SOUTHERN MARYLAND POLICE BEAT / One year’s probation in plea bargain of DUI arrest of St. Mary’s Sheriff’s Officer Gogul; Cpl. Matt Rogers resigned

CO Gogul was with another St. Mary’s Sheriff’s employee, a Corporal with the Patrol Division after a day of training when the pair began to enjoy the night life of Easton, a sleepy town in Talbot County.

Overtime for some employees of St. Mary’s Sheriff is excessive

The St. Mary’s County Commissioners have included in the new fiscal year budget a line item for $125,000 for a “Compensation Study” which is usually when the county hires a consultant who will tell them it’s time to hike salaries. There are currently 136 Sheriff’s deputies and 11 terminated deputies as of the date of the information released to THE CHESAPEAKE TODAY.