Perry Hall High School Spanish teacher inducted into local hall of fame

PERRY HALL, MD—A Spanish teacher at Perry Hall High School is being recognized for two major achievements. Edwin Pérez was recently appointed to serve as Mid-Atlantic Region Director for the Hispanic Caucus of the National Education Association. Perez was also recently inducted into the Maryland Commission on Hispanic Affairs’ Maryland Hispanic Heroes Hall of Fame.

Maryland AG Brown joins coalition against organized retail crime

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has joined a bipartisan coalition of 38 states and territories urging Congress to pass legislation addressing the rise of organized retail crime. The coalition highlighted the significant financial losses and impact on consumers and businesses caused by this growing problem. Organized retail crime, which includes cargo theft and other forms of coordinated criminal activity […]

Former Maryland State Trooper pleads guilty to drug, bribery charges

BALTIMORE, MD—A former Maryland State Trooper pleaded guilty to federal drug and bribery charges after trying to sell information to a drug trafficking organization, federal authorities announced. Justin Riggs, 35, of Smithsburg, conspired to sell information to a drug trafficking organization, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland reports. Riggs pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiracy to […]