The Maryland DUI laws are constantly changing, which means they can be difficult to understand and almost overwhelming for those charged. This is especially true for first time offenders who have never been through the criminal court system. Most drivers who are arrested for DUI are released from the police…
Montgomery County Police recently reported the arrest of six individuals in a brazen theft scheme that involved at least eleven different stores on the Maryland side of the D.C. Metro area. Many of the incidents happened at retail stores in Bethesda, and some of the suspects appear to be connected…
New data from the Ocean City Police Department supports the contention that crime is steadily decreasing since all-time highs during the summer of 2021. According to reports recently presented to the city’s Police Commission, 487 individuals were arrested this past June compared to 519 in 2022 and 773 in 2021. …
This past week Anne Arundel County Police were called to a gas station in Linthicum Heights for a bizarre attempted robbery that ended with the suspect fleeing the scene empty handed. According to police a man approached a gas station clerk just before midnight on the eve of July 4th…
Recreational marijuana use will officially become legalized in Maryland this weekend, but there are still numerous limitations on who can purchase and where it can be consumed. The most important and impactful provision of the law that becomes effective on July 1 is that adults over the age of 21…
Anne Arundel County Police recently executed the largest cocaine bust in their history, and now ten adults have been indicted in a drug conspiracy that spanned multiple jurisdictions over the past year. The investigation picked up steam last summer after multiple alleged drug traffickers were identified by law enforcement. Police…
Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial beginning of summer in Maryland’s only beach town, and like clockwork arrests involving alcohol related incidents in Ocean City are already starting to hit the news wires. This past weekend a Pennsylvania woman was arrested and charged with twenty traffic violations for allegedly crashing…
Deputy Sheriffs recently arrested two Virginia men for gun possession in Saint Mary’s County. After being booked on the misdemeanor gun charges, the pair were taken before a District Court Commissioner and both were released on a $5,000 unsecured bond. This type of bondwould only become due in the event…
Baltimore County Police have reported a 542% increase in juvenile motor vehicle thefts this year compared to last year, with some of the offenders being as young as 12 years old. The trend is especially concerning to police because the vehicles are often used to commit other offenses such as…
Back in February a Wicomico County jury found a 49-year-old man guilty of assault in the first and second degree and an additional count of reckless endangerment. The domestically related incident occurred last summer, but the case was not closed until a recent sentencing hearing. According to facts presented at…