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Off-Duty Deputy Returning From Jury Duty Apprehends Escaped Suspect In Maryland Off-Duty Deputy Returning From Jury Duty Apprehends Escaped Suspect In Maryland
Off-Duty Deputy Returning From Jury Duty Apprehends Escaped Suspect In Maryland An off-duty member of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office went above and beyond to capture a wanted man who escaped custody, officials say. Capt. Richard Russell, the Special Operations Commander for the department, received an alert on Tuesday morning regarding Leonardtown native Jordan Poetzman, who removed his GPS monitoring device while attending court-authorized inpatient treatment at a facility in California. Capt. Richard Russell St. Mary's County Sheriff At the time, he was returning from jury duty. With one civic duty done, Russell decided to join the hun…

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by Zak Failla
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13 Pounds Of Pot Seized During Speed Enforcement Stop On Route 210 In Maryland: Police 13 Pounds Of Pot Seized During Speed Enforcement Stop On Route 210 In Maryland: Police
13 Pounds Of Pot Seized During Speed Enforcement Stop On Route 210 In Maryland: Police Police seized 13 pounds of pot during a speed enforcement stop on Route 210 in Maryland earlier this week, they said. The enforcement targeting aggressive drivers was carried out by officers from Fort Washington Division VII with help from Maryland State Police troopers on Wednesday, March 6.  The driver was found with 13 pounds of pot during one of 130 traffic stops the officers made on a stretch of Route 210. He was arrested for drug offenses, Prince George’s County Police said. “Our agencies plan another day of enforcement soon. In the meantime, please drive safely and always buckl…

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by Valerie Musson
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Wanted Man Busted In Maryland With 33 Baggies Of Drugs: Police Wanted Man Busted In Maryland With 33 Baggies Of Drugs: Police
Wanted Man Busted In Maryland With 33 Baggies Of Drugs: Police A Maryland fled tried to flee and was eventually arrested on a warrant after police allegedly found him with 33 bags of drugs. Officers patrolling Faywood Avenue in Glen Burnie saw resident Ervin Demontray Montague, 37, in the area around 9:55 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26, Anne Arundel County Police said. Knowing he had a warrant, officers tried to stop him, prompting him to flee. Montague was caught after a brief foot chase, where officers searched him and found 33 baggies with approximately 14.31 grams of suspected cocaine, one gel capsule with approximately .81 grams of suspected heroin/fentany…

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by Daily Voice
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30 Kilos Of Cocaine Worth $3M Seized During Drug Bust In Maryland: Police 30 Kilos Of Cocaine Worth $3M Seized During Drug Bust In Maryland: Police
30 Kilos Of Cocaine Worth $3M Seized During Drug Bust In Maryland: Police Thirty kilos of cocaine and other substances worth more than $3 million were seized during a recent drug bust in Maryland, police said. A search warrant carried out at the home of Willians Quintanilla Beltran on W. Park Drive in Langley Park turned up 30 kilos of cocaine, 25 ounces of cocaine laced with fentanyl, 37 grams of methamphetamine and more than $120,000 in cash, Prince George’s County Police Department said in a Thursday, Feb. 22 release. The net worth of the drugs seized totals more than $3 million, police said. Beltran was charged with several drug offenses and was being held o…

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by Daily Voice
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Child Left Alone In Maryland Home With Guns, Drugs, Sheriff Says Child Left Alone In Maryland Home With Guns, Drugs, Sheriff Says
Child Left Alone In Maryland Home With Guns, Drugs, Sheriff Says A man who left a child alone in a home filled with drugs and weapons is facing charges following a search of his residence, the Calvert County Sheriff's Office announced. Andre Taijon Grice, 27, was arrested this week following a weeks-long investigation into drug dealing in the 100 block of Alton Court in Prince Frederick that was launched in January. While surveilling the area, officials say that Grice was caught conducting hand-to-hand drug deals leading to search and seizure warrants for his home, vehicle, and person.  On Wednesday, Feb. 7, members of the sheriff's office observed…

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by Zak Failla
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Convict Caught With Drugs, Weapons, Heading Back Behind Bars in Maryland: State's Attorney Convict Caught With Drugs, Weapons, Heading Back Behind Bars in Maryland: State's Attorney
Convict Caught With Drugs, Weapons, Heading Back Behind Bars in Maryland: State's Attorney A man with a checkered criminal past is heading back to prison after finding himself running afoul of the law once more in St. Mary's County. Lexington Park resident Dimitri Paul Brooks, 28, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison with all but 15 suspended after being busted earlier this year on felony drug and weapon offenses, the St. Mary's County State's Attorney's Office announced. According to a sheriff’s office spokesperson, earlier this year, detectives from the sheriff office's Vice/Narcotics Unit, Emergency Services Team, and a K-9 Unit executed search and seizure warrants in the …

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by Zak Failla
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Loaded Gun, Drugs Seized From Two During Anne Arundel Traffic Stop, Police Say Loaded Gun, Drugs Seized From Two During Anne Arundel Traffic Stop, Police Say
Loaded Gun, Drugs Seized From Two During Anne Arundel Traffic Stop, Police Say What could have ended as an entertaining - if not illegal - night for a pair in Annapolis led to them landing themselves behind bars following a traffic stop in Anne Arundel County. Heaven Nevaeh Bryan, 20, was driving late on Wednesday night when she committed a traffic violation near the intersection of Archwood Avenue and Academy Street in Annapolis, prompting officers to pull her over along with Dexter Deon Burnside, Jr., police say.  Once stopped, Burnside attempted to make a run for it from the passenger's seat after being instructed out of his seat, but was swiftly apprehended b…

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by Zak Failla
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Alert Issued For Man Wanted On Multiple Warrants Out For His Arrest In Maryland Alert Issued For Man Wanted On Multiple Warrants Out For His Arrest In Maryland
Alert Issued For Man Wanted On Multiple Warrants Out For His Arrest In Maryland Seen him? An alert has been issued by police in Cecil County as they attempt to locate a wanted man who has multiple warrants out for his arrest. Anthony Leroy Brown has six active warrants out for his arrest - five through the Cecil County Sheriff’s Office, and one in Kent County - on multiple charges, according to officials. Brown’s past arrests include drug, burglary, and traffic-related offenses, “with some violence thrown in for good measure,” according to the sheriff’s office. Brown was described as being 5-foot-6 weighing an estimated 200 pounds. No other descriptive information …

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by Zak Failla