Tag: Maryland agencies

Point of Law

Baltimore Sues Glock Over Design Features That Allow Full-Auto Conversions

The lawsuit follows similar cases brought against Glock in Chicago, Minnesota and New Jersey. They accuse the company of failing to protect the public by selling firearms that can be adapted to fully automatic with dime-sized switches.

February 12, 2025

Technology

Some Maryland Lawmakers Want to Regulate Police Use of Drones

This month the General Assembly began weighing whether to set state-level rules for more expansive police drone programs. Lawmakers summoned police and a spokesperson for the American Civil Liberties Union to review Montgomery County's program.

January 27, 2025

Patrol

Maryland Parole Officer Murdered Checking on Sex Offender

Montgomery County police say just before 6 p.m. on Friday, May 31, officers responded to a home in Chevy Chase to conduct a welfare check after parole Officer Davis Martinez didn't report back to the agency.

June 4, 2024

Investigations

Maryland Police Recover 15,000 Stolen Tools Thanks to Carpenter’s Use of AirTags

The Howard County Police Department announced the bust on late last month, calling the case "one of the largest and most expansive theft cases in the region in recent years."

June 3, 2024

Investigations

Maryland Officers Arrest Teen for Planning School Shootings

Alex Ye, 18, who is reportedly trans and has the legal name of Andrea Ye, allegedly authored a 129-page manifesto detailing plans to execute mass shootings at an elementary school and a high school.

April 19, 2024

Command

Maryland DNR Names New Police Superintendent

The Natural Resources Police fields 258 officers supported by a staff of civilian and volunteer personnel, including reserve and retired officers.

April 17, 2024

Patrol

Man Convicted in Ambush Murder of Baltimore Officer

Officer Keona Holley was ambushed around 1:30 a.m. on Dec. 16, 2021, while sitting in her patrol car during an overtime shift in Baltimore’s Curtis Bay neighborhood.

March 7, 2024

Patrol

Trial of Man Accused of Murdering Maryland Deputy in 1971 Ends in Mistrial

A jury in Montgomery County began deliberating Friday after a week-long trial that turned on whether Larry David Smith was recently coaxed into admitting to the crime.

January 18, 2024

Point of Law

Baltimore Police Complying with Key Consent Decree Requirements, DOJ Says

If the court grants the motion, BPD must maintain compliance with the provisions for one year before the court can terminate these sections of the consent decree.

January 17, 2024

Patrol

Maryland Officer Acquitted of Murder in Shooting of Handcuffed Suspect

The jury acquitted Michael Owen Jr. of all four charges, including second-degree murder, first-degree assault, voluntary manslaughter and misconduct in office. It took the jury less than two hours of deliberations to deliver the not guilty verdict.

December 7, 2023

Patrol

Maryland Officer Run Down and Paralyzed while Deploying Spikes

Frederick Raphael Mayorga, 19, was arrested for allegedly barreling into Sgt. Patrick Kepp just after 3:45 a.m. Wednesday.

October 19, 2023

Special Units

Maryland K-9 Dies After Medical Emergency During Search

K-9 Kuno was conducting a search of a school building looking for a burglar when he showed signs of heat stroke. Kuno’s handler reportedly took him back to his vehicle and tried to hydrate him, but Kuno collapsed.

July 6, 2023