Posts Tagged ‘MSP’
MSP Investigating Murder-Suicide Sunday in Pocomoke
Two Pocomoke residents are dead after an apparent murder-suicide Sunday in Somerset County. Maryland State Police were called to a residence on Dividing Creek Road around 7:30pm for a welfare check where they found an unresponsive female – identified as 67 year old Christine Wells, and 66 year old Robert Dehart with an apparent self-inflicted…
Read MoreWicomico County Crash with Wrong-way Driver on Route 13 Injures 3
A Cambridge man driving a pickup truck the wrong way on Route 13 in Wicomico County collided with a Maryland State Police patrol vehicle. The driver, 36 year old Joshua Jorette of Cambridge, was arrested at the scene and is charged with DUI, reckless driving, possession of a controlled dangerous substance and other offenses. The…
Read MoreMSP Arrest Salisbury Man in Fatal Shooting
A Salisbury man has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred Thursday around 8pm. Maryland State Police were called to Ethels Way where they found a female victim, later identified as 29 year old Jordan Holt of Salisbury with a gunshot wound. Police have arrested 29 year old Gage Mitchell of Salisbury…
Read MoreUPDATED: Maryland State Police Arrest 3 in Fatal Shooting in Dorchester County
UPDATED – 08/31/26 – Three people have been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting that left a 5 year old Linkwood girl dead on August 11th. Maryland State Police have also arrested and charged a Dorchester County man and a juvenile in connection with a non-fatal shooting in Hurlock that occurred hours earlier. Police…
Read MoreMSP Identify Man Found Dead in Church Creek in Dorchester County; Investigation Continues
UPDATED – 08/28/26 – Maryland State Police have identified the man who was found in the phragmites along Golden Hill Road in Church Creek in Dorchester County on August 15th as 35 year old Timothy David Wolfe. Deputies from the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office say the body was found by a passerby who called police. At…
Read MoreMSP Investigating 2 Vehicle Crash that Injured 2, Including an MSP Trooper
Two people were injured, including an Maryland State Trooper, in a crash just east of the Berlin Barracks Sunday night around 8:30. Maryland State Police say a Land Rover, driven by a 16 year old male was northbound on Route 818 and attempting to cross Route 50. He failed to yield for oncoming traffic and…
Read MoreBarricade Situation in Snow Hill Ends with Arrest
A Snow Hill man has been arrested after an incident at a West Market Street residence in Snow Hill Sunday night. Police learned an adult woman was physically restrained in the home by 49 year old Robert Anderson who was armed with a firearm and threatened to harm the woman. She was able to get…
Read MoreThree Rescued by Maryland Aviation after Stranded in Mud in Talbot County
Maryland State Police aviation helped to rescue three women who were stranded while jet skiing on Friday. Police say the three 18-year olds became stranded in deep mud and shallow water on Skipton Creek in Talbot County. The area was inaccessible by rescue boat and Trooper 6 was called to conduct a hoist rescue. All…
Read MoreUPDATED: Salisbury & MSP Continue to Investigate Murder of 10 Year Old Tyron Colbert, Jr of Salisbury
UPDATED – 06/02/26 – Maryland State Police continue to investigate the murder of 10 year old Tyron Colbert in Salisbury in August of 2024. Police are renewing their appeal for information and urge anyone with knowledge of this crime to step forward. Salisbury Police were called to Clay Street around 10:30pm on August 5 for a…
Read MoreBerlin Man Sentenced After Conviction for DUI & Failure to Stop at Accident Involving Death
A Berlin man has been sentenced to serve 10 years in prison after he was convicted of DUI and failing to stop at an accident involving death. The Honorable Mickey J. Norman, retired Associate Judge of the Baltimore County Circuit Court imposed the sentence – suspending 5 years of incarceration and ordering 70 year old…
Read MoreUPDATED: 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…
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