On December 1, 2018 at approximately 10:30 a.m., Tpr. Posch responded to the 45000 block of Take It Easy Ranch Road, Callaway, MD for a suspicious vehicle. The complainant reported the vehicle, a blue and tan Chevrolet 1500 Z71 bearing VA registration, had been parked in the woods behind the campground for approximately six days. […]
Pilot Program Alerts Drivers to Life-Saving Vehicle Recall
MDOT MVA Pilot Program Alerts Drivers to Life-Saving Vehicle Recall Issues MDOT MVA has alerted Marylander drivers through vehicle registration renewals since April The Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration (MDOT MVA) announced today that since becoming the first state to implement a vehicle recall safety pilot program in April 2018, more than 73,500 […]
DAV Asks Support for Blue Water Navy Legislation
Congress is very close to finally passing Blue Water Navy legislation, but unless the Senate acts in the next two weeks, that effort will fail. Earlier this year, the House of Representatives passed legislation to finally provide full benefits to Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans by a unanimous, bipartisan vote of 382 to 0; however, […]
MSP Leonardtown Barracks Conducted 617 Stops
During the Thanksgiving Holiday (11/21/2018-11/25/2018),Troopers from the MSP Leonardtown Barrack conducted numerous traffic and criminal initiatives to make our community and roadways safer. The troopers conducted a total of 617 traffic stops, resulting in 364 citations, 438 warnings and 77 safety equipment repairs orders being issued. These efforts additionally resulted in 14 intoxicated drivers being […]
MSP Asking for Help to Locate Missing K-9
Maryland State Police (MSP) are asking for the public’s assistance in helping locate a member of the K9 unit that went missing Wednesday in Talbot County. At approximately 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Maryland State Police bloodhound Gunner was being walked from his handler’s residence to begin his tour of duty. The bloodhound noticed a group […]
Cooperative Wildlife Management Area Opens to Hunting
Prince George’s County Site Available for Managed Archery Hunt There is a new public deer hunting opportunity available in Prince George’s County. As of Dec. 3, 2018, the 182-acre Queen Anne Bridge Road Cooperative Wildlife Management Area in Bowie will be open to regulated archery hunting for deer only. The program will follow established season […]
Chesapeake Logperch Targeted for Restoration
Federal Funds Awarded to Multistate Recovery Effort The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is part of a team of conservation agencies that was awarded a federal competitive State Wildlife Grant over the next two years to work toward the recovery of Chesapeake logperch in the Susquehanna River basin. The Chesapeake logperch, a relative of darters […]
Give the Gift of Trees this Holiday
Trees Provide Ecological, Economic and Quality of Life Benefits This holiday season the Maryland Department of Natural Resources offers everyone the opportunity to give the Gift of Trees, a program where Marylanders purchase native trees for planting in honor of a celebration, commemoration or observation. Trees provide ecological, economic and quality of life benefits and […]
North Beach Road Closures December 1, 2018
On Saturday, December 1, 2018, the following roads will be closed for the Annual Pat Carpenter Holiday Parade, Santa on the Beach and the Christmas Market on 5th Street: Bay Avenue, between 1st Street and 7th Street 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th Streets between Bay Avenue and Chesapeake Avenue All streets will be closed at […]
Maryland State Police Seeking to Hire More Veterans
In support of the Hogan Administration’s “Hire A Veteran Month,” the Maryland State Police is actively recruiting military veterans, while supporting those veterans who have joined the Department in a way that is modeled by other organizations. Maryland State Police Superintendent Colonel William Pallozzi, himself a former United States Army Company commander, will today present […]