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Man Shot, Killed In Princess Anne
Maryland State Police are investigating the apparent murder of a 24-year-old Princess Anne man. Troopers from the Princess Anne Barrack responded to an apartment in the 11,000-block of Bratten Avenue Sunday evening, and found a man outside his apartment shot and wounded. The victim, 24-year-old Michael Cooper Junior, died at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional Hospital in…
Read MoreMotorcyclists Collide With Taxi In Wicomico Co.
A motorcycle and a taxi collided on Business Route 50 near Booth Street in Wicomico County this week. Maryland State Police said that arriving troopers late Wednesday night discovered a single dirt bike and a minivan in the roadway. A preliminary investigation indicates the driver of the dirt bike hit the minivan as it was…
Read More1 Dead In Hit-And-Run Crash On Route 50 In QAC
A fatal hit-and-run crash on Route 50 in Queen Anne’s County is under investigation by Maryland State Police. The crash occurred Tuesday afternoon on westbound Route 50 near Nesbit Road. Police saID 49-year-old Tobethla Norman of Baltimore tried to pass a box truck on the left shoulder but veered back into the roadway and struck…
Read MoreMan Charged With Threatening Woman With Gun
A Salisbury man is charged with threatening a woman with a gun. According to Maryland State Police, police at the Salisbury Barrack received a call late Wednesday night about a man who struck a woman with his fist and pointed a gun at her head during an argument. Troopers arrived at East College Avenue, but…
Read More4 Arrested In Connection With Cambridge Shooting Death
Four men have been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in Dorchester County earlier this month. According to Maryland State Police, the suspects were arrested at different locations over the past few days. 21-year-old Da’ Yon Lofland of Hurlock, 19-year-old Troy Rose Junior of Federalsburg, 21-year-old Elijah Jordan of Cambridge and Justin Boyce of…
Read More2 Charged In Wicomico Co. Murder; 3rd Suspect Sought
Two suspects are in custody and one is being sought in connection with a fatal shooting in Salisbury. Maryland State Police said Thursday that 28-year-old Gerald Nash of Caroline County was found shot late Wednesday morning in the 600-block of Hill Street. Nash was pronounced dead at a hospital. 25-year-old Leslie Teo and 27-year-old Drequan…
Read MoreMan Shot, Killed While Riding His Bicycle
A Cambridge man has been shot to death while riding his bicycle. Maryland State Police said Cambridge officers responded to the area of Greenwood Avenue and Gloria Richardson Circle Monday night to a reported shooting. 22-year-old Da’Jour Sorrell was rushed to a hospital and died. According to State Police, Sorrell fell from his bicycle and…
Read MoreSalisbury Teen Charged with 3rd DUI
A Salisbury man has been arrested after Maryland State Police spotted a pickup driving erratically on Route 50 in the area of Booth Street early this morning . Police made a traffic stop after seeing the truck swerving across all lanes of traffic. The driver, 18 year old Gage Dyes was arrested for DUI –…
Read MoreReward Offered For Info In Child’s Shooting
A three-year-old child who was shot in Princess Anne eleven days ago has since been released from a hospital. Maryland State Police now say a reward of up to $1,000 for information and tips related to the incident has been offered by Metro Crime Stoppers of the Lower Eastern Shore. The gunshot appeared to have…
Read More3-Year-Old Boy Shot In Somerset Co.
A three-year-old boy has been shot in Somerset County. According to Maryland State Police, troopers responded to a home on Bardwell Drive in Princess Anne shortly after 8:30 Monday morning regarding a shooting. The boy and his father were being placed into an ambulance when officers arrived. State Police said an investigation indicates that the…
Read MoreMd. State Police Plan Super Bowl Enforcement Boost
Maryland State Police at the Salisbury Barrack and police in surrounding jurisdictions are planning to increase patrols surrounding this Sunday’s Super Bowl, looking for impaired drivers or other violations of the rules of the road. Police pointed out that impairment can also be the result of prescription drugs or marijuana, not only booze. If you’re…
Read MoreSuspect Arrested For Salisbury Homicide
A suspect has been arrested in connection with a homicide last Friday night in Salisbury. Maryland State Police said 28-year-old Levonte Javar Martin of Crisfield is charged with first-degree murder and second-degree murder in connection with the death of 26-year-old Devonta Fagans of Salisbury. Fagans was found shot at an apartment complex on Emory Court,…
Read MoreSearch Continues For Suspect In Worcester Co. Homicide
Nearly three weeks ago, an Accomack County woman was found murdered in a Pocomoke City home. Maryland State Police said Monday the search continues for the man who was identified as a suspect in the killing of Lesa Renee White, who worked as a Wicomico County Correctional Officer. 52-year-old William Edward Strand of Pocomoke City…
Read MoreBaltimore Man Charged with Theft of a Dorchester County EMS Ambulance
A Baltimore man has been arrested for allegedly stealing an ambulance Friday evening. Maryland State Police were called after a Dorchester County EMS ambulance was stolen from outside the University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Dorchester. Police located the ambulance on Route 50 in Cambridge – the suspect, 52 year old Augustus Redditt, activated…
Read MorePolice: Murder Suspect Could Be Hiding In Sheds, Chicken Coops
The search continues for a man suspected of murdering a woman in Worcester County last week. Maryland State Police said Tuesday there is reason to believe that 52-year-old William Edward Strand could still be in the area of Pocomoke City or Accomack County. Police also warn that Strand could be hiding out in the woods,…
Read MorePerson Of Interest Identified In Worcester Co. Homicide
A person of interest has been named in connection with the apparent murder of a woman in Worcester County. The body of 48-year-old Lesa Renee White of Atlantic, Virginia was found at a home in Pocomoke City Wednesday. White, who worked as a Wicomico County Correctional Officer, had been reported missing Monday. A person of…
Read MoreWoman Found Murdered At Worcester Co. Residence
Maryland State Police are investigating the murder of a woman whose body was found in a residence Wednesday night. Investigators discovered the body of 48-year-old Lesa Renee White of Atlantic, Virginia in a residence in the 1,400-block of Snow Hill Lane in Pocomoke City. The Maryland State Police Homicide Unit was asked to assume the…
Read MoreGift Card Fraud Schemes Continue
The ‘gift card scam’ has not gone away with the end of the holiday season. Maryland State Police at the Princess Anne Barrack have reported an increase in the scheme, which mainly targets elderly residents. The perpetrator tries to convince the person to pay off a bill, resolve a tech support issue or help a…
Read More22 Charged In Talbot Co. Drug Investigation
A ten-month drug task force investigation has led to indictments against 22 people on the Eastern Shore on state and federal charges. The Talbot County Drug Task Force has identified an Easton man, 32-year-old Anthony Banks, as the leader of a drug-trafficking organization that imported large quantities of controlled dangerous substances, including powder cocaine and…
Read MorePassenger Killed In Fiery Crash
A crash in Wicomico County on Christmas night has left one person dead. According to Maryland State Police, a westbound vehicle on Route 50 at Sixty Foot Road left the right side of the road, struck a tree and caught fire. The driver was able to get out, but a passenger was trapped in the…
Read MoreBody Of Missing Pittsville Man Found In Millsboro
The body of a missing Pittsville man has been discovered in Millsboro. David Hall’s wife reported him missing last week after not seeing him since November 20th, according to Maryland State Police. The body was discovered Wednesday afternoon. Delaware State Police and Millsboro Police are investigating his death.
Read MoreCrash In Caroline Co. Kills 1-Year-Old Child
A one-year-old child has died of injuries suffered in a three-vehicle wreck in Caroline County. According to Maryland State Police, troopers from the Easton Barrack responded to the crash Thanksgiving night in the area of Route 404 and Route 480 near Denton. An investigation determined that the three westbound vehicles approached a red traffic signal.Two…
Read MoreMd. Troopers Conduct Hundreds of COVID Enforcement Checks
Maryland State Police troopers conducted more than 730 checks on bars and restaurants in the hours before Thanksgiving, and the statewide COVID-19 hotline had received more than 200 calls or e-mails. State Police Thursday reported that they had made no arrests and filed no charges related to any violations of rules related to face masks…
Read MoreMan Struck, Killed While Crossing Route 50 On Foot
One person is dead in an accident on Route 50 in Queen Anne’s County. Maryland State Police say one driver sideswiped another vehicle in the westbound lanes near Arrington Road Wednesday night.The man got out of his vehicle once to assess the damage, got back in, drove in reverse down the shoulder to get closer…
Read MoreLaurel Man Shot, Killed In Cambridge Md.
A shooting in Cambridge, Maryland has claimed the life of a Laurel, Delaware Man.Maryland State Police say the victim was found with gunshot wounds early Sunday in a grassy parking area on Chesapeake Court.21-year-old Khalil Reid was pronounced dead at University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Dorchester. Cambridge Police requested that the Maryland State…
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