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Marcus A. Jones worked as a secretary for the City of Seat Pleasant but aspired to become a police officer. In August 2015, Jones was suspended from work after an altercation with another secretary. According to inside sources, Jones repeatedly screamed at a female coworker and slammed office doors as the City Administrator attempted to defuse the situation. Read more...

Robert Ploof spent his childhood building Lego police stations and playing cops and robbers with friends. He idolized police officers and dreamed of a career in public safety. Ploof landed a security job on his 18th birthday and began preparing for police entrance exams. Months after taking his first civil service test, Ploof received an excited phone call from his mother. Read more...

A partial Brady List of 148 current or former police officers with integrity issues was released by the State's Attorney.

A Capitol Heights police officer indicted last month by a Harford County grand jury for first-degree assault, second-degree assault, and false imprisonment now faces more charges for allegedly contacting the victim. Read more...

Former St. Mary's County Commissioner John E. O'Connor pleaded guilty this week to willfully filing false tax returns for 2023 and 2024. O'Connor will be sentenced in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court on a later date. Read more...

Forest Heights Police Sergeant Jalen Rasard Cephus is facing first- and second-degree assault charges following an off-duty altercation in Waldorf, Maryland. According to charging documents, Cephus punched and choked his friend's romantic partner during an argument. Read more...