Two suspects arrested in June Ocean City armed robbery
Two suspects have been arrested in connection to an armed robbery that took place in Ocean City in June.
Dremale Khary Vanterpool, 25, and Torrance Ronel Brock, 21, have each been charged with armed robbery, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, robbery, first and second degree assault and theft of less than $100.00.
The Ocean City Police Department began investigating an armed robbery that occurred on June 3, 2023 around 3:24 p.m. on Constitutional Avenue in Ocean City, Maryland. The victim reported that three African-American males approached him while he was outside, and one of the suspects pointed a handgun at him and demanded his personal belongings.
The victim gave the suspects several personal items, and witnesses in the area were able to provide officers with a description of the vehicles the suspects left in. Using a license plate reader system, officers were able to determine when the vehicle entered Ocean City, and more information about the vehicle, including preexisting damage and registration information. The vehicle's description was shared with law enforcement agencies in Maryland and Delaware.
Officers later learned that two robberies were committed in Delaware after the one in Ocean City, a robbery and attempted carjacking in Millsboro and an attempted carjacking in Georgetown. Delaware State Police and Georgetown Police confirmed that their suspects' descriptions matched the ones in Ocean City.
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The detectives received information that the suspects may have been in the Washington, D.C. area, and began working with the Washington Police Department and Capitol Police.
On June 7, detectives learned that Capitol Police attempted to stop the vehicle, but the vehicle fled from officers, leading to a short pursuit. The two occupants, later identified as Vanterpool and Brock, abandoned the vehicle during the pursuit and fled on foot. They were arrested both arrested.
Detectives determined that both were involved in the Ocean City armed robbery, and applied for arrest warrants for both individuals.
Vanterpool was transferred to the custody of the Ocean City Police Department, and is currently being held without bond. Brock is currently being incarcerated in North Carolina on unrelated charges. A warrant has been issued for Brock's arrest for the charges related to this incident.
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