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 20, 2026 On 5/1/2026, TFC Phelps conducted a traffic stop on Three Notch Road at Sandy Bottom Road, Hollywood, MD. Upon making contact with the driver of the vehicle, identified as William Lamar Herndon, Read the Rest…
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(CLEAR SPRING, MD) – Investigators from the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit arrested and charged a seventh suspect in connection to a November 2025 triple-murder/house fire in Washington County. The accused is identified as Jordan Conley Robey, 20, of Hagerstown. Robey was indicted by a Washington County Grand Jury on three counts of first-degree murder, Read the Rest…
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(SYKESVILLE, MD) – Think you have what it takes to Train Like a Trooper? The Maryland State Police are calling all fitness fans, community members, and aspiring troopers to the 2026 Maryland State Police Fitness Challenge on Saturday, May 16, at the Maryland State Police Academy, 6852 4th St., Sykesville, MD 21784. The fitness challenge Read the Rest…
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(PIKESVILLE, MD) – Police make three arrests after two large-scale illegal car rallies were dismantled by members of the Maryland Car Rally Task Force this past weekend in Baltimore and Montgomery counties. The joint operation started at 9:00 p.m. Friday night and continued through 3:00 a.m. Saturday morning. During the enforcement, police located and dismantled Read the Rest…
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(GLEN BURNIE, MD) – Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred early Sunday morning in Anne Arundel County. The deceased is identified as Yolanda Hardy, 33, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland. She was pronounced deceased on the scene by emergency medical services personnel. She was a passenger in a Ford Explorer involved in Read the Rest…
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(CHEVY CHASE, MD) – Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash in Montgomery County and seeking public assistance. The victim has not yet been positively identified. He was pronounced deceased on the scene by emergency medical service personnel from Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service. Investigators await autopsy results by the Office of Read the Rest…
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(Baltimore, MD) – Maryland State Police arrested a suspected police impersonator attempting to conduct a traffic stop on I-695 on Tuesday in Baltimore County. The accused is identified as Eric Baummer, 59, of Mount Airy, Maryland. Baummer was arrested on scene without incident and charged with impersonating a police officer. He was the driver and Read the Rest…
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(SALISBURY, MD) – Maryland State Police are seeking the public’s assistance in helping to locate a missing juvenile in Wicomico County. Chester Fitchett III, 14, was reported missing on May 5. He was last seen at around 3 p.m., in the 200 block of Baptist Street in Salisbury, Maryland. He is described as an African Read the Rest…
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(CUMBERLAND, MD) – Maryland State Police continue an investigation into the death of a state prison inmate in Allegany County. The deceased, identified as Christopher White, 33, was a state prison inmate serving time at the Western Correctional Institution. White was pronounced deceased by emergency medical service personnel and was transported to the Office of Read the Rest…
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(REISTERSTOWN, MD) – Governor Wes Moore and Maryland State Police Superintendent Colonel Michael A. Jackson will address the 160th Academy Class as 26 graduates join the ranks of Maryland’s Finest. Class 160 consists of military veterans, paramedics, college graduates and six were Maryland State Police cadets. Nearly 60% of the candidates took advantage of the Read the Rest…
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(DICKERSON, MD) – Maryland State Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash that left seven people injured yesterday in Frederick County. The driver, a 37-year-old male, and passenger, a 52-year-old male, in a Mazda passenger vehicle, were flown by Maryland State Police Aviation Command to a local trauma center for treatment of their injuries. A passenger Read the Rest…
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(FALLSTON, MD) – Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal crash involving an electric dirt bike that occurred Tuesday afternoon in Harford County. The deceased is identified as a 16-year-old male from Fallston, Maryland. The juvenile was taken to a local trauma center by Maryland State Police Aviation Command, where he was pronounced deceased. No Read the Rest…
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(HAGERSTOWN, MD) – Maryland State Police continue an investigation into the death of a state prison inmate in Washington County. The deceased, identified as Kelvin Hite, 27, was a state prison inmate serving time at the Roxbury Correctional Institution. Hite was pronounced deceased by emergency medical service personnel and was transported to the Office of Read the Rest…
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(PIKESVILLE, MD) – Governor Wes Moore and Maryland State Police Superintendent Colonel Michael A. Jackson joined police survivor families today to honor those who have given their lives in the line of duty at the annual Maryland State Police Fallen Heroes Ceremony at Headquarters. “The men and women whose names are on this memorial are Read the Rest…
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(BRYANS ROAD, MD) – Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash where the driver of a Dodge Dart fled the scene on foot last night in Charles County. The deceased is identified as Harry Washington III, 32, of Indian Head, Maryland. He was the operator of a Suzuki motorcycle. The passenger on the Read the Rest…
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(PIKESVILLE, MD) – Governor Wes Moore and the Maryland Department of State Police will honor those in the Department who have lost their lives in the line of duty at the annual Fallen Heroes Ceremony tomorrow in Pikesville. Governor Moore will accompany Colonel Michael A. Jackson and the surviving family members of 43 fallen state 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: April 30, 2026 On 4/16/2026, TFC Engleman conducted a traffic stop on Three Notch Road at Oak Crest Drive, California, MD. Upon making contact with the driver of the vehicle and advising him that a Read the Rest…
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(UPPER MARLBORO, MD) – Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal crash in Prince George’s County. The deceased is identified as Brenda Godbolt, 61, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland. She was pronounced deceased on the scene by emergency medical service personnel. Godbolt was the driver and sole occupant of a Mazda 3 involved in the crash. Read the Rest…
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(TOWSON, MD) – Maryland State Police arrested and charged a Baltimore County man with manslaughter charges in connection with a fatal hit-and-run of a pedestrian on Interstate 695 earlier this year. The accused is Zaqueo Issac Alvarenga Menjivar, 32, of Cockeysville, Maryland. The Office of the State’s Attorney in Baltimore County presented the case to Read the Rest…
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(PRINCESS ANNE, MD) – Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal crash in Somerset County that claimed the life of a highway worker. The deceased is identified as Dipakkumar Patel, 70, of Delmar, Maryland. He was pronounced deceased on the scene by emergency medical service personnel from Somerset County. Shortly before 12:40 p.m., troopers from Read the Rest…
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(CUMBERLAND, MD) – Maryland State Police continue an investigation into the death of a state prison inmate in Allegany County. The deceased, identified as Omar Valdez-Granados, 23, was a state prison inmate serving time at the North Branch Correctional Institution (NBCI). Valdez-Grandos was pronounced deceased by emergency medical service personnel and was transported to the Read the Rest…
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(ELDERSBURG, MD) – Maryland State Police arrested a Carroll County man in connection with a reported shooting that occurred at a restaurant on Friday night in Sykesville. The accused is identified as Matthew Tyler Hanks, 52, of Sykesville. Hanks was arrested by Maryland State Police on the scene. In consultation with the Office of the Read the Rest…
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(FORESTVILLE, MD) – Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal crash in Prince George’s County that claimed the life of a highway worker. The deceased is identified as Robert Dempsey, 40, of Ellicott City. He was pronounced deceased on the scene by emergency medical service personnel. Shortly before noon, troopers from the Maryland State Police Read the Rest…
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(TIMONIUM, MD) – The 2025 Trooper of the Year was announced while more than 200 individuals were honored on Thursday at an awards ceremony for their outstanding acts of courage, dedication to duty, lifesaving efforts, and humanitarianism. Honorees including Maryland State Troopers, civilian employees from the Department, allied law enforcement officers, and emergency personnel, were Read the Rest…
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(PIKESVILLE, MD) – The Maryland State Police are encouraging Marylanders to dispose of any expired, unused, or unwanted prescription medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 25, 2026. State Police urge citizens to drop off their prescription medications from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 25, 2026, at any of Read the Rest…
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(CHESTER, MD) – Maryland State Police arrested a Queen Anne’s County man on attempted murder charges in relation to a trooper-involved shooting last week. The accused is identified as Preston Scott Carter, 21, of Chester, Maryland. Following consultation with the Office of the State’s Attorney in Queen Anne’s County, Carter is charged with attempted first Read the Rest…
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(DAMES QUARTER, MD) – A Maryland State Police helicopter helped rescue a man after he had a medical emergency while boating on Friday afternoon in Somerset County. Shortly after 1:30 p.m. on April 17, rescue personnel from Somerset County were dispatched to a remote area in Dames Quarter Lake for a boater who grounded his 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: April 17, 2026 On 3/31/2026, Tpr Peterson responded to the Birdies, located at 28270 Three Notch Road, Mechanicsville, MD for the report of a theft. Investigation revealed that Michael Anthony Hyde, 33 of Louisa, VA Read the Rest…
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(CHESTER, MD) – Police are actively investigating shots fired during a call for service in Queen Anne’s County. At 3:40 p.m. today, troopers from the Centreville Barrack responded to the unit block of Sherman Way in Chester for the report of a disturbance. The 9-1-1 caller informed police of a man with a knife making Read the Rest…
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(DENTON, MD) – Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal crash between a Toyota pickup truck and a lawn mower that occurred yesterday afternoon in Caroline County. The deceased is identified as Joel Garcia, 42, of Denton, Maryland. He was the operator of a John Deere Zero Turn lawn mower. He was pronounced deceased on Read the Rest…
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