Skip to Main Content

Archive for July, 2022

Police Make Five Additional Arrests In Connection With Dorchester County Homicide

(CAMBRIDGE, MD) – Maryland State Police made five additional arrests in connection with the fatal shooting that claimed the life a 24-year-old man the night of July 4th in Dorchester County.    Three men were arrested yesterday.  They are identified as Lawar Turner, 21, of Ridgely, Maryland; Markeem Turner, 24, of Denton, Maryland and Candre  Read the Rest…

Maryland State Police To Celebrate National Night Out With Communities Across The State

(PIKESVILLE, MD) – Maryland State Police will join communities and law enforcement agencies across the state to celebrate National Night Out on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Established in 1984, National Night Out is observed on the first Tuesday in August in local communities to promote positive police-community partnerships and neighborhood comradery to make all neighborhoods  Read the Rest…

Maryland State Police Seek Assistance Identifying Man Found Walking Alone On I-795 In Baltimore County

UPDATE (11:45 a.m., July 29, 2022): The man has been reunited with his family. The family is extremely thankful for the overwhelming help from the public and is asking for privacy at this time. ____ (OWINGS MILLS, MD) – Maryland State Police are asking for the public’s assistance identifying a man who was found last  Read the Rest…

Maryland State Police Investigate Fatal Crash In Carroll County

(HAMPSTEAD, MD) – Maryland State Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash which claimed the life of a Carroll County woman early this morning.  The deceased is identified as Sharon Hilditch, 70, of Lineboro, Maryland. She was the operator of a 2013 Mazda Miata involved in the crash. Emergency medical services personnel from Carroll County pronounced  Read the Rest…

Maryland State Police Investigating Possible Police Impersonator In Montgomery County

(ROCKVILLE, MD) – Maryland State Police are investigating a possible police impostor in Montgomery County. At about 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday, the Maryland State Police Rockville Barrack received a call reporting a suspicious vehicle on I-270. According to a preliminary investigation, the caller reported that someone driving a tan Chevrolet Malibu was activating red and  Read the Rest…

Maryland State Police Licensing Division Portal Update

(PIKESVILLE, MD) – As applications for Maryland Wear and Carry Permits continue to be received in unprecedented numbers, the Maryland Department of State Police (MDSP) Licensing Division is issuing the following information to help applicants navigate through the online application process on the Licensing Portal. Pursuant to the recent Supreme Court ruling, on July 5,  Read the Rest…

$10,000 Reward Offered For Information Leading To Arrest Of Suspect In Fatal Hit-And-Run Crash In Washington County

(HAGERSTOWN MD) – Maryland State Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in a fatal hit-and-run work zone crash that occurred last month in Washington County. At about 4:19 a.m. on June 19, troopers from the Maryland State Police Hagerstown Barrack responded to eastbound Interstate 70 west of Maryland Route 66  Read the Rest…

Maryland State Police Investigating Shooting On Route 50 In Prince George’s County

(COLLEGE PARK, MD) – Maryland State Police are investigating a shooting that occurred this morning on Route 50 in Prince George’s County. At about 3:50 a.m., troopers from the College Park Barrack responded to the area of eastbound Route 50 at Kenilworth Avenue for a report of shots fired at a vehicle. According to a  Read the Rest…

Southern Maryland Section Celebrates  35 Years Of Aviation Service

(CALIFORNIA, MD) – This month marks the 35th anniversary of the establishment of a permanent Maryland State Police Aviation Command helicopter base in Southern Maryland. On July 1, 1987, the Maryland State Police Aviation Command (MSPAC) opened the doors for the section, known through the Southern Maryland region as “Trooper 7.” The helicopter section was  Read the Rest…

Media Advisory: Governor Larry Hogan Joins The 154th Academy Class As They Graduate Into The Ranks Of Maryland’s Finest

(REISTERSTOWN, MD) –Governor Larry Hogan will join Maryland State Police Superintendent, Colonel Woodrow W. Jones III  for the 154th Trooper Candidate Academy Class Graduation on Friday, July 22, 2022.      The trooper candidates have endured 27 weeks of rigorous training in a residential police academy that demands their very best, at all times.  After graduation,  Read the Rest…

Maryland State Police Arrest Man On Child Pornography Charges In Harford County

(FOREST HILL, MD) – Troopers arrested a Harford County man Friday morning after a Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Investigation developed evidence of distribution and possession of child pornography. The suspect is identified as Jon Erich Smith, 37, of Forest Hill, Maryland. Smith is charged with seven counts of distribution of  Read the Rest…

Maryland State Police Investigating Shooting On Route 295 In Anne Arundel County

(GLEN BURNIE, MD) – Maryland State Police are investigating a shooting that occurred early this morning in Anne Arundel County. At about 2:45 a.m., troopers from the Glen Burnie Barrack responded to multiple reports of shots being fired in the area of Maryland Route 295 at West Nursery Road. According to a preliminary investigation, the  Read the Rest…

State Police Locate Vehicle Suspected To Be Involved In Fatal Pedestrian Hit And Run In Worcester Co.

(BERLIN, MD) – Maryland State Police located the vehicle suspected to be involved with a fatal pedestrian hit and run crash that claimed the life of a fourteen-year-old boy in Worcester County last week. The suspected vehicle is a 2011 black Mercedes sedan. Police located the vehicle at approximately 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 17,  Read the Rest…

Police Make Multiple Arrests In Connection With Dorchester Co. Fatal Shooting

(CAMBRIDGE, MD) – Maryland State Police made several arrests in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred on the night of July 4 in Dorchester County.    The accused are identified as: Deondray Stanford, 22, of Cambridge, MD. Stanford is charged with first degree murder, first and second degree assault, reckless endangerment and other related  Read the Rest…

State Police Continue Investigation Into A Fatal Crash In Worcester Co. Involving A Pedestrian

(Ocean City, MD) – Maryland State Police are actively investigating a crash that occurred last night in Worcester County that claimed the life of a 33-year-old man from Bishopville. The deceased pedestrian is identified as Daniel Hicken, 33, of Bishopville, Maryland. Hicken was transported from the scene to Christiana Hospital where he later succumbed to  Read the Rest…

Worcester County Bureau of Investigation re: Three Arrests Made After Shots Fired

Incident:  Attempted Murder 1st Degree On 7/11/2022 at approximately 9:53 PM, Troopers from the Maryland State Police Berlin Barrack in Worcester County, Maryland received a 911 call in reference to a subject with possible gunshot wounds at 10022 Hayes Landing Road, Newark, Worcester County, Maryland.  Upon arrival police officers located Joseph Cooper III, 26 years  Read the Rest…

Pedestrian Fatal Hit And Run In Worcester Co. Under Investigation

(BERLIN, MD) – Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian hit and run crash that claimed the life of a fourteen year-old boy in Worcester County. The deceased victim is a 14-year-old boy, of Ocean Pines, Maryland. He was pronounced deceased by hospital personnel at Atlantic General Hospital. Last night at approximately 10:45 p.m.,  Read the Rest…

Maryland State Police Arrest Two Allegany County Men On Child Pornography Charges

(CUMBERLAND, MD)- Troopers arrested two Allegany County men today as a result of separate investigations conducted by the Maryland State Police / Maryland Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. The first suspect is identified as Matthew Loren Sites, 23, of Cumberland, Maryland.  Sites is charged with four counts of distribution of child pornography and ten  Read the Rest…

Fatal Shooting In Dorchester Co. Under Investigation

(CAMBRIDGE, MD) – The investigation continues into a fatal shooting that occurred on the night of July 4 in Dorchester County.    The victim is identified as Tyuane Johnson, Jr., 24, of Cambridge, Maryland. Johnson was transported to the Dorchester General Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Autopsy results from the Office of the  Read the Rest…

Victims Identified In Apparent Murder Suicide In Somerset Co.

(PRINCESS ANNE, MD) — Maryland State Police have identified two victims in an apparent murder and suicide last night in Somerset County. The victims are identified as Richard Cantwell, III, 35, and Michael Jarman, 61, of Princess Anne.  Both victims were pronounced deceased inside their home by emergency medical service personnel. Cantwell and Jarman have  Read the Rest…

doit-ewspw-W01