Drunk driving charges have been filed against a Baltimore Police sergeant after he allegedly crashed an unmarked department vehicle into multiple parked cars. The incident occurred last weekend in the northeast part of the city not far from the site of the old Memorial Stadium. The sergeant is a 15-year…
The last few months have been a relatively quiet time regarding medical marijuana news stories in Maryland. The program seems to be running smoothly and there have been no major incidents at state licensed grow houses and dispensaries such as break-ins or missing product. The baseless concerns about the possibility…
Last week a Montgomery County man was found guilty of negligent driving in a traffic incident that resulted in the death of two law enforcement officers. The accident occurred back in December after an FBI agent lost control of his car and hit the concrete median along Interstate 270. The agent’s…
Just as the summer beach season began, Worcester County was honored for producing the highest conviction rate among all Maryland counties for DUI and DWI. The announcement came at a recent gathering for state prosecutors at an Ocean City hotel, which also hosts the annual bar convention. The average conviction rate…
While the crime rate in Baltimore slightly decreased over the last year, violence in the city remains at an unacceptable level. So far in 2018 there have been 130 homicides within the city limit, and hundreds more non-fatal shootings. Just last weekend 5 people were killed and 7 more were…
Depending on where you live schools are either out or ending Friday, and the annual senior week pilgrimage to Ocean City is already underway. Pretty soon traffic will be piling up on Bay Bridge each weekend, and Route 50 will be jam packed with beachgoers. If you venture east not only will…
Fresh off an embarrassing turn of events where Baltimore’s top cop resigned after just 4 months on the job, the city police department is back in the news for the wrong reasons. This week an ongoing investigation involving another high ranking police officer became public, and that officer has since been…
The inmate population at state correctional facilities in Maryland is steadily decreasing, but sadly the reverse is occurring at Central Booking in Baltimore City. From 2017 to 2018 the number of inmates held at the notorious jail facility jumped more than 20 percent from an average of 655 inmates per…
The national prison population continues to decline, and for the first time in almost fifteen years the total number of inmates dipped below 1.5 million. Last year Maryland lead the entire nation with a dramatic 10 percent reduction in prisoners, which brought the state inmate population down almost 2 thousand…
Back in March the Maryland House of Delegates passed a bill that would place legalized sports gambling in the hands of voters come November. At the time wagering on sports was effectively prohibited under federal law in almost all states, but Maryland lawmakers had expected the day to come when…