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Friday, September 15, 2017

Homeless Incidents, Complaints On Rise In Ocean City

OCEAN CITY – Year after year, visitors flock to the Ocean City Boardwalk, eager to take in the sights and sounds of the iconic promenade. They relish in the raucous sounds of arcade games and the enticing aromas wafting from various storefronts as waves break in the background.

This summer, however, the Boardwalk’s endearing sights and sounds have been accompanied by a growing population of homeless individuals. While there are those who attract little notice, others harass tourists.

Vacationer Marshall Reynolds said he met several of them. Reynolds said he and his wife, Ohio residents, visited Ocean City for the first time in early September.

They won’t be coming back.

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12 comments:

Anonymous said...

The guy in the photo normally sleeps on the ground at the South Division station but the wake earlier and move to the boardwalk rising sun. Most of the same people have been there all Summer.

Anonymous said...

They won’t be coming back.

Music to my ears.

Anonymous said...

The "homeless" are a major problem and have been for years. Meehan has personally directed the police to lay off them. They only behave when they see a cop, otherwise it's a sure bet they will be hassling most everybody who walks by.

Anonymous said...

It's one of the many reasons that I don't visit OC.

Anonymous said...

And this weekend you got the trashy, redneck, noisy, invasive, rude, drunk bikers. I have lived in OC all my life and we locals, except for the mayor, absolutely hate when they come into town. We want you gone, gone, gone and I wish Irma would have come this way strong enough to blow them out of town. I have left to stay with my daughter in the quiet beachtown of Bethany.

Anonymous said...

meow 815. Offseason packed weekends are not going anywhere. IF those weekends were vacant, OUR taxes would be much higher. Happens in resort towns and that's the way OC is. Maybe you should STAY in Bethany since its NOT setup to rely on a constant stream of tourists to succeed.

Cake and eat it too mentality is the root cause for our snowflake generation. ME ME ME ME! I hear there's room in the Bahama islands now....maybe a good time for you to relocate! NO BIKERS THERE!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Anonymous Anonymous said...
And this weekend you got the trashy, redneck, noisy, invasive, rude, drunk bikers. I have lived in OC all my life and we locals, except for the mayor, absolutely hate when they come into town. We want you gone, gone, gone and I wish Irma would have come this way strong enough to blow them out of town. I have left to stay with my daughter in the quiet beachtown of Bethany.

September 15, 2017 at 8:15 PM

Ah, the OC locals. A different breed. Even so, I doubt you speak for the majority of the locals there, or any majority other than idiots. You could be a leader of them I'm sure.

I would agree with 933 and for you to stay in Bethany but we don't want you in Deleware either. Maybe you could return to whence you came and let the real locals enjoy their town and their visitors. It seems you are not happy anywhere you move to anyway.

Just because you are miserable doesn't mean you should make those around you miserable as well.

Anonymous said...

933 you pay one of the lowest county piggy back tax rates in the state. It's all about the business owners who dont even live there year round. meanwhile the rest of us have to put up with these disgusting pos! The one commenter is right, would have been better if irma had hit oc, would have washed all the trash out. well almost all, meehan would still be there!

Anonymous said...

The one commenter is right, would have been better if irma had hit oc, would have washed all the trash out. well almost all, meehan would still be there!

September 16, 2017 at 7:45 AM

And you could keep her company, holding hands as you contemplate what to bitch about now.

Anonymous said...

The ones with Pets really kill me. Don't drag a poor animal down the tubes with you.

Anonymous said...

Let me tell the angry lady that insulted bikers,I have a lot of them as friends and they work they pay taxes ,they have families and they contribute to charitable causes .I think they are better citizens then you will ever be.

Anonymous said...

Anonymous Anonymous said...
Let me tell the angry lady that insulted bikers,I have a lot of them as friends and they work they pay taxes ,they have families and they contribute to charitable causes .I think they are better citizens then you will ever be.

September 16, 2017 at 11:27 AM

What angry lady? You must know her very well since you claim your biker friends are better citizens than she will ever be.