OCEAN CITY — Ocean City is partnering with Maryland highway officials to launch a pedestrian safety campaign for the busy summer months. Last summer, two pedestrians were killed and 13 were injured in Ocean City. Officials say it was a ...

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An Afghan refugee can stay in this country despite pleading guilty to second-degree assault on a Montgomery County police officer who was processing his arrest for driving under the influence, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held.

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FREDERICK — Maryland State Police are asking Frederick County deputies to patrol parts of state routes 85 and 355 due to a trooper shortage there and a reorganization of the state agency. Spokesman Greg Shipley said Wednesday the changes don’t ...

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WESTMINSTER — Prosecutors are dropping manslaughter charges in the death of a man outside a Carroll County tavern. A judge in Westminster dismissed charges Monday against 49-year-old Michael Grimes of Woodsboro after State’s Attorney Jerry Barnes said the prosecution’s main ...

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A Baltimore blogger who broadcast his standoff with police has pleaded guilty to a weapons charge. Frank James MacArthur, who broadcast his negotiations with police surrounding his home in December, pleaded guilty Wednesday to possession of a short barreled shot ...

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A Baltimore police officer has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a woman that led to an hours-long standoff with his police department colleagues. Police said Wednesday that James Smith has been charged in the death ...

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Authorities said a 20-year veteran of the Baltimore Police Department was arrested Tuesday night after he barricaded himself in a west Baltimore home, and a woman who was shot before the standoff died of her wounds. Spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said ...

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A lawyer with the Baltimore city government who handles police department cases has been appointed as the department’s new head of internal affairs. Rodney Hill replaces Grayling Williams, who left the department in March after about a year on the ...

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SALISBURY — Police in Salisbury say officers used pepper spray to disperse a large crowd after rocks and bottles were thrown at officers. Police Chief Barbara Duncan told The Daily Times of Salisbury that officers were called to the scene ...

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FREDERICK — Frederick County is a high priority for the Maryland State Police Aviation Command. Because of hilly terrain, which makes flying more challenging, the county will become the first location in the state where the new $11.8 million police ...

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