A joint law enforcement initiative to combat aggressive driving and illegal street racing on Friday night leads to 120 citations issued to motorists in Baltimore County. Traffic enforcement efforts by Maryland state troopers and Baltimore County officers during the eight-hour operation resulted in 130 traffic stops on Friday, June 7, 2019. The initiative resulted in […]
A A County Man Arrested On Child Pornography Charges
An Anne Arundel County man was arrested today after a Maryland State Police Central South Region investigation developed evidence supporting charges of distribution and possession of child pornography. The suspect is identified as Gregory S. Quick, 34, of Edgewater, Maryland. He is charged with four counts of distribution of child pornography and seven counts of […]
Northern Snakeheads Caught in Conowingo Dam Fish Lift
Invasive Species Stopped at Dam But Spiked in Numbers A partnership overseeing fish passage at Conowingo Dam reports that 81 northern snakeheads were caught in the dam’s fish lift this spring, a dramatic increase after only one snakehead was found there the past two years. While all known snakeheads were stopped and dispatched before reaching […]
State Releases 2019 First Quarter Fatal Overdose Data
Fentanyl, Heroin, and Prescription Opioid-Related Deaths Show Decline The Maryland Department of Health and Opioid Operational Command Center (OOCC) have released the 2019 first quarter reports today, which include preliminary data for unintentional drug and alcohol-related intoxication deaths through the first quarter of 2019, and separately, performance measures by state agencies and Maryland’s 24 opioid […]
Gov Hogan Urges Release of Tubman $20 Bill in 2020
Governor Hogan Urges Federal Treasury to Release Tubman $20 Bill in 2020 Pens Letter to Secretary Mnuchin to Reconsider Extended Timeline Governor Larry Hogan today sent a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, urging the federal administration to reconsider its decision to delay the release of the Harriet Tubman twenty-dollar bill. The governor cited […]
AG Frosh Warns of Massive Medical Data Breach
American Medical Collection Agency Experienced Cyberattack; Patient Personal Data May Be at Risk Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh is warning Marylanders that their medical and other private information may have been compromised by a cyberattack against American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA), a third party collection agency for laboratories, hospitals, physician groups, medical providers, and […]
Maryland’s Chesapeake License Plate Selected Best Plate of 2018
Maryland’s Protect the Chesapeake License Plate Selected Best Plate of 2018 by the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association MDOT MVA & Chesapeake Bay Trust Recognized for Creative Partnership Supporting the Environment The Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration (MDOT MVA) and the Chesapeake Bay Trust were honored today by the Automobile License Plate Collector’s […]
‘Operation Broken Heart’ Yields 58 Arrests In Maryland
Maryland’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force yields 58 arrests in Maryland, 17 of which were arrested by Maryland State Police investigators, while participating in “Operation Broken Heart,” a nationwide, two-month initiative targeting offenders of child sexual exploitation. The Maryland Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) was one of 61 task forces included in […]
MSP Troopers Make 3800 Traffic Stops
Recover Guns, Drugs Over The Weekend Troopers over the weekend made more than 3,800 traffic stops that led to dozens of impaired driving arrests and the recovery of multiple loaded handguns and drugs. From Garrett County to the Eastern Shore of Maryland, troopers statewide arrested 59 impaired drivers between Friday, June 7 and Sunday, June […]
MSP Searching For Road Rage Vehicle
Maryland State Police search for a vehicle involved in a reported road rage incident in Prince George’s County last Thursday morning. Witnesses reported the incident occurred between 1:30 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 6, 2019 in the Fort Washington area. A suspect vehicle is described as a 2013 gray Dodge Charger with a […]