Wicomico County Sheriff's Office Press Releases

Incident: Malicious Destruction of Property
Date of Incident: 10 April 2010
Location: 26000 block of Osprey Circle, Hebron, MD
Suspect: Male Juvenile, 12, Hebron, MD

Narrative: On 10 April 2010 at 7:47 PM, a deputy responded to a reported Malicious Destruction of Property in the 26000 block of Osprey Circle in Hebron. Upon arrival the deputy discovered that a juvenile who resides in the neighborhood was out riding his bicycle when the juvenile allegedly deliberately ran into the victim’s vehicle. The juvenile observed damage to the vehicle consistent with the accounts of the victim and a witness.
The deputy located the juvenile and completed a juvenile referral charging the juvenile with malicious Destruction of Property. The juvenile was left with a family member.
Charges: Malicious destruction of Property

Incident: Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol
Date of Incident: 11 April 2010
Location: Beaglin Park Drive, Salisbury, MD
Suspect: Tyler Paul Jones, 18, Hebron, MD

Narrative: On 11 April 2010 at 1:51 AM, a deputy from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office observed a vehicle fail to stop for the red signal on Beaglin Park Drive at Old Ocean City Road. As the deputy then followed behind the vehicle, the deputy measured the vehicle’s speed at 26 miles an hour over the posted speed limit. Upon stopping the vehicle, the deputy identified the driver as Tyler Paul Jones, 18, of Hebron, MD. During the encounter, the deputy believed that Jones was under the influence of alcohol which led to the administration of Field Sobriety tests. After failing those, the deputy placed Jones under arrest for DUI.
Jones was processed and released upon signing citations.
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Charges: Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol
Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol Per Se
Driving While Impaired
Violating a License Restriction

Incident: Assault
Date of Incident: 11 April 2010
Location: 3000 block of St. Luke’s Road, Salisbury, MD
Suspect: Gildardo Alverzez Penalo, 25, Salisbury, MD

Narrative: On 11 April 2010 at 10:32 PM a deputy from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office investigated an altercation inside a residence in the 3000 block of St. Luke’s Road in Salisbury. Upon arrival, the deputy met with a female who stated that her boyfriend came home intoxicated and engaged her in a verbal altercation, during which she stated he grabbed her arms and kicked her legs. The deputy observed signs of physical injury on the victim that corroborated her account.

The deputy placed her boyfriend, Gildardo Alverzez Penalo under arrest for the assault and transported him to the Central Booking Unit where he was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. After an initial appearance, the Commissioner detained Penalo in the Detention Center in lieu of $10,000.00 bond.
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Charges: Assault 2nd degree

Incident: Missing Person
Date of Incident: 12 April 2010
Location: 7000 block of Parsonsburg Road, Parsonsburg, MD

Narrative: On 12 April 2010 at 8:00 AM, the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office was notified about an elderly woman who had reportedly walked away from an Assisted Living facility in the 7000 block of Parsonsburg Road. Upon arrival the deputies learned that the woman had only been gone a short while and had presumably going for a walk but could not be located. Sheriff’s Deputies, along with the use of a Bloodhound K9 team from the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office, located the woman at 9:15 AM, approximately 200 yards into a wooded area. The woman was located in good health and reunited with her care givers.