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Maryland Police Chief Resigns After Being Placed On Administrative Leave: Report
Taneytown Mayor Bradley Wantz has accepted Police Chief Jason Etzler's resignation after he was placed on administrative leave for "an intra-departmental personnel matter," according to a new WBAL report. Last week in Carroll County, Etzler, who has been with the department for two decades, was placed on temporary leave from the agency for undisclosed reasons. He had been the chief since 2019 when he took over for another embattled chief who resigned after admitting to a weapons charge, according to WBAL. In his stead, Wantz will reportedly appoint Maj. Robert Mitchell, a longtime veteran …
Police & Fire
Maryland Police Chief Reportedly Placed On Administrative Leave (
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Questions are surrounding a police chief in Maryland who has been placed on administrative leave for unknown reasons, according to multiple reports. In Carroll County, Taneytown Police Chief Jason Etzler, who has been with the department for two decades, is on temporary leave from the agency for undisclosed reasons. He has been the chief since 2019 when he took over for another embattled chief who resigned after admitting to a weapons charge, according to WBAL. City Manager James Wieprecht announced the decision to place Etzler on administrative leave this week, but failed to provide detai…
Police & Fire
Fatal Hit-Run Driver Faces Additional Charges In Maryland, Investigators Say
Police have identified the driver implicated in a fatal hit-and-run crash in Carroll County who could face additional charges. Westminster resident Timothy Lewis Carter, 34, has been arrested and faces charges for allegedly striking and killing a pedestrian near the intersection of Tevanion Road and Otterdale Mill Road on Saturday, Sept. 17, authorities announced. The arrest came following after police received multiple tips from the public, and with the use of “investigative resources from the Maryland State Police and the Taneytown Police Department,” according to the Carroll County Sher…
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DUI Driver Busted With Heroin After Crash In Maryland: Police
A driver was apprehended for alleged impaired driving after crashing into a parked work van in Maryland, police said. In Carroll County, officers from the Taneytown Police Department responded to a crash on East Baltimore Street in the area of George Street on Thursday, June 2, after a Honda crashed into a Chevrolet van that was legally parked, Taneytown police said. The driver of the Honda - whose name has not been released by investigators - was arrested at the scene for suspicion of DUI / DWI, and further investigation determined that he was in possession of a controlled substance believ…
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