Maryland State Police, MDTA Police to step up patrols for Thanksgiving holiday

NOTTINGHAM, MD – With extra traffic expected this Thanksgiving holiday, Maryland State Police will have additional troopers on patrol who will be using a variety of initiatives to keep traffic moving, to respond quickly to highway incidents, and to take appropriate enforcement action when violations are observed that threaten the safety of travelers. Beginning Wednesday night, troopers from each of […]

Maryland State Police to increase patrols, checkpoints for St. Patrick’s Day weekend

As St. Patrick’s Day approaches on March 17, Maryland State Police are urging those who plan to celebrate with alcohol to be safe and smart and avoid impaired and distracted driving. With an increase in impaired drivers expected throughout the state this weekend, state police will be conducting saturation patrols at each of the 23 barracks focusing on impaired, aggressive, […]

Police recover drugs, gun during traffic stop in Rosedale [PHOTOS]

On Tuesday, the Maryland Transportation Authority Police arrested a Baltimore man after a probable-cause search led officers to find approximately 157 grams of suspected marijuana and a loaded handgun in his possession. An MDTA Police officer stopped the driver, Kye-Ree Kenneth Martinez Young, a 19-year-old from Baltimore, on northbound Interstate 95 at mile-marker 62.8 in Rosedale, for not being restrained […]

North Carolina murder suspects arrested in Rosedale

Two murder suspects from North Carolina are now in police custody. On Thursday, the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Police arrested two individuals from North Carolina who were wanted for murder and who had two firearms in their possession. An MDTA Police officer stopped 23-year-old Rose Angelica Shultz on northbound Interstate 95 at Exit 64 in Rosedale for an equipment violation […]

MDTA Police recover 2 loaded guns, marijuana during I-95 traffic stop

During a traffic stop this week, the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Police arrested four people from Baltimore who were in possession of two loaded handguns and marijuana. On Tuesday, February 7, MDTA Police stopped 31-year-old Terry Dewayne Jones, Jr., on northbound I-95 in Baltimore County for an equipment violation on a Buick Sedan. During a subsequent probable cause search of […]

Police to crackdown on speeders along I-95 in Thursday

Motorists beware. To help prevent crashes from speeding and aggressive driving, multiple law-enforcement agencies will participate in a joint enforcement effort along Interstate 95 on Thursday, February 2nd. “Speed and aggressive driving continue to be major factors in crashes in Maryland and across the U.S.,” said Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Executive Director Kevin C. Reigrut. “We are grateful to the […]