Salisbury Police Department Press Releases

On August 10, 2010 at approximately 11:49 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police were on routine patrol in the area of East Railroad Avenue and Elizabeth Street and stopped a vehicle for traffic violations. A routine records check revealed that the driver was operating the vehicle on a suspended out of state license. The driver was cited and released on his signature. The vehicle was checked, with the assistance of a Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office K-9, and a quantity of suspected cocaine and a weighing device were found in a case in the possession of the below listed suspect.

ARRESTED: Joseph Janell Bradley, 34 years of age
Salisbury, Maryland
CHARGES: Possession of cocaine
Possession of CDS/paraphernalia
DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking
CC # 201000031821

On August 11, 2010 at approximately 3:15 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police arrested the below listed suspect for a strong-armed robbery that occurred earlier on the same date.
On the same date at approximately 2:00 am it was reported to the Salisbury Police that a male victim had been robbed by three (3) unknown suspects while operating a bicycle in the area of Delaware Avenue and West Main Street. The victim reported that while operating the bicycle he stopped and became involved in a conversation with the three (3) suspects. One of the suspects then struck the victim, knocking the victim off of the bicycle. The suspects then took the bicycle and an amount of U.S. Currency that the victim had in his pants pocket.

A witness alerted officers to the below listed suspects, who were positively identified by the victim. The victim was not injured and did not require medical attention. The investigation is continuing in regards to the third suspect.

ARRESTED #1: Adrian Marquis Bowen, 18 years of age
Salisbury, Maryland
ARRESTED #2: Juvenile, 17 years of age
Salisbury, Maryland
CHARGES (both): Robbery
Theft (under $ 1000)
Second degree assault
DISPOSITION: Suspect #1 released to Central Booking
Suspect #2 released to Juvenile Justice
CC # 201000031848