(PIKESVILLE, MD) — Maryland State Police beginning Wednesday will increase enforcement efforts on impaired, aggressive and distracted driving through the July 4th holiday weekend. State troopers from all 23 barracks across Maryland will conduct saturation patrols from Wednesday to Monday. Increased enforcement efforts are funded by the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration’s Highway Read the Rest…
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(DAVIDSONVILLE, MD) – Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash that occurred early this morning in Anne Arundel County. The pedestrian, whose identification is being withheld pending next of kin notification, was pronounced deceased on the scene. No other injuries were reported at the scene. The driver and sole occupant of a Lexus Read the Rest…
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(PIKESVILLE, MD) – Maryland State Police and the Maryland Vehicle Theft Prevention Council are urging motorists to take precautions against vehicle thefts as part of National Vehicle Theft Prevention Month in July. Taking proactive measures to prevent vehicle theft is even more important today. Nationally, vehicle thefts have increased 25 percent from 2019 to 2023, Read the Rest…
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UPDATE: Mr. Mathias has been found and safely reunited with his family. Maryland State Police appreciates everyone’s assistance with this case. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (COLLEGE PARK, MD) – Maryland State Police are asking for the public’s assistance in helping locate a man reported missing earlier this week in Prince George’s County. The missing person, Mark Raymond Mathias, Read the Rest…
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(CUMBERLAND, MD) – Maryland State Police are investigating the death of a state prison inmate in Allegany County. The inmate is identified as Ralph Ruark, 80. Ruark was declared deceased by emergency medical service personnel. He was a state prison inmate serving time at the Western Correctional Institution in Cumberland. Ruark was transported to the Read the Rest…
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(ROCKVILLE, MD) – Maryland State Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash and a secondary subsequent crash that claimed the lives of two teens this morning in Montgomery County. The victims, identified as Luis Isaac Bran, 17, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, and Rebeca Gabriela Vasquez Moreno, 18, from El Salvador, were pronounced deceased at the scene by Read the Rest…
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(NEW CREEK, WV) – The Maryland State Police Aviation Command this morning rescued an injured logger who fell from a tree limb in Grant County, West Virginia. Trooper 5, a crew based in Cumberland, Maryland, conducted the hoist mission with assistance on the ground from Grant County rescue personnel. First responders requested an aerial rescue Read the Rest…
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(Bethesda, MD) – A Maryland State Trooper was struck by a suspected impaired driver while inside his patrol vehicle in a work zone in Montgomery County early this morning. The accused is identified as Nithya Ramani, 37, of Montgomery Village, Maryland. Ramani was charged with driving under the influence. She was the operator and sole Read the Rest…
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UPDATE: Maryland State Police arrested Donald Snyder on June 20, 2024 in relation to the fatal shooting of Christopher Cimorose on June 17, 2024. Snyder is charged with second-degree murder, first- and second-degree assault and use of a firearm in a felony. Snyder was held without bail at the Cecil County Detention Center. (Elkton, MD) Read the Rest…
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MARYLAND STATE POLICE Lieutenant Krystle Rossignol Barrack “T” Leonardtown 23200 Leonard Hall Drive Leonardtown, MD 20650 301-475-8955 Main 301-475-2948 Fax FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 13, 2024 On 6/03/2024, TFC Baden conducted a welfare check of a female subject loitering around residences on Albatross St., Hollywood, MD . Upon further review it was determined the Read the Rest…
(PIKESVILLE, MD) – Colonel Roland L. Butler, Jr., Superintendent of the Maryland Department of State Police, will honor Alex Mann, an advocate for autism awareness, as he records his 500th and final visit to a police agency as part of his multi-state outreach campaign. Since 2018, Alex Mann, a 24-year-old from Pennsylvania with autism, has Read the Rest…
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(WEST FRIENDSHIP, MD) — Maryland State Police arrested an Ohio man this morning after brandishing a paintball pistol during an alleged road rage incident on I-70 in Howard County. The accused is identified as James Wells, 39, of Ohio. After consultation with the Howard County State’s Attorney’s Office, Wells was arrested on site and charged Read the Rest…
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(SALISBURY, MD) – Maryland State Police charged a man suspected of killing three people following a multi-vehicle crash that occurred last month in Wicomico County. The suspect, Jay Richard Bynum, 59, of Seaford, Delaware, is charged with three counts of negligent manslaughter by auto, three counts of criminal negligent manslaughter by vehicle, three counts of Read the Rest…
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(SALISBURY, MD) – Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Sunday morning in Wicomico County. At approximately 2:30 a.m., officers from the Salisbury Police Department responded to the 700 block of E. Naylor Mill Road for a reported shooting. According to a preliminary investigation, the victim, identified as Franklin Abraham Perez Rodriguez, Read the Rest…
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(OAKLAND, MD) – The Maryland State Police Aviation Command rescued an injured hiker who fell Saturday afternoon at Swallow Falls State Park in western Maryland. Trooper 5, a crew based in Cumberland, conducted the hoist mission with assistance on the ground from Garrett County rescue personnel. First responders requested an aerial rescue due to the Read the Rest…
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(ANNAPOLIS, MD) – Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred Thursday night in Anne Arundel County. Troopers from the Maryland State Police Annapolis Barrack responded at about 9:50 p.m. to southbound Interstate 97 and Route 50 for a single-vehicle crash. Shannon Rita Alan, 29, of Annapolis, Maryland, was pronounced deceased at the Read the Rest…
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The June 2024 Maryland State Police IMPACT Update is now available: Stories in this edition include: MDSP Employees Recognized for Outstanding Service; Trooper, Non-Commissioned Officer of 2023 Honored Lieutenant Governor Miller, Maryland Department of State Police Honors Fallen Heroes MDSP Employees Recognized for Heroism, Service MDSP Aviation Command Rescues Injured Hiker in St. Mary’s County Read the Rest…
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(SILVER SPRING, MD) – Maryland State Police are continuing to investigate a fatal crash this morning involving multiple vehicles in Montgomery County. The deceased has been identified as Boris Jose Bonilla, 30, of Rockville, Maryland. He was pronounced deceased at the scene by Montgomery County emergency medical services personnel. Troopers from the Maryland State Police Read the Rest…
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(LAUREL, MD) – Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred early this morning in Prince George’s County. The operator of a Suzuki motorcycle, identified as Johny Carrasco, 21, of Silver Spring, Maryland, was pronounced deceased on the scene. No other injuries were reported at the scene. Shortly after 3 a.m., troopers Read the Rest…
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(FREDERICK, MD) – Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash that occurred this afternoon in Frederick County. Shortly before 3:30 p.m., troopers from the Maryland State Police Frederick Barrack responded to the intersection of US Route 15 and Catoctin Furnace Road for a report of a crash between a vehicle and a bicyclist. Read the Rest…
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(PRINCESS ANNE, MD) – Maryland State Police investigators are continuing an investigation into the death of a state prison inmate in Somerset County. The inmate is identified as Eugene Stanford, 49. Stanford was declared deceased by emergency medical service personnel. He was a state prison inmate serving time at the Eastern Correctional Institution in Princess Read the Rest…
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(FINKSBURG, MD) — Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal crash that claimed the life of a 41-year-old Carroll County man last night. The deceased is identified as Geoffrey Brittingham, 41, of Hampstead. EMS personnel from Carroll County pronounced him deceased on the scene. He was the driver of a 2022 Ford Explorer involved in Read the Rest…
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(SALISBURY, MD) — Maryland State Police are investigating the death of a Wicomico County woman who was found deceased on May 26, 2024 by officers from the Salisbury City Police Department. The victim is identified as Patoria Giddens, 33, of Salisbury. Giddens was found in a vacant apartment near her residence in the 1000-block of Read the Rest…
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(SALISBURY, MD) – Following a grand jury indictment, a Somerset County man has been charged with murder following a fatal hit-and-run crash involving a utility worker earlier this year in Wicomico County. The Wicomico County State’s Attorney’s Office presented the case to the Wicomico County Grand Jury on May 20, 2024. The Grand Jury returned Read the Rest…
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(INDIAN HEAD, MD) – Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that occurred Wednesday night in Charles County. The driver and sole occupant of a Chevrolet Suburban involved in the crash, identified as Tyvon Gray, 34, of Cheltenham, Maryland, was pronounced deceased on the scene by Charles County emergency medical services personnel. Shortly Read the Rest…
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Lieutenant Krystle Rossignol Barrack “T” Leonardtown 23200 Leonard Hall Drive Leonardtown, MD 20650 301-475-8955 Main 301-475-2948 Fax FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 29, 2024 On 5/22/2024, Sr Trooper Oyler responded to an address on Bayside Road, Leonardtown, MD for the report of an assault. While on scene assisting with the assault investigation, Carol Marie Thompson, Read the Rest…
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(CLARKSBURG, MD) – Maryland State Police are asking for the public’s assistance as it continues to investigate a fatal crash that occurred earlier this month in Montgomery County. At approximately 10:10 a.m. on May 13, troopers from the Maryland State Police Rockville Barrack responded to southbound Interstate 270 at Route 109 for a report of Read the Rest…
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(North East, MD) – Maryland State Police are actively investigating a double fatal crash that occurred last night in Cecil County. The deceased is identified as Virginia Thomas, 61, of North East, Maryland. Thomas was the passenger in a Toyota Camry. She was transported from the scene by Maryland State Police Aviation Command to the Read the Rest…
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(ROSEDALE, MD) – Six staff members from the Maryland Department of State Police on Friday received awards for their heroism, outstanding service and efforts to promote safety at the annual State Employees Risk Management Administration (SERMA) 2024 Conference. Aviation Command Flight Paramedics First Sergeant David Svites, Sergeant Joshua Heins, Corporal Kristie Peterson and State Aeromedical Read the Rest…
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(Westminster, MD) – Maryland State Police made five arrests in connection with an alleged kidnapping and assault that occurred in Carroll County on May 21, 2024. The accused are identified as Dequan Tyheem Gaines, 27, Brian Scott Johnson, 30, Jordan Gabrielle Riley, 29, Marc Anthony Rivera, 21, and his sister Sylena Marie Rivera, 19, all Read the Rest…
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