boardwalk, accidental, at 12:42am
• Harassment investigation, 800 block Atlantic Ave., report filed, at 1:23am
• Criminal Mischief investigation, 300 block Beach, city property damaged, at 1:52am
• Insecure property investigation, 1300 block Asbury Ave., police secured, at 1:58am
• Criminal Mischief investigation, 800 block St. James Pl., report filed, at 7:28am
• Verbal dispute, Ocean Rd. report filed, at 7:46am
• Residential burglar alarm activation, 2800 block Wesley Ave., accidental, at 8:09am
• Criminal Mischief investigation, 1500 block Boardwalk, report filed, at 8:58am
• Criminal Mischief investigation, 600 block Boardwalk, report filed, at 9:01am
• Theft investigation, 800 block Atlantic Ave., report filed, at 9:16am
• Theft investigation, 5500 block Central Ave., items taken from vehicle, at 9:33am
• Theft investigation, 5700 block Asbury Ave., items taken from vehicle, at 9:45am
• Trespassing investigation, 600 block 8th St., report filed, at 9:48am
• Criminal Attempt/Burglary/Theft, 600 block Boardwalk, report filed, at 10:12am
• Burglary/Theft investigation, 1700 block Boardwalk, bicycle taken, at 11:14am
• Residential burglar alarm activation, 1900 block Wesley Ave., accidental, at 11:35am
• Theft investigation, 800 block 3rd St. bicycle taken, at 12:49pm
• Theft investigation, 1200 block Boardwalk, two bicycles taken, at 1:53pm
• Theft investigation, 5600 block Asbury Ave., items taken from vehicle, at 3:08pm
• Burglary/Theft investigation, 1200 block Central Ave., bicycle taken, at 4:00pm
• Criminal Mischief investigation, Unit block Wesley Ave., report filed, at 4:39pm
• Motor vehicle accident, hit & run, 400 block West Ave., at 5:16pm
• Domestic Violence investigation, 1100 block Asbury Ave., report filed, at 8:48pm
• Fight investigation, 1200 block Boardwalk, two in custody, at 9:59pm
• Shoplifting investigation, 900 block Boardwalk, two in custody, at 10:44pm
• Shoplifting investigation, 900 block Boardwalk, two in custody, at 11:00pm
• Burglary/Theft investigation, 2000 block Asbury Ave., bicycle taken, at 11:52pm
August 1, 2008: Friday
Calls for service: 217
Motor Vehicle Stops: 52 Motor Vehicle Accidents: 7 Property Checks: 24
• The Police Department handled 20 parking complaints
• The Police Department assisted with 24 fire/rescue calls
• The Boardwalk Officers handled 11 City Ordinance violations involving bicycles, smoking and dogs on the boardwalk
• Residential burglar alarm activation, Unit block Central Ave., accidental, at 12:21am
• Theft investigation, 5000 block Asbury Ave., suspects fled area, at 12:44am
• Aggravated Assault investigation, 1300 block West Ave., one arrested, at 12:54am
• Warrant service, 1100 block Asbury Ave., service completed, at 1:11am
• Obstruction investigation, 5200 block Central Ave., one in custody, at 2:12am
• Residential burglar alarm activation, W. 17th St., property secure, at 4:06am
• Commercial burglar alarm activation, 900 block Boardwalk, building secure, at 7:04am
• Criminal Mischief investigation, 4200 block Beach, city property damaged, at 8:02am
• Commercial burglar alarm activation, 900 block Boardwalk, building secure, at 8:19am
• Theft investigation, 500 block Battersea Rd. bicycle taken, at 10:38am
• Theft investigation, 800 block Boardwalk, bicycle taken, at 12:06pm
• Motor vehicle accident, no injuries reported, 34th St. & Haven Ave., at 1:44pm
• Motor vehicle accident, no injuries reported, 5800 block Central Ave., at 1:45pm
• Residential burglar alarm activation, 2400 block Wesley Ave., accidental, at 1:53pm
• Drowning investigation, W. 17th St., ongoing investigation, at 2:17pm
• Motor vehicle accident, no injuries reported, 24th St. & Wesley Ave., at 2:50pm
• Theft investigation, 800 block Beach, items taken from beach, at 3:12pm
• Motor vehicle accident, no injuries reported, 24th St. & Wesley Ave., at 3:45pm
• Theft investigation, Unit block Wesley Ave., bicycle taken, at 5:23pm
• Motor vehicle accident, no injuries reported, 4200 block Asbury Ave., at 5:31pm
• Burglary/Theft investigation, 1100 block Ocean Ave., report filed, at 5:57pm
• Shoplifting investigation, 1100 block Boardwalk, two in custody, at 7:28pm
• Motor vehicle accident, hit & run, 10th St. & Simpson Ave., at 8:11pm
• City ordinance alcohol violation, 1100 block Central Ave., summonses issued, at 9:29pm
• Criminal Mischief investigation, 6th St. & Bay Ave., report filed, at 9:52pm
• Theft investigation, 600 block Ocean Ave., bicycle taken, at 10:11pm
• DUI investigation, 4200 block West Ave., one arrested, at 10:23pm
• Shoplifting investigation, 1000 block Boardwalk, report filed, at 10:41pm
• CDS investigation, 1300 block Haven Ave., two in custody, at 11:33pm
• Criminal Mischief investigation, 1100 block West Ave., report filed, at 11:46pm
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August 2, 2008: Saturday
Calls for service: 285
Motor Vehicle Stops: 92 Motor Vehicle Accidents: 6 Property Checks: 17
• The Police Department handled 36 parking complaints
• The Police Department assisted with 20 fire/rescue calls
• The Boardwalk Officers handled 15 City Ordinance violations involving; bicycles, smoking and dogs on the boardwalk
• CDS investigation 1100 block Asbury Ave., one in custody, at 12:03am
• City ordinance noise violation, 300 block Seabright Rd., summons issued, at 1:35am
• Criminal Mischief investigation, 700 block Asbury Ave., report filed, at 1:37am
• City ordinance noise/alcohol violation, 700 block Moore Ave., summonses issued, at 1:38am
• CDS investigation, 800 block West Ave., one in custody, at 1:48am
• Shoplifting investigation, 1200 block West Ave., two in custody, at 3:05am
• Residential burglar alarm activation, 1300 block Wesley Ave., accidental, at 7:38am
• Motor vehicle accident, injuries reported, 11th St. & West Ave., at 7:56am
• Trespassing investigation, 200 block Bayshore Dr., report filed, at 8:05am
• Harassment investigation, 2100 block Wesley Ave., report filed, at 8:45am
• Criminal Mischief investigation, 700 block Wesley Ave., report filed, at 9:06am
• Motor vehicle accident, injuries reported, 9th St. & Central Ave., at 9:41am
• Theft investigation, Beach Rd., bicycle taken, at 11:22am
• Theft investigation, 1100 block Central Ave., report filed, at 11:39am
• Motor vehicle accident, no injuries reported, 8th St. & Boardwalk, at 11:46am
• Theft investigation, 800 block West Ave., bicycle taken, at 12:21pm
• Theft investigation, 1400 block Boardwalk, three bicycle taken, at 12:41pm
• Criminal Mischief investigation, 1000 block Boardwalk, report filed, at 1:04pm
• Criminal Mischief investigation, 1100 block West Ave., report filed, at 1:27pm
• Motor vehicle accident, no injuries reported, 2nd St. & Bay Ave., at 1:39pm
• Motor vehicle accident, no injuries reported, 1600 block West Ave., at 2:18pm
• Criminal Mischief investigation, 300 block 55th St. report filed, at 2:56pm
• Simple Assault investigation, 900 block Atlantic Ave., report filed, at 3:05pm
• Theft investigation, 1000 block Beach. Items taken from beach, at 2:42pm
• Theft investigation, 900 block Beach, items taken from beach, at 4:00pm
• Harassment investigation, Unit block Ocean Ave., one in custody, at 7:29pm
• Shoplifting investigation, 1000 block Boardwalk, two in custody, at 8:58pm
• Motor vehicle accident, hit & run, 14th St. & Wesley Ave., at 9:22pm
• Shoplifting investigation, 1100 block Boardwalk, one in custody, at 10:02pm
• Theft investigation, 800 block Boardwalk, bicycle taken, at 11:51pm
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCMENTS:
• The Ocean City Police Department Traffic Safety Unit is now actively running Aggressive Driving Patrols daily. This information is being broadcast on local radio stations about areas in the city that are targeted for enforcement. Please be advised that this is a zero tolerance program. Areas of concern include; pedestrian safety and crosswalks, cell phones, seat belts, speeding and road rage incidents. Since this program was started in June 2008 approximately 1300 summonses have been issued for violations targeted by the Aggressive Driving Detail.
• The Ocean City Police Department handled a total 0f 5972 calls for the month of July 2008. This is an increase of 1432 from July 2007.
• Chief Chad Callahan spoke to the Ocean City/Upper Twp. Rotary Club at their monthly meeting on July 28th. This is a continuation of the ongoing proactive philosophy of Community Policing that the Police Department is adopting.
• Get ready for the Annual National Night event on August 5, 2008. The event will be held on the 5th & 6th St. sports complex at Bay Avenue. This is a family fun event with movies, rides, safety information, music and many more surprises. All Ocean City residents and visitors are welcome to attend this event sponsored by the Ocean City Police Dept. Community Oriented Policing Unit. Save the date
• The Boardwalk Officers for the week of July 13 – 19, 2008 have compiled the below statistics.
SHOPLIFTER JUVENILE – 20
CITY ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS – 2
CRIMINAL ARREST ADULT – 2
CRIMINAL ARREST JUVENILE – 8
MOTOR VEHICLE MOVING VIOLATION – 1
LOST CHILDREN – 7
CITY ORDINANCE BIKE WARNING – 71
CITY ORDINANCE SMOKING WARNING – 14
CITY ORDINANCE DUNES WARNING – 13
CITY ORDINANCE DOGS ON THE BOARDWALK – 11
• The Noise/Alcohol Unit has been very proactive in their approach to the quality of life issues that Ocean City residents must deal with during our summer season. Below is a list of the statistics for the week of July 13 – 19, 2008:
CITY ORDINANCE ALCOHOL – 11 summonses
CITY ORDINANACE NOISE – 2 summonses
CITY ORDINANACE OTHER – 0 summonses
ADULT CRIMINAL ARRESTS – 6
JUVENILES DIVERTED – 6
TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS – 20
JUVENUILE CRIMINAL – 6