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Point of Law

Judge: Baltimore PD Has All the Elements Necessary to Succeed Under Consent Decree

Well-meaning officers need to be trained that the ‘warrior model’ of policing does not fly in Baltimore; that the city is not made safer by a perception in the community that officers are fearsome and predisposed to use force to solve problems,” U.S. District Judge James Bredar said in a statement.

January 25, 2021

Special Units

MD Officers Cleared in Shooting of Alleged "Boogaloo" Movement Supporter

The suspect, 21-year-old Duncan Socrates Lemp was reportedly a supporter of the "Boogaloo" movement, which is linked to white supremacy and violence against police and promotes racial warfare.

December 31, 2020

Patrol

Maryland Officer Shot, Airlifted from Scene

A Montgomery County, MD, officer was shot by a suspect after attempting to arrest the suspect for a homicide on Tuesday, police say. The officer was airlifted from the scene by a U.S. Park Police helicopter and condition is unknown.

November 17, 2020

Patrol

MD Man Shoots at Officers, Drives Away in Patrol Vehicle and Runs Over Woman

The man then got into the empty police car, turned it around and drove toward officers, he said. The man struck and killed one of his family members who was in the road. She had come to the scene to try to help “de-escalate the situation,” according to Hector Velez, the interim police chief in Prince George’s County.

November 10, 2020

Special Units

Baltimore Officer Wounded in Vehicle Ambush, Suspect Killed

Commissioner Michael Harrison said the shooter was driving in the opposite direction of the officers' car and it was the officer in the driver's seat that returned fire and was wounded. Three other officers were in the car.

November 9, 2020

Patrol

Maryland Deputy Injured in Head-on Vehicle Collision

A deputy with the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office was badly injured when her patrol vehicle collided head-on with a minivan early Tuesday morning.

October 27, 2020

Special Units

Maryland Police Get Assist from Citizens Rescue 5 from Boat Fire

Five citizens were rescued near Bloody Point in Queen Anne's County, MD, Saturday afternoon after a fire forced them off their craft.

October 26, 2020

Patrol

Man Arrested in Alleged Beating of Maryland Officer

A man has been arrested in connection with the suspected beating of an officer with the Maryland Transit Administration police officer over the weekend.

October 12, 2020

Patrol

2 Men Charged in Shooting of Maryland Officers

Two men are facing multiple criminal charges in connection with a gun battle that left three officers with a shooting that left two Maryland officers wounded in August.

September 18, 2020

Patrol

Coastal Community Conducting "Thank an Officer" Events Despite Pandemic

Citizens in DelMarVa—the peninsula that is shared by the states of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia—will continue with plans to show appreciation for local law enforcement officers this week despite concerns about COVID-19.

September 17, 2020

Patrol

Maryland Officer Facing Assault and Other Charges Following Arrest

An officer with the Prince George's County Police Department who was involved in a traffic stop that left a man partially paralyzed has been indicted on charges of second-degree assault, misconduct in office, and reckless endangerment charges.

September 11, 2020

Patrol

3 Maryland Officers Shot in Ambush While Responding to Call

Three officers with the Prince George's (MD) Police Department were fired upon as they responded to a call of a home invasion on Sunday evening.

August 24, 2020