Posts Tagged ‘MSP’
MSP Traffic Stop on Route 50 near Berlin Leads to Arrests for Drugs and a Stolen Firearm
Early Morning Crash Near Pittsville Leaves 1 Dead & 16 Injured
One man is dead and 16 others injured in a crash just after 3:30 Saturday morning near Pittsville. The investigation is on-going, but Maryland State Police say witnesses say a Kia was disabled and stopped in the roadway on Gumboro Road. The driver of a Acadia was attempting a jump start and an Express van…
Read MoreMSP Ramping Up Enforcement through Cinco de Mayo Weekend
Friday is Cinco de Mayo and Maryland State Police want drivers to drive responsibly. In anticipation of an increase in impaired drivers, all Maryland State Police barracks will ramp up enforcement to combat impaired, distracted and aggressive driving. The Salisbury Barrack will focus on traffic enforcement along the Route 50 and 13 corridors in Wicomico…
Read MoreCharges Filed in Hit & Run Death of Gavin Knupp
Charges have been filed in the death of Gavin Knupp in Berlin last July. The Worcester County State’s Attorney filed the charges – 17 traffic offenses including failure to immediately stop vehicle at scene of accident involving bodily injury – on Friday, April 28, against 22 year old Tyler Mailloux of Berlin. On July 11,…
Read MoreUPDATED: MSP & Salisbury PD Investigating Sunday Morning Homicide on Carroll Street
UPDATED – 04/17/23 – A shooting on East Carroll Street early Sunday morning in Salisbury left one teen dead and another man injured. Just after midnight Salisbury Police found two victims with multiple gunshot wounds near Buena Vista Avenue. Police say 16 year old Ja’siah Sin’cer Johnson of Salisbury was taken to TidalHealth Peninsula Medical…
Read MoreGround Broken for New MSP Berlin Barrack
Ground was broken Friday for the new Maryland State Police Berlin Barrack in Worcester County. The new $26.8-million barrack will replace the existing building, which was built in 1976 and modernize the facility – including new technology and updated equipment, a new laboratory, which will become the Forensic Sciences Division-Berlin, and an additional 4400 square-foot…
Read MorePittsville Man Charged after Dollar General Armed Robbery
MSP Investigate Crash on Route 589; Berlin Man Charged with DUI
Maryland State Police are investigating a crash on Route 589 at Adkins Road near Berlin that occurred Thursday night around 11:30. Police say a Honda, driven by 43 year old person from Selbyville, was southbound on Route 589. A pickup truck driven by 42 year old Antonio Aguilar of Berlin was turning left onto Route…
Read MoreMSP Trying to ID Suspect in 2022 Murder in Salisbury Area
Your help is needed to identify a suspect in a murder that occurred last year in Wicomico County. Maryland State Police say the victim, 23 year old Craig Polk of Salisbury was last seen alive on February 25 – and was reported missing to police the following day. Polk’s body was found on May 3,…
Read MoreUPDATED: MSP Trooper Shot During Traffic Stop Near Vienna; 1 Suspect Dead & 2 Arrested
UPDATED – 03/10/23 – The Maryland State Trooper who sustained multiple injuries after being shot on the scene of a traffic stop on Route 50 in Wicomico County on March 6, 2023 is identified as Sergeant Brooks Phillips, an 18-and-a-half-year veteran of the Maryland State Police, assigned to the Easton Barrack. He received medical treatment…
Read MoreMSP Trooper and 2 Others Injured in Salisbury Crash on Rt 13 Bypass
A crash on the Route 13 bypass Monday morning around 7:30 injured three – including a Maryland State Trooper. MSP report the trooper was driving a departmental vehicle when he crashed into stopped traffic in the southbound lanes near St Lukes Road in Salisbury. Both lanes were shut down while a tow truck worked to…
Read MoreMSP Investigating a Murder in Cambridge
A Cambridge man is dead after a shooting just after midnight Friday morning in the area of North Drive and Pine Street in Cambridge. Police found 22 year old Daiquan Taylor of Cambridge with gunshot wounds – he was pronounced dead at University of Maryland Shore Medical Center. The Maryland Medical Examiner has ruled his…
Read MoreMSP Look to Identify Showell Armed Robbery Suspect
UPDATED: MSP Looking for Somerset County Man Missing Under Suspicious Circumstances
UPDATED 1/16/23 – 4pm – A $1000 reward is being offered for information leading to the location of 27 year old Dequan Javon Fields, who has been missing since Thursday, January 12. A 2004 gold Dodge Durango belonging to Fields has been located at the Deal Island Wildlife Nature Preserve in Somerset County. The vehicle’s…
Read MoreUPDATED: Two Berlin Men Charged with Possession of Child Pornography
Two Berlin men have been arrested after an investigation into child pornography in Worcester County. Maryland State Police began an investigation into possession of child porn in March when a search warrant was served the residence of the suspects. A preliminary forensic review of the suspects’ electronic devices revealed multiple child pornography files. On Monday,…
Read MoreUPDATED: MSP Make Arrest in Two Cambridge Fatal Shootings
UPDATED – 12/10/22 – Maryland State Police have arrested a Cambridge man in connection with two fatal shootings Thursday night in Cambridge. Police have charged 22 year old Tramelle Williams with 1st and 2nd degree murder and related charges. Cambridge Police were called to High Street Friday night just before 9 for a burglary in…
Read MoreNorth Carolina Man Arrested After Traffic Stop in Salisbury
A traffic stop just before midnight Tuesday night led to the arrest of a North Carolina man. Maryland State Police stopped a Mercedes on South Salisbury Boulevard and detected the odor of marijuana coming from the car – as spotted marijuana in plain view. A search of the vehicle turned up 5 pounds of pot…
Read MoreMSP Investigating Hit & Run in Pittsville Friday Night
Maryland State Police are investigating a hit and run crash that occurred Friday night around 8pm in the area of Old Ocean City Road and Main Street in Pittsville. Witnesses say a Chevelle was westbound on Old Ocean City Road when a pickup truck began tailgating the Chevelle. The Chevelle tried to slow down and…
Read MoreNewark, MD Man Charged with Murder
UPDATED: Driver Arrested in Berlin Area Hit & Run
UPDATED 10/13/22 – The victim, Terri Wattay, died Monday at University of Maryland Hospital. ====================================================== A hit and run involving a pedestrian in Worcester County is under investigation by Maryland State Police. Police were notified of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle on Grays Corner Road. Police located 59 year old Terri Wattay of Berlin…
Read MoreMD Move Over Law Expands Beginning Saturday
Beginning today, Maryland’s Move Over Law expands to any stopped, standing or parked vehicle displaying warning signals – including hazard warning lights, road flares or other caution signals. This means that drivers should make a lane change or slow down. Violating the law is a misdemeanor with a $110 find and one point on your…
Read MoreUPDATED: MSP Make Arrest in Fatal Shooting of Salisbury Man in Cambridge
UPDATED – 09/31/22: A suspect wanted in the fatal shooting of a Salisbury man earlier this month in Cambridge has been arrested by Maryland State Police. Cambridge Police were called to the area of Wood Street and Fairmount Avenue just after 3pm on September 20 – a body was found in a wooded area on…
Read MoreCrew Member Medevaced from Cruise Ship in Chesapeake Bay
Maryland State Police Aviation responded to a medical emergency on Royal Caribbean’s ‘Enchantment of the Seas’ – a cruise ship that was in the Chesapeake Bay near Kent Island Friday night. A trooper/rescue technician from Trooper 6 examined the patient, who is a crew member, on the deck of the ship, then the patient was…
Read MoreWhaleyville Motorcycle Crash Turns Fatal
Bike Week is just getting underway and already two people have died on Worcester County roads. Maryland State Police were called for a crash just after 4:30 Thursday afternoon at Routes 50 and 610 in Whaleyville. Police say a Harley-Davidson was southbound on Route 610 and attempting to cross Route 50 when it was struck…
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