Officer Danielle Moore with the Baltimore County Department has been recognized with the 2020 National Association of School Resource Officers' Floyd Ledbetter National School Resource Officer of the Year Award.
An officer with the Baltimore Police Department who was shot earlier this month while he tried to disperse a large crowd that had gathered to protest the in-custody death of George Floyd in Minneapolis has been released from the hospital.
A retired officer with the Montgomery County Police Department—who had served with the agency for nearly 30 years before retiring in 2016—was falsely accused of accosting three teens who were posting signs along a bike trail decrying the in-custody death of George Floyd in Minneapolis late last month, but has now been vindicated as innocent.
The commissioner said the officer's body armor prevented more serious injury. "I have spoken with (Shock Trauma Physician-in-Chief Dr. Thomas) Scalea, who has given a good report and said the officer is well, that the bullet likely grazed the side of his abdomen and went in and out (did) not hit any organs," Harrison said.
Today marks the day that Baltimore County police officer Amy Caprio was killed in the line of duty, and the agency—and other government officials—are marking her passing on social media.
Officer First Class T. Hays—a fifth-generation police officer and a 15-year veteran—has returned to duty after being shot one year ago.
Twenty-five police officers in Maryland will be on paid leave for the remainder of the Coronavirus pandemic—not because they caught COVID-19—but because of their facial hair.
Officer Jason Neidig has been the School Resource Officer at Aberdeen Middle School for four years and is now trying to help parents as they learn how to homeschool their children during the Coronavirus shutdown.
An officer with the Anne Arundel County Police Department has tested positive for the Coronavirus and is now hospitalized.
In a statement, Maryland State Police Superintendent Col. Woodrow W. Jones III said the department will work to enforce those orders “around the clock and across the state.” Jones said his department is prepared to arrest business owners, customers and citizens who ignore the governor’s instructions.