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Friday, February 17, 2012

Update On OC Taxi Cab Sting

Interesting ages of people.

Among those apprehended already were
Ronald Alimo, 51 102 Old Landing Rd Ocean City, MD 21842
Jonathan Grubbs, 23, Willards;
Troy Middleton, 41, Ocean City;
Charlene Chester, 47, Ocean City;
James Camper, 49, Trappe;
Glynnis Sullivan, 54, Ocean City;
Robert Hayes, Sr., 44, Ocean City;
Orean Kennedy, 52, Ocean City;
Dawn Ramaska, 34, Ocean City;
James Hudson, 49, Showell;
Robert Ray, Sr., 53, Ocean City;
Donald Collins, 53, Ocean City;
Mary Baker, 55,12905 Swordfish Dr Ocean City, MD 21842
Stacy Baker, 38, Ocean City;
Guy Erbe, 52, Ocean Pines;
Cheryl Merendino, 49,214 Somerset St Ocean City, MD 21842
Stanley Layton, Jr., 53, Ocean City;
Vernon Spence, 46, Snow Hill; and
Robin McCready, 50, Pocomoke.

Those already in custody on unrelated charges included Miranda Florio, 24, Jessup; Lorenzo Sears, 41, Oak Hall, Va.; and Brian Harmon, 39, Westover.

Those indicted but still at large included James Leech, 50, Berlin; John Leo Parker, 57, Bishopville; Darryl Lee Whaley, 55, Berlin; Geraldine Woodland, 49, Ocean City; Christopher Denike, 32, Ocean City; Michael Rose, 54, Ocean City; Paul Francis, 32, Glenwood, Md.; David Allen Brown, 44, Baltimore; Kathy Matthews, 40, Rivera Beach; and Robert Gross, Jr., 43, Kensington, Md.

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8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sting for what, drugs I assume?

Anonymous said...

see posts on Feb 14
http://sbynews.blogspot.com/2012/02/ocean-city-police-undercover-officer_14.html

lastword said...

“We didn’t make any money on the operation,” she said. “Any money that we did make on transporting normal fares was put back into the operation. We actually used more money than what we took in.”

No kidding.

lastword said...

This was a well-intentioned, covert operation that yielded 91 charges of distribution of controlled dangerous substances (CDS) and 28 charges of conspiracy to distribute CDS, leaning to bonds surpassing $4.5 million.
In the days since Monday’s press conference, there have been reports from some in Ocean City that this operation only resulted in the arrest of a handful of true dealers, while the rest were a result of the cab driver (undercover cop) complaining of pain and residents offering a pill here and there, supposedly legally prescribed to them, to ease the pain. It was argued some of the folks charged were merely helping out the whiny cab driver and surely had no clue the driver was a cop.
That may or may not be true, and it really does not matter actually. There’s no disputing the operation was a success in that it resulted in the arrest of some dealers and in some ways an argument can be made it’s corroborative police work at its best.

Oh good grief. That's what passes for police work these days?

Anonymous said...

Like I've always said. Come on vacation leave on probation.

Anonymous said...

This is a lot of criminals for OC in the wintertime.

Anonymous said...

Outstanding job! Keep up the great street work!

Anonymous said...

Does anyone notice - and is a bit surprised - at the seemingly older average age of the perps? Wow. Got some serious old hippies gettin' high over the winter. There's not much else to do in OC, I guess.
We're living in an era where the delivery pizza gets to your house faster than the cops - and cigarettes are a bit more expensive than crack. No wonder this stuff happens.