Volume #2, Issue #2

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SHOWCASED POLICE STATIONS

FROM THE STATE OF MARYLAND

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Fruitland Police Department

Agency / Formed: Fruitland Police Department / Unknown by Police Administration
Type / Category / Size: Police Department / Town / Small
Address / Telephone: 208 S. Division Street / 410-548-2804
Website: cityoffruitland.com/departments/police_department/index.php
Sworn Officers: 24
Jurisdiction Population: 5,600
Jurisdiction Size: 3.86 Square Miles
Interesting Fact: The Department added a K-9 in 2023. The K-9 will be used to track missing Alzheimer and Autistic individuals. The K-9’s name is “Boone.”
Picture Taken By: policestationpictures.com

Cumberland Police Department

Agency / Formed: Cumberland Police Department / 1852
Type / Category / Size: Police Department / Town / Small
Address / Telephone: 20 Bedford Street / 301-777-1600
Website: https://www.cumberlandmd.gov’253/Police-Department
Sworn Officers: 45
Jurisdiction Population: 19,800
Jurisdiction Size: 10.12 Square Miles
Interesting Fact: 1852 first “Nightwatchman” type set-up in jurisdiction
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Mount Airy Police Department

Agency / Formed: Mount Airy Police Department / 2016
Type / Category / Size: Police Department / Town / Small
Address / Telephone: 205 Center Street / 301-703-1375
Website: https:// www.mountairymd.gov/542/Police-Department
Sworn Officers: 11
Jurisdiction Population: 9.850
Jurisdiction Size: 4.13 Square Mile
Interesting Fact: In 2012 the Town was established a Police Department after several years of being patrolled by the Maryland State Police
Picture Taken By: policestationpictures.com

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> Judicial

Maryland Cases of note accepted by the U.S. Supreme Court

Mc Culloch v Maryland [ Landmark Case ] 1819

Before 1819, the State of Maryland passed legislation that the State would impose a tax on the Bank of the United States. James W. Mc Culloch sued the State of Maryland, stating that the actions of the Maryland Legislative were unconstitutional, and the Maryland Court of Appeals ruled in the State’s favor. Mc Culloch appealed to the United States Supreme Court, and the Court ruled in Mc Culloch’s favor. The Supreme Court found that the State of Maryland’s actions were unconstitutional. The ruling is considered the first “landmark” case the United States Supreme Court decided.

Brady v Maryland [ Landmark Case ] 1963

In 1963 the US Supreme Court decided in the case of Brady v State of Maryland that the State in a criminal case shall turn over ALL exculpatory evidence to the defense in a criminal trial. Brady v State of Maryland has affected the judicial landscape for the last 60 years. It is considered one the more important criminal decisions of the Twentieth Century.

Maryland v King 2013

In 2013 the U.S. Supreme Court held that conducting a DNA swabbing on a prisoner is not an invasive procedure and can be used as routine procedure in processing a person as a result of criminal arrest. The procedure does NOT violate the 4th Amendment. The Supreme stated that determining an arrestee’s identification serves as a proper and legitmate procedure for the State to use in processing the prisoner for identification purposes.

> Legislative

Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights in 1974 – Repealed 2020

The State of Maryland has been known to have left-of-center voting for decades. The central State jurisdictions, i.e., the City of Baltimore, Prince George’s County, Montgomery County, Howard County, and Baltimore County, control the agenda of the State Legislature. In 2020, the five jurisdictions controlling the State Legislative repealed the 48-year-old Maryland State Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights. The excuse for the repeal was the ‘George Floyd” Incident.

The State of Maryland Law Enforcement Bill of Rights ( LEBOR ) was originally passed in 1974. It was the first such law passed in the United States. The new law set down standards and procedures for law enforcement agencies to discipline themselves, which the left-than-center politicians held in disdain.

Two additional results of the of the Replacement Bill: (1) No-Knock Warrants were limited thereby eliminating the element of surprise and safety, (2) Law Enforcement Officers convicted of injuring or murdering someone while judged using ‘Excessive Force’ are subject to a possible ten year prison sentence.

Editor’s Opinion:

By repealing the law over the then-Republican Governor’s veto, the Democrats controlled legislature effectively gutted effective law enforcement as had been known for half a century. Today, the moral of the average Maryland Police Officer is in the “tank.” The decision has helped the rise in crime, low morale, and low recruiting numbers.

Read More – Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021- Police Discipline and Law Enforcement Programs and Procedures; Gubernatorial Vote Override – Chapter 59

> Professionalism

Departments & Offices Certified by CALEA [Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies]

State > Maryland State Police
Sheriff Offices > Calvert County; Howard County. Somerset County
County Police Departments > Ann Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Charles, Frederick, Howard, Kent, Montgomery, Prince George’s, Queen Anne’s, Saint Mary’s, & Washington
Municipal Departments > Aberdeen, Annapolis, Baltimore City, Bowie, Cumberland, Frederick. Gaithersburg, Greenbelt, Hagerstown, Hyattsville, La Plata, Rockville, & Salisbury
Universities & Colleges > Johns Hopkins, Salisbury, Towson, University of Maryland – Baltimore Campus; University of Maryland – Baltimore County Campus; & University of Maryland – College Park Campus
County Parks > Maryland National Capital Park & Planning – Prince George’s County
Communication / Training / Transportation > Maryland Transportation Authority