Salisbury Police Department Press Releases

On August 7, 2008 at approximately 4:30 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police Department received a call to respond to a residence on Baker Street for the report of a burglary. Upon arrival, officers found that several subjects had broken into an apartment and had taken a quantity of food. Witnesses advised the officers that the suspects had fled from the residence on foot and gave descriptions of the suspects. The suspects were located by the officers and positively identified.

ARRESTED #1: Steven (nmn) Dale, 19 years of age Salisbury, Maryland
ARRESTED #2: Paul Matthew Mahoney, 20 years of age Salisbury, Maryland
ARRESTED #3: Juvenile, 17 years of age Ridgeley, West Virginia

CHARGES:
First degree burglary
Third degree burglary
Malicious Destruction of Property
Theft (under $ 100)

DISPOSITION:
Suspects # 1 and # 2 released to Central Booking,
Suspect # 3 released to guardian.
CC # 200800028959

On August 11, 2008 at approximately 3:00 am, Officers of the Salisbury Police Department received a call to respond to a residence on Hammond Street for the report of a burglary and sexual assault. Upon arrival the Officers found that a suspect had broken into a residence through a window and had sexually assaulted a juvenile female. Officers received a description of the suspect and located the suspect in close proximity to the residence.

ARRESTED: Patrick J. Quesenberry, 40 years of age Salisbury, Maryland

CHARGES:
First degree burglary
Second degree burglary
Attempted first degree rape
Attempted second degree rape
Sex Offenses

DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking CC # 200800029566

On August 11, 2008 at approximately 4:20 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police Department received a call to respond to the Hampton Inn Hotel for the report of a disorderly subject in the lobby. Upon arrival, the officers met with hotel employees who advised of a guest that was causing a disturbance in the lobby. Officers met with the suspect, listed below, who was warned of the activity on two (2) occasions. The suspect failed to comply with the request of the employees and the officers, and was placed under arrest.

ARRESTED: Dennis Howard Risdon, 38 years of age Salisbury, Maryland
CHARGES: Disorderly conduct
DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking CC # 200800029634

On August 12, 2008 at approximately 9:35 am, Officers of the Salisbury Police Department arrested the below listed two (2) suspects for prostitution after the investigation of two incidents. During the week of August 4, both of the below listed suspects were seen by officers exiting vehicles which were later stopped. Contact with the drivers of both vehicles indicated that acts of prostitution had occurred between the drivers of the vehicles and the suspects. These investigations are continuing.

ARRESTED #1: Christine Marie Chase, 29 years of age Salisbury, Maryland
ARRESTED #2: Elaine Mae Henderson, 24 years of age Salisbury, Maryland
CHARGES: Prostitution
DISPOSITION: Both released to Central Booking CC # 200800028842, 200800028845

On August 12, 2008 at approximately 2:57 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police Department received a call to respond to the Eastern Shore Pharmacy on Eastern Shore Drive in reference to a disorderly subject. Upon arrival, it was found that the below listed suspect had become disorderly inside of the business and had damaged a display rack before exiting the business and destroying the windows from two (2) vehicles in the parking lot.

ARRESTED: Justin Tucker Marshall, 28 years of age Salisbury, Maryland

CHARGES:
Malicious destruction of property (2 counts)
Disorderly conduct

DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking CC # 200800029749

On August 13, 2008 at approximately 12:15 am, Officers of the Salisbury Police Department received a call to respond to the area of Washington Street in reference to malicious destruction of property to a vehicle. Upon arrival, the officers met with a witness who had observed the two below listed subjects fire a bb pistol at a parked vehicle, damaging the vehicle. The suspects were located within a vehicle as they fired at the damaged vehicle. Officers located the suspects, and suspect vehicle a short distance away and the suspects were positively identified. Officers were able to locate the bb pistol that was utilized in the destruction.

ARRESTED #1: Desmond Dequincy Hollis Brown, 20 years of age Mardela Springs, Maryland

ARRESTED #2: Juvenile, 17 years of age Mardela Springs, Maryland
CHARGES (Both): Malicious destruction of property (over $500)

DISPOSITION:
Suspect # 1 released to Central Booking
Suspect # 2 released to parent