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Former Deputy Chief Tired of Dirty Cops
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...
Steve Thompson
Cops Remark to Teen Suspect Caught on Camera
The unidentified police sergeant told teen suspect "I Should Have Killed Your Mother F*....
Shabazz Washington
No Punishment for Drunk Driving Cop
Lieutenant Jaime Matthews had just finished guzzling alcohol at the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, when he got behind the wheel of an unmarked Dodge Durango police truck on March 26, around 12:19 am, and began the seventeen-minute drive home. Read more...
Steve Thompson
Police Chief Resigned to Avoid Investigation
Sources told DBlastMedia there was a massive sigh of relief at the Seat Pleasant Police Department on Friday when employees received word of Police Chief Devan Martin's departure. One staffer, who plans to celebrate with co-workers this weekend, said it was a moment many employees had long hoped would come. Read more...
Steve Thompson
Police Department Staged Historic Moment
Local news outlets rushed to cover the City of Seat Pleasant's announcement earlier this week that for the first time in history, four female officers were employed by the Seat Pleasant Police Department all at once. Jonathan Rizik, a digital producer for WTVM-TV, was one of the first to write about the seemingly newsworthy event. Read more...
Steve Thompson
NEWS ARTICLES
Personal Friendships Catapult Secretary to Assistant Sheriff
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...
Former Deputy Chief Tired of Dirty Cops
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...
List of Dishonest Prince George's County Cops Released
A partial Brady List of 148 current or former police officers with integrity issues was released by the State's Attorney.
Cop Facing More Charges After Recent Arrest
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 Official Convicted of Fraud
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...
Police Sergeant Charged with Assault
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...
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