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Ocean City Police Department

Ocean City Fire Victim Identified, Authorities Say Ocean City Fire Victim Identified, Authorities Say
Ocean City Fire Victim Identified, Authorities Say A man killed in a house fire in Ocean City has been identified, authorities said. Ronald Reichenbach, 63, died in the fire at his home on the 1900 block of Asbury Avenue, according to an Ocean City spokesman. The blaze broke out at about 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, March 13. The origin of the fire and the exact cause of death remain under investigation by the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office and the Ocean City Police Department, the spokesman said.
Ocean City Man Laid Naked On Headless Mom's Body After Killing Her: Police Docs Ocean City Man Laid Naked On Headless Mom's Body After Killing Her: Police Docs
Ocean City Man Laid Naked On Headless Mom's Body After Killing Her: Police Docs A 46-year-old New Jersey man accused killing his mom was found lying on her headless body, in the nude, when police arrived to the gruesome scene last week, according to police paperwork. ** WARNING: This news article contains graphic details ** Jeffrey Surgent called the Ocean City Police Department saying he suffers from bipolar and he just killed his mom, Alexandri Surgent, just before 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland said. Officers arriving at Surgent’s home on the 600 block of 6th Street in Ocean City, found him "nude in the hallway, lying on t…
Man Kills Mom In Ocean City: Prosecutor Man Kills Mom In Ocean City: Prosecutor
Man Kills Mom In Ocean City: Prosecutor A 46-year-old man is accused killing his mom in Cape May County, authorities said. Jeffrey Surgent called the Ocean City Police Department saying he suffers from mental illness and he just killed his mom just before 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland said. Officers responded to Surgent’s home in the 600 block of 6th Street in Ocean City, and found the body of his 74-year-old mother, Sutherland said. Surgent was arrested without incident. The killing is being investigated by the Ocean City Police Department Detective Bureau, Cape May County Prosecutor’…
Ex-Ocean City Sergeant Gets 5 Years For Sexual Contact With A Child: Prosecutor Ex-Ocean City Sergeant Gets 5 Years For Sexual Contact With A Child: Prosecutor
Ex-Ocean City Sergeant Gets 5 Years For Sexual Contact With A Child: Prosecutor A former sergeant with the Ocean City Police Department was sentenced to five years in New Jersey State Prison for having sexual relations with a child, authorities said. Tyrone Rolls, 52, of the Marmora section of Upper Township, was sentenced on Friday, July 21, according to Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland. Rolls also was ordered not to have any contact with the victim — who is now an adult — or the victim's family. Rolls was charged on April 7, 2021, and then indicted on Nov. 16, 2021, as a result of an investigation conducted by detectives from the Cape …
Edison Swimmer's Body Washes Up On MD Shore Edison Swimmer's Body Washes Up On MD Shore
Edison Swimmer's Body Washes Up On MD Shore The body of a 21-year-old swimmer from New Jersey who went missing in Maryland washed up on a beach in Maryland over the weekend, authorities announced. Edison's Praise Ezechibueze was reported missing Saturday afternoon May 6, bringing members of the Ocean City fire and police departments to 25th Street and the beach, officials said. The Missing Swimmer from Ocean City has been Located https://t.co/QmRrBart4k — Ocean City PD (@OCPDMDInfo) May 7, 2023 Fire department rescue swimmers along with members of the Ocean City Beach Patrol, Maryland Natural Resource Police and... Posted by…
Body Of Swimmer, 21, Washes Up On Maryland Beach Body Of Swimmer, 21, Washes Up On Maryland Beach
Body Of Swimmer, 21, Washes Up On Maryland Beach The body of a 21-year-old swimmer from New Jersey washed up on a Maryland shore nearly 14 hours after being reported missing, authorities said. Praise Ezechibueze was reported missing around 3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 6, bringing members of the Ocean City fire and police departments to the area of 25th Street and the beach, officials said. While efforts to locate Ezechibueze were unsuccessful on Saturday, a beachgoer spotted a body on the shoreline around 5 a.m. Sunday, May 7, near 4th Street, authorities said. The Missing Swimmer from Ocean City has been Located https://t.co/QmRrBart4k —…
Ex-Ocean City Police Sgt. Admits Sexual Relationship With Young Girl: Prosecutor Ex-Ocean City Police Sgt. Admits Sexual Relationship With Young Girl: Prosecutor
Ex-Ocean City Police Sgt. Admits Sexual Relationship With Young Girl: Prosecutor An ex-sergeant from the Ocean City Police Department has admitted having a sexual relationship with a young girl, authorities said. Tyrone Rolls, a 51-year-old resident of Marmora, pleaded guilty on Thursday, March 2, to the charge of child endangerment, according to Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland. Rolls was initially charged on April 7, 2021, and then indicted on Nov. 16, 2021, as result of an investigation conducted by Detectives from the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit. The guilty plea by Rolls includes a minimum five-y…
23 People Displaced By Fire In Ocean City 23 People Displaced By Fire In Ocean City
23 People Displaced By Fire In Ocean City Twenty-three people were left homeless by a fire in Ocean City on Friday, Jan. 27, authorities said. A GoFundMe page has been created to help those displaced by the fire on Simpson Avenue. The fundraiser was established by local nonprofit El Pueblo Unido to help support the survivors of the fire. "We are currently working with countless other organizations, churches, businesses, and kind neighbors to provide hot meals, clothing, gift cards and hygienic supplies over the next few days," the fundraiser says. "Please contact us if you would like to donate any of these items as well and we can…
Swimmer, 21, Drowns At Ocean City Park Swimmer, 21, Drowns At Ocean City Park
Swimmer, 21, Drowns At Ocean City Park A 21-year-old man from Cumberland County drowned after getting caught in a rip current off Corson’s Inlet State Park in Ocean City, authorities said. Members of the Ocean City Beach Patrol gave CPR to Nathaniel Figueroa of Vineland before he was brought to Shore Memorial Hospital in Somers Point where he died on Friday, June 17, according to New Jersey State Park Police. Nathaniel FigueroaFacebook Figueroa, nicknamed "Nito" when he played baseball for Vineland High School, attended Rowan College of South Jersey. Responding agencies included the New Jersey State Park Police, Ocean City …
South Jersey Man Shared More Than 1,000 Child Porn Images: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Shared More Than 1,000 Child Porn Images: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Shared More Than 1,000 Child Porn Images: Prosecutor A 26-year-old man from Egg Harbor City has been charged in connection with the distribution of child abuse images and videos via a social messaging application, authorities said. Patrick W. Daly was arrested without incident and was being held in the Atlantic County Justice Facility, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received multiple referrals of inappropriate content distributed on the social media application KIK.  A subsequent investigation led Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Detectives to identify Daly and lo…
Victims Airlifted In Triple Ocean City Boardwalk Stabbing Victims Airlifted In Triple Ocean City Boardwalk Stabbing
Victims Airlifted In Triple Ocean City Boardwalk Stabbing Three people were stabbed late on Monday, June 20 during a fight near the boardwalk in Ocean City, officials in Maryland announced. Two people had to be airlifted and one other was transported to an area hospital after a fight broke out shortly before midnight on Monday night in the 10 block of Wicomico Street, according to the Ocean City Police Department. Crews from the Ocean City Fire Department responded to the scene to apply medical aid, with one victim flown to Shock Trauma, a second airlifted to Christiana Hospital, and a third was transported by paramedics to TidalHealth Peninsula R…
Jersey Shore Police Sgt. Charged With Sexually Assaulting Teenager, Prosecutor Says Jersey Shore Police Sgt. Charged With Sexually Assaulting Teenager, Prosecutor Says
Jersey Shore Police Sgt. Charged With Sexually Assaulting Teenager, Prosecutor Says A veteran police officer from the Jersey Shore has been indicted in connection with the sexual assault of a teenager for several years, authorities said.  Tyrone Rolls, 50, of Marmora in Cape May County was indicted for first-degree aggravated sexual assault, two counts of second-degree official misconduct, second-degree endangering the welfare of a child and third-degree aggravated assault of a domestic violence victim, according to the Cape May Prosecutor's Office. Rolls, an officer with the Ocean City Police Department for nearly 25 years, was placed on administrative leave. He was…
Video Of MD Police Use Of Force Against Harrisburg Teens Goes Viral Video Of MD Police Use Of Force Against Harrisburg Teens Goes Viral
Video Of MD Police Use Of Force Against Harrisburg Teens Goes Viral Four Harrisburg young men who resisted arrest, face multiple charges, according to Ocean City, Maryland police. In a video released on social media a teenager accused of vaping was tased and kneed in his side by police who say he was resisting arrest. You wanna explain this man !? @GovLarryHogan pic.twitter.com/sL0yobRxVg — Hav 永不折叠 🦾 (@1Younghav) June 13, 2021 Police spotted the men in a group of people vaping along the boardwalk around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, according to the offical statement. Officers approached the group and informed them of a local ordinance prohibiting smoking a…
Prosecutor: Jersey Shore Police Officer, Sports Coach Arrested For Sexually Assaulting Child Prosecutor: Jersey Shore Police Officer, Sports Coach Arrested For Sexually Assaulting Child
Prosecutor: Jersey Shore Police Officer, Sports Coach Arrested For Sexually Assaulting Child A popular South Jersey youth sports coach and Ocean City police officer has been arrested for sexually assaulting a juvenile, authorities said. Sgt. Tyrone Rolls, 50, of Marmora turned himself into the Cape May Prosecutor’s Office on Wednesday where he was charged and taken to Cape May County Correctional Center. Rolls remains employed by the Ocean City Police Department.  His employment status will be determined after the city receives the official charges, a city spokesperson told NJ Advance Media, saying he is currently on administrative leave. Four years ago, Rolls received a key to …
Authorities: 12-Year-Old Boy Torched South Jersey Grocery Store Authorities: 12-Year-Old Boy Torched South Jersey Grocery Store
Authorities: 12-Year-Old Boy Torched South Jersey Grocery Store A 12-year-old boy has been arrested for setting fire to the parking garage below an Acme grocery store in South Jersey, authorities said. The Acme at Eighth Street and West Avenue was reported on fire at 12:53 p.m. Sunday and the grocery store had to be evacuated.  No one was hurt, but the store remained closed on Tuesday. Firefighters responded within minutes and by 1:15 p.m. the blaze was extinguished, authorities said. Damage was confined to the parking garage underneath the supermarket. The Ocean City Police Department, Ocean City Fire Department, State Fire Marshal’s Office, and…
Fisherman Finds Body At Inlet Where Swimmer Went Missing 6 Days Earlier Fisherman Finds Body At Inlet Where Swimmer Went Missing 6 Days Earlier
Fisherman Finds Body At Inlet Where Swimmer Went Missing 6 Days Earlier A fisherman found a body floating in the same Cape May County inlet where a 24-year-old swimmer went missing six days earlier. Relatives of Jabed Ikbal, 24, of Clementon were notified after the fisherman found the body of a young man  at the inlet south of the Ocean City-Longport Bridge, around 6 a.m. Saturday, an Ocean City Police Department spokesman said. Ikbal had dove into the inlet last weekend on Great Egg Harbor to save two family members struggling in the rough tides. While the pair made it back to shore, Ikbal did not. The U.S. Coast Guard, police, firefighters and EMS crews…
Search Resumes For Swimmer Who Saved 2 From Jersey Shore Waters Search Resumes For Swimmer Who Saved 2 From Jersey Shore Waters
Search Resumes For Swimmer Who Saved 2 From Jersey Shore Waters The search for a 24-year-old man who went into the waters off Ocean City to rescue two family members Sunday evening resumed Monday morning, officials said. Jabed Ikbal of Clementon, was reported missing just before 7:30 p.m. on an unprotected beach on the Great Egg Harbor inlet. While the two family members 24-year-old Ikbal went in to save made it back to shore safely, he did not. The body of 18-year-old Jalan Alston who gave his life to save two swimmers was found Saturday on an Atlantic City beach, nearly 24 hours after a search for him was launched. Meanwhile, U.S. Coast Guard helico…