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OCEAN CITY, MD – Multiple members of the Ocean City Police Department earned statewide honors Tuesday for their exceptional work promoting highway safety throughout the region.<\/p>

The officers were celebrated at the Maryland Highway Safety Office’s Traffic Safety Specialist Awards Luncheon, which took place April 28, 2026, in Edgemere, Maryland.<\/p>

The Traffic Safety Specialist Program recognizes law enforcement officers who show exceptional expertise, comprehensive training, and unwavering commitment to making roadways safer for all travelers.<\/p>

This recognition underscores Ocean City Police Department’s ongoing efforts to enhance public safety through focused traffic enforcement and education initiatives.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Multiple Ocean City Police Department officers were honored at a Maryland state awards ceremony for their outstanding work in traffic safety. The recognition came during the Maryland Highway Safety Office’s annual Traffic Safety Specialist Awards Luncheon in Edgemere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":58826,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29,831],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-us-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1777409523500.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-fiP","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15429,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/ocean-city-police-increase-school-bus-safety-patrols-with-federal-grant\/","url_meta":{"origin":58827,"position":0},"title":"Ocean City Police Increase School Bus Safety Patrols with Federal Grant","author":"admin","date":"June 5, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"OCEAN CITY, Md. \u2013 Police in Ocean City are stepping up efforts to protect students boarding and exiting school buses through a targeted enforcement program funded by a federal grant. 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