According to authorities with the Queen Anne County Sheriff's Office, a cocaine distribution ring in the Maryland county was reportedly busted by law enforcement officers, resulting in more than 12 arrests. The agency announced the bust and the arrests on July 24. The...
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Month: July 2018
If police come knocking, they can’t just come in
Police can have quite the commanding presence. So much, in fact, that many people think officers have more rights than they actually do. This leads to far too many people just letting police come to their homes and search around, without a legal search warrant. Police...
Police changing lineup procedures to reduce errors
Research shows that criminal eyewitness identifications tend to be unreliable, meaning defendants in Maryland and elsewhere could be wrongfully convicted if such evidence is used in a trial. As a result, many police departments are finally changing the way they...
Driver and passenger face drug charges after traffic stop
Two men were taken into custody by authorities after a traffic stop that took place in Salisbury, Maryland. A vehicle driven by a 34-year-old was stopped at about 11:20 on July 4 on the 1100 block of S. Division Street. The vehicle was stopped because it had an...
Individuals now have more control over cellphone data
According to the Supreme Court, a warrant is necessary to access a cellphone's location history. This is considered a major victory for the privacy rights of Maryland residents and all Americans. Its 5-4 decision in Carpenter v. United States is also seen as widening...
How many drinks can I have before driving?
The legal driving limit in Maryland is 0.08. But what does this mean? Is it legally OK to drive after drinking a beer? But what about two beers? And are four beers the same as three beers? The answer is really going to come down to you as a person. While some people...