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OCEAN CITY – Ocean City’s police chief said the department’s enforcement efforts remained strong last month.
On Dec. 14, Ocean City Police Chief Ross Buzzuro presented the Ocean City Police Commission with an update on police activity for the month of November.
Last month, officer calls for service decreased 13.9% – from 1,380 in November of 2019 to 1,188 in November of 2020 – and citizen calls for service increased 3.6%.
And while there were no significant changes in the top 25 calls for service last month, Buzzuro said the department completed 191 business checks related to COVID-19 restrictions and public health concerns.
“It’s our part in checking businesses and making sure we have the COVID-19 restrictions in place by the governor …,” he said. “That number represents those checks.”
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OCEAN CITY – Ocean City’s police department is reporting an increase in the number of applicants for seasonal law enforcement positions.
On Monday, Ocean City Police Chief Ross Buzzuro presented the Ocean City Police Commission with the most recent testing statistics for new seasonal officers and public safety aides (PSAs).
“If you take a look at police applications, this actually looks more promising than we would have thought,” Buzzuro told the commission this week. “But we are still in this, so there’s a little bit of trepidation there with getting too overly optimistic.”
For decades, the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) has enhanced its workforce with seasonal officers and PSAs during the summer months. However, the number of applicants for both programs have declined in recent years.