With the arrival of the unsanctioned pop-up car rally in Ocean City, the resort’s message is for visitors to just stay away and for residents to avoid the roadways.
It appears counterintuitive for leaders in a resort town and tourist destination to discourage visitors during a beautiful week of weather, but that is the message as attendees began arriving Monday for the pop-up car rally, formerly known as H2O International. For the last several years, the unsanctioned pop-up car rally, which is largely organized on social media, has brought with it illicit behavior, reckless and dangerous driving and general lawlessness.
The Town of Ocean City in recent years has been overrun with illegal activity. This year, however, town officials, the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) and its allied law enforcement agencies and the designated motorized special events task force appears more prepared than ever with a strengthened special enforcement zone legislation, hundreds of law enforcement officers, new traffic patterns including speed bumps in some areas and a series of other initiatives in place.
Mayor Rick Meehan said, “Due to the pop-up car rally, this upcoming weekend is not going to be a typical fall weekend at the beach,” he said. “We encourage our residents to avoid traveling on Coastal Highway if possible because traffic is going to be unusually heavy. In addition, we urge our visitors seeking a family-friendly experience to visit Ocean City for another weekend.”
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The smart ones were parked watching the others getting ticketed, towed, and arrested.
ReplyDeleteYou bunch of candy asses. I hope your not in charge if the beaches get stormed. What would you say? Everybody stay in your homes or flee! Just let them take over, it's better than getting yourselves hurt to protect your country. Or protect your town in this case. You all are pathetic.
ReplyDelete5:18- Calm down, Karen.
DeleteDo you have your mask on or off while you troll?
DeleteLaw abiding families and property owners STAY AWAY! The most ridiculous thing I have ever heard from a city official...why not encourage them to come to out number the bad elements?
ReplyDeleteActually, it is an amazing amount of people and cars. You are not going to out number them. I appreciate the warning. If you are not into h2o it really isn't the time to be in OC. There are plenty of people parked in parking lots and enjoying themselves, but there are plenty others being dangerous and acting a fool. It isn't a good weekend to come visit unless this is your thing for sure.
DeleteHahahahahah..oh Rickie Rickie Rickie.
ReplyDeleteThe fine should address the crime. They have been warned. Confiscate the car, search for drugs, (may take a couple of days to find dogs), then fine them say $1,000.00 for cost to additional police, over time. additional equipment. In other words make this more than evident OC will not tolerate this, nor will the businesses and residents.
ReplyDeleteBet you take their cash money before hand though right?
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely 1113. Someone has to pay for the cost of this nonsense.
DeleteAllegedly the impound fee was $1200.
ReplyDeleteTow Fee was 1,000 dollars
DeleteImpound Fee was 1,000 dollars
If car was modified another 1,000 dollars
It's not the best weather for a weekend at the beach anyway.
ReplyDeleteThis needed to be done much sooner - peace through strength
ReplyDeleteAll of you losers bitch about H20i, but are completely silent when a bunch of baby boomers do the exact same shit during Cruisin' and Bike Week.
ReplyDelete10:55 You sound angryđŸ˜‚
DeleteBan the damn group from coming for good !!!
ReplyDeleteAnonymous said...
ReplyDeleteYou bunch of candy asses. I hope your not in charge if the beaches get stormed. What would you say? Everybody stay in your homes or flee! Just let them take over, it's better than getting yourselves hurt to protect your country. Or protect your town in this case. You all are pathetic.
September 26, 2020 at 5:18 PM
What are you running your mouth about, you Anonymous PU$$Y!!
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Anonymous said...
ReplyDeleteBan the damn group from coming for good !!!
September 27, 2020 at 3:00 PM
What do you think "Unsanctioned" means? Idiot!
The liberals do not know what to do when it comes to confrontation. What happens in OC every year shows their lack of leadership abilities. You would think one recognize the issues from past incidents but, look who we have running the crappy town.
ReplyDeleteCriminals in those punk cars don't care about
ReplyDeleteWarnings !! So, Lock them the Hell Up !!!
Next time , there will be NO Next time !!!
ReplyDeletePlace Speed Bumps on Baltimore and Philadelphia ave.
ReplyDeleteThis is a resort town is like Chincoteague..... some roads in Chincoteague you only use bikes and small rental equipment to get through, and no cars allowed.
So, with that Concept, to increase visual awareness for safety of pedestrian traffic, and focus on local stores
USE SPEED BUMPS on Baltimore and Philadelphia ave
POP-UP Riot is what it is !!!
ReplyDeleteBlame is on the Govt for letting them come
back yet again !!! Ban them for Good !!
Put some Bumps on some Punk heads instead !!
ReplyDeletePunks were caught on Bay Bridge cams , doing
ReplyDeleteDonuts on the Bridge & should have been arrested Right then !!!
They will show off one time too many someday
They are too Cocky for their own good !!!
White Lives Matter needs to chase them off
ReplyDeleteOUR Eastern Shore DelMarVa !!!
Bring out the monster trucks & crush them !!
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