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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 5, 2012

Video: Man Tackles Baltimore Cop During Arrest

A middle-aged man can be seen punching and tackling a Baltimore Police officer, while the officer was arresting a suspect, in a video that has gone viral.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 3, 2012

Maryland Agency Offers Hiring Incentives for Certified Cops

The Hagerstown (Md.) Police Department will begin offering financial incentives to its officers and candidates who arrive with a law enforcement certification when they apply.

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Photo Galleriesby Staff WriterDecember 28, 2011

East Coast Blood Hand Signs

Gang members use hand signs to communicate with each other and to challenge rival members or law enforcement officers in what they call "throwing signs." After forming in Los Angeles in the early 1970s, the Bloods street gang spread to the East Coast and formed "sets." These sets include the Piru Bloods, Fruit Town Brims, and South Side Brims (in western Maryland). The hand signs in this gallery were recovered during a multi-agency investigation earlier this year. Photos courtesy of Det. Rich Keys of the Maryland State Police.

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Inside the Badge by Tony AvendorphDecember 22, 2011

Corrections: Stopping Gang Infiltration

The Prince George's County (Md.) Police Department began seeing an increasing gang presence inside their jail. As a result, officers with the gang unit went on a mission to identify gang members within the county's Department of Corrections.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 6, 2011

Baltimore Cop Shot By Colleague During Task Force Raid

A Baltimore County Police officer accidently shot a Baltimore Police detective when he fired his gun inside a house in Odenton on Tuesday returned fire at the "perceived threat."

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 26, 2011

Baltimore Adds Four American Eurocopter EC120s

The Baltimore Police Department has ordered four American Eurocopter EC120 aircraft to update its fleet of four aircraft, the company announced. The new helicopters will be part of a fleet renewal program and will begin arriving in summer 2012.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 14, 2011

Feds: Maryland Blood Set Operated Nationwide Drug Trafficking Network

Thirty-five members of the South Side Brims Bloods gang in western Maryland have been indicted by a federal grand jury for several murders, shootings, home invasion robberies, drug trafficking, and witness intimidation.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 23, 2011

Maryland State Police Graduate 52 Troopers

The Maryland State Police presented badges and diplomas to 52 new troopers at the Century High School in Sykesville today, following a 26-week police academy.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 3, 2011

Maryland Trooper with Ride-Along Strikes, Kills Pedestrian

A Maryland state trooper responding to a burglary call struck and killed a pedestrian who stepped into the path of the oncoming patrol car on an access ramp in Queen Anne's County.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 15, 2011

Maryland State Police Crime Lab Gains International Certification

In 2010, the Maryland State Police Forensic Sciences Division Laboratory received evidence from 19,000 criminal cases to process in the forensic fields of biology, toxicology, trace evidence, latent print/impressions, drug analysis, and firearms/tool marks.

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