ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore this week joined Maryland State Police, retired state troopers, civilian personnel, deputy state fire marshals, and police survivor families to honor those who gave their lives in the line of duty at the Maryland State Police Fallen Heroes ceremony. The ceremony honored the 43 state troopers who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in Maryland, two […]
PIKESVILLE, MD—Governor Wes Moore will join Colonel Roland L. Butler, Jr. and survivor families on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 to honor state troopers who have given their lives in the line of duty at the annual Maryland State Police Fallen Heroes Ceremony. The event will be held at 11 a.m. at Maryland State Police headquarters, located at 1201 Reisterstown Road […]
ESSEX, MD—The Maryland State Police partnered with local allied law enforcement agencies to conduct a cooperative high-visibility patrol initiative to combat dangerous driving over Cinco de Mayo weekend. Enforcement efforts were concentrated on driving behaviors that often lead to injuries or fatalities such as aggressive, distracted and impaired driving. During the course of the operation, police issued almost 800 citations […]
PIKESVILLE, MD—Maryland State Police are reminding motorists to drive responsibly ahead of Cinco de Mayo weekend. In anticipation of an increase in impaired drivers this weekend, beginning with Cinco de Mayo on Friday, all 23 barracks across Maryland will ramp up enforcement efforts to combat impaired, distracted and aggressive driving. Troopers at each barrack, along with members of the State […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A Fallston man has been sentenced to prison on child pornography charges. U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher on Monday sentenced Robert Jackson Wyatt Jr., 54, of Fallston, to 15 years in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for distribution of child pornography. Wyatt had a previous federal conviction for possession of child pornography. Judge Gallagher ordered that, […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—A Maryland man has been sentenced to federal prison for threatening a Member of Congress. U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett on Thursday sentenced Justin Kuchta, 40, of Annapolis, to four months in federal prison, followed by one year of supervised release, for threatening to murder a United States Member of Congress. The sentence was announced by Erek L. […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland State Police have arrested an Uber passenger after he verbally and physically abused a rideshare driver in Baltimore County. The accused is identified as Eduardo Castillo, 30, of no fixed address. The victim is not being identified at this time. He was transported by ambulance to Greater Baltimore Medical Center for possible exposure to controlled dangerous substances during […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland State Police conducted a high risk felony traffic stop on Wednesday on a person of interest in a homicide investigation in Roselle, New Jersey. The person of interest is identified as Everoy J. Morrison, 44, of Roselle, New Jersey. Morrison was driving a 2019 silver BMW 750 with a New Jersey registration, which was reported stolen. He was […]