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A Wisconsin man faces a reckless driving charge for allegedly driving in excess of 160 mph on the Indiana Toll Road.
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Read More »Police: 160 mph driver said he was just trying to get to Maryland
City’s speed cameras out of focus
Top officials with the company that has a contract to provide maintenance for Baltimore’s 82 idled speed cameras said on Wednesday they have had no contact for six months with the city about the troubled program.
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Read More »Speed camera firm refunding $27K in Hagerstown
HAGERSTOWN — Police in Hagerstown say a speed camera contractor will refund more than $27,000 for about 800 speeding tickets because it failed to get its equipment inspected as often as state law requires. Police Chief Mark Holtzman said Wednesday ...
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Read More »Lawyer captures win over speed camera ticket
Local attorney and noted sports heckler Robin Ficker took on, yet again, what many would consider an impossible case.
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Read More »Prince George’s Co. to install more cameras
PALMER PARK — Prince George’s County police are installing new surveillance cameras to deter the vandalism of speed cameras in the county. Authorities say the new cameras will watch over the speed cameras. Police Maj. Robert V. Liberati says one ...
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Read More »Off-duty Montgomery Co. officer shoots self after stop, pursuit on Eastern Shore
EASTON — Maryland State Police say an off-duty Montgomery County police officer fatally shot himself after a trooper stopped him for speeding and suspicion of driving under the influence. Police say a trooper stopped 30-year-old Jed Bylsma of Gettysburg, Pa., ...
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Read More »Editorial Advisory Board: ‘Quis custodiet ipsos custodies?’
The Latin title of this editorial is usually translated, “Who will watch the watchers?” Sometimes the answer is the public. According to law enforcement officials, Prince George’s County Councilwoman Karen Toles was pulled over by a police officer who had ...
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Read More »Prince George’s councilwoman apologizes for speeding incident
UPPER MARLBORO — A Prince George’s County councilwoman who has been charged with reckless driving says she’s sorry. Karen Toles apologized for the incident in a brief news conference Wednesday outside her attorney’s office in Largo. She declined to take ...
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Read More »Thank you, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Thank you, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. And, you’re welcome. Sunday, a state trooper stopped me for a chat along Interstate 81. Mr. Trooper congratulated me on sparing the driver just ahead of me from getting a ticket. After checking my license ...
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