Posts Tagged ‘MSP’
UPDATED: MSP Say Wicomico County Juvenile has been LOCATED
Maryland State Police need your help to find a missing 14 year old Wicomico County boy who was last seen in the 200 block of Baptist Street in Salisbury around 3pm on Tuesday, May 5th. Chester Fitchett, III is African American with curly black hair and brown eyes. He’s about 5′ 5” tall and 120…
Read More26 New Maryland State Troopers Graduate in 160th Trooper Candidate Class
The 160th Trooper Candidate Class of the Maryland State Police was welcomed by Governor Wes Moore on Friday. There are 26 new troopers joining the ranks after 28 weeks of training. Among the members of this class, six have prior military experience, six are paramedics and six were Maryland State Police cadets. Eight of the…
Read MoreMSP Name 2025 Trooper of the Year and More
The Maryland State Police 2025 Trooper of the Year was announced while more than 200 individuals were honored on Thursday at an awards ceremony for their outstanding acts of courage, dedication to duty, lifesaving efforts, and humanitarianism. Honorees including Maryland State Troopers, civilian employees from the Department, allied law enforcement officers, and emergency personnel, were…
Read MoreMSP Rescue Stranded Boater In Somerset County
Maryland State Police rescued a man while boating Friday afternoon in Somerset County. Police were called to a remote area in Dames Quarter Lake where a boater became grounded and began to experience a medical emergency. Because of the shallow, marshy water that was inaccessible to a vessel, a MSP helicopter was able to hoist…
Read MoreSomerset County Narcotics Task Force Arrest Crisfield Man Following Successful Initiative To Combat Illegal Narcotics Distribution
A Crisfield man has been arrested by the Somerset County Narcotics Task Force after a successful initiative aimed at combating illegal drug distribution in Somerset County. Police arrested 29 year old Jawyne Antonio Taylor on April 1st – he is charged with three counts of possession with the intent to distribute narcotics – including suspected…
Read MoreMSP Arrest Vienna Man for Attempted Murder After Firing Shots at a Trooper
A Dorchester County man has been arrested on charges of attempted murder. Maryland State Police responded to a report of a disturbance on Middle Street in Vienna just after 10 Thursday night. The trooper found the front door open and contacted a man inside, but the man disappeared into the home – and returned with…
Read MoreTwo Vehicle Crash Sunday Night Near Salisbury Sends 6 to Area Hospitals
A two-vehicle crash Sunday evening just before 7 sent 6 people to area hospitals. Maryland State Police say the driver of a Toyota failed to stop for a red light at Route 50 and White Lowe Road west of Salisbury and collided with a Fiesta which was attempting to make a left turn from eastbound…
Read MoreMSP Investigating Fatal Crash near Rhodesdale Thursday Night
Maryland State Police were called to Eldorado Road in Rhodesdale for a single vehicle crash just after 8:30 Thursday night. Police found a Kia Sportage driven by 40 year old Brandi Stoneburner of Princess Anne went off the roadway, struck an electrical box and overturned. Police say Stoneburner was the only occupant and was pronounced…
Read MoreInmate Death at ECI in Westover Under Investigation by MSP
Maryland State Police are investigating the death of an inmate at Eastern Correctional Institution in Westover. Police say 31 year old Quaran Middleton, an inmate at the prison, was declared dead Tuesday by EMS personnel and transported to the Chief Medical Examiner for autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death. Preliminary investigation indicates…
Read MoreTwo Arrested After Road Rage Incident in Somerset County
Maryland State Police have arrested two people from Virginia after an alleged road rage incident in Somerset County on Saturday. Police say 31 year old Kiana Chandler was driving a blue Volkswagen with Virginia tags when she brake checked the victim who came up behind her on Route 13 in Somerset County. As the victim…
Read MoreUPDATED: MSP Have Located Missing Wicomico County Teen
UPDATED – 01/30/26 – Maryland State Police report that Lilith Keith was located this morning. Thank you ============================================ ORIGINAL STORY – 01/25/26 – Your help is needed to locate a missing 14 year old in Wicomico County. Maryland State Police say Lilith Keith was reported missing on Saturday, January 24th – she was last seen…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Indicted for Theft by Somerset County Grand Jury
A Salisbury man has been indicted by a Somerset County grand jury for the theft of over $670,000 from the Crisfield American Legion Post 16. Maryland State Police say 56 year old Donald Lee Waters was indicted Friday for theft, theft scheme and other financial offenses. An investigation by the Maryland State Police Criminal Enforcement…
Read MoreMSP Investigating Inmate Death in Somerset County
An inmate was found dead at Eastern Correctional Institution in Westover on Sunday. Maryland State Police were called around 6am by prison officials about the death of 36 year old Ray Oselmo, who was found on the ground and unresponsive in his cell by officers at ECI. A suspect – also an inmate – has…
Read MoreFour Arrested in Talbot County for Trappe Home Invasion in August
Four have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery on August 13th at a residence in Trappe. Maryland State Police arrested 22 year old Imari Jackson of Hurlock, 19 year old Aamad Turner of Easton and two juveniles, a 17 year old from Cordova, who is being charged as an adult and a 15…
Read MoreBerlin Man Arrested for Sexual Solicitation of a Minor & Distribution of Child Porn
A Berlin man has been arrested on charges that he solicited sex from a minor over a smartphone app in Worcester County. Maryland State Police have charged 29 year old Alexander Crum of Berlin with the following: Sexual solicitation of a minor Solicitation of child pornography Distribution of child pornography Knowingly permitting sexual solicitation…
Read MoreMD State Senator Michael A. Jackson Appointed as Acting MSP Superintendent
Maryland State Police Superintendent Col. Roland Butler is retiring on November 1st after over 31 years in law enforcement – and Lt. Col Daniel Pickett will serve as interim superintendent. Governor Wes Moore has appointed Maryland State Senator Michael A. Jackson as the acting superintendent of the Maryland State Police beginning on November 12. Jackson…
Read MoreUPDATED: MSP Identify Suspect in Weekend Fatal Stabbing in Salisbury
UPDATED – 10/07/25 – Maryland State Police ask the public to help them locate 35 year old Carlus Dupree Gerald, Jr. of Salisbury. An arrest warrant has been issued for him in connection to a fatal stabbing just after 1am Saturday on East Main Street in Salisbury during a fight. Gerald is charged with 2nd degree…
Read MoreSalisbury Man Arrested on Drug & Firearms Offenses after Traffic Stop in Talbot County
A Salisbury man has been arrested by Maryland State Police after a traffic stop for impaired driving in Talbot County on Saturday. Police stopped a pickup driven by 40 year old William Lanham of Salisbury on Route 50 near Easton around 8 Saturday night. During the stop the trooper observed multiple criminal indicators and a…
Read MoreHarbeson Man Charged in Copper Wire Thefts in Cecil County, MD
A Harbeson man was one of three arrested by Maryland State Police in the theft of copper wire in Cecil County, Maryland. Police say the three were arrested last week in connection with a series of three copper wire thefts, from active power poles belonging to Verizon, that caused significant damage and communication outages across…
Read MoreMSP Investigating Inmate Death at ECI in Westover
Maryland State Police are investigating the death of an inmate at the Eastern Correctional Institute in Westover. Corrections officials contacted police Sunday evening just after 5:30 after 24 year old Donyell Morris was in a cell with another inmate before he was found was found unresponsive on his bunk. He was pronounced dead by EMS…
Read MoreCrisfield Man Charged with Sex Abuse of a Minor
A Crisfield man was arrested by Maryland State Police Thursday on charges of sexual abuse of a minor in Somerset County. Investigators from the Princess Anne Criminal Enforcement Division obtained an arrest warrant for 60 year old Gene Hughes of Crisfield who was arrested at his home without incident. Hughes is charged with sex abuse…
Read MoreUPDATED: Salisbury & MSP Continue Investigating Murder of 10 Year Old Tyron Colbert, Jr of Salisbury
UPDATED – 08/12/25 – The investigation into the murder of a 10 year old Salisbury boy continues – a $25,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction. It has been just over a year since 10 year old Tyron Colbert, Junior, was shot and died in a home on Clay…
Read MoreTwo Vehicle Queen Anne’s Crash Leaves Greensboro Woman Dead
A two vehicle crash in Queen Anne’s County has left one woman dead and two people injured. Maryland State Police were called to Route 301 at Price Station Road just after 9am. Preliminary investigation shows that a Mazda was southbound on Route 301 when it struck the driver’s side of a Kia driven by 58…
Read MoreMSP Investigating Fatal Pedestrian Crash near Snow Hill
A Snow Hill man is dead after he was truck by a vehicle just before 4am Friday in the area of Snow Hill and Carmean Roads. Maryland State Police investigation shows 69 year old Dehart Herbert Lamb, Jr., of Snow Hill, was walking along Snow Hill Road when he was struck. The driver remained at…
Read MoreBishopville Woman Arrested for Murder
A Bishopville woman has been arrested in the murder of a man in Bishopville. Maryland State Police were called to Shell Mill Road around 9:30 Monday night after a women reported that her boyfriend had been shot. Police were met by 61 year old Bonnie Hackendorn and located 57 year old David Shaulis of Bishopville…
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