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Tuesday, December 06, 2016

State Police On Scene Of Death Investigation In Wicomico County


(Fruitland, MD) – Maryland State Police criminal investigators assigned to the Homicide Unit and Criminal Enforcement Division of the Lower Eastern Shore are currently on the scene of a death investigation in Wicomico County.

The identity or the gender of the deceased is not available at this time. Police and forensic analysts from the Maryland State Police Forensic Sciences Division are currently on the scene conducting an excavation into a shallow grave which contains what police believe is a decomposed human body.

Fruitland Police Department were contacted yesterday with information regarding a possible burial site located in the 100 block of South Division Street in Fruitland, Maryland. Officers and investigators from the Fruitland Police Department immediately responded to the scene and discovered what appeared to be a potential burial site. The Maryland State Police Homicide Unit and Criminal Enforcement Division were immediately contacted for assistance.

The Maryland State Police Homicide Unit is the lead in this case. Assistance is being provided by the Criminal Enforcement Division and Fruitland Police Department. There are no other details at this time. The investigation is active and ongoing.

Anyone with information relevant to this case is urged to contact the Maryland State Police Salisbury Barrack at 410-749-3101 or the Fruitland Police Department at 410-548-2803.

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Of course they called in Troopers they are the only police that can slove a freaking crime around here. Sad they will come in and if they can not solve it it will FPD fault of course. By assisting you mean FPD will fetch them coffee or dumpster dive for them. There is enough crime here on the shore that local police need their own homicide unit. I never realized all troopers are obviously smarter than all the OTHER police, till Mike Lewis showed up and Babs Duncan started padding stats.

Local cops should be pissed.

Anonymous said...

They lowered the standard for Troopers too years ago.

Anonymous said...

*yawn*

Get back on the highway, troop. Cars are speeding.

Anonymous said...

MSP has murder investigation teams that do the job full time. They're good at what they do and have the training, equipment and other resources to do it, all things that small jurisdictions can't justify having.

Anonymous said...

It wouldn't make any sense for the Fruitland PD to have homicide investigators which is actually a good thing. The tax payers pay a great deal of money to train the state for areas such as Fruitland that has a low murder rate.

Anonymous said...

Is the 100 block near the Police Dept. on South Division St.?

Anonymous said...

I'm so thankful for all of our LEOs, emergency personnel and first responders. We really don't know how good we have it!!!!!!

i.e., Chicago, Baltimore, Detroit, northside Miami, Los Angeles (north/south/east/west), Texas borders and many many others.

Anonymous said...

I guess if one believes they are better than someone they are NOT. Sorry cops come in all shapes and sizes. I am sure the locals could scrounge a good detective up if the had to WTF. Ego is what MSP brings to the table.

Anonymous said...

The 100 block of S Div St would be where the tax service business is located. Can't imagine an open grave there. Maybe S Div St Salisbury up near the pond.

Anonymous said...

The body was buried . 9:28 are you MSP Homicide lol