Maryland State Police

Theft of Baltimore traffic signal batteries under investigation

2013-05-24 21:02:15

Someone's been making off with the big industrial batteries that provide backup power at traffic signals in Baltimore, and now the thefts are being investigated by the city inspector general's office, which looks into allegations of waste, fraud and abuse...

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2013-05-24 21:31:39

OBIT-HAYNES JOHNSON Journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at 81 WASHINGTON (AP) — Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Haynes Johnson has died. He was 81. The Washington Post reported Johnson died Friday at a Bethesda hospital. Johnson was...

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2013-05-24 02:09:09

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — Maryland State Police say a Washington County Fire Police volunteer was hit by a car while helping to clear a wreak on Interstate 68. Police say 65-year-old Graham Snow of Hancock was standing by his car directing traffic...

Washington Co. fire volunteer hit by car while helping to clear I-68 wreck

2013-05-24 01:22:33

Two Hagerstown men, teen have been charged with first-degree murder

2013-05-23 15:00:00

Two Hagerstown men and a 15-year-old boy pulled from a vehicle by gun-wielding undercover police officers Wednesday in front of the Washington County District Court building have been charged with first-degree murder in the April 20 shooting death of...

Subject of Sharpsburg search gets one-year suspended sentence

2013-05-23 15:26:00

A Sharpsburg man whose home and property were searched last fall by dozens of Maryland State Police and other law enforcement officers looking for illegally possessed firearms received a one-year suspended sentence after he pleaded guilty to two charges...

Teen who dragged Md. trooper with car won't be charged; officer's condition improving

2013-05-23 09:08:46

DENTON, Md. (AP) — State police say a 17-year-old driver who dragged a trooper alongside a car in Caroline County appears to have done so inadvertently and will not be charged. Police also said Thursday that the trooper's condition has been...

Carroll Community College to arm safety officers

2013-05-22 16:57:00

Some safety officers at Carroll Community College will be armed as a result of a memorandum of understanding signed this week between the college and the Carroll County Sheriff's Office. The May 20 memorandum outlines the policies and responsibilities...

Keedysville man struck while walking on U.S. 340 bridge is listed in critical condition

2013-05-22 06:16:00

A Keedysville man was flown to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore after he was struck Tuesday night on the U.S. 340 bridge over the Potomac River, Maryland State Police in Hagerstown said. George Baugher, 63, address unavailable, was...

The best defense against guns is guns [Letter]

2013-05-21 12:15:00

On May 10, 2013, Aegis Managing Editor Allan Vought disagreed with my belief that expanding concealed carry permits is a viable defense to gun violence worth public debate. Although I respect Mr. Vought's opinion, "more guns won't do anything - but kill...

Distracted driving a threat to the public good [Editorial]

2013-05-21 12:48:00

Erected back when drunk driving was the primary cause of fatal traffic accidents, the death toll sign in front of the Bel Air Barrack of the Maryland State Police met its demise and there's talk of replacing it with something with something a bit more...

Large group of teenagers fighting in downtown Baltimore

2013-05-20 16:51:01

A large group of teenagers were involved in a fight near the Inner Harbor in Baltimore on Monday afternoon, with several of the teens taken into custody, police said. One police officer was injured responding to the brawl when she fell after chasing...

Elena Russo, Maryland State Police spokeswoman and Comcast host, wore a hot pink fascinator "straight from the Kentucky Derby," where she had bought it from a designer there.

2013-05-18 00:00:00

Maryland State Police Sergeant Julianne Pritchard hugs Hector Ayala Junior at the 28th annual observance of Fallen Heroes Day, held at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens. Hector's father, Hector Ayala,Sr., was a Montgomery county police officer who died in 2010.

2013-05-03 00:00:00

Maryland State Police and Washington County Sheriiff's deputies responded to Hagerstown Premium Outlets, where two men wanted in the robbery of the Washington County Teachers Federal Credit Union were taken into custody Monday afternoon.

2013-04-29 00:00:00