From Maryland State Police: A cooperative focus on distracted drivers on April 27 along the northern portion of I-95 involved police from multiple departments, some of whom were using unconventional vehicles to identify more than 170 motorists stopped for violations related to driving while distracted. Dubbed “Operation Trojan Horse,” police used marked and unmarked patrol […]
Sheriff Bane: Harford County Deputies Have Choice Whether to Issue Marijuana Civil Citation
Harford County Sheriff’s Deputies will have the discretion whether to issue civil citations for marijuana possession under 10 grams, Sheriff Jesse Bane said, a modification of statewide policy intended to preserve the agency’s ability to make deals in pursuit of larger drug busts. Under the Maryland State Police’s “model” policy for enforcing the new marijuana […]
Maryland Watch: Pay No Attention to the Holes in My Argument
Speed cameras are a hot topic right now because it’s been discovered that Baltimore City has been issuing faulty tickets, but Governor Martin O’Malley wants you to pay no attention to that, because you have the right to go to court and prove your innocence and therefore are not being robbed your due process and […]
State Troopers Arrest 11, Issue 75 Citations and 91 Warnings During “Operation Heat Wave” in Harford County
From Maryland State Police: Not only were the streets of Harford hot because of the extreme temperature, troopers were hot on the trail of traffic and criminal violators this past Friday (July 27). Troopers continued to demonstrate their commitment for improving traffic safety and enforcing criminal violations in the county this past Friday evening. Troopers […]
Maryland State Police Memorial Day Crackdown in Harford County Leads to 8 Traffic Arrests, 9 Criminal Arrests, 275 Citations and 374 Warnings
From Maryland State Police: As promised, Harford County law enforcement placed a heavy emphasis on improving traffic safety this Memorial Day weekend. The following persons were arrested by Bel Air Barrack troopers during a criminal and traffic initiative that was conducted throughout the holiday weekend. TRAFFIC ARRESTS: 1. Jeffrey M. Walker, 30 yoa, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania […]
Operation “Don’t Press Your Luck” – Drive Safely this St. Patrick’s Day Weekend
From Maryland State Police: The Maryland State Police, Bel Air Barrack will be implementing operation “Don’t Press Your Luck” throughout the Saint Patrick’s Day weekend. This initiative will focus on speeding, reckless driving, following too closely, failure to wear seatbelts, and most importantly, operating under the influence of alcohol and/ or drugs. We want to […]
Maryland State Police Arrest 19 People, Issue More than 1,000 Citations During Harford County Enforcement Effort
From Maryland State Police: Troopers in Harford County are posting the results of their enforcement efforts in support of the “National Drunk and Drugged Driving” initiative conducted between Monday, December 12 and Monday, December 26. During the initiative troopers targeted impaired drivers in support of Maryland’s highway safety goals. During the initiative, Bel Air Barrack […]
New Texting While Driving Ban Law Takes Effect; Gov. O’Malley Announces Maryland Reaches Record Low Traffic Fatalities
From Maryland State Police: Governor Martin O’Malley announced Maryland reached a record low number of victims killed in traffic collisions in 2010 – 496 fatalities. The previous low was in 2009 with 550 people lost, a nine percent decrease. “The efforts of law enforcement, educational outreach and better engineering to reduce fatalities on our roads […]
