Two rescued after boat capsizes near Pooles Island

MIDDLE RIVER, MD—Two people were rescued after a boat overturned near Pooles Island on Sunday. The incident occurred at around noon on July 14, 2024. Aviation units, including Maryland State Police Trooper 1, and divers searched for the boat’s occupants. Two people were reportedly picked up by another boat and taken back to land. There has been no word on […]

Maryland State Police seek assistance in locating murder suspect

SALISBURY, MD—Maryland State Police have issued an arrest warrant for a Seaford man in connection with a fatal shooting that took place in June in Wicomico County. Fernando Medina-Moreta, 27, is wanted for the murder of 23-year-old Franklin Abraham Perez Rodriguez. According to police, Medina-Moreta and Rodriguez got into a physical altercation sometime early in the morning on June 9. […]

Parkville man, Baltimore woman taken to Shock Trauma following I-695 work zone crash

TOWSON, MD—Maryland State Police are investigating a three-vehicle work zone crash that occurred early overnight in Baltimore County. The driver and passenger of a Toyota Camry involved in the crash, identified as a 27-year-old Parkville man and a 27-year-old Baltimore woman, were transported by ambulance to the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore for treatment of their injuries. […]

Minnesota Vikings rookie killed in triple-fatal Maryland car crash

UPPER MARLBORO, MD—Three people died early Saturday morning in a three-vehicle crash in Upper Marlboro, Maryland State Police say. Among them was a rookie for the Minnesota Vikings. The three victims have been identified as 24-year-old NFL Khyree Jackson, of Waldorf; former Maryland and Charlotte player Isaiah Hazel, 23,  of Upper Marlboro; ex-Penn State player Anthony “AJ” Lytton, Jr., 24, […]

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

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 […]

Suspected impaired driver crashes into Maryland State Trooper’s patrol car in work zone

BETHESDA, MD—A suspected impaired driver crashed into a Maryland State Trooper’s patrol car early Wednesday morning while the trooper was working in a work zone in Montgomery County, Maryland State Police said in a news release. The crash happened around 1 a.m. on Wednesday, June 19, along the outer loop of I-495 and Greentree Road in Montgomery County. The work […]