Been out to dinner or for brews at Ocean City? Cops say check your bank records for scam charges

One of the victims of the security breach includes an out-of-state company that has contracts with numerous Ocean City businesses, primarily restaurants and bars.

Businesses that were affected were compromised from June 2 until July 9, 2014; however, those systems are now secure. The United States Secret Service is currently investigating this case.

Citizens are strongly encouraged to check your bank statement to ensure that you are not a victim of this cyber-crime scam. Any citizen that believes their information may have been compromised should contact their bank or credit card issuer immediately.

Boozing burglar scared the beejeevers out of woman as he tried to break into her home

Lucky for him, she didn’t shoot first and then call 9-1-1.

Annapolis, Md. — Anne Arundel County Police report that on July 30, 2014, at approximately 2:20 a.m., officers from Eastern District responded to the 1200 block of Hilltop Drive in Annapolis for the report of a burglary in progress.

Upon arrival, responding officers located an adult male passed out at the front door to the residence.

Metro Attack: Police charge suspect with bias-motivated assault with deadly weapon following stabbing aboard Green Line train

WASHINGTON, D.C. 07/31/2014— Metro Transit Police have arrested and charged Reginald Anthony KLAIBER, 24, of Greenbelt, Md., with assault with a deadly weapon (knife) following an assault on a juvenile transgender female yesterday afternoon aboard a Green Line train. The charges include the possibility of enhanced penalties for hate/bias motivation.

The Chesapeake: Some choose not to reach the beach and just go fishin’

By Ken Rossignol

THE CHESAPEAKE TODAY

CAMBRIDGE, MD. — In spite of all the great destinations along the Delmarva shore, some folks decide that poking around Pocomoke City, taking an island cruise from either Point Lookout or Crisfield to Tangier and Smith Islands or fishing from a pier jutting out over the Choptank is for them.

One such fellow is Tony Averella, of Baltimore. Tony had been working his assortment of crab traps from his post along the two-mile long fishing pier at the Choptank River on July 21st until deciding to pack up about noon following a close encounter with a turtle.

Dirtbag Report: When strangling a woman just doesn’t seem to work…

Officers relayed a description of Daniels to Ocean City Communications as well as security personnel in the area. Shortly after, a security guard saw Daniels and was able to stop him and flag down an officer passing by who arrested Daniels.

Daniels was charged by Ocean City police with first degree assault, second degree assault and reckless endangerment. He was seen by a Maryland District Court Commissioner and transferred to the Worcester County Jail on $50,000 bond

Blue crab blues – when crabs fight, might makes right

Crustaceans are invertebrates and have skeletons that are on the outside. In order to gr…ow they have to molt or shed their exoskeleton. Before it can molt, the crab must create a new, soft, paper thin shell beneath the existing hard one. When the new shell is fully formed under the old shell, the crab stops eating and finds a safe place to begin molting.

Darwin Nominee: killer intentionally left his DNA at murder scene to confuse cops

The DNA profile of the unidentified male found in Holness’ car and on items at the crime scene was entered into the national DNA data base, where it was regularly compared with DNA profiles recovered since its entry. On October 22, 2013, a sample of Campbell’s DNA was routinely obtained by police in Lemoore, California. In January 2014, the California Department of Justice notified the Maryland State Police that Campbell’s DNA profile matched the DNA profile for the unidentified male in the Holness case. Campbell was arrested by the Maryland State Police and FBI in Lemoore, California on February 7, 2014.

Sniffing for explosives at Blossom Point

Pfc. Colby Shaw, Charles County Sheriff’s Office dog handler, leads Jake through training exercises. Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division (NSWC IHEODTD) and Charles County Maryland Sheriff’s Department concluded their final canine homemade explosive detection training event, July 23, at U.S. Army Blossom Point Research Facility in Welcome, Md. U.S. Navy photo by Matthew Poynor /