Ocean City PD To Hold Ceremony For New, Promoted Officers

The Ocean City Police Department has plenty of new faces, and promoted faces. The department will honor them all in a ceremony at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Ocean City Tabernacle (550 Wesley Ave.).

"The last 18 months have been a transformational time for all of us here at the police department," Ocean City PD wrote on Facebook. "Numerous retirements, promotions and hirings have occurred. We feel that the changes that have been made will allow us to continue to offer the friendly and professional police services our residents and guests have come to expect."

The event is open to the public. Ocean City police will honor the following officers:

Chief: Jay Prettyman.

Captains: William Campbell, Charles Simonson.

Lieutenants: Clinton Helphenstine, Brian Hopely, David Rowland, Robert Reichanek.

Sergeants: William Lick, Anthony Fearnhead, Patrick Walsh, Peter Kardas, John Vogt.

Officers: Michael Hinsley, Jacob Johnson, Neal Cullen, Stephen Schmidt, Jenna Cuomo, Clayton Harper, Jonathan Simonson, Randall Clark, James Crowley, Benjamin Bethea.

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