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MDTA Police conduct 294 traffic stops on St. Patrick’s Day

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Police Officers conducted high visibility traffic enforcement across the state on St. Patrick’s Day. Officers focused on the leading causes of crashes including impaired and aggressive driving. MDTA Police Officers conducted 294 traffic stops and removed multiple impaired drivers from Maryland roadways. Officers from MDTA Police detachments at Maryland toll facilities, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, […]

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Maryland State Police to step up St. Patrick’s Day DUI patrols

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—In anticipation of increased DUI risks, the Maryland State Police have announced increased patrols and enforcement efforts targeting aggressive, distracted, and impaired driving throughout the St. Patrick’s Day weekend. Starting Friday, March 14th, and continuing through Monday, March 17th, troopers from all 23 barracks will be deployed in saturation patrols, focusing on roadways known for high rates of impaired […]

Maryland State Police to ramp up enforcement statewide over Super Bowl weekend

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland State Police are urging motorists to avoid aggressive, distracted and impaired driving throughout the Super Bowl weekend. Maryland State Troopers from all 23 barracks, including the State Police Impaired Driving Reduction Effort (SPIDRE) team, will focus on aggressive, distracted and impaired driving while conducting increased saturation patrols along roadways where impaired driving related crashes often occur. Enforcement efforts […]

Maryland State Police launch holiday highway safety initiative

Posted on December 18, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—With millions of Marylanders expected to hit the roads for holiday travel, the Maryland State Police have announced increased highway safety patrols over the next two weeks. The initiative will focus on cracking down on impaired, aggressive, and distracted driving. Troopers from all 23 barracks will be deployed in saturation patrols and checkpoints throughout the state. The Maryland State […]

Maryland State Police to boost Labor Day weekend DUI enforcement

Posted on August 29, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland State Police have announced that they plan to increase enforcement during the Labor Day weekend in an effort to reduce drunk driving. From August 30 to September 2, Maryland State Police plan to conduct saturation patrols across the state. The initiative is part of the Maryland State Police’s Impaired Driving Reduction Effort team, which is trained to identify […]

Maryland State Police to conduct statewide DUI crackdown over July 4 weekend

Posted on July 3, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland State Police will increase patrols across the state over the July 4 weekend to deter drunk driving, the agency announced. The crackdown, which begins on Wednesday, will include saturation patrols from all 23 barracks in Maryland, the agency said in a statement. The patrols will focus on major routes as well as work zones. Troopers will also pay […]

Man arrested after pointing paintball gun at 9-1-1 caller on I-70

Posted on June 14, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland State Police arrested a man after he pointed a paintball pistol at a 9-1-1 caller on I-70 westbound in Howard County on Thursday, June 13th. Troopers stopped 39-year-old James Wells of Ohio for road rage at 9:30 a.m. near the Waterloo Barrack after a 9-1-1 caller reported that a driver in a blue Chevrolet passenger car pointed a […]

MDTA Police target dangerous driving across Maryland

Posted on June 3, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Transportation Authority Police made 457 traffic stops and issued 756 citations, warnings, and repair orders during a large-scale safety initiative last week. The initiative ran from Thursday, May 30, to Friday, May 31, and also involved the Maryland Comptroller’s Office, Maryland Department of the Environment, Maryland State Police, Aberdeen, Bel Air, Baltimore County, and the Harford County Sheriff’s […]

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