After the former police chief was fired “for cause” in September 2025, Oxford commissioners grappled with what to do regarding continued coverage in town.  At a town meeting last year, Commissioner Dave Donovan explained the commissioners would not disclose further details about the firing to protect the town from litigation. Since then, the Talbot County Sheriff’s Office has supplemented coverage in town.  At the June 9 commissioners meeting, the town addressed concerns about police coverage by executing a memorandum of understanding with the Sheriff’s Office to establish a resident deputy program.  Under this program, current officer, Sgt. Brandon Bobbick,  will be hired by the Sheriff’s Office and become the town’s full-time resident deputy.  For now, the town will not maintain its own police department. All law enforcement services will be provided through the Sheriff’s Office. The town retains the option to reestablish its own police department in the future if it chooses to do so.   A Caroline County Sheriff’s Office deputy arrested a Ridgely man last week after he failed to meet a required sex offender registration appointment.

Gary Eugene Pinder Jr., 46, was served with an arrest warrant on June 11, 2026. The warrant charges him with one count of failure to register as a sex offender.  According to authorities, Pinder allegedly missed a mandatory registration appointment on May 26, 2026. That missed appointment is what triggered the warrant and led to his arrest.  After being taken into custody, Pinder was processed and brought before a District Court Commissioner who ordered him to be held on no bond. 

Pinder was then transported to the Caroline County Detention Center, where he was transferred into their custody.  On June 12, 2026, Pinder was provided a bond review and was ordered to continue to be held without bond.