09/02/2024
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE NEEDED: The Ocean City Police Department is asking our residents and visitors to keep an eye out between 100th Street and 62nd Street for a discarded handgun. An officer came upon a vehicle stopped in the middle of Coastal Highway near 100th Street around 4:39 a.m. When officers approached the vehicle, they observed a handgun in the driver's lap. The driver fled from the officers, and a short pursuit occurred. The driver has been placed under arrest for multiple traffic-related offenses. The handgun was not located during the arrest.
If you locate a handgun between 100th Street and 62nd Street, please do NOT touch it. Contact the Ocean City Police Department immediately at 410-723-6610. The Ocean City Police Department is asking any individuals with information regarding this incident to please contact PFC Bartrom at dbartrom@oceancitymd.gov. Anonymous tips can be left on our Tip Line at 410-520-5136, email us at crimetips@oceancitymd.gov, or contact the Police Department directly at 410-723-6610. Please reference case number 2024-00-3936.
