The Chestertown Police Department is warning residents to be aware of scammers attempting to scam money from residents under fraudulent pretenses via telephone. They have been made aware of persons calling individuals and identifying themselves as Chestertown Police personnel and demanding money in lieu of being arrested. The police department would never contact you by phone and use this tactic. They are asking people in the area to be alert and aware of this type of criminal activity, and contact them at 410-778-1800 if you receive a call of this nature.

Earlier this month, the Queen Anne’s County Sheriff’s Office responded to Chesapeake Outdoors in Stevensville, for a burglary that happened sometime overnight. Timothy Adams, 48, of Stevensville now faces four charges in the case. Deputies say Adams allegedly used his truck to pull open a walk-in cooler and take a bag of razor clams. An employee found the damage when he got to work early that morning. The walk-in cooler, which is located outside the business, had been forced open and badly damaged. Security video showed a man taking a rope out of his truck, tying one end to the cooler door and the other end to the back of the truck and then driving forward which caused the cooler door to open. Both employees and the officers recognized Adams and he was arrested at his home. Adams is charged with second degree burglary and fourth degree burglary. He also faces a charge of malicious destruction of property valued at $1,000 or more, along with theft under $100. Adams was ordered to be held without bond in this incident.