ty Hall's Mayor and Council cham-
bers as members of the Ocean City
Police Department (OCPD) and the
public arrived to welcome Ocean Ci-
ty's new Police Chief Ross Buzzuro.
Reggie Mason, Worcester County
State's Attorney Beau Oglesby,
Maryland State Police First Ser-
geant Dave Sharpe, Berlin Police
Chief Arnold Downing and Ocean
City Fire Chief Chris Larmore.
year when Ocean City's chief of
police position became vacant
when 25-year Town of Ocean City
employee Chief Bernadette DiPino
left to take a position in Sarasota,
Fla.
three police captains take on the
role of acting police chief, rotating in
45-day intervals until the position
was permanently filled.
Guiton, Capt. Kirstein and Capt.
Colbert raised the bar in our depart-
ment and did an absolutely tremen-
dous job. The department never
skipped a beat, and I can tell you
they excelled and rose to every
saw a command staff that truly
worked together, worked together
with all the officers and the mem-
bers of the department, and that
clearly sets the tone for the future of
Ocean City," the mayor said, as the
room erupted into a standing ap-
plause.
Ocean City received approximately
80 qualified applicants to fill the
chief of police position. The chief of
police is responsible for overseeing
the department, which consists of
nearly 100 full-time officers, 100
seasonal officers and approximately
20 civilian employees.
swear in the chief that was selected
as a result of that process," said, as
he introduced Buzzuro.
det in Baltimore City. He worked his
way through the ranks, serving as a
sergeant, detective lieutenant, dep-
uty major, major and eventually be-
ing named lieutenant colonel in
2007.
Academy and the University of
Maryland's Fire & Rescue Institute,
Buzzuro has been a commander
within the Baltimore City's Special
Enforcement Section, Patrol Divi-