Oyster sanctuaries working; oyster populations largest since 1985

Governor Martin O’Malley today announced good news regarding the State’s ongoing work to restore the Chesapeake Bay’s native oyster population. Results of Maryland’s 2013 Fall Oyster Survey indicate populations are continuing to increase: The oyster population has more than doubled since 2010, reaching its highest point since this type of monitoring began in 1985.

Natural Resources Police hook up spawning rockfish poachers with big fines, confiscate gear

An investigation by the Maryland Natural Resources Police and allied State and local agencies resulted in the charging of five anglers in Charles County last Friday for illegally fishing for Striped Bass in a spawning area and catching other protected fish.
Acting on information gathered during surveillance, NRP officers and members of the Southern Maryland Information Center watched as a group of people caught and kept Striped Bass from an area of the Potomac River that is closed to allow spawning. As the anglers left at 1:50 a.m., NRP officers and units from the Charles County Sheriff’s Office stopped them.

PG bank robber gets short term for bank robberies from silly Judge Chasanow

More specifically, on four occasions from March 13 to May 22, 2013, McBride and others, including juveniles, drove to the following bank branches where he stole a total of $9,093: TD Bank, PNC Bank, and Citibank in Washington, D.C.; and SunTrust Bank in Forestville, Maryland. Also, on May 13, 2013, McBride and his conspirators drove to Capitol One Bank in Suitland, Maryland, to rob the bank but left without having obtained any money.

Prince Frederick: Dead guy shows up in ditch behind motel; who dunnit?

Dead guy shows up in ditch behind motel; who dunnit? MSP Investigators from the Criminal Enforcement Division Central South Region are investigating the death of a New Jersey man, previously reported as missing.
The deceased is identified as Hani Heiba, 29, of the unit block of New Brook Lane in Springfield, New Jersey. Heiba was found deceased in a ravine in Prince Frederick, Maryland. The cause and manner of death are pending autopsy results.
At 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, police discovered Heiba in a heavily wooded ravine, about 166 yards from the front of the hotel located in the 300-block of Merrimac Court in Prince Frederick. Emergency medical personnel pronounced Heiba deceased at the scene.
Heiba was reported missing on Sunday, May 4, 2014 through the Springfield Police

GE Aviation account manager drilled company for expensive bits to fatten his Paypal; sentenced to slammer

Quinn began stealing tools from GE Aviation’s inventory no later than 2009 and resold the stolen tools over the Internet. Most of the stolen hardware consisted of high-speed carbide drill bits. Purchasers paid for the stolen tools by depositing funds into Quinn’s personal PayPal account. According to PayPal records, between 2009 and July 2013, Quinn realized more than $108,000 from sales of carbide drill bits. The cost to GE of the stolen tools was at least $200,000