Maryland
Chief George Paugh discusses the importance of offering good technology and equipment for officers, and strengthening bonds with the community
David Hayes, who served with the Prince George’s County Police Department for 20 years, is now a small-town police chief – a stark contrast compared to his previous years in LE
The unit was established in partnership with the state attorney’s office to lighten the caseload for Baltimore’s homicide investigators
Montgomery County Police Department officers arrested the 18-year-old after finding his “memoir,” which included a character who executed a school shooting
Prince George’s County, the second largest county in Maryland, is receiving 66 speed enforcement systems from JENOPTIK Smart Mobility Solutions, LLC. Each system consists of a mobile trailer with solar panels and lithium batteries making them completely self-sufficient
Six workers who were filling potholes near the middle of the bridge are missing and presumed dead; police believe no commuters were lost in the collapse
The harassment began in December and the students refused to stop; the victim ultimately reported the behavior to Maryland State Police, which investigated and filed charges against the students
Sgt. Brian E. Hussey said his First Amendment rights were violated; the judge stated the Cambridge PD had a right to restrict speech that would damage public trust
Holley was shot and killed while sitting in a marked patrol car during an overnight shift; the motive behind the shooting remains unknown, as the defendant did not testify during the trial
Baltimore city leaders sued ghost gun kit manufacturer Polymer80 after seeing a rise of the untraceable weapons on city streets and in the hands of minors
As Baltimore officers entered a stairwell with a ballistic shield, the suspect threw a knife at the officers, hitting the shield
“Injuries during transport have become extremely rare, and BPD now has in place the equipment, training, policies and practices to maintain this safety record,” the DOJ stated
“Having a legal drug become a barrier to increasing law enforcement seems like it’s a bad policy,” a county official stated
“There’s much more work to be done,” Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said. “I think we’ve shown over the last couple years that we can both reduce crime and reform a police department at the same time”
“People should get used to hearing good news about BPD, and not just bad news,” an oversight director stated
“It seems that every time I come in, in the morning, I look at a briefing report and we had something at night where we’re trying to track an individual, and the [night vision goggles] are just vital to what we’re doing,” Sheriff Jim DeWees said
The 2022 shooting left both officers wounded; one has not returned to police work
Michael Owen Jr.'s defense attorneys held that he was acting in self-defense when he shot William Green in 2020
Five people were injured during the Oct. 3 shooting; both suspected shooters are now in custody
The policy requires medical examiners to list all sources of information used in autopsy reports and to state whether any officers were present during the autopsy
Franklin Membreno Mendez was hit and became lodged in another car’s windshield when he got out of his car after a minor accident
Sgt. Patrick Kepp will not be able to return to the department as an active-duty officer
Sgt. Patrick Kepp, 36, was hit while deploying spike strips on the interstate by a driver who has intentionally baited officers to pursue him on roadways in the county in the past
An 11-page letter from FOP members detail the alleged lack of support, officers and equipment hindering the department from properly responding to incidents
After the suspect attempted to refuel the stolen vehicle, he drove off with the gas nozzle still attached
The state’s “Blood on Board” program has delivered whole blood to 23 patients across the state since its start in May
An Allegany County program places trained security personnel, some active and some retired police officers, deputies and troopers, in the schools to provide security
At one point, the suspect stopped the ambulance in the road, only to ram the trooper’s patrol car as the trooper was getting out
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