On 05/08/2015 at 8:13 pm, Worcester County Sheriff's Office Deputies responded to Sheppards Crossing Road in reference to an alleged burglary.
Deputies met with the complainant who stated a drunk female had entered the back door of her residence without permission. After a short argument ensued between the occupants of the residence and the female, the female exited the residence through the front door.
Shortly after, Deputies located the suspect who was identified as Diana Elaine Griffin, age 32, of Pittsville, Maryland who was seated in her vehicle in the driveway. Griffin was asked to roll down the vehicle window and the Deputy immediately detected the strong odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from her breath as she spoke. The Deputy also noted Griffin’s eyes to bloodshot and glassy and her words slurred as she spoke.
The Deputy asked Ms. Griffin to exit the vehicle to conduct Standardized Field Sobriety testing in which she refused several times. Ms. Griffin was ultimately placed under arrest after resisting attempts. Ms. Griffin was charged with burglary 4th degree, driving while impaired by alcohol, driving under the influence of alcohol, violating an alcohol restriction, and resisting arrest. Ms. Griffin was later released on her personal recognizance pending trial.
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In her vehicle in the drive.... Let me guess. The keys where in the ignition. DUI. The burglary.... More like breaking and entering. Trumped up charges for higher bonds.
ReplyDelete1:08-LOL- MD doesn't have "breaking and entering" but the equivalent IS 4th degree burglary which is exactly what she was charged with, Genius.
ReplyDelete"Ms. Griffin was charged with burglary 4th degree,"
ReplyDelete1:08-Are you aware that burglary 4th degree is the same thing as breaking and entering. Obviously not.
Burglary requires forced entry in Maryland. Don't see that in the synopsis. Says she entered. If the doors unlocked in Maryland its not burglary. Same way you cops justify walking into someone's house without permission. The door was unlocked and or open. Why repo men can enter a garage for a vehicle if the garage door is closed but the side doors open.
ReplyDeleteWrong 3:18-
ReplyDeleteFourth degree burglary/ breaking and entering is the physical act of entering a secure premises without the legal consent to do so. The physical act of "breaking" does not need to occur. Not sure where you got your "law degree" but you need to give it back and demand a refund.
3:18's wrong on the "repo" law too. Dude you really need to stop watching Reality TV.
ReplyDelete" Why repo men can enter a garage for a vehicle if the garage door is closed but the side doors open."
ReplyDelete3:18 This is so NOT true. I know someone who went though this with her son in Maryland. They send you a notice telling you they are taking the car back and you are supposed to keep the car out. They can't go into a garage no matter if it's wide open or even in a fenced in yard. They called a lawyer who told them to just follow through the process and they can redeem the car once it's repossessed. Since the car doesn't legally belong to the person since it's not paid in full, you can be charged with theft or something like that if you keep the car in a garage or not someplace where it can easily be repossessed.