Attention

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not represent our advertisers

Wednesday, May 08, 2019

SBY MSP Enforcement Efforts – April 2019

Type of Incident: Enforcement Efforts – April 2019

The mission of the Maryland State Police is to serve the people of Maryland and those who visit our State through purposed policing that protects our citizens, prevents criminal acts and traffic crashes, and provides the highest quality of law enforcement services available anywhere. This is accomplished through a network of local barracks and specialized units working in consultation and cooperation with allied public safety agencies to address issues impacting public safety in Maryland and each jurisdiction through an inter-jurisdictional strategy.

The Maryland State Police – Salisbury Barrack strives each day to fulfill our mission all the while remaining focused on our core values of integrity, fairness and service. In doing so, Troopers were able to accomplish the following during the month of April 2019;

  • Handled 33 motor vehicle collisions
  • Conducted 1346 traffic stops while issuing 909 citations, 911 warnings and 119 safety equipment repair orders
  • Arrested 24 drivers for operating vehicles under the influence (DUI)
  • Investigated 77 criminal complaints
  • Arrested 17 adults and 2 juveniles for violations of various state laws
  • 9 adults were arrested for possessing a Controlled Dangerous substance
  • 33 persons were investigated, identified, located and arrested for outstanding warrants
  • Dispatched to 842 various other calls for service
Also focused upon in April was the enforcement of DISTRACTED DRIVING offenses to which; 315 Driving While Distracted Violations were cited, 42 Negligent Driving charges and 171 occupants not restrained by a seatbelt violation were recorded.

Troopers of the MSP Salisbury Barrack have set the bar in trying to be truthful and transparent in an effort to advance a culture of honesty, clarity and trust. We will be helpful and supportive and have a positive attitude and passion for what we do. We will be proactive, take initiative, and try to anticipate citizens’ needs. We will always aim for 100% accuracy, and be consistent in how we interpret and implement state policies and procedures.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thanks for you service

Anonymous said...

Please focus on the distracted drivers!!!

Anonymous said...

Wow. Really? I can’t believe is just read this line “Troopers of the MSP Salisbury Barrack have set the bar in trying to be truthful and transparent in an effort to advance a culture of honesty, clarity and trust”. I can not believe they said that’s Troopers are TRYING to be honest. You either ARE or you AREN’T honest. Every defense attorney in town should print that out and use it as a defense for their client. They should get up in court and ask the Trooper “is his a case where you were TRYING to be honest or one where you just didn’t make it to being completely honest and you fudged the rest”? Unbelievable that MSP would actually say that about their own personnel. I am truly shocked.

Anonymous said...

Did you even read the release? It actually says that they focused on distracted driving. They initiated 315 distracted driving stops.

Anonymous said...

TO the Salisbury barracks commander Lt Davilla.

Glad to see my tax paying $$$$ at work, last week while going to a friend's house I seen 2 unmarked MSP vehicles parked next to each other at the Vienna Scales doing NOTHING, The scales where CLOSED and 2 hrs later I come back the other way on RT 50 and the same cars are still there keep up the great work SMH.

Anonymous said...

Those numbers are pretty low. What's the purpose of having the MSP in Wicomico County and wasting the millions of tax dollars if that is all we are getting out of them.

What a waste!

Anonymous said...

NEVER gets smaller it gets BIGGER.