A new report released just last week has ranked Maryland among the states with the strongest laws against drunk driving. This report comes less than two months after Noah’s Law went into effect in Maryland and at the beginning of the holiday season, where shopping traffic creates more congestion on highways and in both downtown […]
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Oct
Oct
A Washington DC police officer has been arrested and charged with DUI as of Sunday morning, October 23, 2016. The officer was on-duty when the incident happened and he has been charged accordingly. According to reports, the policeman was investigating a citizen complaint at approximately 2:20 a.m. on the morning of the 23rd in the […]
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Sep
Sep
A Crisfield High School teacher has been arrested on drug charges and a trial date has been set after the teacher was found in possession of a schedule two narcotic with no prescription. Last Friday morning shortly after 10:00 am, police responded to a report that a Crisfield High School teacher had drugs. School administrators […]
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Sep
Sep
Earlier this summer the Ocean City Police Department showed just how valuable social media can be in finding and arresting a car thief. Social media platforms from Facebook to SnapChat have proven valuable over the past few years to police in making arrests and on July 16th SnapChat helped the OCPD when a 1994 Jeep […]
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Jul
Jul
I-95 had a very eventful weekend with new PennDOT checkpoint in the Philadelphia area to enforce a ban on trucks weighing more than 5 tons causing a massive traffic jam. Further down the pike in the Washington, DC area the I-95 story was grimmer. A three-car collision on northbound Interstate 95 led to the death […]
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Jul
Jul
In 2011, the squeaky-clean image of Tide detergent may have been somewhat tarnished in the eyes of some Americans. That was the year the “Tide-for-drugs” phenomenon hit the media. As New York Magazine recounted in a 2013 article, local law enforcement officials all over the country began to get reports of strange shoplifting episodes. People were stealing dozens […]
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Jul
Jul
One of the biggest questions you may ask when you are charged with DUI is, “Is there life after DUI? If so, what will my life be like now?” A DUI charge is a big deal. A conviction is a bigger deal. While there is life after DUI, the process is difficult. As we have discussed […]
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Jul
Jul
Drunk driving is a serious offense and the law does not discriminate. Whether you are a former professional hockey player and NHL champion, or a judge in the court of law. Two recent cases over the Independence Day holiday served to magnify this fact. When former Boston Bruins star Ray Bourque acknowledged that there is […]
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Jun
Jun
Spring break passed recently, and Summer is here; most college students engaged in this rite of passage (Spring break) during the months of March and April, and many will enjoy themselves during the summer, as well. While many students head out-of-town to sunnier locales for the holiday, many students will simply take the week off […]
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Jun
Jun
Maryland governor Larry Hogan on Thursday signed Noah’s Law. This law’s passing will expand the use of ignition interlock devices for those with a history of DUI convictions. The bill’s namesake was Noah Leotta, a Montgomery County officer. Leotta was killed by a drunk driver while on DUI patrol. The law requires convicted drunken drivers to pass […]