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…
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…
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…
In January the playoff game between the Ravens and the Steelers came to an unexpected halt. At first, fans believed the extended timeout was due to a television issue. As the stoppage continued some spectators were able to see a small green light overhead the stadium but there was still…
The embattled Maryland juvenile justice system is back in the news, and this time the headlines appeared in several national media outlets. Laurel police recently arrested a 16-year-old boy and ultimately linked him to as many as 121 car burglaries. Multiple law enforcement agencies were involved with the investigation including…
The 2025 Maryland Legislative Session recently came to an end with lawmakers failing to tackle numerous criminal justice issues. Despite the fact that Annapolis lawmakers have repeatedly expressed a desire to address the inundation of ghost guns, no consequential gun legislation landed on the Governor’s desk. Ghost guns have been…
Retail theft in the Baltimore Washington Metro area has reached critical levels over the past few years, and has resulted in numerous store closings in high crime areas. This trend has also contributed to price increases and a general sense of uneasiness for store employees and shoppers alike. The trend…
The United States Attorney’s Office recently announced a 44-year-old man from Silver Spring was sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He was also charged with possession of ammunition by a convicted felon due to the firearm being loaded when it…
Juvenile justice reform continues to be a hot button issue in Annapolis, as lawmakers recently debated measures to decrease the number of cases where minors are charged as adults. In previous legislative sessions gun laws and marijuana dominated the criminal justice headlines, but state policy on these topics is somewhat…
The HQL process is here to stay, as the United States Supreme Court declined to review an argument challenging the policy for purchasing a handgun in Maryland. Gun rights advocates have been pushing for repeal of the HQL process since 2022 when the Supreme Court declared the state’s “may issue”…