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Eastern Shore Police Beat: Wicomico Sheriff Mike Lewis reports ‘Annie Oakley’ Donna Haddock Spared Coroner Extra Duty

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SALISBURY, MD. — Wicomico County Sheriff Mike Lewis reports that instead of shooting her boyfriend, a Salisbury woman simply shot her rifle into the air, saving the medical examiner extra work.

Police say that on Jan. 20, 2015 at 11:30 PM deputies responded for the report of a subject firing a weapon in a yard in the 3000 block of Devonshire Drive in Salisbury. Upon arrival, they learned that Donna Haddock, 45, of Salisbury, had become upset with her boyfriend at which point she went into the back yard and allegedly discharged a rifle into the air multiple times. The other residents of the house took shelter inside until the arrival of law enforcement. This incident caused a significant disturbance in the neighborhood as well.

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Eastern Shore Police Beat: Cops say delivery man stole thousands worth of stuff from Penney’s

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INVESTIGATORS RECOVER LARGE QUANTITY OF STOLEN RETAIL MERCHANDISE

(Federalsburg, MD) – Members of the Maryland State Police Criminal Enforcement Division Upper Shore, assisted by agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested a Dorchester County man at his residence last night where a large amount of stolen goods were recovered.

Robert Francis Palmer, 44 of the 5600-block of Fooks Avenue Federalsburg, Dorchester County Maryland is being charged with theft 10,000 to $100,000, theft Scheme 10,000 to $100,000, and burglary 4th degree. Palmer was arrested at his residence without incident and taken before a District Court Commissioner for an initial court appearance.

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Five-time DUI Driver Christopher Cotsford Crashed into home in Trailer Park; Gained Set of Teeth Marks from K-9 Hakan

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Five-time DUI Driver Christopher Cotsford Crashed into home in Trailer Park; Gained Set of Teeth Marks from K-9 Hakan

LEXINGTON PARK, MD. – Police say that a man who stole a truck after trying to choke a person raced away from a patrol car on Great Mills Road and then crashed into the porch of mobile home in Lord Calvert Trailer Park in Great Mills.

The record of this five-time DUI driver stretches back for years in Maryland and spans three counties and four different States Attorneys and at least that many District Court and Circuit Court Judges. The list of the various encounters of Christopher Cotsford follows this latest DUI-fueled adventure.

St. Mary’s Sheriff Tim Cameron reports that on January 21, 2015, at 8:18 PM, deputies responded to a residence in the 19000 block of Three Notch Road for a reported assault. While responding to the residence, the Emergency Communications Center, (ECC), advised the suspect identified as Christopher Lee Cotsford, 32, of Great Mills, allegedly stole a vehicle, 1997 Ford Explorer, and fled the scene.

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U. S. Marshal News Beat: report on fugitives found, dealers done, killer caught

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Murder Suspect Finally in U.S. Custody After Nearly a Decade on the Run

01/22/2015 10:48 PM EST

January 22, 2015 – After nearly a decade on the run, murder suspect Eduardo Estrada-Garcia is finally back on U.S. soil to face his charges. The U.S. Marshals Service South West Investigative Fugitive Team task force took custody of Estrada-Garcia after he was extradited from Mexico.

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Col. Brown resigns as Maryland State Police Superintendent

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Brown resigns as Maryland State Police Superintendent

(PIKESVILLE, MD) – One of the high-profile positions in the incoming Hogan Administration is that of the Superintendent of the Maryland State Police.

The Governor nearly always picks his selection for a cabinet-level appointment to put his stamp on the state-wide police agencies, Natural Resources and the State Police.

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Southern Maryland Police Beat: Charles Sheriff’s Officer Jamel Clagett Dies in Crash

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“Today our hearts are heavy as we mourn the loss of a kind, gentle soul,” said Charles County Sheriff Troy D. Berry in an announcement. The Sheriff said the entire agency is saddened to announce the death of Patrolman First Class Jamel Clagett, 30, who died in a motor vehicle crash this morning on Route 218 in King George, Virginia.

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Prince William County Police Beat: Stabbed and robbed of necklace by his hooligan friends; police seek to round-up gang members

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Police report that on November 25th at 9:09PM, officers responded to the 14700 block of Potomac Heights Pl in Woodbridge, Va. to investigate a robbery. The victim, an 18-year-old woman of Triangle, reported to police that she and a known male acquaintance were walking through a residential parking garage in the above area when they encountered two unknown men. During the encounter, the men pulled out handguns and demanded property. The victim’s male acquaintance immediately fled on foot. One of the suspects pursued the male acquaintance. The other suspect took the victim to an interior apartment, at which point, the first suspect returned with a second victim, a 19 year old woman of Woodbridge. Once inside the apartment, the men took a wallet and money from the victims before fleeing. No injuries were reported. This was not a random incident.

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Eastern Shore Police Beat: Connecticut Snow-Birds had a Shoe Box Full of Snow as they Fled South from Snowstorm

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Police say that the vehicle was noted for a speed violation in the area of S/B US Rt. 13 north of the Maryland/Virginia line. During the course of the stop, Troopers conducted a K-9 free air sniff of the vehicle utilizing a State Police canine. The scan resulted in a positive alert for the presence of a controlled dangerous substance. Search of the vehicle produced a suit case in the trunk of the vehicle. Inside of the suitcase was a shoe box containing a significant quantity of cocaine.