ANNAPOLIS, MD – Today at a swearing-in ceremony for Colonel William M. Pallozzi as superintendent of the Maryland State Police, Governor Hogan announced the administration’s plan to introduce a second supplemental budget, which, in part, will add funding for 100 new Maryland State Police troopers and reopen the barrack in Annapolis.
The announcement reaffirms the Hogan administration’s commitment to making sure that the Maryland State Police remains among the most effective, trusted, and respected police forces in the United States.
The supplemental budget will provide an additional $6.8 million to recruit, train, and equip 100 new troopers. These troopers will be added through two classes, the first of which is scheduled for graduation this year. It will also provide an additional $1.4 million to reopen the Maryland State Police “Barrack J” in Annapolis that was closed by the previous administration in 2008. The governor has instructed Colonel Pallozzi to begin the process of restoring “Barrack J” to an operational state within the next few months.
“I am honored to watch Colonel Pallozzi be sworn in as the next superintendent of the Maryland State Police,” said Governor Hogan. “He’s a man of experience and integrity, and under his leadership, the Maryland State Police will now be able to employ the full range of their law enforcement capabilities and develop a more unified approach with their local and federal counterparts. It is our duty to provide the State Police with the manpower and resources they need to do their jobs and protect the people of Maryland. By reopening the Annapolis barrack and increasing the number of Maryland state troopers, we will have a greater police presence on our roadways and in our local communities.”
Currently, the authorized size of the Maryland State Police is 1,556 men and women in uniform. The actions taken through the supplemental budget will bring the force to 1,656 troopers - a level not seen for more than a dozen years.
“I am humbled by the trust Governor Hogan has placed in me and honored to have the privilege to lead the sworn and civilian employees who make up one of the finest law enforcement departments in the nation,” said Maryland State Police Superintendent Colonel William Pallozzi. “I am grateful for my career as a state trooper and look forward to the opportunity I have to continue to serve with our troopers as we work to protect the people of Maryland. Governor Hogan’s announcement today regarding additional personnel and resources is a clear and welcome indication of this administration’s commitment to public safety and to the Maryland State Police.”
The Maryland State Police is an essential component of public safety and crime control:
In 2014, Maryland state troopers made more than 19,000 criminal arrests and recovered almost 2,000 illegal guns.
The Regional Automated Property Information Database coordinated by the Maryland State Police assisted in the arrests of more than 1,700 criminals and the recovery of $6.7 million worth of stolen property in 2014.
The Maryland State Police Aviation Command completed its transition to the new helicopter fleet ahead of schedule and last year flew 2,200 patients to lifesaving care. It also helped to find 123 lost or missing people in 2014.
The internationally accredited Maryland State Police Forensic Sciences Division Crime Laboratory analyzed 21,139 cases last year, 72 percent of which were for local police departments in the state.
The Regional Automated Property Information Database coordinated by the Maryland State Police assisted in the arrests of more than 1,700 criminals and the recovery of $6.7 million worth of stolen property in 2014.
The Maryland State Police Aviation Command completed its transition to the new helicopter fleet ahead of schedule and last year flew 2,200 patients to lifesaving care. It also helped to find 123 lost or missing people in 2014.
The internationally accredited Maryland State Police Forensic Sciences Division Crime Laboratory analyzed 21,139 cases last year, 72 percent of which were for local police departments in the state.
19 comments:
great that's what we need more cops on the streets to beat on us or steal our money at gun point...
thanks hogan...
check your tag lights. There will be no pity
So much for easing up on taxes huh larry....same ole commie state just another pretty face
More cops less criminals...Run out people like 12:54
They dont have the nerve to quote how much money they raised from ticket writing!
Odds are much higher in md, a cop like 127pm is more likely to take your money than a common thug. All under the guise of...its the law...doin my job!
We have plenty of law enforcement officers. They are not being utilized in the right places. Take them out of cars and put them walking a beat in high crime areas. Crime will most likely go down until they all quit.
Just saying.
12:59 you are correct.
excuse me... the taxes aren't slowing down the number of criminals hitting the streets.
You people never cease to amaze me .
Bad move larry, we have enough damn ticket writers ?.
Hogan your first bad move whats your second ? I guess i wont be voting for you twice unreal.
I think this is great! Send them all to Bar-bury...we are on overload with thugs and drugs.
Another piece of the puzzle in fighting the heroin epidemic. All of you bitching about getting tickets are really small minded. This state and particularly this county are in crisis over drugs. Lives lost, families ruined, thefts, lost productivity at work - the list goes on. This is much bigger than your ticket for speeding. Grow up!
Too may cops now see city cop with radar gun leaning on speed camera.
Sorry but if we are small minded, please explain to me why so many people are pulled over for nothing but tertiary issues like tag lights and there does not appear to be any dent in the war against drugs. The cops are fund raising. PERIOD. If not,they should take all the money gained from said tertiary pull overs and give it to the drug rehab people and actually solve the drug problem. Of course, I can't really see the big picture
Rehab ??? Give them all the drugs they want. Natural selection at it best. The dope fiends, lazy ass govt dependent , and thugs will starve or overdose.
321pm The heroin epademic is what happens when a nation run by thieves has destroyed the economy,destroyed jobs, tax companies till they move over seas, taxed it citizens into poverty....and literally destroyed the American dream....taking all hope away.....thats why people have turned to serious drugs and destruction....they've lost all hope! 10,000 more trooper wouldnt make a difference! Taxing us for more leos when they cant afford dashcams in what we have...STUPID Punishing the remaining struggling working class for piddly crooked laws made by crooked politicians is anything but proactive and honorable. ...and for the record Iv not had a speeding ticket in over 25yrs so bite me!
Because every person who has been in rehab is cured....Yeah Right...
As a victim of several thugs..I welcome every single police officer in this state....After my ordeal it has taken me several years to feel safe in my own home again...and to sleep thru the night hasn't happened..I will never forget the trooper as he was talking to me the tears in his eyes I knew he really cared ...so I for one am very grateful for this new Governor..
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