Governor Larry Hogan today proclaimed May 11-17 as National Police Week in Maryland to recognize the critical work that police officers do to keep our communities safe and honor the memory of those who have lost their lives in the line of duty. “Serving in law enforcement is one of the most dangerous jobs in our...
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Governor Larry Hogan announced the shipment of a multimillion dollar aid package, including medical supplies and body armor, to support the people of Odesa, Ukraine—a sister city of Baltimore. The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) is donating more than 485,000 bandages and wound care supplies, 95 Eternity mechanical ventilators for hospital intensive care units,...
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Chief U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Oscar Armando Sorto Romero, a/k/a “Lobo,” age 23, to life in federal prison for a racketeering conspiracy and for racketeering, as well as related violent crimes in aid of racketeering, including two murders, connected to his participation in La Mara Salvatrucha, a transnational criminal enterprise also...
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The Maryland State Police will be joining law enforcement agencies across the country by participating in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s “Slow down – Move Over” campaign Friday, May 6 through Sunday, May 8. Every day, thousands of first responders and road workers take to the streets to help...
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The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) and the Opioid Operational Command Center (OOCC) are thanking Marylanders across the state for taking part in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 30. Participants dropped off their unused prescription medications at dozens of sites located throughout the state. Lt. Governor Boyd K. Rutherford also...
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On Monday, May 2, 2022, at 12:56 p.m., officers from Southern District responded to Maryland Route 665 (Aris T. Allen Boulevard) just after Route 2 (Solomons Island Road) for a single-vehicle crash involving a commercial dump truck. Preliminary investigation suggests the 2013 Peterbilt dump truck was traveling eastbound on Route 665 when for unknown...
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Governor Larry Hogan announced that more than $200 million in financing tools and new programs will be made available to create new affordable housing opportunities in the state. The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) will administer the funds to produce more than 6,000 additional units statewide amid rising construction costs and...
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The Maryland State Police Aviation Command (MSPAC) is excited to announce the changes to the Department’s tattoo policy, as well as recent raises, service credit for time at other State agencies and the roll out of our new whole blood program. These changes will be discussed as the MSPAC hosts a virtual open house...
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The Bay District Volunteer Fire Department Inc. is excited to announce that we will be hosting the Southern Maryland Volunteer Firemen’s Associations’ Annual Convention and Parade on May 1, 2022, our Fire Chief Joe Gould will be the incoming President of the Association. Due to the COVID19 pandemic the annual convention and parade has...
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Governor Larry Hogan and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced that the State of Maryland will provide more than $4.8 million toward the purchase of a historically significant waterfront property for the development of a new Annapolis public park. The land has been identified as part of the property once owned by...
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Governor Larry Hogan today signed an additional 103 bipartisan bills into law, including measures to advance key administration initiatives, such as the More Jobs for Marylanders Act and the Judicial Transparency Act. “Today, we signed another 103 bipartisan bills into law, including measures to promote job creation, address violent crime, advance our Chesapeake Bay...
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On Monday, April 18, 2022, at 9:35 p.m., police, fire and rescue personnel from Anne Arundel, Annapolis, and Fort Meade responded to 891 Holly Drive W, in Annapolis for the reported structure collapse with multiple subjects trapped. Firefighters responded to a report of a tree that had fallen into a home with occupants trapped....
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Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced that Guarav “Sonny” Rawal, 38, the owner of Champs Pizza in Glen Burnie, was sentenced to 20 years of active incarceration for negligent manslaughter and failing to remain at the scene of a collision involving in the death of Anthony Jean-Louis, 37. Rawal was sentenced...
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Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced today that Kimberly Windsor, 47, of Linthicum Heights entered a guilty plea to second degree murder in the death of her mother, Carol Windsor. The defendant will be sentenced on July 12, 2022. “This is truly heartbreaking,” said State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess. “The defendant...
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By Ridge Volunteer Fire Department Lieutenant Scot Best, April 20, 2022. “Every year, wildfires burn across the United States, and a growing number of people are living where wildfires are a real risk. In 2018, more than 58,000 fires burned nearly nine million acres across the U.S. More than 25,000 structures were destroyed, including...
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Governor Larry Hogan today announced nearly $10 million in grant awards through the new Community Safety Works program to more than 300 business districts and nonprofit organizations across Maryland, advancing a key plank of the governor’s Re-Fund The Police Initiative. Administered by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), Community Safety Works awards...
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On Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at approximately 11:00 a.m. there was a walk-in report of an assault with a motor vehicle/road-rage incident at the Northern District Station in Brooklyn. The victim stated they were driving on Dorsey Road near Aviation Boulevard when a Fire Engine with their emergency lights and siren drove passed them....
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On Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at approximately 3:30 a.m., officers responded to Worth A Shot (a firearm retailer) on Veterans Highway for a side glass burglary alarm. The first officer arrived on the scene in under 2 minutes from dispatch and reported he had one suspect at gunpoint with two other suspects inside the business....
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April Fools’ Day is the perfect occasion for some light-hearted pranks or jokes, but maybe not such a good day to share the news that you just won a large Lottery prize. Convincing others that she truly won $124,630 on April 1 became an issue for a Pasadena player who purchased a winning FAST...
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Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced today that Cristian Pleitez-Tejada, 23, of Edgewater was sentenced to 30 years of active incarceration for the second degree murder of Jose Salvador Mancia Aguilar. The defendant entered a guilty plea on October 14, 2021. “The defendant had an ongoing disagreement with the victim and...
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Maryland State Police are investigating a possible road rage incident that allegedly resulted in shots fired, sending one man to the hospital with injuries in Anne Arundel County, on Sunday, April 10, 2022. The injured victim’s identification is being withheld due to the ongoing investigation. He was transported from the scene by the Maryland...
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Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess announced today that Nathaniel Williams, 39, of Glen Burnie was sentenced to 20 years of active incarceration for sexual abuse of a minor. A jury found the defendant guilty on September 23, 2021. “It’s heartbreaking that an innocent child was abused by someone who was supposed...
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On Friday, April 1, 2022, at approximately 9:15 p.m., an officer was on patrol in Severn-Danza Park when he heard a crash in his immediate vicinity. He discovered a vehicle had lost control on Donaldson Avenue and went off the road through trees and a fence before becoming half-submerged in a drainage pond in...
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On Saturday, April 2, 2022, at approximately 2:00 p.m., officers responded to the BP gas station located at 3396 Laurel Fort Meade Road in Laurel for an unknown disturbance. The manager reported a male suspect cashed in several lottery tickets that were later found to have been stolen during an earlier burglary of a...
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On Monday, April 4, 2022, officers were in the area of Stillmeadows Drive and Jacobs Road due to recent non-contact shootings in the area when they heard 15-20 shots in the immediate vicinity. Officers went towards the sound of gunfire, and a citizen directed them to a grey Honda fleeing the area. Officers provided...
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