Posts Tagged ‘MSP’
Quantico Man Charged with DUI
A crash Thursday night just before 10pm left a motorcycle rider with injuries – and charges. Maryland State Police say the driver of an Escape slowed to avoid striking deer that were crossing Nanticoke Road near Catchpenny Road and was struck from behind by a motorcycle. Police smelled alcohol coming from the motorcycle rider, 26…
Read MoreMSP Investigating Armed Robbery on Beaglin Park Drive
Maryland State Police were called to an apartment on Beaglin Park Drive for an armed robbery. Police say around 10:30 Sunday night the victim was approached by two men – one carrying a firearm – who demanded the victim’s money and cell phone. They took the items and got into a black 4-door Toyota. The…
Read MoreMSP Investigating Somerset County Shooting
A Deal Island man has been arrested after a shooting that occurred in Somerset County on Saturday. Maryland State Police say just before 2am troopers were called to PRMC in Salisbury for a shooting victim. The victim told police he was arguing with 33 year old Lance Fridley when Fridley shot him. Fridley was arrested…
Read MoreTraffic Stop in Salisbury Leads to Weapons Seizure
A traffic stop by Maryland State Police turned up a gun and drugs. Just after 8 Saturday night police attempted to stop a vehicle at Isabella and Division Streets, but the driver kept going. Eventually the driver stopped and a passenger got out and ran off. Police contacted the driver and rear passenger and smelled…
Read MoreThree Vehicle Crash in Salisbury Leaves 2 Dead & 5 Injured
A three vehicle crash Thursday night just before 10pm has left two people dead and 5 people injured. Maryland State Police say the crash occurred on Route 50 at Marquis Avenue. Police believe that a vehicle driven by 19 year old Kiana Baber of Salisbury crossed the center line of Route 50 and struck two…
Read MoreCrash Near Pocomoke Leaves Man Dead
A Pocomoke man is dead after a crash Wednesday night near Pocomoke. Maryland State Police say around 8:30 last night a Trailblazer driven by 26 year old Jesse Bowden crossed the center line on Lambertson Road and overturned in a field. Bowden was the only person in the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the…
Read MoreCambridge Man Arrested for Gun & Drugs After Traffic Stop in Salisbury
Maryland State Police spotted a SUV speeding on Route 50 and stopped the vehicle in the area of Civic Avenue just before 2:30 Sunday morning. When police contacted the driver, 23 year old Draquan Young of Cambridge, they smelled alcohol and marijuana coming from inside the vehicle. An investigation showed Young was diving under the…
Read More72-Year-Old Man Robbed in Salisbury Park, Suspect At-Large
Maryland State Police are investigating an armed robbery that took place on Wednesday afternoon in the area of Jersey Road in Salisbury. Troopers say the incident took place shortly after 3:30 p.m. in the 1200 block of Jersey Road at Billy Gene Jackson Park. They say Troopers met a victim, identified as 72-year-old James C.…
Read MoreMSP Arrest Salisbury Man for Drugs & Weapons
A Salisbury man has been arrested after a traffic stop in the area of East College Lane and Margaret Street. Maryland State Police smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle as they spoke with 30 year old Gregory Snead and a search of the vehicle was done. Police seized several baggies of marijuana in a book…
Read MoreOcean City Man Arrested for 8th DUI
Maryland State Police spotted the driver of a box truck on Route 50 using his handheld cell phone while driving. The truck was stopped and the driver, 57 year old Stephen Sawka of Ocean City was found driving on a suspended and revoked license through Maryland – and Pennsylvania. Sawka was also found to be…
Read MoreMSP 148th Trooper Candidate Class Graduates
Maryland State Police 148th Trooper Candidate Class graduated today. The 36 members of the class completed 27 weeks of residential police training academy – receiving instruction in criminal and traffic laws, emergency care, emergency driving, physical training and scenario-based training that includes de-escalation and conflict resolution. After a brief leave, the new troopers will report…
Read MoreSalisbury Woman Dies in Friday Afternoon Crash
Maryland State Police say they continue to investigate a Friday afternoon car crash that turned fatal in Salisbury. Around 3:30 p.m., Troopers responded to the intersection of Maryland 350, Mount Hermon Road and Walston Switch Road for a reported  serious, two vehicle motor vehicle collision. A 1994 Plymouth Voyager from Pennsylvania was traveling northbound on…
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Two Injured in Crisfield Area Crash
Two people were injured in a single vehicle crash near Crisfield around 1 Sunday morning. Maryland State Police were called to the area of Old State and Mariners Roads where they found a van on its roof with two people trapped inside. Police learned the van veered off the roadway, struck a tree and rolled…
Read MoreMotorcycle Crash Near Willards Injures One
A motorcycle crash Friday afternoon near Willards has left one person injured. Maryland State Police say just after 2pm the driver of a tri-wheel Harley Davidson lost control on Old Ocean City Road near the intersection of New Hope Road and went off the roadway. The driver, 71 year old Walter Cohee of Mardela Springs…
Read MoreUPDATED: Route 50 REOPENS at Riddle Lane East of Berlin after Crash
UPDATED – Maryland State Police have identified the driver in the vehicle crash this morning on Route 50 in Berlin. He is 19 year old Tyler Birch of Ocean Pines. He was the only person in the vehicle. The investigation is continuing. ======================================================== UPDATED – 8:30AM – Route 50 has reopened at Riddle Lane near…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Arrested for Disorderly Conduct
A Salisbury man was arrested Saturday night after he returned to the Parkwood Apartments after being told by police earlier in the day not to come back. Maryland State Police arrived to find 41 year old Brian Davidson being disorderly and refusing to leave. Police also saw the victim’s front door was broken and that…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Charged After Traffic Stop
A traffic stop on Route 13 in Salisbury led to the arrest of a Salisbury man on drug charges. Maryland State Police approached the driver – and questioned the identity the driver provided. He did not have a driver’s license and the photograph on the name provided was not the driver of the car. Troopers…
Read MoreUPDATED: MSP LOCATE Missing Salisbury Man Diagnosed with Dementia
UPDATED – 5:40pm – Maryland State Police say Mr. Pierre has been located and is safe… =========================================== Maryland State Police are looking for a missing person diagnosed with dementia. Frenel Joseph Pierre is black, 60 years old about 5’ 4” and 145 pounds and was last seen at about 10am wearing blue jeans and a…
Read MorePittsville Woman Dies After Struck by Car Sunday
A crash Sunday afternoon on Gumboro Road has left a Pittsville woman dead. Maryland State Police continue to investigate, but  say 56 year old Barbara Parker was at her mailbox when a car crossed the center line and struck her.  The car, driven by 60 year old Anthony Mumford of Millsboro came to a stop…
Read MoreUPDATED: Snow Emergency Plans Lifted on Lower Shore – Still in Place in Several Other MD Counties
UPDATED – 1/14/19 – Snow emergency plans have been lifted in Worcester, Wicomico and Somerset Counties. ===================================================== The Maryland State Police and local agencies, along with the State Highway Administration have put a snow emergency plan has been put in place in Worcester, Wicomico, Somerset, Talbot, Caroline and Dorchester Counties. This is to help highway…
Read MoreMSP Investigating Death of Salisbury Area Woman
Maryland State Police were called when a motorist spotted a body off the side of a road near the intersection of Johnson and Bear Swam Roads in Parsonsburg around 3 Sunday afternoon.  Police say her body was in the wood line – over 10 feet from the road. The woman, identified as 30 year old…
Read MoreGumboro Road Near Pittsville Reopens after Tractor Trailer Crash
Gumboro Road north of Pittsville has reopened after a crash north of Cobbs Hill Road in Wicomico County just after 11am. Maryland State Police say the crash involved a car driven by a Seaford man and a tractor trailer driven by a Princess Anne man. The clean up from the fuel spill and crash took…
Read MoreMSP Investigating Drowning Death in West Ocean City
Maryland State Police were called for a person in the water in Herring Creek Sunday morning in West Ocean City. Police say 68 year old Paul Scott went to pump water out of his boat, which was near where he was found in the water. A tote bag with a water pump inside was also…
Read MoreCrash on Route 589 Near Ocean Pines Leaves 1 Man Dead
A crash on Route 589 and Beauchamp Road near Ocean Pines resulted in the death of a 25 year old man. Maryland State Police say the driver of the pickup lost control and jumped the curb, crossed the roadway and struck and island and a traffic signal pole. The driver was not injured, but the…
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