The Ocean City Police Department is encouraging citizens with unoccupied homes in Ocean City to sign up for the Residential Security Check program in an effort to keep homes safe and secure. Officers will check on the home periodically to ensure that everything is as the homeowner said it would be. To sign up, visit http://oceancitymd.gov/oc/departments/police/programs/ or contact the Ocean City Police Department at 410-723-6610.
On January 4, 2016, at approximately 3:10 p.m. Ocean City police responded to a residence on 17th Street in reference to a report of a burglary. The residence was unoccupied for the winter months and the owner had noticed an increase in the homes’ utility bills in recent months. When the owner checked on the home, the owner discovered that an individual, later identified as Howard R. Shaffer, 59, of Ocean City, MD, had been living in the residence.
On February 2, Shaffer was located by the Maryland State Police Fugitive Apprehension Team and arrested by Ocean City police. Shaffer was charged with burglary in the first, third and fourth degree, theft less than $1,000 and malicious destruction of property valued less than $1,000. Shaffer was seen by a Maryland District Court Commissioner and released after posting $15,000 bond.
2 comments:
Sad...I cannot imagine being that age with no where to sleep.
Now Howie can spend the rest of the winter at the "Snow Hill-ton"
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