Maryland State Police Beat / Jeffrey Travis Butler dead after veering over highway and crashing into parked police cruiser

The 2007 Honda in which Butler died was being operated by him on June 3, 2017, when he was cited by Maryland State Trooper C. Short for driving while suspended and speeding as he drove eastbound on Rt. 50 at the 94-mile marker. Butler failed to appear in court on Nov. 17th and was double-dog-dare suspended.

Maryland State Police Beat / The Good and the Bad of Serving Booze to Minors in Somerset County

In addition to any sanctions imposed against the liquor licenses that may be imposed by the Somerset County Liquor Board, the employees who sold alcoholic beverages to a minor will face charges in the District Court of Maryland for Somerset County for furnishing an alcoholic beverage to a minor.  If convicted, these people face a maximum penalty of up to 2 years of incarceration, a fine of $1,000, or both.

HEROIN HIGHWAY TO HELL — Instead of fixing the big meal for Thanksgiving and cleaning a nice fat turkey Narco Cops say this gang was weighing heroin

On Tuesday, November 21, 2017, Sussex GTF again responded to the same residence after receiving additional reports of drug activity continuing at the property.

DWI HIT PARADE: Virginia State Police report alcohol a factor when repeat DWI Daniel Eli Yoder died when he crashed into a tree

Virginia State Police Sgt. Michelle Anaya reports that on November 18, 2017, at approximately 7:09 PM, the Police was called to investigate a single-vehicle crash on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, which killed a repeat offender DWI driver.

HEROIN HIGHWAY TO HELL IN HOWARD / Police charge six in drug distribution case with drug dealer Brandon Dew on a rebound from spring

To date, there have been 45 overdose deaths and 144 non-fatal overdoses in Howard County in 2017. In 2016, there were 29 heroin-related overdose deaths and 131 non-fatal opioid overdoses for the entire year, sometimes in combination with other drugs.