ROSEDALE, MD—Six staff members from the Maryland State Police have received awards for their heroism, outstanding service and efforts to promote safety at the annual State Employees Risk Management Administration (SERMA) 2024 Conference. Since its inception in Maryland on May 10, 2023, the Whole Blood Program has allowed for 122 units of whole blood to be administered to 101 patients. […]
GLEN ARM, MD—Medics responded after an individual suffered a fall in the Glen Arm area on Monday afternoon. The incident occurred at around 3:30 p.m. on May 27 when someone fell from a cliff at Loch Raven Reservoir. Crews used a boat to get the patient to safety, then a Medevac chopper was used for transport. There has been no […]
JESSUP, MD—Maryland State Police have arrested a man in connection with an alleged road rage incident that occurred earlier this month in Howard County. The suspect, identified as Jeffery Johnson, 32, of Dundalk, is charged with four counts of first-degree assault, four counts of second-degree assault, the use of a firearm in a felony/violent crime, and four counts of reckless […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland State Police have announced that they will be increasing enforcement efforts on impaired, aggressive, and distracted driving over the Memorial Day weekend. The State Police Impaired Driving Reduction Effort (SPIDRE) team—a specialized unit trained to identify impaired drivers—will also work to reduce alcohol-related injuries and fatalities. SPIDRE is funded by a grant from the MDOT MVA Highway Safety […]
MIDDLE RIVER, MD—Police are searching for the vehicle that was involved in a hit-and-run accident in the Middle River area earlier this month. On May 12, 2024 the vehicle pictured above was involved in a hit-and-run crash in the area of Eastern Boulevard and Old Eastern Avenue (21220). The vehicle will be missing a passenger’s side mirror and will possibly […]
BALTIMORE, MD—A man will go to prison for 28 years after he was convicted of a murder-for-hire plot. Wayne Prince, also known as “Taz,” was convicted of the charge in federal court in Maryland. The sentence follows a guilty plea by Prince to a federal charge of conspiring to participate in a racketeering enterprise known as the Black Guerilla Family […]
ESSEX, MD—Detectives with the Baltimore County Police Department are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred in Essex over the weekend. The accident occurred at around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, 2024, in the area of Orems Road and Old Orems Road (21221). Authorities say the crash happened as 41-year-old Donald E. Busick Jr. was attempting […]
UPDATE 2: While autopsy results are still pending, authorities believe the body parts that were found were “improperly discarded medical waste.” UPDATE: All possible human remains were sent to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, and an autopsy is pending. Detectives meanwhile remain focused on identifying the origin of the possible remains and determining whether the circumstances that surround […]