Federal law enforcement officers have arrest two more suspects in an ATM theft and robbery scheme that allegedly resulted in over $8 million in ill-gotten gains. The two suspects from Prince George’s County were brought before a federal magistrate judge and held without bond on charges of conspiracy to interfere…
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School Board Adopts Emergency Crime Reporting Measures
The Maryland State Board of Education recently voted in favor an emergency measure designed to mandate school administrators be informed when a student has been convicted or charged with serious crime. The emergency measure came in response to a 17-year-old Howard County student being found with a loaded ghost gun…
Maryland Man Arrested for Carjacking, Dog Theft
A Montgomery County man was arrested over the weekend in North Carolina after he allegedly stole an 87-year-old Veteran’s car with his dog inside. Reports indicate that the defendant forcibly took the victim’s keys from his pocket before stealing his car and dog from the parking lot of a Pennsylvania…
State Police Arrest Woman in Armed Road Rage
Maryland State Police troopers recently arrested a woman for allegedly pointing a gun from her BMW SUV at another motorist in Prince George’s County. The 37-year-old woman was arrested at her home the day after the alleged road-rage incident and charged with two counts of first-degree assault, one count of…
Woman Arrested for Bay Bridge DUI Accident
Back in January MDTA Police Officers responded to a serious accident on the Queen Anne’s County side of the westbound span of the Bay Bridge. Upon arrival shortly before 8 a.m. police determined the crash involved 23 separate vehicles with 12 individuals requiring immediate medical attention. The westbound span was…
Ocean City to Allow Marijuana Dispensaries
While marijuana has been sold recreationally in Maryland for over a year, the Ocean City town government had been reluctant to play along with the rest of the state. Recreational marijuana dispensaries opened for business in Maryland on July 1, 2023, but a moratorium on cannabis sales prevented dispensaries from…
Crab Shack Owner Charged with Crab Theft
Police in Cecil County recently arrested the owner of a burned-down Elkton crab shack after he allegedly plundered other restaurants in Maryland and Delaware in a misguided attempt to get back on his feet. The defendant was arrested last week and extradited to Delaware on a warrant shortly thereafter to…
Maryland Teen Facing Five Cases Extradited from Michigan
An 18-year-old Carroll County man with multiple outstanding arrest warrants was recently extradited from Michigan back to Maryland and is now being held in the Wicomico County Detention Center without bail. Additional charges have been filed since his return and now according to court records he has been charged with…
Salisbury Woman Arrested after Crashing into Home, Fleeing Scene
Wicomico County Sheriff’s deputies recently arrested a 23-year-old Salisbury woman for numerous traffic offenses after she allegedly drove into another person’s home and fled. Shortly after 5 p.m. dispatch received a call detailing the crash, and when deputies arrived the suspect vehicle was still on the scene. Despite heavy front…
Former MVA Employee Indicted for Bribery, Misconduct
The Maryland Attorney General’s Office recently announced the indictment of three individuals for their alleged roles in an identity theft scheme at an MVA branch in Baltimore City. The individuals were indicted back in April and the scheme allegedly took place in 2022. It is not entirely clear why the…