Worcester County Sheriff’s Office

"Proud to Protect, Ready to Serve"

Citizens Police Academy

The Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) has made exciting changes to their longstanding Citizens Police Academy and is now hosting the academy in partnership with the Ocean Pines Police Department, Worcester County Sheriff’s Office and Maryland State Police Berlin Barracks. This partnership will give participants a unique look at law enforcement, not only in the… Continue reading Citizens Police Academy

Press Release

Folks, we have an extremely busy week coming up. As you are aware, we have a potential major weather event that will be impacting the Eastern Region of the United States by the weekend. Tomorrow, we will begin monitoring the potential for storm impacts for our area with our Emergency Services Partners. Our intent will… Continue reading Press Release

Hurricane Florence Update

We just concluded our Weather Briefing with our Emergency Services and Weather Folks. Florence continues to head towards the Carolina’s with Wind Speeds around 130 mph. Our area is currently under a Coastal Flood Watch and we are already starting to see flooding along Route 12 in Snow Hill and Porter’s Crossing Road. This trend… Continue reading Hurricane Florence Update

Press Release

On September 24th, 2018 a grand jury was empaneled by The Office of The State’s Attorney for Worcester County where evidence and testimony were presented by Interim State’s Attorney Bill McDermott that resulted in indictments being returned by the grand jury charging Michael Cori Cluster, 34, of Berlin, Maryland along with John Harrison, 30, of… Continue reading Press Release

Trick or Treat Candy Screening

On October 31st, 2018 from 5pm to 8 pm, The Worcester County Sheriff’s Office will be conducting Candy Sreening at the Circuit Court Building in Snow Hill. Parents are encouraged to bring their children’s candy to the Market Street side at the front entrance of the Court House for X-ray screening by members of the… Continue reading Trick or Treat Candy Screening

Sheriff Sworn In to Office

On December 3, 2018, Sheriff Elect Matthew Crisafulli was sworn in as Sheriff of Worcester County. His new Chief Deputy, Mark Titanski was also sworn in. Both were joined by numerous family members and representatives from the Worcester County Board of Education, Worcester County Commissioners, Worcester County State’s Attorney’s Office, Law Enforcement from several agencies,… Continue reading Sheriff Sworn In to Office

Press Release

Date: January 15th, 2019 Incident: Fatal Overdose Arrest Name: Eric R. Bouaphakeo Charges: Possession of CDS & Distribution of CDS On January 8th, 2019, members of the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Enforcement Team responded to an address in Berlin, Maryland in reference to an apparent fatal drug overdose of a 20-year-old male. During the… Continue reading Press Release

Free Active Shooter Training open to the public

Sheriff Matthew Crisafulli is pleased to announce that the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office is now offering Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (C.R.A.S.E.) training, free of charge, to the public. The C.R.A.S.E. training is designed to increase your chances of surviving an active shooter event or other critical incident The C.R.A.S.E. course is designed and… Continue reading Free Active Shooter Training open to the public

Press Release – Two Juveniles Charged in Connection with School Safety Threat

Snow Hill, MD — The Worcester County Sheriff’s Office announced today that two juveniles have been charged with conspiracy to commit first degree murder and related offenses in connection with what has been deemed a credible threat to Snow Hill Middle School. On Friday, March 22, 2019, the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by… Continue reading Press Release – Two Juveniles Charged in Connection with School Safety Threat

Happy Retirement Lt. McGee

Thank you Lt. McGee for your 26 years of dedicated law enforcement service to Worcester County. We wish you the best of luck on all of your future endeavors. Like