Baltimore City police recently arrested an alleged serial burglar after executing a search warrant the resulted in the recovery of stolen property linked to more than a dozen different victims. The 34-year-old Prince George’s County man had numerous outstanding arrest warrants and now faces more than 50 different criminal counts…
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Recent Ocean City Officer of the Year Arrested for DUI
State Troopers recently arrested an Ocean City police officer for numerous traffic violations including DUI and reckless driving. The 28-year-old officer, who is a member of the Traffic Safety Unit, was honored as the 2024 Officer of the Year at a ceremony on February 8, 2025. Exactly one year later…
Appeals Court Upholds Gun Safety Act Provisions
In 2023 the Maryland Legislature passed the Gun Safety Act, which among other things, aimed to limit where firearms could legally be possessed within the state. It was created in large part as response to a Supreme Court decision that upheld rights to possess and carry firearms under the Second…
Baltimore Man Sentenced to Six Years for Gun Possession
A 35-year-old man from Baltimore was recently sentenced to 6 years in federal prison for illegal possession of a firearm. The defendant was on federal supervised release at the time of the offense, which is the federal term for probation, and therefore was also found violation of that supervised release. …
Annapolis Lawmakers Eye Juvenile Justice Reform
Over the last several years Maryland lawmakers have prioritized reforming the juvenile justice system and we are likely to see another push to reform in the 2026 session. Juvenile justice became a major hot button issue in Maryland post-Covid, as lawmakers have scrambled to address frequent news headlines ranging from…
Maryland College Campus Crimes on the Rise
Crime on the campuses of Maryland’s largest colleges and universities has risen considerably over the last several years leaving students, faculty and visitors feeling uneasy about parking their vehicles overnight or taking a late-night stroll. Federal law requires any institute of higher learning that participates in federal financial aid to…
Glen Burnie Man Arrested for BB Gun Robbery
Anne Arundel County Police recently arrested a 24-year-old Glen Burnie man for felony assault after he and another suspect attempted to rob an individual on Furnace Branch Road. According to reports the victim was approached shortly after 7 p.m. by two individuals, one of whom displayed what looked like a…
Alleged Police Impersonator Arrested in Montgomery County
Montgomery County Police officers recently arrested a 67-year-old man after he was pulled over while driving a van with activated flashing blue and red lights. The Montgomery Village man’s Ford also sported the words police and the insignia of HAPCOA, which is the Hispanic American Police Command Officers Association. Upon…
Man Indicted for Gun Possession, DUI after Speedway Crash
A Virginia man was recently indicted in the Circuit Court for Saint Mary’s County after he crashed his car at the Maryland International Raceway. Thankfully, the 37-year-old was a spectator and not a participant in any of the drag races at the Mechanicsville track. According to reports an off-duty state…
Frederick Man Guilty of Trafficking Firearms
The U.S. Attorney’s Office recently announced the guilty plea in an online firearms trafficking operation that involved multiple federal law enforcement agencies. According to facts uncovered in at the plea hearing the ATF and the United States Postal Inspection Service began investigating the illegal sale of firearms and machinegun conversion…