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Ocean 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…
Read MoreDelmar Woman Charged with Assault after Argument Escalates
A Delmar woman has been charged with assault after an argument escalated. Maryland State Police were called to Mar Lynn Driver just after 4 on Sunday for two people arguing in the street. They found 41 year old James Russell standing next to a large pile of clothes, which his wife had run over several…
Read MoreMSP Charge Milford Man with DUI after Crash in Hebron
Maryland State Police were called for a single vehicle crash Sunday evening just before 5:30 on Route 50 at Hebron Woods Boulevard. Investigation showed the driver – 56 year old Jacob McGlothlin of Milford lost control of the vehicle, which went off the road and struck a pole. McGlothlin was found to be DUI and…
Read MoreMSP Investigating Deadly Crash Near Willards
Maryland State Police are investigating a crash that resulted in the death of a Berlin man. A driver notified police after he passed a pickup in a ditch on Old Ocean City Road west of Richardson Road near Willards. Police say 36 year old William Hathaway of Berlin contacted his wife after the crash and…
Read MoreUPDATED: Snow Emergency Plan for Wicomico County – LIFTED
UPDATED: Due to the recent weather conditions, the Maryland State Police implemented a “Snow Emergency Plan for Wicomico County, yesterday’s date at 1900 hrs. Upon information received from the Maryland State Highway Administration the “Snow Emergency Plan” has been lifted effective, 12/10/18 @ 0100 Hrs. ==================================================== Snow Emergency Plan in Effect for Wicomico County, Maryland…
Read MoreUPDATED: WORCESTER SNOW EMERGENCY Lifted at Midnight
UPDATED: Effective Saturday 12/10/2018 at 2400 hours (12 AM), the Maryland State Police Berlin Barrack in Worcester County in conjunction with local agencies and the State Highway Administration will be lifting the Snow Emergency Plan. Please use caution on roadways in and around the Worcester County area. Be mindful of black ice at night and…
Read MoreSomerset County Snow Emergency Plan
The Maryland State Police at the Princess Anne Barrack in Somerset County in conjunction with local agencies and the State Highway Administration have implemented the Snow Emergency Plan. This plan is to assist the State Highway Administration in snow clearing operations throughout the county. Effective on 12/9/2018 at 5:15 p.m. all vehicles on the roadway…
Read MoreMSP Looking for Information in December 2 Hit & Run in Willards
Maryland State Police in Wicomico County were called for a crash at Main Street and Old Ocean City Road in Willards around 6:30pm on December 2nd. A vehicle collided with a Toyota Avalon on the passenger side. The driver and passenger – both under the age of 18 were not injured. Witnesses say a small…
Read MoreCrash on Salisbury Bypass Leaves 1 Dead
A 6 year old is dead after a crash on the Route 13 bypass Thursday night. Maryland State Police say witnesses saw three vehicles speeding southbound north of the Snow Hill Road exit when a pickup truck lost control and collided with a tree on the passenger side. The driver, 55 year old Kenneth Chatmon…
Read MoreParsonsburg Man Charged with DUI After Crash in Hebron
A single vehicle crash on Route 50 near Porter Mill Road in Hebron just before 6:30 this morning led to DUI charges for a Parsonsburg man. Maryland State Police say the driver of a Nissan Rogue, 29 year old Jerry Griffith lost control of his SUV and spun out in the median. Police learned that…
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