ANNAPOLIS, MD—The number of opioid prescriptions in Maryland has dropped by more than 22 percent since 2017, with nearly 20% fewer patients receiving opiates during the same period, the Hogan administration announced on Friday. This decrease is attributed, in part, to an electronic prescription tracking system known as the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP). The PDMP—operated by the Maryland Department […]
GREENBELT, MD—A federal grand jury has indicted 15 defendants on federal racketeering and drug conspiracy charges at the Jessup Correctional Institution, including correctional officers, inmates, and outside “facilitators,” for allegedly paying bribes to correctional officers to smuggle contraband, including narcotics, alcohol, tobacco, and cell phones into the prison. The indictment was returned on February 5, 2020, and made public on […]
EDGEWOOD, MD—Maryland State Police arrested an armed robbery suspect following a traffic stop on Wednesday in Harford County. The suspect, Lavonta Graham, 27, of Baltimore, was initially charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana following the traffic stop. A warrant check conducted by troopers discovered that Graham was wanted on a violation of probation bench warrant from a 2010 […]
PARKVILLE, MD—Deandre Laquan Jones, A.K.A. “Cuz,” 27, of Towson, pleaded guilty on Thursday to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, possession with intent to distribute drugs near a school, and to being a felon in possession of firearms. The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Robert K. Hur; Special Agent in Charge […]
BALTIMORE, MD—On Thursday afternoon, MDTA Police arrested a New York man during a traffic stop along Interstate 95 in Baltimore County. The 42-year-old man faces multiple charges including CDS Possession with Intent to Distribute. An MDTA Police Officer stopped a 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan on southbound I-95 for speeding. During a subsequent probable cause search of the vehicle, officers located […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—Police are investigating several local crimes that were reported over the past week. Sometime between 10 p.m. on Sunday, November 24 and 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 26, an individual stole a lawn mower from a shed in the 4200-block of Necker Avenue in Nottingham (21236). At 5 a.m. on Tuesday, two individuals pried open the front door at […]
UPDATE: Three suspects have been arrested and charged in connection with this assault case. Original story below… —— PARKVILLE, MD—Police are investigating a robbery and an assault that were reported in Parkville this week. At 2:30 p.m. on Monday, November 11, a juvenile sold marijuana to four suspects in the area of Old Harford Road at Ellen Avenue (21234). Not […]
TOWSON, MD—The Opioid Response Working Group convened by Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski on Wednesday issued its final report, which includes 11 recommendations to prevent addiction, expand access to treatment, and reduce overdose deaths. The recommendations fall into seven categories, including stigma, prevention, treatment, recovery, family support, criminal justice, and harm reduction. “Every overdose death means the loss of a […]